Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern reportedly has received up to 7,000 e-mails and hundreds of phone calls — including death threats — since speaking out about homosexuality at a Republican event in January.
"According to God's word, that is not the right kind of lifestyle," she told the group.
Kern said the gay agenda to redefine marriage and mainstream homosexuality is "destroying this nation." She went on to describe the continuing push from militant homosexual activists as the "biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam."
Now, Kern is facing the wrath of national and state leaders of the homosexual movement and their allies. Online polls are calling for her resignation.
"What is truly outrageous here is that a Christian elected official can be vilified — even have her life threatened — over simply speaking about the Bible's view of homosexuality," said Gary Schneeberger, vice president for media relations at Focus on the Family Action. "Critics can quibble if they want about her comments that homosexual activists are more dangerous than terrorists, but that is certainly not something that would warrant her being forced to resign. It's her opinion, and she's entitled to it in our country.
"Besides, if I had a cup of water for every time some journalist, pundit or elected official compared evangelical conservatives to the Taliban, I could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. No online polls are asking if those on the Left who express that opinion about us ought to step down."
