Via Pam’s House Blend… The jackass artistic director of a California music theater who donated money in support of Proposition 8 has made a statement…

I understand that my choice of supporting Proposition 8 has been the cause of many hurt feelings maybe even betrayal. It was not my intent. I honestly had no idea that this would be the reaction. I chose to act upon my belief that the traditional definition of marriage should be preserved. I support each individual to have rights and access and I understood that in California domestic partnerships come with the same rights that come with marriage.

I definitely do not support any message or treatment of others that is hateful or instills fear. This is a highly emotional issue. I have now had many conversations with friends and colleagues and I now have a better idea of what the discrimination issues are, how deeply felt these issues are and I am deeply saddened that my acting upon my religious convictions has been devastating to those I love and admire… I am deeply sorry for any harm or injury I have caused.

Intent.  Intent.  "It was not my intent."  What it was, was one-thousand dollars. 

So just how do you support forcibly divorcing devoted, loving couples, without intending harm?  So you’ve had "many conversations with friends and colleagues", have you?  And now you "have a better idea of what the discrimination issues are", do you?  Swell.  Just swell.  But you couldn’t have talked with those "friends" and "colleagues" about this first could you.  You took a thousand dollars of money you earned on the backs of their talent, and you cut their ring fingers off with it, and now you’re telling them you didn’t mean any harm.

Is it a conscience you’re missing, or a brain?  How would you feel if all your "friends" and "colleagues" voted to undo your marriage?   Your religious convictions, was it?  That would be the religion that said, Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You?  That religion?

Intent.  Intent.  If the road to heaven is paved with the hopes and dreams of your "friends" and "colleagues", you can’t say you didn’t intend to walk over them to get there.  You knew what you were doing.  You just didn’t think other people’s hearts mattered more then paradise.  But what paradise did you think you were walking toward, whose road was paved with other people’s hopes and dreams of love?  Are you a greedy bastard for Christ, or just an idiot?

[Update...]  Apparently…he has now quit his position at the theater.  I guess he had to have figured all those "friends" and "colleagues" just wouldn’t work with him anymore after this.  One thousand dollars isn’t pocket change. 

Oh…and apparently his sister is a lesbian "in a committed relationship".   Nice guy.