August 18, 2007 7:26 AM

Another DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener

Osteen In-Law Preacher Who Canceled Gay Vet’s Funeral Aligns with Notorious AFA Hate Group

DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener #642: Gary Simons

Under fire because he canceled the funeral of Navy Gulf War veteran after learning that the vet was gay, Gary Simons, the megachurch preacher whose brother-in-law is Joel Osteen, head of the powerful, uber-wealthy evangelical family that operates the 30,000-member Lakeview Church in Houston, is receiving support from the American Family Association (AF), a multimillion dollar non-profit Mississippi-based hate group operated by the professional homophobe, Donald Wildmon. On Simons’ behalf, the AFA published a statement on its website…in which Simons continues to deny what is self-evidently true: that he was motivated by decidedly un-Christian hatred and bigotry of Cecil Howard Sinclair, the deceased Navy veteran, when he canceled the funeral: “The decision had nothing to do with the fact that Mr. Sinclair was a veteran. High Point does now, and has always, supported our men and women in the military. This decision was not based on hate, or discrimination, but upon principle and policy.”

You know, Christian love and charity in action is truly a wondrous thing to behold. Unfortunately, you’re not going to be using Gary Simons as any sort of example of these qualities, because when it comes to Christian love and charity…well, let’s just say that he’s fresh out. If you’re not rich, White, and straight, Simons and his High Point Church are more than willing to treat you as if you’re the very spawn of Satan- even after you’re dead.

Given the fact that Donald Wildmon and his merry band of holier-than-thou troglodytes at the American Family Association have taken on Simons’ hatred and bigotry as one of their pet causes, you can bet that the entertainment value is about to go WAY up.

The decision was made to retract the offer to host the memorial service based on the fact that the service requested would be an openly homosexual service celebrating the homosexual lifestyle. It is important to emphasize that this was not a funeral service with a body to be buried, but a memorial service. The family was informed of the decision.

Say what?? Can anyone tell me what a “homosexual service” is? You can’t…BECAUSE THERE’S NO SUCH THING. Gary Simons simply decided that his bastardized version of Christianity justified disrespecting a man who had served his country simply because he disapproved of his lifestyle. That this was done on the day before the funeral service was scheduled only serves to point out what a hateful bigot (and what a hopeless DUMB@$$) Simon truly is. Gary Simons is as much about honoring the teachings of Jesus Christ as Jeffrey Dahmer was about vegetarianism.

Lord, save me from your followers….

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