2 Apr 2013 11:45 am
Dave Agema, Michigan Republican National Committeeman, Refuses To Resign, Posts More Anti-Gay Remarks On FacebookLess than one week after posting a controversial article condemning the "filthy" lifestyle of "homosexuals," Michigan Republican Dave Agema has once again taken to Facebook to voice his opinion on the LGBT community, warning his Republican colleagues that accepting "this lifestyle" in the party's platform will "cause great harm to society."Responding to a petition posted on Facebook calling for Republican leaders to adopt "a more inclusive tone," Agema -- a Michigan Republican National Committeeman -- refused, writing, "the homosexual community is pushing same sex marriage which will be taught in schools as an alternative lifestyle."Brad Fingeroot, the Oakland County Young Republican who posted the petition, thanked Agema for engaging in the discussion, but asked that the former state lawmaker "keep the smut on the sidelines."Agema, in response, accused Fingeroot of “trying to change” the Republican Party's long standing principles."I can send you reems (sic) of studies showing the negative health affects (sic) of this lifestyle," Agema wrote. "Instead you would have us accept it, teach it to our kids, include it in our platform and cause great harm to society.""The people of America have the right to know what lays ahead if the Supreme Court rules the wrong way," Agema continued. "You want to change the landscape of our party in a direction that had not been accepted for over 230 years. I'm trying to maintain or (sic) platform."Agema's most recent anti-gay Facebook remarks come just two days after he appeared on Michigan's WWMT Newschannel 3 to distance himself from the article he posted last Wednesday attacking the LGBT community.When pressed by WWMT on whether he agreed with the article's claim that gays and lesbians account for a high percentage (50%) of murders, suicides and diseases, Agema responded, "I not only believe it, it's substantiated by several different articles and studies. That's just a fact."Although Agema is refusing to resign from his post as a Michigan Republican National Committeeman -- claiming that calls for his resignation are a "joke" -- members of his party are continuing to press Agema to step down.Read more at link in title.So......how's that rebranding effort working out for you, Reince?