Bomb Threat Linked to LGBT Documentary
By Amy Mikel in News on Jun 4, 2008 6:00PM
The Chicago Police Department is investigating a bomb threat made last night to the WTTW Channel 11 station. Officials say that the threat may have been tied to last night’s premiere of the station’s new LGBT documentary, Out & Proud in Chicago.
Dana Starks, Chairman of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, issued a statement in part saying, "More than anything, this incident emphasizes the importance of providing education on the harmfulness of stereotypes which lead to discrimination — and even hate.”
In other less-than-gay-friendly news, Lacy J. Banks writes on his Sun-Times blog:
What makes sex bad is sin. God's word forbids his Christians from committing adultery, fornication, rape, homosexuality, pedophilia and incest among other sexual transgressions. And as a Christian preacher, I can not preach against one of these sexual sins and not preach against the others.[Ed note: I also like the part where Banks writes, "many adulterers, homosexuals, fornicators, rapist sand whatever other sexual malefactors will make it into heaven because they will have repented of their sins." Remind me again what this has to do with cancer blogging?]