Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 17:56:52 -0400 From: James Redman Subject: Outraged! over Inglis -- Response to Bob Inglis' interview in the Charlotte Observer Dear Friend, Early this morning I received a e-mail of a article in the Charlotte Observer that caught my attention, but like most days I found myself too busy to react. Later today I received a e-mail from a friend, Charlie Smith, about the same article that prompted me to make the time to respond directly to the bigotry in that article. I guess that I just needed a reminder that hatred and bigotry won't go away by themselves. Below is copy of my e-mail to Congressman Inglis: Dear Congressman Inglis: I have just received a copy of your interview in the Charlotte Observer, and am writing to you today to let you know how outraged I am regarding your comments on "Special Rights" for homosexuals. I don't understand how an educated person in the 90's can continue to participate in the spreading of ignorance and fear simply to scare people into voting for him. Our job as citizens and human beings is to fight for the rights and protect those that need protection around us. Your job as an employee of the people, is to put aside your bigotry and make sure that laws are in place and enforceable. When you sit there and use terms like "special rights" do you ever think past your prejudice and think about the people you are denying "EQUAL PROTECTION". Every week I work with a group of gay/lesbian and questioning youth who have been abused within their school system simply because they have been presumed to be homosexual. The abuse is tolerated by school administration and in many circumstances the administration plays a part in it. I now have the opportunity through people like you to let them see where the abuse starts. As long as you deny the dignity of any human being from your office, you are sending a direct message that their life has no value. I'm here today to tell you Enough! My life has value, my partner's life has value, the kids we work with lives have value. Sooner or later our message is going to break through the walls of hatred and bigotry that people like you have been building for generations. Just for the record today's message will be, "Stop The Hate, DON'T Vote for INGLIS" Outraged! James Redman 209 Toura Court Charleston, SC 29414 http://www.waf.org/stop_the_hurt/hurt.htm ======================================================= CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, May 27, 1998 P. O. Box 2138,Charlotte,NC,28233 (Fax 704-358-5022) (http://www.charlotte.com)(E-MAIL: opinion@charlotte.com) WE NEED SHARED MORAL CODE, CONSERVATISM, INGLIS INSISTS By REBECCA COOK, Staff Writer Bob Inglis, a candidate in the June 9 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, met Tuesday with supporters in York County. Meeting with media inside the bright red recreational vehicle that serves as a traveling billboard, Inglis discussed his brand of soft-spoken conservatism. He talked about how successful civilizations require a shared moral code and how he would enforce that code from the U.S. Senate. And he described his vision of inclusive conservatism by pointing to Ronald Reagan. ....EXCERPTED Q. What would you do in the U.S. Senate to strengthen families and support a shared moral code? A. . . . Specifically, the practice of partial-birth abortion. To permit infanticide in the form of partial-birth abortion is to demean life and to destroy a sense of civilization. (Inglis supports banning abortion, except to protect the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.) Another difference is the issue of special rights for homosexuals. (Hollings) has supported legislation to expand the definition of civil rights to include sexual orientation, which I believe to be clearly wrong. .... ===================================== James Redman jredman@rgalogistics.com Visit the We Are Family Home Page at http://www.waf.org =====================================