Christians Hit Back At Apple For Blocking 'Anti-Gay' App

Leaders call for reinstatement of 'Manhattan Declaration':

Christian leaders are crying foul over Apple's decision to pull an iPhone app opposing gay marriage from its app store for being "offensive to large numbers of people."

Read the whole story: Leaders call for reinstatement of 'Manhattan Declaration'

Comments

[TechEnabled]

02:46 PM on 12/31/2010

Can you please show me in the Manhattan Declaration where it says or implies hate and or anti-gay?

[Jane66]

12:54 AM on 12/07/2010

Well, Apple receives around 10,000 app submissions per week, that's a being responsible attitude toward users~~I'll support Apple's decision.
Sexual immorality, LOL
BTW: why not develop some good apps like this free yet cool apps: Best free Christmas iPad Apps for download http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/best-free-christmas-ipad-apps-download.html

[imacmadman]

11:04 PM on 12/06/2010

This is why I do not support organized religion, they are just a bunch of hypocrites hiding behind a bible spreading hate and racism. They also regularly ignore their own tenets and commit the same crimes they rail against.

You can't have it both ways.

[superpeople]

09:27 PM on 12/06/2010

How about an app that advocates family values by saying African-Americans cannot marry Whites. Would that be OK? Or any other interracial marriages.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

07:42 PM on 12/06/2010

In case Inhofe was wondering why main stream people don't care for right wing Christians this is it, they can't mind there own business.

[zingdaddy]

07:24 AM on 12/06/2010

And the side-hug crowd goes on the warpath.

Look, if God cares so much about this, why doesn't He take care of it? I mean, what's the point of being omnipotent if you can't strike down evildoers you don't like en masse, at whim, or not create them in the first place? Why would He need acres of raving followers to do His dirty work for Him? Wouldn't one super-villain with a death ray do the trick? And if He's just toying with them and messing with the rest of us, well, what kind of God is that? Definitely one that does not deserve my worship.

[K August]

07:17 AM on 12/06/2010

" The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of the clergy " George Washington

[LeftLeanWing]

01:30 AM on 12/06/2010

And to think that this Conservative Christian Political Anti-Gay Movement was started by Miss Oklahoma 1958 second runner-up 1959 Miss America -----  ANITA BRYANT.----  who ended up having a gay son, divorced and bankrupt.

[ez duz it]

11:15 PM on 12/05/2010

Christian churches mobilize their money and flex their political muscle to effect legislation that denies Gay people the right to marry the person they love, serve with honesty in the armed forces and be protected from discrimination in the workplace because of their sexual orientation.

In that vein, Churches must surely understand and support the right of a private company to set its own marketing protocols.

I have to tip my hat to Apple in acknowledgment of their refusal to market goods or services that foment anti-Gay sentiment.

[urbannordic]

06:46 PM on 12/05/2010

Good for Apple....and I am perplexed as to why Christians needed this App in the first place...Can you imagine an App being allowed that aired the "disagreement" between religions....?!

[plazma]

04:28 PM on 12/05/2010

I love how the Christians will get on a company who doesnt h@te gays like they do... so much for that love thy fellow man and turn the other cheek... I guess that went out the window a long time ago

[Hopemonger38]

04:20 PM on 12/05/2010

In general, the media would serve the public well to differentiate among Christian groups and organizations. The word Christian in the headline is too sweeping and vague a term.

[LeftLeanWing]

12:25 AM on 12/06/2010

I agree.....

[zingdaddy]

07:05 AM on 12/06/2010

Good point.

[onionman]

12:42 PM on 12/05/2010

I think the bottom line here is that southern Christians have too much power and thus call the shots for American Christianity in general.

They seem to feel that since they can't legally marry their sisters and cousins, why should gays and lesbians be allowed to marry?

[Equinator]

10:52 AM on 12/05/2010

Don't worry Apple, these people are not really followers of Christ and won't meet you in heaven anyway.

[Mikeatle]

09:55 AM on 12/05/2010

I used to hate Christians, but, really, they aren't even worth hate anymore. They are irrelevant.

[Goff256]

12:13 PM on 12/05/2010

Apparently, I read a different bible than they did.

I read the version that talks about loving your neighbor, being kind to everyone, and generally being a good person.

[Valerie Tarico]

05:54 PM on 12/12/2010

I think you were reading selectively.