Christian conservative Linda Harvey has
proposed sanctuary cities where LGBT people have no rights.
In a WND.com op-ed this week, Harvey,
president of the Columbus-based Mission America, responded to the
jailing of Kim Davis by calling for the establishment of “sanctuary
cities for authentic, lawful, man/woman marriage.”
Davis is the elected clerk of Rowan
County, Kentucky who spent five days in jail for refusing to comply
with a federal judge's ruling ordering her to issue marriage licenses
to all qualified couples. Citing her religious beliefs, Davis has
ignored the Supreme Court's June ruling striking down gay marriage
bans in all 50 states.
“Think about how great life would be
in those cities,” Harvey said of her proposal.
“Family life would be much healthier
and safer in these cities. Keep out the vile ‘gay-pride’ parades
as well as harassment lawsuits against bakers and florists. And how
about no pro-homosexual lessons in school, falsely implying that some
people are born homosexual, or born to mutilate themselves by
sex-change surgery? Also, no ban on counseling for teens who have
same-sex attractions. And the local media, if they tried to distort
the truth in the current popular fashion, would find local
advertisers withdraw.”
“Imagine the freedom to live the
truth. No one in such cities would be arrested or sued or fired or
demoted over marriage, or have a TV show canceled, or be kicked out
of grad school, or lose a consulting contract, or be mocked, or given
a failing grade for supporting only man/woman marriage, or be
prevented from preaching the whole Gospel. Marriage sanctuary cities
are a wild proposal, but why not? It's not just a good idea – it's
the law.”