LAist: Karma Report: Focus On the Family Lays Off 20% of Its Workforce

GarySe7en

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:02:45 -0800

"Only 80% to go." Agreed.

samkim

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:07:29 -0800

i strongly dislke james dobson. and this is from a more conservative (is there such a thing?) laist-er

Johnny

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:29:37 -0800

Nicely stated Dan.

Dan Collins

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:21:40 -0800

Actually, cephyn, this layoff is the largest in a string of layoffs going back three years. It's not just a post-election phenomenon, but is a mismanaging funds phenomenon. It's also simply a business competition phenomenon--there's not a huge demand for Focus On the Family's DVD's now that fundie families can just buy Veggie Tales. And just to be clear, I am not personally equating being gay with butt sex, nor distilling the lifelong comfort of a same sex partnership into two guys doin' it. Here in the world of the sane, we all know that queer identity takes many forms, many of which are not male, and not all of which involve anal sex. However, I'm convinced that the discomfort fundamentalists feel specifically about the act of physical lovemaking between two men is what primarily drives their manic hatred of homosexuality, and it's this bigotry that drives them to obscure passages of the Bible in defense of their hate, and not the other way around.

db

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:04:42 -0800

I think butt sex is still illegal in Texas.

BingosDingo

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:55:34 -0800

I hear that some heteros enjoy butt sex too. So are they automatically deemed "gay" if they enjoy butt-sex? Maybe they should be restricted to civil-union too.

paul

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:51:38 -0800

Karma transfers over incarnations to individuals, not organizations. Also, gay marraige = butt sex? Profound.

cephyn

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:29:05 -0800

While this is seemingly a great karmic story, its really not. And I have no love for the organization, I think theyre terrible. But they always cut their workforce after elections. They get less money coming in during off years.

db

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:28:19 -0800

Only 80% to go.