One woman sent e-mail to a Supervisors declaring, My friends, family and I are very opposed to the street party on Easter Sunday. We respect all the diversity in the city and request the street party date to be moved to another time. According to today s San Francisco Chronicle, it was Supervisor Amos Brown, also a local Baptist pastor, who was receiving the most flak. The paper noted that many of the calls were from people who say a man of God should never have supported a group that mocked the pope during his 1987 visit. Brown reportedly received more than 100 phone calls about the matter.
Supervisors appear to be defending their decision, however.
Board member Tom Ammiano who is gay and a Roman Catholic says, Aside from the First Amendment issues, I do support the nuns. This poll is now closed, but you can still read comments and see the final results. Back to Magazine Index . The execution of Karla Faye Tucker.