# The Closure of the "Father Solanus Casey Was A Living Saint Thread"

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**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-the-father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint-thread/968493/92 "2022-07-26T21:18:36Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> So give us a _clearly_ homophobic quote then?
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> Or is it just stuff that you do not like?

It was already linked upthread, but here is the warning and topic ban.

> [@Kudos To Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-elton-john/963951/8):
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> Moderating: This is unabashed backhanded hate speech, in my view. The notion that simply because a man is gay, he is destined to become infected with HIV, is offensive and wrong. I find it more egregious because you attempted to couch your assertion in “friendly” speech. No warning this time, but it is noted that you have a history of starting such threads. I strongly urge you to stop doing this. Further action may follow here after consultation with other MPSIMS staff. This thread will …

Should someone who is gay get a pass to post stuff like this? I don’t know, but in an online forum for reasons that should surely be obvious we cannot let people post homophobic crap based on unsubstantiated _claims_ that they are gay themselves.

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