Scott Lively and I were teenage drinking buddies. I cannot hold my tongue longer. Scott confided to me before his 1st marriage that gay men performed fellatio on him at truck stops in Ca. and Or. when he was hitchhiking across the country. I cannot say his tale is true or not. All I am saying is that that is what he told me when we compared notes on hitchiking experiences.
Lively is on the edge and in all likelihood will not be changed. Watch also those he makes alliances with: Peter la Barbera of AFTAH and Michael Brown of Line of Fire in NC. Lively believes that sexual orientation is a BEHAVIOR and therefore people can make a choice to change it or stop it as he did his own drug and alcohol abuse. THIS is the core of the problem with his approach. He takes a lie and puts it atop the Word of God and hopes the truth of God will validate his myth of change.
I do find it annoying that this is flying under the infinitely multicolored and indeterminably patterned Libertarian non-flag. It runs on the same rails as Nationalism, and that's no more Libertarian than Socialism.
Really great job, Springfield! Keep the heat on those haters. As more people find out just how vile and divisive Mr. Lively's "sermons" are, they'll eventually force the authoritarians in Congress to defend their alliances with Lively, Engle, etc.
And he reads out of Romans chapter 1, one of the most hateful passages of the NT that basically condemns gay people merely for being gay! And yet there are other passages in that crazybook that extoll same-sex relationships. Go figure.
In the American tradition of Elmer Gantry, this is all about these so called men of god making money. He could care less about god or about gays - it's all about his bank account. Hate sells to ignorant scared people who empty their wallets for such crooks.
@JackIndia34 Jack ... Scott Lively has a gay brother and a gay sister. His rabid anti gay obsession surely has something to do with that fact, as well as the fundamenetalist idealism he has embraced via his association with others I have mentioned here .. Lou Engle, Rick Warren .. and another who is Michael Brown. These people are truly a danger to society because violence always seems to follow them around. They give birth to more hatred than any outside "terrorist" threat.
@RCSVirginia RCS ... I truly believe that it's all based on FEAR, which actually is the opposite of LOVE. Hate is simply a facet or expression of fear. You are so right in saying that many of the homophobes have gay family members whose rights they woud like to take away. And, I have found over the years that consistently those who are the most homophobic are hiding skeletons in their own closets.
Scott Lively, Lou Engle and Rick Warren among others .. are personally responsible for the "KILL THE GAYS" legislation in Uganda. This guy is NOT any sort of a "Christian". His very actions take the name of The Lord in vain. I wonder what his gay brother and lesbian sister think of his insanity?
@LifterwiII , If killing gays is unChristian, why is it in the Bible commonly printed and read all over the US? What would be the point of including that in the most holy book, and keeping it there?
@rg0057 I challenge you to find a verse in scripture saying that gays are to be killed. You won't find homosexuality as we know it addressed in any verse. You will find references to pagan temple prostitution involving homosexual and heterosexual acts, and also paederasty, but gays as we know them today, never. You don't say what your own belief is in this regard, however if you happen to be a gay person I want to assure you that NEVER does the Bible condemn your sexuality.
We have posted this via all of our Social Media, written a short story about it, and have spread the word about today's meeting. Great job!! The Rainbow Times' Team
@neenerpuss FANTASTIC idea!!! I hope that happens. Of course his coffee shop is just a front for his so called ministry .. so I don't know how much good it would do.
I feel so inspired by Out Now's work to show us what real speaking truth to power is! Queer youth bringing their fabulousness in the face of such a hateful man teaches us all how our real leaders are/should be. thanks for what you all do everyday in order to survive and thrive as your fierce, fabulous selves.
Great video. And the sick response of Lively to read a passage about how people deserve death. He certainly has helped that happen to gay people in Uganda. He is a twisted slime ball. Scott Deadly.
Since there are zero examples of people who defend the civil rights of themselves or others taking violent action against anyone & zero examples of ARISE advocating or instigating violence against anyone, I think I'll just go ahead and not worry about it. Did you actually LISTEN to his nutball sermon!? Who promotes violence?
