(Warning: graphic images and descriptions are included)
Well, the LGBTQ movement--the Sodomy Movement-- is now the singular enemy of the "Culture of Life" in Oklahoma, as Pope John Paul II once called it. Abortion now being banned here, praise God!!!
They're wanting all of your kids--i.e. all future adults--indoctrinated to believe homosexuality, homosexual relations, trans-genderism, and therefore rejection of traditional Biblical moral teaching on sexuality, are normal, good, and upright. Something to be celebrated every year in downtown Tulsa with rainbows, balloons, and pop music.
The end goal therefore is the destruction of traditional Christian chastity, marriage, the family, and in general a Christian society founded on the moral teachings of the Bible. Their agenda not being just about us accepting their unnatural attraction to the same gender.
But guess what, per Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas yesterday, leader of the conservative majority in the Court, you guys and gals' unconstitutional "right" to "homosexual marriage" (a contradiction in terms) is next up. By the miracle of God's grace, Roe was overturned yesterday. By the same grace, I anticipate LGTQism, something now radicalized and forced upon our institutions, and children, to soon enough be pushed back into the closet where it belongs. That is, that Oklahoma will be able to re-ban "homosexual marriage," and stop the radical brainwashing of the youth.
At least in states like Oklahoma.
This is why Catholics gathered today in downtown Tulsa to protest peacefully and prayerfully the pro-Sodomy parade. Tulsa has for decades been a mecca for homosexuals, for some odd reason, especially the downtown area and nearby neighborhoods. Beneath the surface of happy rainbows, and kids passing out candy at the annual "Pride" parade (a dozen little boys popped wheelies on their mini-motorbikes at last year's parade), is a dark sub-culture of legal and moral rebellion, anti-sociality, drug and alcohol addiction, ridiculous radical leftist wokism opposed to conservative Christianity (basically everything outside of the leftist enclave of downtown Tulsa), and sexual debauchery that would scandalize even Hugh Hefner.
Not as the exception, but as the norm.
The so-called "Oklahomans for Equality" organization downtown organized this shameful event. An email was sent them asking for assurances that there would be no harassment, anti-Christian bigotry, sexual harassment, public sexual indecency, or other criminal acts at the parade, and asking for a return email. No email was returned.
Catholics nonetheless met at the parking lot of Holy Family cathedral in downtown, a block from the main drag (pun intended) of the parade northbound up Boston Avenue. One sign read "Pray and Fast." Crucifixes were held high, including one statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Frequent calls out to people in the parade included "God loves you," "Repent of your sin," "Come back to Christ," and the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer. Several times Catholic protesters had to say "Please stop using profanity," "Please dress modestly," "Please do not resort to harassment," "Please stop throwing things at us." Crazy times we live in.
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At one point a group of young Catholic men joined the group, holding rosaries. They were marching together up and down the sidewalk of the parade visibly praying the rosary.
What ensued for one hour was something straight out of hell. A sight to behold. As the crucifix of Our Lord, and statue of Our Lady, were held high pointed very directly at the parade, repeatedly, one after another, groups and individual floats would slow down and passive aggressively mock and ridicule the Catholics protesting prayerfully and peacefully, exercising their First Amendment rights.
It was as if they were marching forward giddy and celebratory, then when seeing a crucifix held high, and a Christian message on a sign, for about 50 feet of the parade turned into demons screeching in horror. Until they passed by, to be greeted by all the leftist mothers with their little kids, clapping for the drag queens.
All done by the protesters in accord with municipal, state, federal, natural, divine, and eternal law. The tone was more St. John the Baptist, than Mother Teresa. This being a demonic culture war that needs to be engaged head on in the public square. By men. With the Bill of Rights in one hand, and a rosary in the other.
Many times protesters heard yells at them of "F-ck you," "Go to hell," given the middle finger several times, and the like. Repeatedly, at least ten times, members of the parade tried to forcefully and manipulatively give the Catholic protesters condoms, candy, and pro-homosexuality stickers, each time the protesters first making it clear they did not want it, yet they kept trying to push it on them. Going so far a few times to forcefully and angrily throw condoms and candy at them., littering the street and sidewalk.
At one point a man dressed in drag, dancing on tall stilts, walked over to the protesters, on the stilts, leaning down laughing, blocking their signs, turning around to have his picture taken with them. The crowd erupted in jubilant laughter. They weren't laughing in celebration of diversity.
They were laughing at the Catholics standing in prayer.
The Catholic protesters stayed calm, but engaged their enemy saying "We are praying for you," "Please stop throwing things at us," and the like. The entire exchange was recorded.
