Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 12:12am
Okla. lawmaker stands firm on gays
Oklahoma House Representative Sally Kern is standing firm in her convictions on the immorality and danger of the homosexual lifestyle, despite some 30,000 emails condemning her, including hateful rhetoric and some death threats. Some 300 activists rallied against Kern at the State Capital Tuesday, but in comments to AP, she said she was not engaging in hate speech.
"I see no reason to apologize for what God says, that homosexuality is a sin," she told AP. "I will not apologize. I did not say anything false. I did not say anything malicious or hateful," LifeSiteNews.com reported Thursday.
Kern asserts the First Amendment protects her in voicing her concerns about homosexuality and homosexual activism. "I'm not going to apologize for exercising my First Amendment right," she told The Oklahoman.
She was equally supportive of the rights of homosexual activists to protest her remarks at the state capital. "That's great they came to the Capitol. This is a free country. They're exercising their First Amendment right," she told AP.
Kern affirmed she has nothing against apologizing for wrongdoings but refuses to apologize for speaking the truth. "When I am wrong, and it is brought to my attention, I will apologize," she said.
"I see no reason to apologize for what God says, that homosexuality is a sin," she told AP. "I will not apologize. I did not say anything false. I did not say anything malicious or hateful," LifeSiteNews.com reported Thursday.
Kern asserts the First Amendment protects her in voicing her concerns about homosexuality and homosexual activism. "I'm not going to apologize for exercising my First Amendment right," she told The Oklahoman.
She was equally supportive of the rights of homosexual activists to protest her remarks at the state capital. "That's great they came to the Capitol. This is a free country. They're exercising their First Amendment right," she told AP.
Kern affirmed she has nothing against apologizing for wrongdoings but refuses to apologize for speaking the truth. "When I am wrong, and it is brought to my attention, I will apologize," she said.