Most recently, Kathy Martin's Democratic challenger for the Kansas State Board of Education, Chris Renner, has been the target of hatemail. He says, "Thus far the hate mail has all been about my support for science and evolution. This is the first time my sexual orientation has been brought into question. I figured it would get nasty. I just want to know how nasty the religious bigots are going to get." Here's the latest one he received, posted at his Facebook site:
from: phillip chavez
to: RENNER4KSBOE@gmail.com
date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Renner - you are going to be defeated this election. We don't want a sexual deviate as yourself in the State Board of Education with ANY kind of influence over our children. They call us the "right" because that's what we are. I hope you spend a tremendous amount of your own money on this election as it will all be for naught.
Sincerely,
Phillip Chavez
to: RENNER4KSBOE@gmail.com
date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Renner - you are going to be defeated this election. We don't want a sexual deviate as yourself in the State Board of Education with ANY kind of influence over our children. They call us the "right" because that's what we are. I hope you spend a tremendous amount of your own money on this election as it will all be for naught.
Sincerely,
Phillip Chavez
Yes, Chris is gay. But who isn't tired of hypocritical members of the religious right nagging the public about what happens in the privacy of our own homes? I believe God loves Chris just as much as He loves any of the rest of us, despite what Fred Phelps would have you believe.
Would a Christian opponent encourage this Phelpsian attitude from her supporters, or would she work to discredit those who send such emails?
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
