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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!" |
Posted on 08/16/2016 4:52:57 PM PDT by marshmallow
Florida Senator Marco Rubio told pastors during a conference on Rediscovering God in Orlando that loving gay people, instead of judging them, is a fulfillment of the teachings of the Bible, rather than something that goes against it.
"In order to love people you have to listen to them," Rubio said in his speech at the Rediscovering God in America Renewal Project, according to Breitbart News. "You have to understand their perspective, their hopes and their dreams and their fears and their pain."
Rubio ran for this year's Republican presidential nomination. He dropped out in March after failing to win his home state of Florida. He had decided to retire from the Senate this year, but changed his mind after hearing from Republican leaders concerned about losing control of the Senate.
Rubio insisted that he supports the traditional definition of marriage between one man and one woman, but urged Christians to understand why gay people feel angry and humiliated that some do not recognize their relationship as a marriage.
The Florida Senator also warned that those who preach that God condemns America because of gay people only add to the hurt and division.
"As if somehow, God was willing to put up with adultery, and gluttony, and greed and pride, but now, this is the last straw," he offered.
Rubio continued: "To love our neighbors, we must abandon a spirit of judgment. Do not judge or you will be judged. For in the same way you judge others you will be judged. And with a measure you use it will be used to measure you. And we should remember not to ignore the plank in our own eye."
He further insisted that "abandoning judgment and loving our LGBT neighbors is not a betrayal of what the Bible teaches, it is......
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Thank you Archbishop Rubio.
My guess is probably 1 in 50 pastors speak out about homosexuality anyhow.
People should just abandon Marco Rubio, before he abandons the rule of law (again)
What is a Rubio?
Extinct value of money?
New disease?
A community cesspool?
This will resonate with the liberal faux Christians and the biblically ignorant happy-clappy Evangelicals. Rubio needs to disappear from politics or run as a D.
This will resonate with the liberal faux Christians and the biblically ignorant happy-clappy Evangelicals. Rubio needs to disappear from politics or run as a D.
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!" |
Love thy foam fags.
The Church DOES love “gay” people! She counsels them to REPENT!!!!
She tells the rest of us to REPENT, too!!!!
Repentance is the first step toward salvation!!!!
Sen. Rubio should leave these issues to Priests and pastors, and concentrate on running for office. Wouldn’t it be nice if he wins another term in the Senate as a Republican who supports President Trump? Wouldn’t it be even nicer if he racks up a record of accomplishment in the US Senate?
The Old Testament calls us to judge right and wrong, and so does the New Testament, though with more forgiveness for those who have stopped sinning.
Biblical forgiveness does not say never call wrongdoing out, nor does it say you have to tolerate one who continues to sin / harm others/ harm themselves.
The “thou shalt not judge” verse is horribly misrepresented in purpose, intentionally leaving out the next portion of “lest ye be judged”, a call not to be hypocritical. And the story clearly says you can only forgive when they repent and stop doing it. You can and are called to call out the murderer, the thief, the liar who don’t stop and keep doing it with impunity.
And Biblical forgiveness doesn’t exempt someone from punishment, but instead requires they make recompense - which for some, is jail or a death penalty.
So Marco thinks we should dump the Holy Bible? That friggin’ freaky.
That is my experience. Not a peep from my former pastor, (just retired) ever. Had plenty to say about “vitriol” though.
It’s obvious he’s queer.
says the rino uniparty closet homo. get bent marco.
What a gay
How does Rubio know pastors don’t already love gay people? He doesn’t know what is in their hearts. Who is Rubio to judge these pastors?
Senator Rubio, I have a question for you. Do you believe in a God that judges people including gay people? Next, do you think it is OK for people to judge other people? Should we get rid of judges if judging others is so bad?
Foam boi.
Telling a Christian to love someone is like telling a Muslim to hate non Muslims. IOW, it isn’t necessary.........
marco Mongoose
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