NOM's Tactics Will Get (more) People Killed

NOM President Brian Brown

The National Organization For Marriage (Discrimination) suffered some major defeats in the 2012 elections. It is their belief that it is because they were outspent (hypocritically, some of their victories were because they were the ones doing the outspending). A major of source of the money was Starbucks, which threw some of its weight behind Washington's pro-equality ballot measure. Now, NOM is out for whatever victory it can find, that and some retribution. It is seeking to get both of those things by going up against Starbucks.

The coffee company is looking to expand into the Middle-East, and NOM wants to use that to their advantage. Most Middle-Eastern nations are against marriage equality and NOM wants to use that fact to stymie Starbucks' expansion plans. The problem with this plan is these nations are not JUST against marriage equality, which is bad enough, but they are against homosexuality in general. Most of these nations are under Sharia Law which is extremely anti-gay. Homosexuality is not merely frowned upon, but it is likely to get someone assaulted or killed if the wrong people find out that someone is gay. Anti-gay violence goes on there unchecked. Victims of anti-gay "crimes"(I use quotes because they would be considered actual crimes over there) can not go to the authorities for justice because THEY would be the ones thrown in jail if the authorities catch wind of someone being gay. In some of those countries, being gay or "homosexual conduct" will get you executed. State sanctioned murder is the fate of far too many gay people in the Middle-East.

It is this hatred that the National Organization For Marriage (Discrimination) wants to tap into. NOM stoking anti-gay sentiment is likely to get (more) people killed. One would think that an organization with religious roots would not want to put God's children at such extreme risk. What does this say about NOM and its leaders/supporters? It seems as if one of two things is true. Either they don't care about the lives their actions may cost, or they see such potential deaths as victories. Then again, maybe it's both. Either way, NOM is proving that it has rightly earned the moniker "HATE GROUP!"