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NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 07:33 AM Jun 2017

Christian Activist: We Must Trademark the Rainbow Because Gays Have Raped It

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/29/christian-activist-we-must-trademark-the-rainbow-because-gays-have-raped-it/




Christian Activist: We Must Trademark the Rainbow Because Gays Have “Raped” It
June 29, 2017 by Hemant Mehta

Linda Harvey, an anti-gay activist with the group Mission America, has a long history of saying despicable things. She believes teaching tolerance for LGBTQ people is akin to the “grooming a pedophile does before molesting a child.” She even wrote a book that takes into account absolutely nothing that we know about LGBTQ people and perpetuates her own bigotry. Naturally, she believes she’s on the “right side of history.”

Her latest Jesus-inspired rant? She thinks Christians should copyright the rainbow because those damn LGBTQ people have “raped” it.

Quote:

But the sweet rainbow image has been violated, raped by the deluded and fraudulent, and it now serves too often as a garish signpost for slavery to grave homosexual sin.

Yet millions are being misled by this wicked movement, and it’s especially heartbreaking that so many are children and teens. I wonder if perhaps it’s time for believers to claim the rainbow again, by legal means if we could.

Can we trademark the rainbow? Of course, it’s probably impossible and perhaps even inappropriate.

An appropriate rainbow for the “LGBTQ” sin identity front would look very different, featuring colors like brown, puce, mauve, gray and black — lots and lots of black.

Depressing, uninspiring, empty, leading nowhere. Satan’s banner.

Endquote:

I always appreciate when Christians tell everyone the Good News…



Source Article:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/linda-harvey-wonders-if-christians-can-trademark-the-rainbow-to-prevent-it-from-being-raped-by-lgbtq-activists/
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Christian Activist: We Must Trademark the Rainbow Because Gays Have Raped It (Original Post) NeoGreen Jun 2017 OP
Oh back off! You have your crosses to protect you from "the Gay". no_hypocrisy Jun 2017 #1
1. She has no idea how trademarks work. 2. Since when is slavery bad??? DetlefK Jun 2017 #2
Lots and Lots of black.... LakeArenal Jun 2017 #3
The religion of mean and ignorant. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #4
This is the second stupidest thing I've ever read. defacto7 Jun 2017 #5
Raping a rainbow is no mean feat I tells ya...nt uriel1972 Jun 2017 #6
Just below raping a lightning bolt rurallib Jun 2017 #7
What're you sellin', lady? Iggo Jul 2017 #8
Strange as it seems Cartoonist Jul 2017 #9
No matter how bad some rando atheist may act Lordquinton Jul 2017 #10

DetlefK

(16,455 posts)
2. 1. She has no idea how trademarks work. 2. Since when is slavery bad???
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 07:53 AM
Jun 2017

1. To trademark something, you must prove that the design is related to your corporate identity and that it is in active use. For example, T-Mobile has trademarked a certain shade of pink, because their corporate logo is a "T" in that color. But there is no christian imagery that uses a rainbow.

2. The Bible say slavery is good.

3. What about other religions? The norse religion also has the rainbow as a religious symbol: the bridge from Midgard to Asgard

LakeArenal

(29,808 posts)
3. Lots and Lots of black....
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 09:06 AM
Jun 2017

Black as her heart. Satan's banner... the all powerful god sure missed the boat on that Satan thing....

defacto7

(13,610 posts)
5. This is the second stupidest thing I've ever read.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:56 PM
Jun 2017

The first being that god is a roll model for kids.

Iggo

(48,271 posts)
8. What're you sellin', lady?
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 11:17 AM
Jul 2017

trade·mark
ˈtrādˌmärk/
noun
noun: trademark; plural noun: trademarks

1.
a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Cartoonist

(7,532 posts)
9. Strange as it seems
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 03:33 PM
Jul 2017

You can own a color. Heidelberg owns that ugly shade of green. With today's court, I suppose they could claim the bible as first use. It would be quite a road to get there, and they'd be laughed at every step of the way.

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