Conservative Eye For The Cartoon Guy

At a black tie dinner attended by high-profile Republicans during inauguration week, James Dobson "came out" against the most threatening of characters: Sponge Bob Squarepants. I must admit, I'm not a fan (of James OR Bob) but I DO like that song Bob is being accused of doing his do to....you know, "We Are Family!" According to Dobson, Sponge Bob is actively recruiting the gay agenda in his new music video as he "gets down" (rhythmically, not sexually) with Pooh, the Rugrats, Barney, and my personal favorite, Bob The Builder.
The video is part of a tolerance project developed by the We Are Family Foundation, the leaders of which have suggested that Mr. Dobson has possibly made an error...confusing them with the website, "WeAreFamily" (waf.org), whose purpose is to provide support to gays and lesbians, particularly those who are youth.
In view of this information, Dobson's spokesfolk made their position clear: "We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids. It is a classic bait and switch." (Paul Batura, Focus on the Family)
And how is this insidious message being conveyed? By encouraging young people to take a pledge, a TOLERANCE pledge, which says:

Tolerance is a personal decision that comes from a belief that every person is a treasure. I believe that America's diversity is its strength. I also recognize that ignorance, insensitivity and bigotry can turn that diversity into a source of prejudice and discrimination.
To help keep diversity a wellspring of strength and make America a better place for all, I pledge to have respect for people whose abilities, beliefs, culture, race, sexual identity or other characteristics are different from my own.
(from Tolerance.org)

I find myself thinking of the parable Jesus told about the guy who threw the big wedding banquet to which his hoity-toity friends did not come:

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’" (Mt 22:8-13)

Beware, Mr. Dobson. Heaven might be a white tie event.