After two decades of non-stop, unrelenting pro-homosexual propaganda, the public perception of the homosexual subculture is now set in stone. Most people view the homosexual rights movement as a normal part of the mainstream, a welcome part of our diverse society which is itself loving, tolerant, and accepting of differing viewpoints.

But there is an unseen undercurrent of anti-Christian sentiment which occasionally bubbles to the surface. One victim of anti-Christian intolerance, a pro-family activist from Lewiston, has compared the homosexual rights movement to a dormant volcano, placid on the exterior, but raging on the inside, and ready to erupt at any moment.

No matter how one views the gay rights movement, one thing is clear. The movement is astoundingly powerful, and has the power to crush anyone who disagrees with their agenda. Object proof of this was presented to the people of Maine last week, when a reporter for the Waterville Sentinel was fired for sending an email which dared to state the truth about the homosexual rights movement.  The gist of the message, sent to the nation's largest homosexual rights organization, was "We're not the haters, you are."

Tolerance and respect is very much a matter of deeds and actions, not pious sounding phrases; and the recent actions of the gay rights movement in Maine speak for themselves.  The aftermath of the vote on same sex marriage unleashed a spectacle heretofore not seen in Maine. Immediately following the loss on election night, Jesse Connolly, the leader of the No on 1 campaign, proclaimed, “We will not quit until we know where every single one of these votes lives.” His remark could be interpreted in various ways, but many heard it as a threat of physical intimidation against voters. Later that week, a death threat against Mike Heath was phoned in to the League headquarters in Augusta; and later that same day, a raucous protest march was held in Portland, as protestors chanted obscenities and closed off one lane of traffic on Congress Street.

A little more than one month after the vote, the homosexual rights movement is blaming organized religion for their loss. Their anger is directed mainly at Catholics and Evangelicals; and anti-Christian remarks are rippling through the movement. A series of photos published online mock the leaders of the pro-family movement, and savage the Catholic Church in a vile and obscene fashion. Many of the images used are sacrilegious, and belittle Dr. James Dobson, Tony Perkins, local leaders of the pro-family movement, and the Pope.  The mildest of these images, by far, is shown above.

Anti-Catholic bigotry is even being heard at public meetings hosted by gay rights organizations. At one recent meeting hosted by Equality Maine, an audience member was heard to say that the referendum vote on gay marriage was lost because of the heavy Catholic vote in the Lewiston area. Another audience member quickly chimed in that the way to win gay marriage was to "Shut down the Catholic Church."

These attacks on religion are indeed troubling, but no action of the same sex marriage movement is as disturbing as the firing of the reporter at the Waterville Sentinel. The press is charged with safe-guarding the free and open exchange of information in a democratic society. Political correctness is unfortunate when used against those in academia or the private sector, but it is absolutely intolerable when used to squelch the press, since then the effort to enforce the acceptance of homosexuality and gay marriage becomes an attack on the public and its cherished democratic institutions.