Here are the facts, as reported by the Post:
Howard Daniel, 44, a former Marine Corps Reservist, is openly gay and his been partnered for 22 years. He and his partner have lived in their home in Manassas for 10 years. Daniel works full time as a DBA and part time at a local hospital as a massage therapist. Since the Manassas City Council has recently granted a home business license for another therapist to open a studio in his home, Daniels thought he would follow suit.
His neighbors signed the petition in support and showed up at the hearing to support him. Problem was, there were a lot of people there not even from Daniel's neighborhood speaking out against it. According to the Post:
The vast majority of those who have mobilized against Daniel's application do no live on his street or even in his neighborhood. Many are affiliated with Manassas's All Saints Catholic Church.
One of Daniels' supporters has had his car graphittied with anti-gay messages.
VA has long stopped being the state for lovers. It's increasingly become a state for haters.
Here's the Catholic Church.
Of course, no email addresses for any of the priests, but the church secretary, Pat Colby, is listed: colby@allsaintsva.org.
I'm going to write the parish priest, the Rev. Robert C. Cilinski, through Ms. Colby, and ask him why members of his congregation are harassing a member of their community. Just what are they teaching over there at All Saints?
Why don't you all join me...if the congregation of All Saints can invade someone's neighborhood and prevent him from pursuing his dreams, we're perfectly in our rights to jump to his defense.
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