Saturday will mark the return of San Francisco's 25th annual "Folsom Street Fair". For those of you who aren't familiar with it, I think you should be. If anything, it will make you grateful for the ability to make reparation.
The Folsom Street Fair draws a crowd of over 350,000 annually, to the streets of San Francisco. All ages are welcome, and encouraged, to attend. It's been simply called a "Gay Pride Parade" but, it's much more than that.
The Folsom Street Fair promotes full nudity and public sex acts. If that isn't enough to convince you that something has gone terribly wrong, perhaps this will:
Is motivation behind the Folsom Street Fair, beginning to take shape? Let's solidify the image.
"In one instance that was particularly offensive to people of religious faith, during last year's festival, a female stripper was hoisted in a cage over a Roman Catholic Church during Mass."
Ridiculous. And, in case you're wondering why this type of activity isn't prohibited by the police, here is the answer:
"One San Francisco policeman told us that the police were instructed not to make arrests for indecency on the city streets, but merely to 'contain' the activity to the street fair, which encompassed several city blocks."
Does this seem absurd to anyone else, but me? James Dobson has a few thoughts on the matter, himself:
"This event distorts and degrades sexuality, which is a gift from God. While citizens in California can’t stop private sinful and disturbed sexual practices, they can speak out against this public event.For the police to turn a blind eye to these illegal and indecent displays of depravity, and the city's elected officials to 'celebrate' this sort of public obscenity, is unconscionable."
Since this is such a distortion of true love, life, and freedom, we thought that those of us living in the Culture of Life should take this opportunity, for a little prayer and fasting. Here's what we had in mind:
On Saturday, September 28th, we encourage the husbands and wives of Fiat and F.I.A.T. to offer reparation, for all that will be promoted and encouraged during the Folsom Street Fair. Here are a few suggestions to choose from.
Husbands:
-Take Saturday as a day to fast or abstain from meat, in reparation.
-Make a 15 minute "holy hour" in the middle of Friday night (in your home), for all those involved.
-Perform and act of Charity, on Saturday.
Wives:
-Pray a Rosary or a Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Saturday, as an act of reparation.
-Make a 15 minute "holy hour" in the middle of Friday night (in your home), for all those involved.
-Preform an act of Charity, on Saturday.
A little sacrifice, when done out of the love for Christ, can certainly go a long way. Whatever you choose to do, we encourage you all to use your marriages to sanctify our culture. For, what else are we called to image with our spouse, than the very relationship between Christ and the Church.
If you miss this opportunity on Saturday, please consider performing one of the above accts of reparation as soon as you read this post.
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