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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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May 24, 2004

Radical Christians are tired of an America whose fairness and equality makes them equal under the law to Hell bound Muslims, Pagans and gays. Equality for gays was the last straw, and now some Christians in Texas have a plan to make sure equality and fairness don’t apply to heathens.

No, it's not an amendment to the Untied States Constitution that their Republican friends are fanning across America promoting this week. Their plan is to secede from the United States to form their own country.

Cory Burnell, president of ChristianExodus.org, has chosen the state of South Carolina as the new all-Christian-no-fags-allowed nation. Burnell invites divisive-minded Christians eager to split up our union to move there.

Burnell's plan, as stated on his website, is to move 50,000 Christians to South Carolina "when the federal government forces sodomite marriages on our local communities." The plan further states Christians will begin involving themselves in all areas of state government "for the express purpose of dissolving that State’s bond with the union." Thanks for the heads up, Burnell. Now that the plan is out, we can put into context the actions of radical state legislators.

I'd like to echo Burnell's invitation and also invite the KKK, who recently protested at Dollywood for letting gays drink from the same fountains and ride the same roller coasters as straight people. We shouldn't leave out all those congressional Republicans promoting a discriminatory amendment to the United States Constitution, either. Now, they can all have their own country and not have to worry about fairness and equality challenging their fanatic notions that they are more deserving than others.

I can't imagine what the national anthem would be, but perhaps the first President of the new Christian nation, MA Gov. Mitt Romney, would have some ideas.

Same-sex marriage called last straw prompting plan for 1 state to secede
By Joe Kovacs
WorldNetDaily.com
May 24, 2004

Senators Target Gay Marriage
By Mark Preston
Roll Call
May 24, 2004

Klan protest has little effect - Dollywood visitors seem unfazed on 'Gay Day'
By J.J. KINDRED
Mountain Press
May 24, 2004