If Jesus had not attended the wedding in Galilee, they would have run out of wine, but the wedding would have taken place, the bride and groom would have been legally/legitimately married, and while it was lovely to have him there, it was NOT necessary!
This is 2018, Daines' daughter, I take it, is not in an arranged marriage, there is no doubt that the bride or groom won't show up, there's no dowry, a brother, uncle, grandfather, GODfather, or make family friend can walk her down the aisle, or she can ask her mother to do so...or even walk down it on her own!
Her father is NOT really "giving her away" and when that question is asked, the father of the bride usually responds: "HER MOTHER AND I DO"!
OTOH...this is an HISTORIC vote! There has NEVER been anything even remotely like this whole nomination and conformation disaster/mess/witch hunt in the entire history of this nation. And to abrogate one's duty and responsibility to be there and vote, for his selfish, infantile reason, is, quite frankly, not only unconscionable, but disgusting in the extreme!
One of the TEN COMMANDMENTS is HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER; not "honor your daughter or son!
He has played all kinds of stupid word games about whether or not he'll show up to vote or not. HE IS NOT AN HONORABLE MAN!
Just because someone claims to be on the same team, doesn't mean that they really are; nor would I want to have a shirker with me in a foxhole, or as a partner in any kind of endeavor!
Am I passionate about this? Yes, I am.
WHY? Because of my values...values that once were common, respected, and should still mean something!
Taking money for a job and then NOT fulfilling the required duties is THEFT!
And no, I can not just agree to disagree about this matter. Call me names, insult me, impugn me, condemn me, disagree; none of that soils ME!
If the Senator does not grasp the HISTORIC importance of his being there to vote Yes for Judge Kavanaugh (and voting BEFORE leaving for the wedding), then something is clearly wrong with the Senator’s priorities. And that’s putting it mildly.
“Taking money for a job and then NOT fulfilling the required duties is THEFT!”
If this is your rep, you have every right to seek his replacement. In fact, as an American you can do so, just not by voting if you are not in his state.
And you may feel like you have been ripped off because he did not fulfill his duty, but it is not theft. It is not theft legally, which I’m sure you know. It is not theft in God’s eyes—not in the ten commandments (which you mentioned) sense of the word “steal.”
Perhaps he is wrong. Perhaps you are justified to be angry with him. But “theft” is an unreasonable accusation in my opinion. Regardless, he will not have to answer for this alleged crime in any legal way. He might face repercussions at the ballot box eventually. And he, like all of us, will have to answer to God for whether he did God’s will.
“And no, I can not just agree to disagree about this matter. Call me names, insult me, impugn me, condemn me, disagree; none of that soils ME”
You have no choice when it comes to agreeing to disagree. Unless you can persuade through logic and reason, disagreement is what you are stuck with, whether that is your fault or the fault of whoever refuses to be persuaded by your logic. I have not insulted, impugned, or condemned you. You’ve made some good points and have legitimate concerns, but I still believe the deal that allowed Daines to be at his daughter’s wedding is reasonable.
Don’t let your feelings on this subject take away from a historic WIN.
MAGA!