Apple Deletes Anti-Gay Marriage Manhattan Declaration App
PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 26, 2010
The Manhattan Declaration app is a mobile version of the manifesto
Supporters of marriage equality called the app's inclusion a double
standard, because Apple has previously rejected gay-inclusive apps.
In responding to the controversy, the group insisted that it loves gay
men and lesbians.
“Christians love homosexuals, straight people, women who have had
abortions, nuns and everyone else with equal dignity,” the group said
in a blog post at its website. “But we also love God and our religious
tradition above public approval and political correctness.”
The free app included the 4,700 word document, which users were
asked to electronically sign, and a four-question survey. One question
asks, “Do you support same-sex relationships?” Users who answer
“yes” are told that they have replied incorrectly.
Supporters of the document include Tony Perkins, president of the
Family Research Council (FRC), a group recently labeled a hate
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