Quinn Condemns Obama's Inauguration Reverend
By Jimmy Vielkind
ALBANY—Christine Quinn is weighing in on Barack Obama's choice of pastor at his inauguration, expressing "profound objection" to the selection of Rick Warren, who "publicly and rabidly committed to denying same-sex couples the right to civil marriage, and all of the rights and responsibilities that civil marriage provides."
"Yet what is so offensive here is not the mere selection of a religious leader who is opposed to same-sex marriage. It is the selection of a man who has used his position to try to deny others their civil rights, and to create huge divisions among Americans," Quinn, who is gay, wrote in a letter to the head of the Inauguration Committee.
Obama has responded to such criticisms by talking about the diversity of opinions his administration hopes to represent. The City Council speaker is not the first to jump on this bandwagon.
On the other side of the issue, State Senator Ruben Diaz Jr. lauded Obama's choice. Diaz, a Pentecostal reverend, is an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage.
Elected officials and educators in New York are offering the opportunity for public school students to watch or listen to the inauguration on Jan. 20.
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Here is another carriage driver calling someone a faggot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbTb1tOLKc&feature=related
Quinn kill democracy in NYC and she is the most offensive person in this city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbZR4FZZQRM
Quinn
Quinn is taking about Civil rights when she overturn our votes to extend her job and run the city council as a one-woman show. what a joke.
Now, if we could take a cue
Now, if we could take a cue from our west coast rival and adopt a policy similar to say maybe Modesto County where tabocco is banished but its "natural" cousin is welcomed legally, we may be able to claim progress.
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