(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Colorado GOP greets Pride Month by calling LGBTQ "evil," "creeps," and "godless groomers" [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-05 The Colorado GOP greeted Pride Month with a Twitter command to “Burn all the #pride flags this June.” To drive home the bigotry, they also sent out a mass email on Monday with the subject line, "God Hates Pride." The email, signed by party chair Dave Williams , calls members of the LGBTQ community "evil," "woke creeps," and "godless groomers" who seek to "indoctrinate" and "harm" children. It adds, “Progressivism is a demonic lie.” For the visual learners, it also links to a video with the thumbnail "God hates flags." In it, the venomous megachurch leader Mark Driscoll says elements of the rainbow Pride flag represent “the demonic realm” and “human indecency." Those who pay attention to bigotry will recognize the unmistakable allusion to the Westboro Baptist Church and its Jesus Loves You slogan, “God hates fags.” FYI Malachi 1:3 says “And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.” Make of that what you will. Pastor Driscoll is a man who pleasures himself with homophobic propaganda . He aligns himself with Christian extremists . And he has been repeatedly accused of “ cultlike ” abusive behavior toward other church leaders. Driscoll also has a problem establishing mature relationships with women. His teachings on masculinity are toxic . And he likes to go into graphic detail about sexual submission. If that does not sound like a “godless groomer” who seeks to “harm” children, I do not know what does. But enough about this misogynistic charmer with ‘issues’. Let us get back to the Centennial State’s Bible-bashing bigots. These moralists are so determined to thrust their ‘Christian’ values on the general population that they have endorsed Lauren Boebert. I am not sure how it honors biblical morals to support a woman who could write a book called “Public Groping for Dummies: A moron’s guide to being an obnoxious shit.” But God has not yet chosen to bless me with a MAGA mind. The reaction to the email has probably been what Williams wished for. Liberals will write essays on progressive sites highlighting the hate. And insufficiently intolerant Republicans will react in horror to the inhumanity. Valdamar Archuleta is of these concerned conservatives. He is a GOP candidate for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District . His task is Sisyphean. It is one of the most Democratic House seats in the US. But let’s applaud his quixotic vim. And let’s also note he is a gay man who is president of the LGBTQ conservative group Log Cabin Republicans of Colorado. "It's alienating a large group of people within the party. Not just LGBT people, but our friends, our allies, our families. This was a massive mistake. We need to work on unifying the party and growing the party, not isolating people with divisive messages like this." The 2024 hate should not have blindsided Archuleta. His group had to react last year to another homophobic email from the CO GOP saying “Pride is evil.” That leopard is not going to change its spots. If he is interested in promoting harmony, Archuleta will have to become a Democrat or start his own party. Division is encoded in the GOP’s DNA. Dear God, the man only has to look at the company he keeps. Or watch C-SPAN. Confusingly, despite the CO GOP’s position that gays are evil, the group did endorse Archuleta in his race. He is having none of it. And he has rejected their support. "I don't want to be endorsed by them in this race. I'm not abandoning [the Republican Party] and running away. But it was important for me to make a statement. ... This email is a massive misrepresentation of the Republican Party in Colorado." Nice try. But no sale. This email not only represents the official GOP position in Colorado but also the core belief of the GOP nationally. Those buggers keep lists of the groups they hate. LGBTQ is as high up the scorecard as feminists, socialists, atheists, Bud Light drinkers, supporters of the criminal justice system, fans of Colin Cowherd , and people with empathy. Archuleta does not care. He is a MAGA guy and in the barrel for Trump. Despite the rhetoric, he is proud to be a Republican. I cannot explain it either. But it is his choice. I can say that because I am not a zealot. But it does make me wonder where Valdamar, his red white and blue boots, and his rainbow flag stand on abortion. 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