A Gay Justice Is Now Out of Focus

According to ThinkProgress.org, my favorite radical right-wing tax exempt hate group, have changed their minds about a homosexual on the Supreme Court.  Just last year as speculation ran rampant that President Obama would nominate the nation’s first openly gay justice to replace David Souter, Focus on (your own damn) the Family surprised many in the conservative arena by announcing through spokesperson, Bruce Hausknecht, that a nominee’s sexual orientation is not the main issue for consideration when picking a replacement for the high court.  Blurring what was at first considered a restored sight miracle on the Colorado mount, the Conservative evangelical propagandists have asked for a do-over.  In light of John Paul Stevens’ retirement announcement and resulting nominee search, Focus issued an official statement taking back their mistake:

“It has been reported that we would not oppose any U.S. Supreme Court nominee over their ’sexual orientation.’ Our Judicial Analyst [Bruce Hausknecht] made a statement to this effect in an interview with The Plum Line. To be honest, this is one of those conversations we’d like to ‘do over.’ We can assure you that we recognize that homosexual behavior is a sin and does not reflect God’s created intent and desire for humanity. Further, we at Focus do affirm that character and moral rectitude should be key considerations in appointing members of the judiciary, especially in the case of the highest court in the land. Sexual behavior–be it heterosexual or homosexual–certainly lies at the heart of personal morality.”

Hmmm… “We can assure you that we recognize that homosexual behavior is a sin and does not reflect God’s created intent and desire for humanity.” I have to say, I am a bit confused.  Oh, about their statement, not my sexuality.  Does this mean they are saying God made a mistake?  That something in the perfection went slightly awry?  But according to everything I was programmed with, there are no mistakes, wholly.  Well, I assume what they really mean is that God’s perfect creation errantly evolved in some way.  But wait, evangelicals don’t believe in evolution, right?  I give up.  There is no corrective Focus for short-sightedness.