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This is not just about marriage. Evangelicals and other conservative Christians have used their ability to define Christianity to politically define who is an American. They have tried to regulate the rest of us into their mold. No more.
From Justice Scaliaâs continuing raging spittle to Southerners losing their âculture,â this is a loss of primacy. They have fallen off their political pedestal and canât get up.
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Tierney, was it hard to limit this to five? Louis Gohmert shrieks more than five into his pillow regularly.
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Something about Tierney Sneedâs expression of barely restrained something in that picture makes me think sheâd be good backup in a mixed gender street fight. And BTW before anyone judges us, that shit just happens sometimes we donât start fights we finish them fist bump T fist bump!!
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Weâre Christians! Weâre all about the love. Unless you know, we find it âickyâ.
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I think #4 is really a subset of #2, but I think the author captured the species of rearguard actions pretty well. I especially like #5, the hard-core griftersâ option. Cruz, Walker, and Huckabee can play their base like a violin.
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Who cares? All these Neanderthals are doing is further securing their place in history as bigots.
Time to start ignoring them, and celebrating marriage equality.
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What we need is a good lawsuit against one of these clerks who is denying marriage licenses. Violation of Constitutional Rights should not be hard to prove.
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Let them whine and thrash. At this point theyâre trying to stop a freight train with a water cannon. Itâs a shame some are willing to put couples into limbo, but their time will come soon I hope. For now Iâll basque in the idea that these people will forever be on the wrong side of history and that I was able to see the day in our nationâs history when these hateful theocrats finally had a boot shoved straight up their asses.
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âWe believe the U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Constitution, Louisianaâs Preservation of Religious Freedom Act, as well as our Executive Order prevents government from compelling individuals to violate sincerely held religious beliefs. We will continue to fight to protect religious liberty,â said Mike Reed, spokesman for (Governor Jindal)."
Questions for Governor Jindal - From an open Letter to Dr. Laura from Kent Ashcroft (also used on the West Wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHN2yO3QeXU):
When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Leviticus 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. How should I deal with this?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as stated in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Leviticus 15:19-24). The problem is, how can I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Leviticus 25:44 states that I may buy slaves from the nations that are around us. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify?
I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
A friend of mine says that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Leviticus 10:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I donât agree. Can you settle this?
Leviticus 20:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
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Speaking as a single person, number three intrigues me. And, to be fair, it probably intrigues a fair number of people who are currently marriedâŚ
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The âno marrige for anybodyâ shows how they have been lying all along.
âProtect marriageâ âPreserve Marriageâ âDonât redefine marriageâ were all all a fraud, as we knew⌠but this shows beyond any doubt that they donât give a damn about marriage. THEY are willing to totally eliminate marriage, to destroy it, to take it away from millions of heterosexual couples they previously cried that same-sex marriage was going to harm.
It has all been just âpunish the gaysâ âkeep those gross people separateâ âget those sinners anyway we canâ all along.
The core values of these Christians have been the Holy power of profligate lying, hatred and bigotry, nothing more.
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Every time they call for a Constitutional amendment defining marriage, theyâre admitting that the current Constitution allows it and that the Court made the correct decision.
Geez people.
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Doesnât the first option open the flood gates in a sense? What would stop somebody from not granting divorces or all manner of things. Basically being in a state government position but refusing to carry out your dutiesâŚ
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The day religious tyranny looked in the mirror. Anyone claiming to know The Ineffable is a charlatan and that is not the worst of it. It is hate pure and simple.
Why donât they just crawl back under their rocks until this âblows overâ ?
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Imagine the âChristianâ ambulance driver who refuses to transport the gay/lesbian hit by a drunk driver. S/he bleeds to death. âBut my Christian faith would not let me save her.â That should convince a judge and jury all is well and right in America.
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The âno marriageâ thing is really amazing. Gay marriage supporters long ago documented what, 1300+ legal benefits that flow directly from being married? I almost wish theyâd start testing that one out seriously.
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Just imagine a country where government employees engaged in their ministerial duties were making decisions based on their religious beliefs. Some 60âs throwback motorcycle cop, deep into Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead, insist that speeders that he pulls over take a hit of acid he provides to get them better in tune with combined unconscious of fellow drivers and the thoughts of the asphalt and the sun rays. You get sworn in for jury duty and the clerk insist you say hail satan. If you allow a so called Born again Christian to not carry out his duties because he holds a belief how can you argue against the other, unless you are a huge fucking hypocrite of course.
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âPropose a constitutional amendmentâ is the political candidate equivalent of âsign an online petitionâ: it sounds good, but it is the least you can do, with the least chance of doing anything.
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