Nikki takes heat from listeners

Posted by Nikki Montgomery on

I blogged about the Million Moms group up in arms about Ellen DeGeneres being in another commercial. They are against it simply because she's gay and I think that's spreading a message of hate to our young people and I don't think that's right. You can see the commercial, read a quote from their website about it and read my own comments here.

This morning we talked about it on the air and we had a ton of comments on both sides. The people who sided with the Million Moms were respectful in their arguments stating that they have as much right to stand against gays as Ellen has to be gay.

There were, however, a couple of comments siding with Million Moms that I felt were disrespectful and hurtful toward me specifically.

This first one was a text:

Yes Nikki you are hating on them. They are standing up for truth and have the right to freedom of speech. Why is it that those who speak out to change a way from moral values are seen as exercising their freedom of speech and those who stand up for Truth and God's law are said to be haters. I am done listening to your station. Tired of all this garbage on the air. Nikki needs stop thinking her opinions are fact. No wonder Lee left.
The next was posted on our Bryan and Nikki Facebook wall:
Nikki,
So sad that you are Discriminatory and Hateful :( , I am a anti gay person, because of my religious belief's. And because of that you call me hateful and discriminatory? I didn't say I hated gay's. or that I wouldn't give them a job.. I just don't believe in their sexual orientation. "Love the sinner Hate the sin" And I pray for them also, because I believe in God. So that makes me hateful?? as you said on your radio show this morning? Amazing how we can twist things to the way we believe isn't it. Why can't people keep their sexual orientation to themselves? Why do I need to know that? Thank You & God Bless

I do not believe the word hate should ever be used in reference to a person. I was raised in a household where we were not allowed to even use the word. I did say that I hate the message that this group is delivering. I hate that by saying these things they are spreading hate. The fact that they use religion as a defense for their argument makes me sad because the message I take from my religion is love and forgiveness not hate.

I apologize if I offended anyone today, but I do not take back anything I said.

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