Two men who kissed one another were kicked out of presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s rally Friday evening at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights.
Santorum was 15 minutes into his speech when the two men shouted and got the attention of the crowd. They exchanged a kiss, prompting guards to eject them and the crowd to chant “U-S-A” while they were leaving the gym.
When asked whether the kiss was a public display of affection or merely a symbolic act, Timothy Tross of Lombard and Ben Clifford of Algonquin, declined to comment.
“I don’t think the message should be about what my sexuality is,” Tross said. “It’s the message that he’s saying about sexuality that matters.”
About 50 protesters lined the street before the rally with signs that read “LGBT No H8,” “Catholics Against Santorum” and “If I incorporate myself, would you treat me like a person?” LGBT activist Matt Muchowski, who created the Facebook group “Carmel Catholic Alumni Against Rick Santorum,” planned the protest.
Santorum spent his senior year at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein and graduated in 1976.
“We feel it is important to counter Santorum’s anti-gay hate, to set an example to students,” Muchowski said. “Rick sends a message of bullying, but we want high school students to know that other alumni send a message of equality.”
The crowd of protesters, which was described as "mild" by police, was mostly in support of Obama, although there were a couple of Ron Paul fans in the mix. And while some were Carmel alumni, others were there because they heard about it in the news.
Husband and wife, Scott and Sue Delabruere, who went to school when the now-Christian Liberty Academy used to be Arlington Heights High School, said they came because they are both strong supporters of gay rights.
"There was something that bothered us about having someone so offensive in our hallowed halls," Sue Delabruere said.
Santorum's lllinois campaign director, Jon Zahm, estimated 2,100 people were in attendance at the rally—most being strong supporters.
James Doyle, a Mt. Prospect resident, said he came to the rally because he wanted to hear what the former Pennsylvania senator had to say, although he will likely cast his vote for Mitt Romney Tuesday.
“I cannot afford four more years of Obama and his ObamaCare, increased taxes and TARP,” Doyle said.
Leslie Bukowski from Cary, echoed Doyle’s sentiment: “I would vote for anyone who would be better than Obama, and any of them could be better.”
She said she likes Santorum’s social values, but she is more concerned about the economy and jobs. Rather than hearing about how Santorum’s opponents are wrong, she wanted to hear why Santorum is right for the job of presidency.
Santorum's speech focused largely on the importance of the 2012 election and criticized President Barack Obama's commitment to entitlement programs.
"We need a president who understands that America is the greatest country in the history of the world and what we’ve done across this country, across this world, it’s not oppress, it’s not invade, we are not invaders, we are not people that seek gain of territory, oil, property," Santorum said. "What we seek is security for ourselves and liberty and prosperity for others and it’s nothing to apologize for."
The Illinois 2012 primary election is Tuesday and polls show Santorum trailing front-runner Mitt Romney in the Chicago suburbs, but holding a slight lead among conservative downstate voters, according to the Huffington Post.
"Paul Boneberg, executive director of the GLBT Historical Society, said, “Half the gay men in San Francisco were infected in the first wave” of AIDS, “and most died.” Although Mr. Evans was never infected, he lost five roommates to the disease, including one who passed away in the apartment. “People would get sick, and they’d be dead within six months,” he said. " (New York Times) "Yes, during homosexual contacts, the chances to be infested by AIDS are 5-6 times higher than during the heterosexual contacts. Furthermore, the major part of homosexuals aren’t stable in their partners’ choice - that’s why in 80’s and the beginning of 90’s AIDS killed many Western gays. Homosexuals are in the hazard group with a high possibility to be infested by AIDS, along with prostitutes, drug addicts and medics." (M.V. Ahundova) "Source: 2003-2004 Gay/Lesbian Consumer Online Census Better study more Mike.
