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June 26th, 2013
11:53 AM ET
`Jesus wept' or tears of joy? Faithful react to gay marriage rulingsBy Daniel Burke, CNN (CNN) As news broke of the big Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage, religious leaders took to Twitter to express joyous praise or strong condemnation. http://storify.com/danielsburke/religious-reaction-to-scotus-decisions |
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The tears of the sanctimonious taste like the sweetest honey.
Now if they could only prove that ANYTHING in that book really happened or those people really existed they may have a case. Until then, quoting Dr. Seuss is just as valid.
I had a diatribe ready to unfurl, but your comment is succinct and eloquent, so I needn't say more.
Let the strength of your argument do the talking – no need to be uncivil.
You need to research yourself Theseus. The Bible has been proven correct over and over again. Archeology has proven the Bible correct every time. History has proven the Bible correct over and over again. Secular writers of Jesus time proved that he existed and was crucified. They never found his body. He has risen, Amen!!!
Snowdog, you've been snow-jobbed. But I respect people's beliefs, even if they're in imaginary friends and stories.
The Bible has been proven correct over and over again. LIE... Archeology has proven the Bible correct every time. LIE... History has proven the Bible correct over and over again. LIE... Secular writers of Jesus time proved that he existed and was crucified. LIE... They never found his body. Who cares... He has risen, Amen!!! Fantasy...
My friend, I was a former atheist. I use to blast Christians. Then the LORD plucked me out of my depravity. If you want to truly look for the truth you will find it, but unfortunately many will not. I pray that you will not be one of them. Here is a link if you want to begin your search. http://www.gotquestions.org/proof-inspiration-Bible.html
Why would anyone listen to, or care what, the Catholic church has to say about gay marriage? One would think that they need to tend to their own business, before taking the high moral ground on this issue.
Some Catholics support gay marriage, it's just that their leaders are holding the wrong line.
"Jesus Wept" – when he heard Huckabee was speaking for HIm. Jesus was a man with compassion for the outcast and downtrodden and he resisted the establishment to defend them. Huckabee is Caiaphus and he weeps because the grip he has on the faithful is weakened by this ruling.
Yes, Jesus loved the sinner not the sin.
They say this a historic day. Well, it will also be a historic day when those same gays are cast into the lake come Judgment Day. Talk about a day to remember...
Psalms 37:2 – Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
I'm sure you'll be in attendance with your cloven hooves and spikey tail.
It's easy to quote the Bible when it suits you Christians, but you tend to conveniently leave out that your God practiced infanticide, ritual sacrifice, and hypocrisy.
You actually believe that ONE book, written thousands of years ago, has all of the answers? Really, dude? Think. Just think.
@Theseus – Very true.
Finally, my love is federally recognized! I can now marry by partner of 11 years! The religious bigots who are upset don't phase me at all. I gave up on organized religion as a teenager. This historic ruling restores some of my faltering faith in the U.S. Government and the Supreme Court. I shall now go out and celebrate.
Faze, not phase.
CONGRATULATIONS, DON!!! Wishing you and your partner many years of deliriously happy MARRIAGE! 🙂
Catholic priests take to twitter "Does this mean we can marry alter boys?"
Catholic Priests can not marry. Oh you knew that?
The days are getting darker.... as mankind sinks to the depths of lust in Satan's world. We have become selfish and godless. Repent and turn around, seek God and seek TRUTH while it may yet be found. We must obey God's word rather than man's. The truth is out there, pray to find it and you will get a knock on your door – I promise you that.
Bullshit. Tough rocks.
eric,
Skip the hypocrisy. The darker days were when God was commanding that we kill unruly children and supporting slavery.
Let me ask you a question, Eric. Do you support Sharia Law?
If not, then you should not be supportive of acts such as DOMA that allow the Federal Government to make decisions of a religious manner. Leave religious matters to the Church. Leave Consti tutional Law to Congress and the Supreme Court.
If you do, then I apologize for labeling you a hypocrite.
Amen Eric.
Keep your promises, I'll stick with reality.
Whose God?
yea..uh..you got a little.. foam dribbling out the side of your mouth there. Take a minute to breathe and realize you've deluded yourself into thinking that a series of tribal myths cobbled together into a book by the council of Nycia to be used to rule a people is actually the written word of the Creator of the Universe. Did it occur to you that a power that can vibrate strings into consciousness would be a little more enlightened.
Sad sad day for America. This is not a Democracy any more. The people of CA were overruled by BIG government. They can change mans law but they will never change God's law. This country is going down hill faster and faster.
