The Cellar - View Single Post - Rhea County officials seek change in law to ban gays

Troubleshooter · 03-30-2004, 09:36 AM

DAYTON, Tennessee (AP) -- The county that was the site of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" over the teaching of evolution Thursday reversed its call to ban homosexuals.

Rhea County commissioners took about three minutes to retreat from a request to amend state law so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature. The Tuesday measure passed 8-0.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/03/18/county.gays.ap/

This is the truly sad part:

But 12-year-old Caitlin Kinney, attending the meeting with her mother, said she supported the commissioners' initial vote.

"I think they should go further, try to see if they can ban them," she said. "It's not a Christian thing."

03-30-2004, 09:36 AM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	County retreats from call to ban gays DAYTON, Tennessee (AP) -- The county that was the site of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" over the teaching of evolution Thursday reversed its call to ban homosexuals. Rhea County commissioners took about three minutes to retreat from a request to amend state law so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature. The Tuesday measure passed 8-0. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/03/18/county.gays.ap/ This is the truly sad part: But 12-year-old Caitlin Kinney, attending the meeting with her mother, said she supported the commissioners' initial vote. "I think they should go further, try to see if they can ban them," she said. "It's not a Christian thing." __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle