Posted on 04/16/2015 3:35:16 AM PDT by markomalley
I went to a lesbian wedding.
The Priest cried.
OK - where is it a bad thing to say: "“If it’s somebody in my life that I care for, of course I would,”"
Or: "“But again, as I said, I’m a member of the Catholic faith that teaches, for example, that divorce is wrong,” Rubio said. “But if someone gets divorced, I’m not going to stop loving them or having them a part of our lives.”
The man was obviously saying that just because you disagree with someone you care for, you don't stop loving and supporting them because of it. Perhaps some can turn that truism into a bad thing, but they have to do some "holier than thou" twisting to try to make it fly.
It seems that many, who call themselves Christians, see a few key words and then lose the ability to put things into context. Where one may see a beloved family member who comes out of the closet, they will see the naked-ass, tattooed, Mohawk-sporting activist in a homosexual parade. I detest Gayhomosexual marriage, but if my son or daughter happened to be in that status, I would not shun them but love them and try to set a Christian example and espouse morality rather than condemn them. Can't be useful to someone who is "dead" to you.
As usual, will welcome your viewpoints - you are not the target of some of my comments and have never said anything to make me consider you one of those I consider to be the "holier-than-thou" folks. I understand that a big part of your point of view is from your religious beliefs and even though I disagree with some of the canons/tenets, etc., I don't think it precludes civil discussion/debate. The "name calling" was more directed at those who had to go over the edge to make their point - one went so far as to say, "So if Rubio’s close family member decided to marry his daughter or his dog, Rubio would attend so as not to hurt his family member’s feelings. Okay." - which was a deliberate stretch to add the lie to the question.
At any rate, always good to hear what you have to say - I respect the way you have dealt with such as I seem to many who don't like my point of view.
Isn’t it amazing that politicians are so afraid of the Gayhadists? Ask them a question on it and they fold like a cheap suit. Cruz is the first guy I have heard call them Gayhadists and when he stood up for the Religious Freedom Bill, where were Rubio and Paul?
Cruz called them Gayhadis. He’s the only one who stood up for the Religious Freedom Bill. Paul and Rubio hid from it.
No-—he is a useful idiot. Anyone who promotes sodomy in any form is advocating the eradication of Natural Law (Civil Law) and a promotion of Satanic Law—or paganism, or Marxism where there are no Natural Laws (no Reason and common sense allowed).
It erases moral formation for children to have adults advocate and celebrate the evil use of the human body which denies Purpose (Natural Law/God’s Law) -—and calls Lust and masturbation “Good”.
It is flipping 3000 years of Ethics for moral relativism and dumping of Chrisitian Ethics which is the foundation of American Law. All other “ethic” systems allows for the use of humans as a Means to an End——slavery, prostitution, homosexuality, pederasty-—all the ethics of the pagans.
Interesting. You think they could have asked him something about ISIS training camps 8 miles from the Texas border?
Key: “Senate GOP plays it safe on gay rights vote”
Where was Cruz on this? Why didn’t he object? Too busy campaigning?
So Marc... would you attend:
The marriage between your son and his donkey?
The initiation ceremony of your cousin into the National League of Serial Killers?
Attending is condoning the action. You can still love someone without approving their self-destructive choices.
I think there is a bit of cultural misunderstanding going on here.
I have to assume trebb is not Catholic and don-o is.
It is a well understood tenet of the Catholic faith that attending a wedding is showing theological approval of same. Therefore, Catholics are officially forbidden to attend the wedding of another Catholic who has divorced and remarried. That means even close friends and family members.
I’m sure you can understand the friction generated by such a rule, but it is roughly equivalent to inviting an Orthodox Jew to eat pork.
Birth control is preventing conception from happening, abortion is ripping a developing child out of the womb a few weeks in, usually when it has some nerves and a beating heart...
This also explains why the “gay marriage” question is so important to the left.
When asked of a Catholic, it identifies whether that Catholic has chosen to stick to his faith, or roll over for the sake of expediency.
I understand and agree.
You’d have had to see the thread to understand my phrasing.
IMO, Rubio is unqualified according to this statement.
As a citizen, he has the choice to attend or not attend.
As a politician and representative of the people, he should attend ONLY if it impacts his constituency (provided his constituency is majority homosexual).
IOW, he should not kowtow to a small-small-small minority to advance his political credibility. Such a politician will be held to the Alinsky rule of “standards” for the rest of his/her term.
The MSM has shown that a significant portion of America can be manipulated to think and behave in a desired way. Propaganda works!
Ditto Hollywood. Each year there’s some “ new push” promoted in Oscar nominated movies to make us think that we must not be “ normal” as this is what the the norm should be....
Hey little Marco, what have you done?
Hey little Marco, you’re the only one.
Testing the wind for so long,
Moist finger up for so long,
All focus groups for so long.
It’s a
Nice Day for a
Gay Wedding.....
WHOOOOOOOOO
It’s a
Nice Day to
Lose Aga-ain
Marrying your sister’s
Something just not done.
‘Specially when you are
Also a female one
That’s been the law for so long
5000 years is so long
Suddenly you think it’s all wrong
It’s a
Nice Day for a
Gay Wedding
WHOOOOOOO!
It’s a
Nice Day to
LOSE AGAI-AIN.....NNNNNNN
Pack it up!
Send him back home, yeah!
There is nothing pure in this world, yeah.
Cause you’re all unsure in this world.
And there is no cure in this world
If you all defer in this world
Till there’s nothing left in this wor-rrld
LOSE AGA...AIN!
It’s a
Nice Day for a
Gay Wedding
WHOOOOOO!
It’s a
Nice Day to
LOSE AGAIN!
Hey, Cuban Mister, what have you done?
Letting a man wed a-no-ther one
Why’d you decide that you’d run?
Was this here wedding shotgun?
I think I’ll vote for someone
(else)
It’s a
Nice Day for a
Gay Wedding
WHOOOOOO!!!
It’s a
Nice Day to
LOSE AGA-AIN
It’s a
Nice Day to
LOSE AGA-AIN
It’s a
Nice Day to
LOSE AGA-AIN
Loving all people, even people who are vile sinners, is what God expects of us. This love does not mean we support wrongful actions, however. Even God loves sinners, however, he encourages to not keep sinning. That’s the key. Do I agree with my grandmother’s getting divorced years ago? No I don’t, but OTOH, I am supportive and caring of her without condoning what she did. Loving divorcees is not wrong, considering divorce without the proper justification (an unrepentant adulterous spouse) to be right when it isn’t, IS WRONG.
You noticed that, too?
Yesterday I kept waiting for Rush to bring up the lies Rubio told conservatives while telling Univision something else entirely. He never did, though.
Thanks for the 'pouring of some oil on the waters".
Some folks get really testy wiht me and that's fine but my real intent is to keep the thought process going and our examination of God and what He means to us - I could be a bit more "subdued" about it but He keeps me fired up. I learn much from the "discussions" with others, whether it be Biblical or religious (not always the same to me).
BTW - I believe I confused don-o with Mrs don-o who has engaged me several times - hope it didn't cause confusion.
homosexual “marriage” is a mockery of a religious sacrament.
Would I participate in the mockery of my own religion?
NO.
And no to Marco Rinio
“Social Xray”
I think thats the term/concept I was fishing around for yesterday to describe how environmentalism may not be high on the important issues list for voters, but still plays a big role in determining how they vote.
Thanks for mentioning it!
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