Snowdog,
God believed marriage should be FORCED on some people.
Read a Bible someday. You don't support God's full version of marriage. Skip the HYPOCRISY.
Snowdog should be very proud today. Instead, he is anti-freedom. It is a shame.
Too bad, Snowdog. What are you going to do about it? Besides whine.
God will have the last word. I cannot wait for that day. Marriage is between a man and a woman. End of story.
You Republicans (yes, I am assuming you are Republican based on the fact that you are defending a prejudicial act) keep saying that you want smaller government and you do not want the government involving itself in matters of the Church.
Therefore, you should be happy, as this ruling does exactly that.
If you want to obey god's law, treat your slaves with kindness and don't beat them up without reason. Or, catch up to the 21st century. Your choice.
Snowdog,
Skip the HYPOCRISY. You don't believe nor support all of God's version of marriage.
We don't have a democracy, that was ancient Greece. We have 3 branches of Govt to limit power. The Supreme Court limits the power of the majority (among other things).
Another dumbazz who knows zero about the law.
The only group of people affected by DOMA were gays. Therefore, it was unconsti tutional.
DOMA is gone. It is not coming back. Get over it. Move on.
I'm taking a short break from the raucous party at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association to ask: why didn't you ask a single Jewish leader how we feel about today's events? What are we, chopped liver?
Wasn't this Jesus character supposed to love EVERYONE? And why would this god want to punish someone for who they are naturally attracted to? Makes no sense, and there's no compassion. Grow up.
K-Town
He could smell her from his position, directly downwind of the Santa Ana’s, the putrid air-born tendril of urine and body odor makes a formidable weapon. Her socks, slung over the tops of her borrowed Converse flaps. Here teeth only a reminder of public service commercials. The hair was everywhere. Not untidy exactly, just….everywhere. Like a blanket over her. She had a pleasing form though. Hard not to look twice. So hard in fact, many had made her their project. Each had failed. For her the addiction was destiny.
Joe Skinner rarely looked up when he was walking in L.A. Nobody on these streets needed directions or knew where anybody stars lived. This was Korea Town, the crossroads where Heaven and Hell conduct their business. It was different now. The riots broke the peace and historians were quick to point out that Korean Town was marginalized during the Rodney King Riots of 1992. Neighborly “hellos” became tense and less friendly. If you want someone to get your back, stay in your part of town. And don’t call 911.
Joe called 911. The voice on the other end of his iMate spoke in hushed tones. Joe laughed. He knew they would have to follow up on any call. If Ryerson shows up, He’s dead. Joe still had friends everywhere in the eight block neighborhood of K-Town. He walked without being disturbed, but only because he understood protocol. K-Town in 2033 was not only not safe, it was anarchy.
That is when he saw it. A photograph. Hard to see, but the man in the image was beautiful. Long flowing hair that wasn’t messy but practically covered his whole upper section. Skinner reached for it. It sizzled in his fingers. This was Jesus and he was come unto Earth to save humans at long last.
Joe on the other hand really wanted to get baked before work and needed a paper. It was wet but they had one of those electric 2025 hand dryers in the toilet of the filling station he stood next to. He blazed, and soon saw Jesus once again. This time Jesus stood before him saying, “I brought unto you a miracle and this is how you betray your lack of awe?
Joe thought a moment and finally looked at Jesus and said, “You crazy old fuck, here toke up!” The party lasted long into the night. Jesus got tore up and the moral of the story is that Marijuana should be legal in all 50 states and gay marriage.
Okay, as a Christian gays should have the right to be couples. But marriage is for a man and a woman. Let gay people have all the benefits and rights of marriage, call it a domestic partnership, but don't call it marriage (because it's not!). Gay marriage is trying to fit a round peg into a square hole...
Jake,
As a Christian you don't believe or support all of God's twisted version of marriage, so what's your point?
live it up to your faith to decided
atheist and non Christians/Muslims or Jews should not have to play by your definition
to me spiritual teaching marriage can be between a man and a man or woman and a woman or any combination of consenting adults why should i live by your religious standards?
I do believe in the Christian model of marriage, the one that our government adopted. So why don't we do the common sense thing and create domestic partnerships on the same level of marriage? What America is doing now is just twisting something to make it fit the desired model, rather than creating something that fits the model correctly.
Gay people want the social stigma of marriage more than they want the benefits or rights.
So what if it's called marriage? How does that affect you? How does that affect anyone?
@Sam Yaza because the government originally adopted God's version of marriage, not the new version. Seems crazy our country grew to what it was under Christian principles, doesn't it.
@Dippy because it's an insult to what God created.
