Can SpongeBob SquarePants be one of them too!?

I was reading my friend Tammy's blog the other day and I came across a post about some conservative Christian groups think that SpongeBob SquarePants is gay and they want to ban his show. Here is an article from CNN explaining the story.

I can not believe that more children's shows are being attacked again. I feel like some of these groups have way too much time on their hands to be able associate these shows with the promotion of homosexuality. The article says that one reason for this is that gay people like SpongeBob SquarePants. Does this mean we can then say that drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and watching NASCAR promotes domestic abuse because some people who enjoy these things beat their wives? Where is the relation?

If SpongeBob SquarePants and even Teletubbies can be accused of promoting homosexuality than where do we draw the line? It seems like we are becoming a society of extremes, where there can be no middle ground especially when it concerns homosexuality. Will there be a day when they have to change the rules for crossing streets as a kid? Will it no longer be ok to hold your friend's hand as you cross the street if they are the same sex as you? I can just imagine the organization that distributes these educational videos having to reshoot and edit all their films, so that only little boys and little girls will be shown crossing the street together?

I understand that certain people have their views for different reasons. Religious or not I can respect that, but it seems that some people's level of intolerance have reached a ridiculous level.

Disclaimer: The domestic abuse generalization is not necessarily true. I just used it to make a point.