John Stemberger from the Florida Family Policy Council joins me to discuss

MASSACHUSETTS GAY ACTIVISTS EXPORT MARRIAGE
AMENDMENT INTIMIDATION WEBSITE INTO FLORIDA

Pro-Gay Jacksonville FL "Church" Sponsors Website Which Publishes
Home Addresses of Voters Who Signed Florida4Marriage.org Petitions

(ORLANDO, FL) On Monday, June 12, 2006, gay activist leaders in the state of Massachusetts working with a small pro-gay church in Jacksonville, FL launched a website which attempts to list the residential home addresses of all the voters who signed the petition of the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment by Florida4Marriage.org to define marriage between one man and a one woman.

The "Christ Church of Peace" incorporated in 2001 appears to be a small group of about 60 supporters located in Jacksonville Florida that is taking responsibility for the website www.KnowThyNeighbor.org/florida/ which lists petition signers in 40 of the 67 counties. In March of this year, the gay rights group Equality Florida also opened an office in Jacksonville.

The founder of the "KnowThyNeighbor.org" website franchise is Tom Lang, a gay activist married to a man under Massachusetts law. On his website, Lang states that petition drives like the one Florida4Marriage.org sponsors are "an act of violence against the gay community." Other than Massachusetts, Florida is the only other state listed on the main website which claims it will try and go to other states with this idea.

The website calls itself a "ministry of the church" claiming its purpose is to "initiate an open and meaningful conversation" and "check for possible fraud". This statement is ironic because homosexual activists around the country have not been known for their reasoned dialogue and fair play. To the contrary, many pro family leaders argue that an integral part of the gay agenda is to intimidate and silence anyone who disagrees with them. Some believe the site could actually help marriage amendment supporters find out which of their neighbors have not yet signed the petition and then hand deliver one.

John Stemberger, State Chairman of Florida4Marriage.org said "This is a sad and desperate tactic by gay activists in Massachusetts to reach into the sunshine state and try and intimidate a half million Florida voters that signed the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment." Stemberger said, "Their website was a bad idea in Mass. and it is an even worse idea in conservative Florida. I predict this will backfire and will further motivate Florida citizens to finish the job and then head to the 2008 election." Stemberger also stated, "Imagine what would happen if a conservative church group posted online the home address of every gay-identified citizen in Florida? It would be decried as a witch hunt and an un-Christian hateful attempt to mark gays like pedophiles... This appears to be the only tactic available to a small group of extremists who are losing in the market place of ideas of our representative democracy." Read the Boston Globe Story HERE:

Florida4Marriage.org is pushing forward this summer with its campaign to collect the remaining number of petitions needed to get the amendment on the ballot in 2008-- which is about 120,000 more needed to date. Churches supporting the effort are highly encouraged to do one final collection effort during services by the end of July. Visit www.Florida4Marriage.org for more information.