Conservative Religious Group, The Family, Gets Bitch Slapped

For a long time now people have been discussing some of the outrageous things that The Family, also known as The Fellowship, stands for.  Every year they hold a National Prayer Breakfast where even politicians get involved as a few politicians are involved with The Family.  This year it was quite interesting to see President Obama and Hillary Clinton speak up for the human rights of the LGBT which goes against what The Family really wants to abolish and they will go to any length to abolish homosexuals.  This group has also been responsible for the Uganda bill that originally wanted to execute homosexuals.  One of the leaders in Uganda is a member of the Family.

Obama's words were, "Surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are, whether it is here in the United States or… more extremely, in odious laws that are being proposed most recently in Uganda."  Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out commented in a post on the Truth Wins Out website and stated this, "We applaud President Obama for having the courage to confront those responsible for the heinous anti-gay bill in Uganda,” said Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out. “We hope that the President’s laudable stand makes it clear to Family members in the United States and Uganda that the world is watching. Religion can no longer be used to justify bigotry, intolerance and persecution anywhere on the face of the earth."

It is nice to see it's not just me that thinks religion is destroying people.  I've seen it happen many times over and dealt with the prejudices against homosexuality in my own family.  Humanity needs you to do your part to ensure the lives of others matter more than the dictatorship of religions and their leaders.  It is also up to us to educate the ignorant who follow such religions about what homosexuality really is and that it is nothing to be afraid of or dehumanized for.