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Agenda Alert — Midland Daily News’ new news editor: political science major who “lives in Midland with (his)… http://t.co/nz4yJobcHO

— Gary Glenn (@GaryGlennUS) March 22, 2015

While most people spent the last Sunday morning eating eggs and candy, Gary Glenn (R-Homophobe) Waited until the early morning to issue a statement that attempts to mimic an apology for his uncivilized, bullying behavior toward Midland Daily News editor, Tony Lascari. On March 22, 2015, Glenn issued an “agenda alert” on social media informing the world that the local newspaper had promoted a gay man to the editor position. A gay married man. A gay married man married to a man. Glenn decided this fact alone, despite Lascari’s impressive credentials stating otherwise, disqualified him for the job and the world had to know about it.

Gary Glenn’s supporters promised to cancel their subscription to the paper. What Glenn didn’t expect was the public outcry or media coverage condemning him for his attempt at forcing the Midland newspaper to reconsider their decision to promote Lascari to the position. So now we have the almost apology with a “Christ died for your sins” disclaimer:

To the editor:
I apologize for having publicly and unfairly prejudged Tony Lascari’s ability to fairly, impartially and professionally serve as news editor of the Midland Daily News. There is no evidence in your 10 years as an MDN reporter that you have used that position to advance any personal or political agenda.
My posting on Facebook of the article announcing your promotion — under the title “agenda alert” — was a snap judgment that was both thoughtless and inappropriate to my new position.
I also apologize to you and to my constituents for the uproar that has followed. The 60 seconds it took on a Sunday morning to thoughtlessly cut and paste an article to Facebook is not indicative of the focus of my time, attention and judgment as a legislator. Voters who supported me, and those who didn’t, deserve my best and most measured judgment — all the time. I’ll strive to demonstrate that over the totality of my time in service, that’s what you and they can expect.
Again, Tony, my sincere apology. I wish you, your staff and readers a Happy Easter, especially grateful this weekend in particular to have a Savior who died for and forgives all our transgressions.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Rep. Gary Glenn
Midland

In other words, “I’m sorry you’re a sinner and going to hell. Happy Easter!”

Today, the American Family Association submitted their amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States, arguing in favor of keeping Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage. Gary Glenn is President of the American Family Association in Michigan and helped write the state ban forbidding marriage for gay couples in 2004. He also believes that homosexuality should be criminalized

Gary Glenn is about as sorry for his “agenda alert”against Tony Lascari as he’s sorry for his fear-ridden hatred against all LGBT people. Perhaps Gary Glenn needs to remember Matthew 7:5 while he he takes that old-growth redwood tree out of his own eye.