The religious right has the real reasons why Will Phillips won’t stand for the Pledge

Matt Barber, the hilariously pathetic lawyer from the Christian legal group Liberty Council, knows exactly why 10-year-old Will Phillips is making a stand against injustices towards LGBT people by staying seated during the Pledge of Allegiance at his school. And it has nothing to do with the kid’s own beliefs and principles, of course.

Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel believes the boy has been "utterly manipulated and exploited by adult moral relativists who are indirectly using him and other children as political pawns in the burgeoning culture war that is reaching a boil."

Barber further finds that "it's really a testament to the level of success that liberal and secular and homosexual activist propagandists in Hollywood and in our public schools and in much of our elitist establishment organizations have enjoyed."

The lesson this incident sends, according to Barber, is that it is time for parents to responsibly teach their children the correct, Christian message concerning homosexuality.

Yeah, let all the little ones know about how many of their friends, fellow classmates and (later on) colleagues are abominations unto the Lord who shall rot in Hell for being born gay – ie. for being “as God made them”. There’s irony for ya …

Hemant Mehta at Friendly Atheist has the perfect analysis of Barber’s tripe:

So, to recap, the culprits for Will’s beliefs are:

– Parents using Will as a pawn
– Liberals
– Atheists
– Gay activists
– Hollywood
– Public schools
– Elitists

The culprits for Will’s belief are not:

– Christians who persecute LGBT people and lead the fight to deny them equal rights.

Got that straight?

Yup. Clear enough.

Amidst the horsecrap, the article does provide one interesting bit of info I hadn’t heard before:

After days of Phillips' refusal to voice the Pledge, the substitute teacher confronted him about it. The discussion led to an argument, and the fifth-grader reports: "I eventually, very solemnly, with a little bit of malice in my voice, said, 'Ma'am, with all due respect, you can go jump off a bridge.'

If this is true … GO WILL!

How pleasantly odd it feels to have a 10-year-old even High School students can (and should) look up to.

(via Friendly Atheist)
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