Last week George W. Bush nominated Joseph Holsinger to be his new
Surgeon General.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/1/11540/63349

Unfortunately it turns out that Holsinger's previous job was to
discriminate against homosexuals.


In his role on the nine-member (United Methodist) Judicial Council,
Holsinger has opposed a decision to allow a practicing lesbian to be
an associate pastor, and he supported a pastor who would not permit an
openly gay man to join the church.

In both instances, Holsinger's supporters say, he was correctly
interpreting and applying church policy.


Not that he was very good at his job, apparently:


The church's bishops voted later to allow the gay man to become a
member.


But it's okay - see, the man who could be the next Surgeon General of
the United States is apparently such a great doctor that he even has
the power to cure gays.


Holsinger and his wife, Barbara, were members of Lexington's First
United Methodist Church, which asked them to set out and start a new
congregation.

They founded Hope Springs Community Church in a warehouse at 1109
Versailles Road.

Calhoun called it a socially diverse congregation with a "very vital
recovery ministry."

It serves the homeless and those with addictions to drugs, alcohol and
sex; and it has a Spanish-language Hispanic congregation with its own
pastor.

"It's built around compassion for people who struggle with a lot of
issues," he said.

Hope Springs also ministers to people who no longer wish to be gay or
lesbian, Calhoun said.


No doubt it won't be long before we see this new warning label
springing up all across the country:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/07/293_warning.gif


By EarlG
Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/

Harry

Last week George W. Bush nominated Joseph Holsinger to be his new
Surgeon General.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/1/11540/63349
Unfortunately it turns out that Holsinger's previous job was to
discriminate against homosexuals.