New York City is, of course, the warm beating heart of American liberalism, a place fairly awash with open-mindedness and tolerance.(The Week)(Brief Article) From: National Review | Date: December 8, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

* New York City is, of course, the warm beating heart of American liberalism, a place fairly awash with open-mindedness and tolerance. Isn't it? Not necessarily. Back in 2000, the Rev. Kristopher Okwedy, a Nigerian-born pastor, bought space on two Staten Island billboards and filled them with a Biblical verse: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (Lev. 18:22). This brought a sharp response from the then-president of the borough, Republican Guy Mol...