by Michael Foust, posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (16 years ago)
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--Hundreds rallied at the Oklahoma state capitol April 2 to show their support for Republican state Rep. Sally Kern, a Southern Baptist whose comments about homosexuality have drawn nationwide attention and even death treats.
The controversy began around March 7 when the Victory Fund, an organization dedicated to seeing homosexuals elected to public office at all levels, posted a video on YouTube with audio sound bytes of one of Kern's speeches where she stated her biblical views on homosexuality to about 20-30 Republicans. It has since been viewed more than 1 million times.
Supporters chanted "Sally! Sally! Sally!" and speakers stood in front of a sign reading, "We Stand With Sally Kern." Nearly 2,000 were in attendance, according to one estimate.
"This is not about me," Kern said at the rally, which spilled over from the first floor rotunda to the building's second and third floors. Read More