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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'
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France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage
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Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'
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Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples
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Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill
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Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'
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Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'
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Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'
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The inevitable fallout from from forcing gays to beg and scrape for their rights will be a cultural resentment so deep that the opposition will be tarnished forever. Republicans thinking their lot was somehow ‘disadvantaged’ by the banning of slavery will look back on the Civil Rights Movement as the good ol’ days. Basically, don’t f__k with the originators of popular culture and expect to be welcomed back to the trough with open arms. We are man, woman, black, and white. Both latent and blatant, and the ballot box – not to mention consumer power – will reflect this.
Actually it was the republican party that banned slavery, you know Abraham Lincoln.
Only after two years of civil war and only in areas not yet under the control of the Union forces. It was also a very different party then. The Republicans long ago abandoned their noble heritage and morphed themselves into what they are to–day.
Two words: ron paul
Thus revealing that President
Lincoln was a RINO!
> will be a cultural resentment so deep that the opposition will be tarnished forever …
Unfortunately, it looks like the Republicans are doing well.
mmm shame about that. Lets hope that stops.
There is a special place in hell for those who judge others. Simplistic view, and the road to hell is paved with good intentions as they say (though I suspect personally that her intentions might just be selfish and not loving her neibour as herself myself……
To “Another Hannah” – you think Jennifer Weiss is “judging others”? What do you think politicians who create laws telling people who they can and can’t marry are doing – holding a party for single gay men?
Good for her for speaking out,……whatever her reasons….hidden or otherwise
Good to hear that it is not just the Christian and other religious right that have exclusive say on sending people to hell.
It makes no sense for non-Christians to say it though.
More proof that Christians have gone crazy. They not only pretend to be gay to entrap real LGBTQ people but they are “infiltrating” the gay communities with non profit business that appear to be not Christian but in fact are. They will dodge answering the question if you ask them, if they are Christians and some even lie and say they are not. The reason they do this is to change the LGBT people and make them into Christians. Here is proof of fake abortion clinics, some are run by Catholics and have nothing to do with abortion, http://news.change.org/stories/spotted-fake-abortion-clinics-in-socal. Why are Christians and Catholics hiding the truth about who they are?
More church-led loonies!
It’s a slow process, but thankfully a dying breed!
> will be a cultural resentment so deep that the opposition will be tarnished forever
Unfortunately, it looks like the Republicans are doing well.
To “Another Hannah” – you think Jennifer Weiss is “judging others”? What do you think politicians who create laws telling people who they can and can’t marry are doing – holding a party for single gay men?
Prime example of religion being used to justify them not being able to have personal opinions. Whether good or bad why do we as a community have to be dragged into it. Isn’t it enough we have such bigotted people in positions of power willing to damage us and society.
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This whole thing is discriminating which ever way you look at it, I mean a public vote to ask how some in society can or cannot express their love and commitment? Seriously get over it.
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Do they have the same vote for wars? No.
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Do they vote for every human right whether for on womens rights or balcks rights? No.
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So why this? It’s just so they can keep pigeon holing us and labelling to satisfy their own over inflated egos but here’s the thing… It’s because they take ‘advice’ by cherry piccking religious texts, not having the ability to actually use their brains for their own personal opnions. Still guess this way they can blame ‘God’ or whoever they fancy this month.
It’s a shame she had to use religious terminology to express her feelings but her intentions were/are totally admirable.
Only the one who does not love him/herself enough can hate, blame or shame someone else. Works both ways. If you want to bee free you can be. If more/all of us would live openly and freely as we wish, where that is possible and legal, we would be more accepted elsewhere. We are our own worst enemy. Come out and live. Love to all.
‘A special place in hell’ is a popular American expression (used it seems mostly by the non-religious!) with reference to anyone who is a source of annoyance or trouble. It was unfortunate that this legislator used the expression in the context of opposing people who often use it with deadly literal seriousness, but as a disgusted reaction to cynical hypocrisy it is entirely understandable.
Actually it is a “popularized” reference to Dante’s Inferno and its organization of the various segments and natures of the rings of hell.
While it may be an Americanism, it pivots on the idea that if there is a special place in heaven at god’s table, then there are also custom made spots in hell for particular offenses.
It is _also_ a “you can F___ the hell right off and suffer” euphemism in a sort of past-perfect subjunctive mode.
For all that we have a lot of religious types, the secular among us have found that it is easiest to speak to these people in their own language. Hence “burn in hell” and its ilk as a parting statement to a non-violent, but non-friendly exchange.
She may be technically correct… Holding, or claiming, one opinion and then voting for another is a hypocrisy and possibly false witness. Pandering with comment or with your vote is ungodly politics. Unrepentant sin is serious. By catholic doctrine that’s a hell-ride. By new covenant doctrine that’s a “least place in heaven” offense.
So “special place in hell” may be a literal pronouncement of doctrine.
Of course my Xitianity is a little rusty since I woke up from that nightmare, so I could be unaware of some next generation “lying for the greater good” modality on which they are betting.