SpongeBob SquarePants the new Tinky Winky?

You would think that perhaps conservative Christian groups would have something better to worry about. Apparently not.
Focus on the Family and the American Family Association are all bent out of shape because of a supposed “pro-homosexual video” being mailed to elementary schools which includes SpongeBob, Barney and Jimmy Neutron promoting a “tolerance pledge.” The unholy alliance between cartoons and gays is finally revealed!
The video’s creator, Nile Rodgers, says that the groups are getting riled up over a misunderstanding:
Mr. Rodgers said he founded the We Are Family Foundation after the Sept. 11 attacks to create a music video to teach children about multiculturalism. The video has appeared on television networks, and nothing in it or its accompanying materials refers to sexual identity. The pledge, borrowed from the Southern Poverty Law Center, is not mentioned on the video and is available only on the group’s Web site.
But Paul Batura from Focus on the Family is sticking to his story: “We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids.”
Yeah, ok. But teaching your kids to be hateful bigots is cool. Assholes.
Via NY Times and apparently every other blog in the world.