Gay Activists and Occupy Wall Street in Massachusetts targets pro-family pastor
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Members of Occupy Wall Street in Springfield, Massachusetts targeted Pastor Scott Lively and his inner-city Christian mission two Fridays ago with a loud, well-organized protest. The Springfield division of the anti-corporate movement accused the pastor of “hate” crimes against homosexuals. Pastor Lively is the author of two books opposing the homosexual agenda: “ The Pink Swastika : Homosexuality and the Nazi Party ” and “Why and How to Defeat the ‘Gay’ Movement.” The group also denounced the pastor for calling homosexual acts a “behavioral disorder” and equating them with “alcoholism and bulimia” and “sexual sins such as adultery and polygamy.” Occupy Springfield targeted Holy Grounds Coffee House, the pastor’s initiative to provide a spiritual lighthouse to the often dangerous downtown neighborhood, as the location for their march and protest. A video of the encounter shows protestors marching up to the Coffee House chanting “Hey-Hey, Ho-Ho, homopho