Montana Tea Party Leader Axed Over Comments Concerning Hanging Of Homosexuals

The president of Montana's Big Sky Tea Party Association has been fired from his leadership position following remarks made online that implied his support for the public hanging of homosexuals.

According to a report from the Helena Independent Record,
http://helenair.com/news/article_e0299ac8-ba42-11df-a560-001cc4c03286.html
former Big Sky Tea Party president Tim Ravndal had the following exchange posted on his Facebook profile back in July:

Tim Ravndal: "Marriage is between a man and a woman period! By giving rights to those otherwise would be a violation of the constitution and my own rights"


Keith Baker: "How dare you exercise your First Amendment Rights?"

Dennis Scranton: "I think fruits are decorative. Hang up where they can be seen and appreciated. Call Wyoming for display instructions."

Tim Ravndal: "@Kieth, OOPS I forgot this aint America no more! @Dennis, Where can I get that Wyoming printed instruction manual?"

Dennis Scranton: "Should be able to get info Gazette archives. Maybe even an illustration. Go back a bit over ten years."

The conversation was posted as a reaction to a recent ACLU lawsuit filed against the state of Montana
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/montana-same-sex-couples-sue-state-legal-protections-their-families
in order to secure greater rights for same-sex couples and their families, and appears to allude to the gruesome murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
who was tortured and tied to fencepost in Laramie in 1998. He later died from his injuries.

Another good Christian??

'Marriage is between a man and a woman period.'

Period? A man period? What?

Never mind the ceremony, this is a new biological event to me - whens it going to start happening to me, jeez, I only just got used to shaving????:)

shaving????...you do have some nice legs....show them off more often....

just wait for menopause to hit

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/08/is-male-menopause-a-real-thing/?xid=rss-politics-huffpo

HELENA, Mont. — Several members of a Montana tea party group have resigned after the association's president was dismissed over an exchange on Facebook that appeared to condone violence against gays.

The party issued a statement over the weekend saying the board voted to kick president Tim Ravndal out of the party.

During a Big Sky Tea Party Association meeting Tuesday, board member Tom Baird called the decision a "knee-jerk reaction" and said he was resigning. The Independent Record reports the group's secretary she would also resign, and several association members called for a new board.


guess this wasn't an isolated person who harbors these disgusting beliefs

Sounds like the TP are beginning to eat their youngB)-

I do a lot of Fly fishing in Montana, never ran into this guy.

It might if he uses it to gain.