Thinking about Mike Gabbard and his possible joining of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, an old quote about hate came to my mind:
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"Let a wave of intolerance wash over you. I want you to let a wave of hatred wash over you. Yes, hate is good.... If a Christian voted for Clinton, he sinned against God. It's that simple.... Our goal is a Christian Nation... we have a biblical duty, we are called by God to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want Pluralism. We want theocracy. Theocracy means God rules. I've got a hot flash. God rules."
This is a quote from Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, recorded in the August 16, 1993 issue of the Fort Wayne, Indiana News-Sentinel.
I found this quote at:
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exchristian.net]
Now, of course, Mike Gabbard probably isn't interested in creating a Christian theocracy. I do think, though, that he would be comfortable living in a theocracy.
The campaign that Mike Gabbard led against gay marriage in Hawaii was quite hateful, with distribution of a scurrilous, hate-filled video called "The Gay Agenda."
Mike probably wouldn't be stupid enough to say something like this out loud, like Randall Terry did. But he is probably quite comfortable with Randall Terry's expressed themes of intolerance [toward gays] and hate [of gays].