At the end of the parade, the last group holding a banner was "Oklahomans for Equality," with signs indicating they were the organizers. They were the ones emailed before the event. One protester waved down one of their organizers as he passed in the parade, the very organization sponsoring the event each year -- with the blessing of the City of Tulsa officials, and Channel 6 news -- and explained how they had been harassed by members of their parade for an hour, asking that next year their organization prevent this.
He responded laughing in a mocking tone "Yeah, okay, whatever," immediately walking away. This was recorded. One of the official organizers of the Tulsa Pride Parade received a report in person of harassment by members of the parade, against Christian protesters, responding with mockery and diregard of their legal rights.
Clearly, the Tulsa Pride Parade, and the Oklahomans for Equality, cannot be trusted to provide a safe, legal environment downtown, free of harassment, sexual indecency, anti-Christian bigotry, and uncivil behavior. That is from formal members registered with, and participating within the parade itself.
Many, many participants were dressed and acting in a sexually lewd manner. Female breasts hanging out of shirts. Mid rifts coming up to the breasts, and showing parts of the groin area. Sexually provocative dancing. Sexually provocative "kisses" "blown" in mockery at these Christians exercising their civil rights peacefully. Not to mention several drag queens with their buttocks exposed.
Two men were dressed as nuns, mocking the Catholic Church, nuns, and by extension all Christians and believers. And Tulsans who believe public assemblies like this must be civil.
There being city laws against public sexual indecency, and against 'hate crimes" of harassment even against conservative Christian protesters.
One girl proudly held up a sign that said "F*ck Christians," and pointed it at the protesters yelling in anger. The phrase "F*ck Christians" being an aggressive, threatening statement based on anti-Christian bigotry, pointed aggressively at a Christian in public. At a "gay pride" parade in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Another girl danced by dressed as a devil, wearing large red demon wings.
Other than this group of Catholics, no other Catholic or Evangelical groups were seen up and down the street. For this reason, the crowd in the parade, as it danced and pranced down our city's streets, flaunting their indecency and irreverence, in essence protesting what most Oklahomans hold as sacred, took out their mockery, sarcasm, and harassment, on Catholic Christians standing peacefully on a sidewalk exercising their constitutional right to free speech.
At least one float held up a huge "Black Lives Matter" sign, with the BLM logo, promoting a radical leftist organization, responsible for violent protests across America, and reportedly embezzling millions of donors' money.
An 18-wheeler Walmart truck was next in line, sporting rainbow balloons. Walmart now being a business Christians need to try boycotting. Along with American Airlines, Amazon, etc, as part of the LGBTQ parade.
Last year, the Tulsa "Pride" event featured a band whose name included "Crystal Meth." Let's repeat that. The Tulsa Pride Parade, endorsed by the City, in the choice of bands, choosing a band with that name, was in essence promoting the illegal and destructive use of Meth to children in the crowd. You can't make this stuff up.
This downtown Tulsa, LGBTQ community is, by the way, supported by Catholic Mayor Bynum, who gleefully cut the ribbon inaugurating a downtown street now named "Pride street." A man once taught by his Church that the act of homosexuality is one of the sins that cries out to God for vengeance. You can accuse me of a hate crime for saying that, but I'm not the one who said it. God Almighty said it.
Mayor Bynum, with all due respect, when will you put a stop to this in our city?
And by the way, less than 100 feet away, a police officer sat in their car, with close sight of the protesters. There being not one irregular, nor uncivil, nor angry word or gesture from the Catholic, Christian protesters, the entire time, obeying all laws, the officer chose not to approach those in the parade to prevent any harassment. Where there should be equality when it comes to the First Amendment right to assembly and protest, there was a double standard for protecting/tolerating certain leftist radicals in the parade while neglecting the rights of ordinary citizens obeying the law.
One Catholic protester rightfully commented that hopefully a seed was planted in some people's minds that night. Since they had protested peacefully, in contrast to the behavior they had been subjected to. Hopefully someone with right mind enough to contrast the difference one day, by God's grace, will convert from that lifestyle back to God's laws.
It was a glorious witness, and something planned for next year's Tulsa Shame Parade. Praise God. Of the thousands of participants within the parade, if even a handful one day converts to chastity and Christ, in part due to this firm but charitable witness, it will be a victory.
Even if not, the simple bearing witness to Christ's Truth, in this holy crusade against the "Culture of Death," as John Paul II put it, was itself a victory, because it gave praise and honor to the Holy Trinity, the author of all Truth and Life.