Christians in Maine breathed a sigh of relief after the recent win on Question 1, believing that the people had finally spoken. Radical homosexual activists, on the other hand, took the defeat of same sex marriage as a green light for further political activism. The RECORD has learned that not long after the election, Equality Maine began preparing "Community Conversations" on the subject of same sex marriage. These "Community Conversations" will consist of discussion groups that will be held in major cities across Maine beginning in early December.

The pleasant-sounding name "Community Conversations" appeals to cherished values of community and democracy, yet the name, like the term 'gay marriage,' hides a very unpleasant reality. "Community Conversations" are not designed to let Mainers speak their mind or express a differing viewpoint.  Instead, such meetings are used to reinforce the views of the liberal establishment. 

Abroad, the United Nations makes frequent use of "Community Conversations" to promote family planning as part of a globalist agenda. At home, "Community Conversations" are used to convince the American public to accept diversity, women's rights, socialized medicine, and a host of other left-wing agenda items.

The format of the meetings requires the use of a malleable audience and a facilitator to guide the discussion along pre-set lines.  One author has described the ideal facilitator as "chameleon-like." The facilitator's role is to restate comments from the audience, subtly changing the remarks so that all comments from the audience seem consistent with the goals of the host organization. As one writer puts it:

"The best facilitator has unobtrusive chameleon-like qualities; gently draws group members into the process...and plays back group member statements in a distilling way that brings out more refined thoughts or explanations..."

In addition, many of the purportedly unbiased audience members are known  by the organizers in advance.  The net result is that an audience leaves the Community Conversation duped into believing that the facilitator's ideas are its own.

The term "facilitator" is taken from the field of Small Group Theory, a set of principles for changing public opinion pioneered by the sociologist Kurt Lewin. Lewin's Small Group Theory has been used over the past half-century to overcome America's resistance to liberal ideas such as diversity and homosexuality.

In 2006, The RECORD uncovered evidence that Small Group Theory was used to trick Westbrook parents into believing that proposed changes in the local sex-education curriculum were a grass-roots effort. The sex education changes, which included approval of same sex marriage and lessons in contraception for middle school students, were adopted verbatim from the national group SIECUS, which promotes a highly liberal view of human sexuality and sexual morality.  

The Community Conversations hosted by Equality Maine will have the two-fold purpose of building support for Equality Maine and creating the illusion  that Mainers are united in favor of homosexual marriage. While purporting to be community forums, these "Community Conversations" will be used to promote the homosexual agenda, perhaps in view of yet another referendum on same sex marriage.  

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