Conservatives chide GOP chair.The religious right has long advocated excluding openly gay Republicans from the GOP. But now the Family Research Council, a leading Christian conservative group, has taken that sentiment one step further, targeting Republican members of Congress who merely meet with the gay group the Log Cabin Republicans The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is a federated gay and lesbian political organization in the United States with state chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C. The group consists of gays and lesbians who are supporters of the Republican Party. . In FRC's February l0 newsletter, the Washington, D.C.-based group criticized Rep. Tom Davis, chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee, for "lending ... legitimacy to radical homosexual groups." Davis met with Log Cabin log cabin or log house, style of home typical of the American pioneer on the Western frontier of the United States in the great westward expansion after 1765. It was constructed with few tools, usually an axe or an adz and an auger. members from his northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. district in January. "We are delighted that Mr. Davis is listening to gay Republicans from his district," says Robert Kabel, chairman emeritus of the Log Cabin Republicans. "Davis has taken a position on behalf of inclusiveness, which is in the party's best interest. FRC FRC abbr. functional residual capacity FRC see functional residual capacity. is more interested in excluding people they disagree with than presenting a positive vision for the future of the GOP." |
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