I'm responding to my own comment above because it was a response to a comment that "Ron01104" made suggesting that if someone throws a brick through the Helly Grounds window or if violence ensued it would be the fault of ARISE for calling attention to Lively. Either Ron01104 removed his own comment or youtube did. j.o
Scott Lively's message is DEADLY, literally. Thank you STOP THE HATE (Springfield), OCCUPY SPRINGFIELD, OUTNOW FOR GAY YOUTH (Springfield), ARISE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (Springfield) and Springfield's Commerce High School students for sending the message that LOVE not hate shall overcome Lively's bigotry and ignorance. WE ARE GAY AND WE ARE STRAIGHT -- TOGETHER, WE SAY PREACH LOVE, NOT HATE!!!
Scott Lively and I were teenage drinking buddies. I cannot hold my tongue longer. Scott confided to me before his 1st marriage that gay men performed fellatio on him at truck stops in Ca. and Or. when he was hitchhiking across the country. I cannot say his tale is true or not. All I am saying is that that is what he told me when we compared notes on hitchiking experiences.
dragonmama12 2 months ago
Lively is the very definition of a coward.
TiffanyMarie105 3 months ago
Lively is on the edge and in all likelihood will not be changed. Watch also those he makes alliances with: Peter la Barbera of AFTAH and Michael Brown of Line of Fire in NC. Lively believes that sexual orientation is a BEHAVIOR and therefore people can make a choice to change it or stop it as he did his own drug and alcohol abuse. THIS is the core of the problem with his approach. He takes a lie and puts it atop the Word of God and hopes the truth of God will validate his myth of change.
canyonwlkr 3 months ago
ooo I could just hug ALL of you!
rriverstone1 3 months ago 5
I do find it annoying that this is flying under the infinitely multicolored and indeterminably patterned Libertarian non-flag. It runs on the same rails as Nationalism, and that's no more Libertarian than Socialism.
Xinaji 3 months ago
oops meant 2000 yo
the1tigglet 3 months ago
WOW all he can do is come out and read scripture from 200 year old middle-eastern book as a response. LOL
the1tigglet 3 months ago
Really great job, Springfield! Keep the heat on those haters. As more people find out just how vile and divisive Mr. Lively's "sermons" are, they'll eventually force the authoritarians in Congress to defend their alliances with Lively, Engle, etc.
trog69 3 months ago
And he reads out of Romans chapter 1, one of the most hateful passages of the NT that basically condemns gay people merely for being gay! And yet there are other passages in that crazybook that extoll same-sex relationships. Go figure.
EdM021 3 months ago
Scott Lively, needs to get his teeth fixed!!!
dunivant66 3 months ago
In the American tradition of Elmer Gantry, this is all about these so called men of god making money. He could care less about god or about gays - it's all about his bank account. Hate sells to ignorant scared people who empty their wallets for such crooks.
JackIndia34 3 months ago
@JackIndia34 Jack ... Scott Lively has a gay brother and a gay sister. His rabid anti gay obsession surely has something to do with that fact, as well as the fundamenetalist idealism he has embraced via his association with others I have mentioned here .. Lou Engle, Rick Warren .. and another who is Michael Brown. These people are truly a danger to society because violence always seems to follow them around. They give birth to more hatred than any outside "terrorist" threat.
LifterwiII 3 months ago 4
@LifterwiII
Thanks for pointing this out. Is it not amazing how many of these homophobes have gay family members whose rights they would like to take away?
RCSVirginia 2 months ago
@RCSVirginia RCS ... I truly believe that it's all based on FEAR, which actually is the opposite of LOVE. Hate is simply a facet or expression of fear. You are so right in saying that many of the homophobes have gay family members whose rights they woud like to take away. And, I have found over the years that consistently those who are the most homophobic are hiding skeletons in their own closets.