Christians no more own the word "marriage" than muslims or Buddhists or wiccans. Grow up.
And how does this perceived insult affect you?
@Jake Sanders – No, actually there are many religions that have marriage as a rite, and many customs that have marriage as a rite – marriage is not wholly owned by any religion or custom.
Jake? The day YOU get to define what marriage is is the day I get to define what a Jake is.
Jake, dear, we are a secular nation. DOMA was unconstitutional, it discriminated against a segment of our society, therefore it was struck down.
Gay people want to be married. And now the federal government cannot discriminate against them. It appears that you don't want the "social stigma" of marriage to extend to gay people. This is sad, but as we have seen, your wishes to do supersede the Constitution.
And the Government was WRONG to adopt "God's" view of marriage. That pesky separation of church and state, you know.
This impacts you none at all. It addects millions of people you don't even know, though. And today the SCOTUS did something about it.
There is no such thing as gay marriage. There is no such thing as straight marriage. There is only marriage.
Actually Jake many married couples fit their round pegs into the square hole as well – they just aren't condemned to be thrown into the pit of despair by frothy religious types. Actually if you really try the peg fits in many holes – some can be fun if both are willing and no one gets hurt it's really fine.
Jake? You don't get to decide how to define "marriage." You are barely capable of deciding what flavor of ice cream you want, you dimwit.
Marriage existed before the first myths the Bible copied were even made up.
If gay marriage offends you that much you could always get a domestic partnership.
God loves everyone. So should we.
Ezekiel 18:23
23“Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord GOD, “rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?
"For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, unless anyone should boast" ....Ephesians 2:8-9
Ron,
This isn't a church. Save the preaching. Try to stay on the TOPIC.
This is a recitation, do you not have any original thoughts?
Observer, Actually this is where many godless assemble. I don't like preaching to the choir. Many lost souls in here, a lot of work to be done. "I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live". ....Jesus (John 11:25)
Ron
"Observer, Actually this is where many godless assemble."
Yes and most of them are further convinced they are right by Christians who try to FORCE their religion on others.
Ezled 60:9 "And they shall spout verse out of context, written by tribesman and enforced by tyrants. They will claim the word of God to bind the sheep in the darkness. While they chew on the gravel of their words they shall be shorn and sheared and made into mutton stew by the predators among them."
Nonsense.
Reposted in its proper place.
Nonsense.
(ooh that is a strong word isn't it...)
Like; Fudge sickle
Who can agrue wit that?
"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Romans 10:17
I hear Gawd right now and he's saying you're a dummy.
Ezled 60:9 "And they shall spout verse out of context, written by tribesman and enforced by tyrants. They will claim the word of God to bind the sheep in the darkness. While they chew on the gravel of their words they shall be shorn and sheared and made into mutton stew by the predators among them."
Above The Supreme Court there is THE SUPREME COURT.
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Liberalism: A mental disorder wherein the Illogical becomes completely logical with no lasting effect on the conscience.
Genuine Heart,
Grow up, child.
conservatives - always on the wrong side of social justice.
wrong about slavery
wrong about women voting
wrong about minorities voting
wrong about whites and blacks getting married
wrong about civil rights
and now, wrong about g.ay marriage.
sounds like you think equality is a mental disorder.
don't worry, we liberals will make you conservatives stay at least a little human, despite your desire to be monstrous idiots.
Nonsense.
Equal rights should not be a partisan thing. That Heart makes it into one is very telling as to what is inherently wrong with the divisive politics in this country.
ummm, sorry, your democrats were the ones who were on the side of slavery (Lincoln was a republican). White democrats were against equality and voting rights for blacks. You might want to check your history books.
@steve
ummm, sorry, i never said democrats. might want to check your comprehension. i said 'conservatives'. if you check your history books, you'll see that "democrats" were the conservative group back then - republicans were liberal. democrats became the 'liberal' group and republicans the 'conservative' group when the democrats backed for civil rights. look up the phrase "we've lost the south for a generation."
so let me reiterate: conservatives have always been on the wrong side of social justice.
Steve, honey, you got trounced.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster shall smite thee with the fiery meatballs of doom. Ye shall roast in boiling cauldrons of Ragu. The tendrils of justice shall entwine thee for eternity. The Holy Parmesan shall fall upon thee until only thy head is free and ye shall suffer until the end of days. – Recipe 4 cups Stir 10 minutes.
Steve, Democrats were among the three or so political groups that formed the Republican party. Indeed, many of the early Republican governors were originally Democrats. You may dislike Democrats, but they're your "paw".