{"id":7030,"date":"2010-06-16T22:52:58","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T02:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2010-06-16T22:52:58","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T02:52:58","slug":"holier-than-thou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/16\/holier-than-thou\/","title":{"rendered":"Holier than thou."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His &#8220;we&#8221; doesn&#8217;t include me.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.godanriver.com\/gdr\/news\/opinion\/letters_to_the_editor\/danville_letters\/article\/of_gaysmarijuana_laws_and_perriello\/22040\" target=\"_blank\">Of gays,marijuana laws and Perriello<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is clear that open homosexuality in our military will bring a reproach to our fighting force. It is also well-known that the homosexual movement has a far-reaching agenda and we are only aiding them in achieving their perverted goals by approving them for active military duty.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Clear to who? Riiiiiiight. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brother&#8221; Chad Branch is the pastor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.victorybaptistdanville.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victory Baptist Church<\/a>. 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