LifterwiII 2 months ago
Scott Lively, Lou Engle and Rick Warren among others .. are personally responsible for the "KILL THE GAYS" legislation in Uganda. This guy is NOT any sort of a "Christian". His very actions take the name of The Lord in vain. I wonder what his gay brother and lesbian sister think of his insanity?
LifterwiII 3 months ago 5
@LifterwiII , If killing gays is unChristian, why is it in the Bible commonly printed and read all over the US? What would be the point of including that in the most holy book, and keeping it there?
rg0057 3 months ago
@rg0057 I challenge you to find a verse in scripture saying that gays are to be killed. You won't find homosexuality as we know it addressed in any verse. You will find references to pagan temple prostitution involving homosexual and heterosexual acts, and also paederasty, but gays as we know them today, never. You don't say what your own belief is in this regard, however if you happen to be a gay person I want to assure you that NEVER does the Bible condemn your sexuality.
LifterwiII 3 months ago 2
God has made arrangements with satan and reserved a special place in hell for this sanctimonious asswipe.
TPAKyle 3 months ago 4
We have posted this via all of our Social Media, written a short story about it, and have spread the word about today's meeting. Great job!! The Rainbow Times' Team
TheRainbowTimesNews 3 months ago
Next time stand outside his coffee shop....and GIVE AWAY free coffee to those who pass by and might want to buy a cup from Scotty.
neenerpuss 3 months ago
@neenerpuss FANTASTIC idea!!! I hope that happens. Of course his coffee shop is just a front for his so called ministry .. so I don't know how much good it would do.
LifterwiII 3 months ago
@Ron01104
and the blood of bullied gay teens and attacked adult LGBT people is on the COMPLETELY DELUSONAL head of hate-preachers like Lively.
He DOES NOT speak for God, nor humanity, nor decency, nor common sense, etc etc etc.
The only violence being committed is the garbage that flows from Lively's mouth.
sfdennis1 3 months ago 2
Lively is as vile as they get, they should boycott that coffee house and send Lively packing!
eddy909100 3 months ago 11
I feel so inspired by Out Now's work to show us what real speaking truth to power is! Queer youth bringing their fabulousness in the face of such a hateful man teaches us all how our real leaders are/should be. thanks for what you all do everyday in order to survive and thrive as your fierce, fabulous selves.
cpicker140 3 months ago 2
Great video. And the sick response of Lively to read a passage about how people deserve death. He certainly has helped that happen to gay people in Uganda. He is a twisted slime ball. Scott Deadly.
dickyguapo 3 months ago 18
Damn. Wish I could've been there. ^_^
poetmath 3 months ago 2
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Ron01104 3 months ago
Since there are zero examples of people who defend the civil rights of themselves or others taking violent action against anyone & zero examples of ARISE advocating or instigating violence against anyone, I think I'll just go ahead and not worry about it. Did you actually LISTEN to his nutball sermon!? Who promotes violence?
bokomaru42 3 months ago
I'm responding to my own comment above because it was a response to a comment that "Ron01104" made suggesting that if someone throws a brick through the Helly Grounds window or if violence ensued it would be the fault of ARISE for calling attention to Lively. Either Ron01104 removed his own comment or youtube did. j.o
bokomaru42 3 months ago
Scott Lively's message is DEADLY, literally. Thank you STOP THE HATE (Springfield), OCCUPY SPRINGFIELD, OUTNOW FOR GAY YOUTH (Springfield), ARISE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (Springfield) and Springfield's Commerce High School students for sending the message that LOVE not hate shall overcome Lively's bigotry and ignorance. WE ARE GAY AND WE ARE STRAIGHT -- TOGETHER, WE SAY PREACH LOVE, NOT HATE!!!
MEF2222 3 months ago
Great video, Joe! Thanks! It is do damn weird for Arise to be only a few doors down from Lively. But I guess it's a good thing.
michaelannb 3 months ago