amandacobra

interestingly enough, i have had an encounter with anita bryant that solidified my disdain for her and the entire evangelical movement.

i am a straight woman (born into and raised by an episcopal family) with a gay uncle. my gay uncle has been one of the most positive influences in my life. my uncle works for a non-profit organization that raises money for cancer research. he also has a doctorate in music and volunteers as the music director at a church in a poor neighborhood in washington d.c. while also singing in the choir of his own episcopal church for the later service each week.

i had the misfortune of going to a service at covenant church in north dallas with a friend a few years ago. the featured speaker that sunday was anita bryant who proceeded to tell the crowd that she was extremely proud that she successfully shot down a law in florida that would have forced children in public schools to be taught by homosexuals. she said that. so i wrote a letter to her, while she ranted away with other inane and flawed arguments against homosexuality, about my uncle.

when i delivered it to her after the service (which i walked out of immediately after she finished speaking), she gave me a hug and told me that she would pray for my uncle's soul. my uncle and i still laugh about that at christmas dinner. thanks anita, you have provided my entire family with a wonderful anecdote to tell at dinner parties! while your "ministry" is less than worthless, your absurdity is pure comedy gold.