Posted on 11/05/2014 9:58:55 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy
To begin with, this election was, generally speaking, a rejection of the notion being advanced by many in the establishment wing of the Party that the Republicans needs to move to the Left on social issues like abortion and gay “marriage.” Earlier this year, GOP establishment leaders like Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan announced their plan to begin trying to recruit “Young Gun” candidates – socially liberal, and often homosexual, candidates to run under the Republican banner in an effort to “broaden the appeal” of the Party, especially to younger, socially liberal voters. John Boehner backed this effort, throwing money at the candidates who had been recruited to run this year. However, the voters who were supposed to be impressed by the GOP’s lurch to the Left on “individual choice” issues instead reacted with a collective yawn. In the race for the open seat in Massachusetts’ 6th congressional district, “Young Gun” Richard Tisei - a gay Republican who has a 100% rating from NARAL and Planned Parenthood, who (obviously) supports gay “marriage,” and who is “married” to his “partner” - lost by 15 points to a non-incumbent and relatively unknown Democrat. To give this some perspective, Tisei had ran for the same seat in 2012 against a well-known and long-time incumbent and lost by only a single point. It does not appear that Tisei’s choice to flaunt his peculiar lifestyle choice did him or the GOP any favors this time around...
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It’s the old adage: on the Internet nobody knows you are a dog. Unless you say woof.
So what?
Why don’t you ask Jim?
Gay marriage is not on my radar
My wife has Christmas pictures
So...should gays be treated any differently than anyone else on FR? That was the question I pondered.
The bible instructs us clearly to judge evil in order to keep away from it:
1 Thessalonians 5:21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents...
As for judgment, see post 254.
I love that FR is the personal property of Jim Thompson.
It keeps things so interesting, lively and clear.
You’re criticizing me for being rude?
That’s pretty funny.
Seems a bit hypocritical, don’t you think, in light of the multiple posts you made to me, calling me a “moron,” and a “pervert,” etc?
Actually, I was quite polite to the poster in question. Shoot, I didn’t even respond to you in kind.
The other funny thing is that in reading her posts, I saw language used about homosexuals that I would most certainly never use. Really, really harsh stuff. Self-loathing you might even say. Do you wonder at all why that is?
We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee;
We don’t take our trips on LSD
We don’t burn our draft cards down on Main Street;
We like livin’ right, and bein’ free.
I’m proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all
We don’t make a party out of lovin’;
We like holdin’ hands and pitchin’ woo;
We don’t let our hair grow long and shaggy,
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do.
And I’m proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
A place where even squares can have a ball.
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all.
Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear;
Beads and Roman sandals won’t be seen.
Football’s still the roughest thing on campus,
And the kids here still respect the college dean.
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.
Dude.
There’s been two zots on this thread already.
~sniff~
You itching to be the third?
Love it!!!!
Wagglebee,
You have put on an excellent exposition on how to deal with/discuss this issue with those who are either honestly lost in the issue at hand or are purposefully choosing evil.
Thank you very much.
Frankly, one can't help but wonder if this is question that affects you very personally.
Oh, really? Good to know. You’re most welcome for the ping.
Oh my! Ursula is looking lovely this evening, Sarge.
It suddenly got awful quiet in here.
Too many pictures of dogs?
That must be it.
Sigh. I knew that post was a mistake.
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . . don't be shy.
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