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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:00 AM

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: Obama zapped by the third rail of black homophobia

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  • Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:50 AM

    missed part of the point

    Pam says:

    It's about praying away the gay to save souls, since gays are

    clearly more like a homicidal prostitute than your next-door

    neighbor.

    That pretty egregiously misses the point that was made. Your next door neighbor is like a homicidal prostitute too. There is no hierarchy of sins in the Christian worldview, and the band was making the point that singling out homosexuals for condemnation is counter to their beliefs.

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