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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:53 AM Jun 2014

Anti-LGBT twins compare reality TV show cancellation to martyrdom, D-Day, ‘Braveheart’

By Travis Gettys
Monday, June 30, 2014 9:09 EDT

A pair of anti-LGBT twins compared losing their proposed reality TV show to religious martyrdom, the D-Day invasion, and the movie “Braveheart” earlier this month at a religious right gathering.

“We just remember June the 6th, 1944,” said Jason Benham at the Road to Majority conference. “We know what happened at D-Day. We know what happened on Omaha and Utah beach. There’s something about those men that our dad taught us when we were kids, and he said, ‘Boys, don’t you ever run from bullets. You run toward the bullets.’”

HGTV called off its plans last month for a reality series “Flip It Forward” starring the brothers, who have compared same-sex marriage to Nazi Germany and taken part in rallies against LGBT and reproductive rights, after the pair’s views were publicized.

“There are cultural bullets flying, all over today, especially religious liberty, and what’s happening right now is many spiritual leaders, elected leaders, they are running from bullets,” Jason Benham said. “But there’s a remnant of people that are ready to stand and say ‘I’m not running from these bullets any more. I’m going to take this beach.’”

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Anti-LGBT twins compare reality TV show cancellation to martyrdom, D-Day, ‘Braveheart’ (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

I wonder what kind of cheese they want to go with that whine? hobbit709 Jun 2014 #1

I'm only surprised they didn't compare themselves to Jesus as well. bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #2

They should be running from bullets! So many of the faithful just love to persecute and to spread RKP5637 Jun 2014 #3

Awww, are the bigots butthurt? sakabatou Jun 2014 #4

They need to fill this out and submit it. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #5

Oh thank god for snark. Well deserved for these two bigots! Agschmid Jun 2014 #6

Given how much they are projecting, they well might have latent butthurt IMO! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #7

No, it is called capitalism and the "free market"..... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #8

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. I wonder what kind of cheese they want to go with that whine?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:56 AM

Jun 2014

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

2. I'm only surprised they didn't compare themselves to Jesus as well.

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Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:56 AM

Jun 2014

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

3. They should be running from bullets! So many of the faithful just love to persecute and to spread

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:57 AM

Jun 2014

hatred. I used to be neutral about religion, but anymore religion is becoming even more and more destructive and authoritative. I find religion to be so obnoxious.

sakabatou

(42,146 posts)

4. Awww, are the bigots butthurt?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:57 AM

Jun 2014

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

5. They need to fill this out and submit it.

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:59 AM

Jun 2014

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

6. Oh thank god for snark. Well deserved for these two bigots!

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:01 AM

Jun 2014

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

7. Given how much they are projecting, they well might have latent butthurt IMO! n/t

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:03 AM

Jun 2014

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)

8. No, it is called capitalism and the "free market".....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:05 AM

Jun 2014

The free market has spoken and it doesn't want you to appear in this reality show.

HGTV recognized the controversial views of the hosts of "Flip it Forward" would impact the show's success. Many of the show's potential viewers are gay men and women. They would associate the show and HGTV as being at least passively anti-gay.

So HGTV took a business decision. It wouldn't surprise me to see the show appear but with different hosts.

While as a gay man I find their comments totally insane, they have a 1st amendment right to express their beliefs. But don't consider it an infringement on your religious liberty if the marketplace says we don't want to see you on television in the capacity of hosts of a show about flipping fixer-upers.

I didn't even know about these two and when the news broke that HGTV was canceling their show I happened to have the TV on but muted and was on the phone. So all I saw were these two brothers. My gaydar went off immediately. I assumed until I later saw and heard the report that these two were gay men and the controversy was about having two gay twins hosting the show!!!

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