Marco Rubio: I’d attend a gay wedding

Fusion ^ | 4/15/15 | Brett LoGiurato

[HiTech RedNeck]

would you go to a black sabbath ceremony with someone? similar principle...

[dfwgator]

would you go to a black sabbath ceremony with someone?

Well, maybe a Black Sabbath concert.

[Nowhere Man]

I do agree. I am a Barry Goldwater type or if you will, more of a South Park Libertarian/Conservative. Legally, the matter is left to the State or the people themselves, preferably the latter. Really, the matter does not bother me, I have gay friends who gotten married and I wish them well although on a personal level, I prefer traditional marriage. On the other side, no one should be forced to go against their principles, if a baker does not want to make a cake because of their convictions, then they have that right, the same if the situation was reversed. I think the pushing from all side should stop and everyone respects everyone else's convictions and accept that, accept that people have varying opinions and views. No one should be demonized be they religious, gay, whatever.

That said, you're right, these issues are basically yelling "squirrel" in the movie "Up." Even my gay friends think that way (their favorite animal is squirrels, BTW) about it. We need to work to find the common ground, I pretty much have, where we need to focus on the real issues, the economy, foreign affairs, energy policy, the erosion of our freedoms and so on. If we see one mushroom could above one of our cities, or worse, several, I doubt things like who marriages who or what, who is sleeping with whom and what's next on the Kardashians will be so far down on the list, it will not even register.

[prairiebreeze]

Yes I read that too.

[GenXteacher]

Well, I wouldn’t, and I’m not likely to vote for someone who would....so, I guess I wouldn’t vote for him.

[little jeremiah]

And then people will accuse those like us of wanting someone “perfect”.

It’s like choosing between different colors of excrement.

[WTFOVR]

Kiss your presidential hopes goodbye, RINO A$$HOLE

[2ndDivisionVet]

Here are five faith facts about this Catholic son of Cuban immigrants who has also found comfort in Mormonism and a Southern Baptist church:

1. He was once a serious, young Mormon

Rubio’s parents baptized him Catholic and he is now a practicing Catholic, but when he was 8, his family moved from South Florida to Las Vegas, where his mother attributed the wholesomeness of the neighborhood to the influence of the Mormon Church. Young Rubio was baptized again, this time in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spent three years as a Mormon, upheld its teachings more enthusiastically than his parents, and chided his father for working as a bartender, a no-no for Mormons who abstain from alcohol.

2. He frequents a Southern Baptist megachurch

Rubio and his wife Jeannette often visit Miami’s Christ Fellowship, a Southern Baptist congregation the couple appreciates for its strong preaching and children’s programs. Rubio has donated at least $50,000 to the church, which he attended almost exclusively from 2000 to 2004. But he now finds his religious home in Catholic churches in Washington, D.C. and Florida. In his memoir, Rubio writes that he will go with his family to Christ Fellowship on Saturday nights, and Mass on Sundays at St. Louis Catholic Church. His children have received First Holy Communion....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/13/marco-rubio-faith_n_7054488.html

[trebb]

Spoken like one of those Catholics that ignore the Bible except for a few cherry-picked verses. Homosexuality wasn’t the only topic in the article - there was also the divorce/remarriage w/o a catholic annulment. What do all the other religions say about that? Is it enough to decide to try to hinder one’s communion with God?

[don-o]

I wonder if we’re making a mountain out of Caesars molehill?

We can look at the history of Western Civilization and learn of the contribution and influence Christianity made. We can also look at various attempts in that history to purge Christianity from from society. We can see what a society influence by a fanatical, bloodthirsty religion looks like today.

I think our best bet is sticking with the traditional values of Western Civilization.

[CatherineofAragon]

Again, I’m not a Catholic.

Try again.

[beachn4fun]

IMO, there are more important issues for a candidate for POTUS than whether he’d attend a “gay” family wedding...like illegals immigrants...over spending...taxes.

[Paradox]

For the third time I ask, bring what?

Smiles.

[Aleya2Fairlie]

I don’t believe that every person in Sodom and Gomorrah was a sexual deviant. It’s my belief that, much like America today, there were many who just went along with all the evil and decided it was okay to do business and “tolerate” what they knew was pure evil. They burned right along with the evildoers. Scripture has much to say about becoming a partaker with evildoers and receiving the same punishment as they do. I think that the “tolerance” that’s being touted by a lot of Christians today will be their downfall.

[Aleya2Fairlie]

Yep! It’s one of Satan’s favorite tools.

[don-o]

How about sharing your memories of the “gay” “marriage” you said you were “in”?

[Plummz]

Being in Florida is no excuse, as he's claiming right now that he will NOT run for re-election to the US Senate.

Unless maybe you're implying that he's full of crap and will change his mind and run for Senate after all once he's secured the Presidential nomination for his buddy jeb?

[Plummz]

Giuliani loves Rubio because Rubio is a devoted advocate of the police state. Rubio has been a great defender of the NSA’s unconstitutional warrantless spying program and generally just shitting all over the Bill of Rights. That’s Giuliani’s number-one issue.

[Baynative]

Shame on Rubio for getting suckered into hypotheticals. He should have said he’s never been invited to a gay wedding and don’t know if he ever will, but ho about we talk seriously about defense, or borders, or taxes, or the 2nd amendment...

[Theodore R.]

Yes, the American people don’t understand the word “tolerance”. They think it means they get to do what they want to do.