His entire piece is worth reading. Throckmorton has been evolving in the past couple of years as he has done honest research and come face to face with the fact that his erstwhile ideological allies are craven liars. This section is particularly interesting:
The more I have researched these claims [from the SPLC's list of myths perpetuated about homosexuality by hate groups], the more disillusioned I have become with the credibility of the groups recently placed on the list. Even though I agree with some positions held by some of the groups on some issues (e.g., pro-life), I now investigate any factual claims for myself and accept nothing at face value.
Ultimately, this is a real problem for American Christianity. One should be able to trust Christian groups to provide accurate information and nuanced analysis. However, on issues relating to sexual orientation, I cannot trust them. For me, this lack of trust spills over to other domains as well, creating a significant problem with credibility. I hope my fellow believers will not defend these claims simply because those making them are Christians.
This is a truth I’ve noted for some time. It only takes a minute of research to realize that most everything said by Family Research Council, American Family Association, National Organization for Marriage, Focus on the Family, and all the others, are flat out lies. Meanwhile, the majority of the people who support those organizations are, I believe, essentially well-meaning people, but because they have been trained to believe that their fellow Christians are more credible than the rest of the population, they NEVER QUESTION what those groups say, and indeed have been convinced to write off anything said by scientists, researchers, grown-ups, etc. But yet if they just Googled for sixty seconds, they’d get a taste of what Throckmorton has been realizing for some time: Fundamentalist leaders lie about gay people without remorse. It is that simple.
I don’t agree with Warren Throckmorton on many things, but he’s on the right track here.
“Well meaning people”? Somehow I don’t see enablers focusing their energy irresponsibly without question in a time of all out war “well meaning”. The age of “well I just didn’t know” is pretty much over. Try saying that to a cop the next time you get pulled over for speeding and see how fast he starts writing your ticket while whispering “dumb-a*s” under his breath. I think it’s time the sheeple get nailed along with the shepherds. Aren’t you advocating the epitome of duplicity? With being a major news story now for several years, I think we gay people are out of the “shades of grey” area. The “I’ve got a big heart and are willing to make nice to the innocent who had no knowledge” didn’t do much for the sexually molested boys while knowing priests looked the other way. You don’t have to hate these people, but I think tough love is more in order than excusing the guilty for not reading the speed signs while driving.