LIBEL by New York Times

by J. Edward Pawlick

Reserve Yours Now!

...Focus on the Family continues to use Margaret Marshall's ruling on gay marriage as a way to make more money.

...Yesterday, many households in the state received two mailings from the Focus subsidiary, the Family Research Council. (That group fired its President, Atty. Ken Connor, last year because he was not following the instructions from Focus.)

...Mailing #1 - One of yesterday's mailings went nationwide. It asked people across the entire country to send money so that FRC could do even more to fight gay marriage here in Massachusetts. Have you noticed anything that FRC is doing to help in this state?

...What's worse is that we really don't want them "helping." They're playing right into the hands of our opponents, who are just waiting to pounce on the "crazy religious right" who are "invading" our state.

...The mailing even included a Petition which will be given to Senate President Travaglini with our signatures. Can you imagine how Travaglini will laugh when he gets the Petition signed by Harry Jones in Topeka and Mary Smith in Nashville? After he finishes laughing, he will give it to one of Pinch Sulzberger's reporters at the Globe, who will write a story about the invasion by out-of-state crazies. Our job in Massachusetts will be made more difficult.

...Mailing #2 - The other piece was a postcard about the Dobson-affiliated Massachusetts Family Institute and its activities. But FRC couldn't just mail it out with the MFI logo on it. No, they had to put FRC all over it in prominent letters so that you will "understand" why FRC needs even more money to help save our state. Marshall's ruling appears to be a bonanza for some direct-marketing professional at Focus.

...Some Mail from Cheryl Jacques Was Enclosed

...Mailing #1's envelope also included reprints of propaganda from Cheryl Jacques, who is ready to begin her new job at the homosexual Human Rights Campaign in Washington with attacks on Focus, FRC and 20 other "extremist groups." Her propaganda was included by FRC to show us that they must be doing something good because they too have been attacked by homosexuals. The homosexual group had a picture of two old guys sitting on a porch lounge with the headline, "Why Are Right Wing Groups Threatening This Family's Security?" We are told that the two men are homosexuals, but knowing Cheryl, we can't be certain if they're really are or are just models. We are told that the men have serious health concerns at ages 64 and 65.

...The two men obviously deserve our compassion, but what if they're just two brothers still living on the family farm? Would they deserve any less concern than homosexuals? Must those two men have sex together in order to gain our consideration and receive health benefits?