The Rev. John H. Thomas, the UCC's general minister and president, is condemning remarks by Tony Perkins, president of the right-wing Family Research Council, who is using the Mark Foley congressional scandal to scapegoat the larger gay and lesbian community.
The United Church of Christ issued a strong statement condeming attacks on homosexuals arising out of Congressman Mark Foley's advances to Congressional pages. The problem, the UCC pointed out, is one of sexual predation on youth by adults, and is not rooted in sexual orientation. Link from Andrew Sullivan.