Research indicates that the average male homosexual has hundreds of sex partners in his lifetime: · The Dutch study of partnered homosexuals, which was published in the journal AIDS, found that men with a steady partner had an average of eight sexual partners per year.[12] · Bell and Weinberg, in their classic study of male and female homosexuality, found that 43 percent of white male homosexuals had sex with 500 or more partners, with 28 percent having one thousand or more sex partners.[13] · In their study of the sexual profiles of 2,583 older homosexuals published in the Journal of Sex Research, Paul Van de Ven et al. found that "the modal range for number of sexual partners ever [of homosexuals] was 101-500." In addition, 10.2 percent to 15.7 percent had between 501 and 1,000 partners. A further 10.2 percent to 15.7 percent reported having had more than one thousand lifetime sexual partners.[14] · A survey conducted by the homosexual magazine Genre found that 24 percent of the respondents said they had had more than one hundred sexual partners in their lifetime. The magazine noted that several respondents suggested including a category of those who had more than one thousand sexual partners.[15] "Commitment" in Male Homosexual Couples
Even in those homosexual relationships in which the partners consider themselves to be in a committed relationship, the meaning of "committed" or "monogamous" typically means something radically different than in heterosexual marriage. · A Canadian study of homosexual men who had been in committed relationships lasting longer than one year found that only 25 percent of those interviewed reported being monogamous." According to study author Barry Adam, "Gay culture allows men to explore different...forms of relationships besides the monogamy coveted by heterosexuals."[16] · The Handbook of Family Diversity reported a study in which "many self-described 'monogamous' couples reported an average of three to five partners in the past year. Blasband and Peplau (1985) observed a similar pattern."[17] · In The Male Couple, authors David P. McWhirter and Andrew M. Mattison reported that, in a study of 156 males in homosexual relationships lasting from one to thirty-seven years: Only seven couples have a totally exclusive sexual relationship, and these men all have been together for less than five years. Stated another way, all couples with a relationship lasting more than five years have incorporated some provision for outside sexual activity in their relationships.[18]
I agree with you..FDR was a Communist, and his wife was a card carrying communist. That is in history. He applied for one, but the communists would not accept him, as he was too suspicious even to them.
This shows just how much you understand God's word. Most of the Old Testament was written for a history of the Beginning, and the Calling of Israel for God's Chosen Nation. It was called the "LAW". The New Testament is showing God's grace, because Christ fulfilled the Law. We are now under Grace. However, sin is still forbidden. As for the eating of shell fish and several other things you missed, that was to have Israel a separate nation, as an example, with certain restrictions. The New Testament has has changed that to include the Gentiles, and allow the eating of anything we choose, as long as we do it in following God's specs. 1Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 1Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 1Timothy 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 1Timothy 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Great research on homosexuals. I have some gay friends that don't live close by me (all of them live hundreds of miles away). One has been with the same guy since 1980 but my friends partner would hit on me every time my friend was not around. I would just take his hand and move it back in his direction every time. But he never stopped the behavior. I'm sure I haven't been the only one. I haven't seen them since about 1990. There are a number of books that have done studies on the causes. One that I have, found that in the high 90% bracket each gay guy had/has very open Daddy issues. The gay guys I know are definitely in the group. Same with Lesbians. I know this will make most of them mad because to think about the abuse they lived through is pretty brutal. Healing is hard and painful. The friend that I just wrote about had a dad that molested all his 5 boys. Three of them are gay now, other 2 are passive and the dad who was a cop went to jail and everyone found out he had also been sexually abused by his father. Generational
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Religious as well as non secular people don't have to like the lifestyle. All that most of the LGBT community is looking for is the equality they are being denied. They aren't asking you to join them in softball or watch them in their homes. It doesn't effect your lifestyle at all.
@no joke 'a couple of people' at the Santorum make the news at the Patch because this is a hyper local news outlet, Mt Caramel is a mere minutes away from town. #geography
I agree with you actually. "Religion" is something so many people worship, rather than God Himself. The Bible warns us about "Religion" and its wrongful doings. All through the Old Testament, we have explanations of people wrongfully having religion, worshiping the wrong gods, making idols from their own handwork, which is also religion. Look what it got them. To overcome this demise, one needs to Worship the Real Live God, and His son, as well as the Holy Ghost, and follow the right track, to get into Heaven. Makes one wonder why so many people are afraid to accept the only Sacrifice that can get them saved from Hell, and misery, and choose to live a cporrupt life instead, which will send them there.