This is really just another version of the Westboro Baptist Church.
A small, entirely insignificant group, representitive of no-one other than themselves, starts an offensive rant, based upon nothing more than their own point of view, yet gains national and internation attention because a few treat is as important.
Who needs enemies? We do it to ourselves.
The arguments presented by these people are not simply specious, they are ignorant, illinformed, unscientific and baseless. Yet they are being countered as if they are more significant than deliverately provokative and offensive.
The rants by Ablow on Fox have, at least the merit, that they are sufficiently vague as to suggest that, backed by his claims to be medically qualified, they might have some intellectual interest. But these people are making statements that contradict even the most basic science available. It's a mental illness. Therefore treatable. Therefore a cure will be to remove the need to transision. The boy doesn't (seem to) have a father, therefore that will make him a homosexual.
Like most people, I am aware of many who hold strange views of what is acceptable. There are people who don't think that some political parties should be permitted. Here in the UK, there are many who don't think certain football teams should exist. Again, like most people, before I get myself into any sort of lather about strange views, I ask myself, a fundimental question. Is this important?
In the case of the Family Research Council, I have to say, no.
