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United States: Jamiel Terry is the adopted son of Randall Terry, best known for his leadership of the anti-abortion terror group Operation Rescue. These days, Randall has been campaigning against civil rights for homosexuals. So it comes as no surprise to the residents at Prattle Towers to learn that Jamiel just came out, much to the distress of his good, Christian father:
I am still in a state of shock; I have been grieving for days. My son, Jamiel Terry, was paid $5,000 by Out magazine (to appear April 20, 2004, on newsstands) to write a story about being Randall Terry's homosexual son. I pray my following words help other grieving parents and serve as a warning to moms and dads of small children to be unflinchingly and unashamedly diligent to protect their children from predators, and bring a reality check to those exploiting my son.
It seems that his son is a screaming stereotype, too. Surely Randall must have guessed?
Jamiel is incredibly gifted. He is articulate and handsome. He sings like an angel, he plays the piano, he's a great cook, and he's a great debater... People like him. I love him. I've poured 16 years of my life into him.
After complaining at length about financial discussions within the family, Randall has the audacity to whinge He sold out our family's privacy and private discussions for cold cash. Can you imagine a family member doing that to you?
Presumably giving it away for free to a fundie website is okay. My prodigal son, the homosexual—World Net Daily, 9th April 2004 (via Ex-Gay Watch).
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1: Posted by: Feòrag | April 16, 2004 10:35 AM
Maurice makes this delightful comment on the Stonewall Democrats coverage of this story:
Indeed.
2: Posted by: Tom Morris | April 16, 2004 1:30 PM
The message that he would be sending out is pretty consistent with other attempts at logic by fundamentalists. (Love the site, by the way!)
3: Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | April 16, 2004 1:42 PM
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
4: Posted by: A Voice of Sanity | September 5, 2008 7:49 AM
His adopted daughter was abandoned by him after having a child while unmarried - despite Terry's claims that "the family must help these women".
Mr. Terry's critics also say many donors who receive the fundraising letters are likely to assume that the proceeds of the Terry Family Trust benefit Mr. Terry's four oldest children, along with Cindy Terry, his wife of 19 years. Instead, the Terry Family Trust is to help Mr. Terry get back into ministry and to benefit his infant son and his second wife, the former Andrea Kollmorgan. She was 22 and served as Mr. Terry's personal assistant during his failed 1998 New York congressional campaign. In August 1999, Mr. Terry left Cindy Terry, and obtained a divorce in November 2000. He married Miss Kollmorgan seven months later.
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