Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Posted today to the Facebook page of Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green, Trump’s nominee to be Army Secretary:
The liberal left has cut and spliced my words about terrorism and ISIS blatantly falsifying what I’ve said. Let me be very clear,
1) The only people I have ever called evil are murderous terrorists trying to kill Americans.
2) The only people I have ever suggested be crushed are the terrorist enemies of our nation.
3) I have never and will never force my religion on anyone. If God gives Mankind a choice, which I believe, who am I to force my faith on anyone?
4) I believe that every American has a right to defend their country regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. It’s the radical left that won’t allow the latter.
5) I have never considered myself a judge of anyone, but I have been a protector of everyone in this nation.
The HuffPost has Green’s actual words:
Being “Transgender Is A Disease”: In September, Green told a Tea Party gathering that he believes being transgender is a disease: “If you poll the psychiatrists, they’re going to tell you that transgender is a disease. It is a part of the DSM-6, I think it is, the book of diagnostic psychological procedures or diagnoses. It’s very interesting to see what’s happening in government, or in our nation.”
A Mission To “Crush Evil”: In June, Green said he opposed allowing people to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity, rather than the sex assigned at birth. He told an online radio show he believed the matter should be left up to the states rather than the federal government, and then cited the safety of women as a key reason he personally opposes transgender equality in public accommodations.
Green also cited the Bible for his opposition to such policies, saying he needs to “crush evil”: “The government exists to honor those people who live honorably, who do good things ― to reward people who behave well and to crush evil. So that means as a state senator, my responsibility very clearly in Romans 13 is to create an environment where people who do right are rewarded and the people who do wrong are crushed. Evil is crushed. So I’m going to protect women in their bathrooms, and I’m going to protect our state against potential infiltration from the Syrian ISIS people in the refugee program.”
All we did was quote him. https://t.co/0jjq9dhTVN
— GLAAD (@glaad) April 25, 2017
You can hear for yourself starting at 15:20: https://t.co/LBY6LyP9RM
— GLAAD (@glaad) April 25, 2017