2004

McLean Cubed

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Who is running the Keyes effort in McLean County?

On one side you had the moderates and on the other you had Alan Keyes and Co. Keyes comments on homosexuality were widely condemned by some top party brass. To any observer who watched what happened in McLean County a few years ago, the ideological split that is tearing at the party’s fabric is nothing new.

You might recall former Illinois Christian Coalition chief John Parrott’s rise to power as county GOP chairman. The Bloomington businessman’s conservative brand of politics wasn’t well liked by what became known as the “old guard” Republicans in McLean County.

Eventually, Parrott was ousted in a power play and things seem to have returned to normal.

So normal, in fact, that Parrott is now heading Keyes’ election efforts in McLean County.

Keyes the Diplomat

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What Zorn says

Condemning homosexuality in general but refusing to condemn an individual gay person because of partisan or personal sensitivities would be craven hypocrisy.

Perhaps inadvertently, Keyes’ candor reminds us of another truth that can be spoken: When you rail against homosexuals, you’re not railing against faceless beings whose sole attribute is that they “use the organs intended for procreation for purposes of pleasure,” as Keyes is known to say disapprovingly.

You’re railing against real people–daughters, sons, friends, colleagues, neighbors–who are really hurt by scornful rhetoric that trivializes their relationships.

Unyielding, in-your-face application of one’s moral certainty works well in academia, in the pulpit and, often, on talk radio and in newspaper columns–where provocation is a tool in the quest for insight, and invoking the judgment of God against your foes is just another gambit.

The first section is excellent too–so read it all, but I’m trying to be a good fair use boy today.

Keyes Protest by Log Cabin Republicans

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The Log Cabin Republicans (gay Republicans) or a group of LCRs will be protesting the Keyes fundraiser on Thursday at Zela’s

While they obviously disagree on gay marriage, they’ll be primarily protesting Keyes’ language and behavior towards gays and lesbians. Knowing that there will likely be media in attendance, they will be holding up signs in an attempt to humanize their agenda, in terms most moderate voters across party lines would find sympathetic. They realize he is the GOP Senate nominee yet that does not mean a GOP organization should support him. They plan on protesting from approximately 6:00 pm until sufficient media attention arrives.

More information–drop me a line and I’ll put you in touch.

Keyes On Zola Ministries TV

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Keyes makes an appearance on a Messianic Jewish TV program that appears on the net and one of my favorite networks for wingnuttery–the Trinity Broadcast Network (I really like the buying slaves thing from Rod Parsley on TBN–sort of ignores the creating the market problem).

The show can be accessed here

The ministry has some real interesting things to say about Catholics–which is interesting given Keyes was a guest and a rather devout Catholic.