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While We’re On The Subject, The Orlando Magic’s Owner Is Vehemently Opposed To Gay Rights…
by Jake O'Donnell | 5:55 pm, April 29th, 2014





Richard DeVos considers himself a prototypical Christian of sorts, who seeks to reunite two long divided Protestant sects. DeVos is very religious, and lives his life by the word of the Christian Reformed Church, which should mean something like “we are all God’s children and in this thing together.” Apparently not. Judging by this interview, the billionaire Agway co-founder selects his acts of charity for people he deems deserving. Read what he told mLive back in 2009, and let it slosh around in that skull of yours for a while.
[mLive] Q: You gave $100,000 to the effort to defeat the recognition of gay marriage in Florida. Why did you choose to put money behind that cause?
A: Because I believe in it. That’s just a sacred issue of respecting marriage. It was not an anti-gay thing.
I have been hung in effigy by the gay community for a long time, from when I was on President Reagan’s first AIDS commission…
From that point on, that’s when they were hanging me in effigy because I wasn’t sympathetic to all of their requests for special treatment. Because at that time it was always somebody else’s fault. And I said, “You are responsible for your actions, too, you know. Conduct yourself properly,” which is a pretty solid Christian principle. You’ve got to take responsibility for your actions. It went from there to a series of requests for special treatment…
…Call [gay marriage] something else. Call it anything you want to. But marriage is a sacred document, OK? A sacred sacrament in the church and in the world. Don’t mess with it.
Go do something else. I deal with a lot of wonderful gay people. I hire a lot of them. I use a lot of them. I respect them. They’re terrific. I am good friends with them. But you live your life the way you want to live and I’ll live mine and I won’t stick my nose in yours. But don’t keep trying to change things. That’s all.
His insistence that gay folks shouldn’t “keep trying to change things” sounds like the most callous, simple, and ignorant way to view the issue of gay rights — something he also deems “favors.” Because “helping thy neighbor” is “special treatment” when it comes to laws enacted to deter hate crimes, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and workplace discrimination.
Hey, this isn’t nearly the same thing as Donald Sterling’s recorded hate-rant. It is, however, food for thought when discussing the NBA as a place for everyone, vis-a-vis the opinions held by the owners.
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The title is BS. He's not anti-gay rights.

"I deal with a lot of wonderful gay people. I hire a lot of them. I use a lot of them. I respect them. They’re terrific. I am good friends with them."

Just because you don't believe in gay marriage, doesn't mean you are "anti gay rights."
 

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The title is BS. He's not anti-gay rights.

"I deal with a lot of wonderful gay people. I hire a lot of them. I use a lot of them. I respect them. They’re terrific. I am good friends with them."

Just because you don't believe in gay marriage, doesn't mean you are "anti gay rights."

thank you. you can close this thread now.
 

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Uncle Festering,

Nobody even mentioned the fact that DeVos is worth BILLIONS and made most of that as a kingpin of the largest pyramid scheme ever known to man (Amway Corporation).
 

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Adding WNBA == many many anti gay members --NOT

So NBA to black is as WNBA is to gay.
 

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The title is BS. He's not anti-gay rights.

"I deal with a lot of wonderful gay people. I hire a lot of them. I use a lot of them. I respect them. They’re terrific. I am good friends with them."

Just because you don't believe in gay marriage, doesn't mean you are "anti gay rights."

The article makes it pretty clear that he's against gays right to marry. So the title seems ok to me unless you just don't like the fact that they used "vehemently."
 
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The article makes it pretty clear that he's against gays right to marry. So the title seems ok to me unless you just don't like the fact that they used "vehemently."

Well, he (and I) would argue that gays should be able to have civil unions, but don't change the centuries old definition of marriage. So, if you're for civil unions, does that mean you are "against gay rights?" I think not.
 

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While this kind of thinking is completely insane (although that did not matter to Mozilla)..... this is a perfect example of the "slippery slope" the NBA is creating for itself here. I will definitely get a little kick out of seeing the other owners hoisted by their own petard in the future. Live by the sword and die by the sword. They better watch their telephone conversations because if I was Sterling I would have investigators recording and digging up dirt on everyone of them as we speak.
 

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Well, he (and I) would argue that gays should be able to have civil unions, but don't change the centuries old definition of marriage. So, if you're for civil unions, does that mean you are "against gay rights?" I think not.

Not looking to argue but I guess I have a more simplistic view. If he is against gays rights to marry, he is at least "against one gay right." I agree he certainly doesn't come across as homophobic or hating gay people though.
 

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I heard Elton John wants to buy the team
 

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Uncle Festering,

Nobody even mentioned the fact that DeVos is worth BILLIONS and made most of that as a kingpin of the largest pyramid scheme ever known to man (Amway Corporation).

pyramid :ohno:
google "direct marketing"
 

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pyramid :ohno:
google "direct marketing"

They call it a "Binary" system now......still a pyramid when you break it down.
 

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The title is BS. He's not anti-gay rights.

"I deal with a lot of wonderful gay people. I hire a lot of them. I use a lot of them. I respect them. They’re terrific. I am good friends with them."

Just because you don't believe in gay marriage, doesn't mean you are "anti gay rights."

What the hell does "I use a lot of them" mean?
 

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They call it a "Binary" system now......still a pyramid when you break it down.


I did leave out scheme in the reply

Had to google Binary System lol I had never heard of that one before

isnt almost everything a pyramid?

NBA:

head coach
assistant coaches
starting 5
rest of the team

or how about regular company?

president or ceo
vice presidents
regional or district managers
store manager
assistant manager
employees

even schools

principal
vice principals
office people
teachers
students
 

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