Dr. James Holsinger, the nominee to be the next surgeon general, is facing tough questions from gay rights groups that say his religious beliefs will prevent him from being a fair public health advocate."Neutral," of course, for a liberal, means, "on my side".
Chief among their concerns are unfavorable decisions for homosexuals that Holsinger made as an official for the United Methodist Church, a position paper he wrote in 1991 that said homosexuality is not "complementary" physically, and therefore leads to greater chance of disease and injury, and his role in the establishment of a Kentucky church in 2000.
Holsinger, a cardiologist, was Kentucky's top public health official, and also was chancellor of the University of Kentucky's medical center. In his nomination, President Bush said one of Holsinger's focuses would be on preventing obesity, something he was praised for in his state role back home.
Bryan Hopping, 30, is a third-year medical student who is gay and has been watching the issue since Holsinger's May 24 nomination. He said based on what he knows about the man, Holsinger should not be the surgeon general.
"He has a lot of explaining to do," said Hopping, who also is the spokesman of the Tauro University Gay Straight Alliance in Vallejo, Calif. "Anything short of condemnation [of his previous positions on homosexuality] really, I don't think will satisfy me. Really, the [1991] paper is totally offensive. ... He's willing to twist scientific knowledge ... towards a certain agenda, that he's not neutral."
Once again, liberals are happy to apply religious tests to office holding, and punish those who tell the truth about them. They will suppress Christianity given the opportunity.
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