I’m perplexed that Bishop Jackson’s arguments against gay marriage include un-cited statistics about a certain percentage of black and white women never getting married. Well now thanks to the Catholics, you’ll have a whole group of people who will never get married. Does Jackson honestly think that with gay marriage forbidden, straight marriages will skyrocket? Or that gays, unable to marry each other, will go straight? I will never understand those who think the only way to strengthen marriage for some, is to forbid it among another group. I think if a couple cannot hold their marriage together because of a married gay couple that lives in another state and they don’t know, they have larger, underlying issues they need to address with a counselor.
I’m thankful that the journalist brought up the problem of divorce, although it seemed that Jackson had a canned response waiting for such an answer. And people waiting until 30 until they get married?! Oh, noes! At 31, I must be an old maid!
Better if they had given the money to the children abused by catholics priests. They should put there own house in order first and let priests have satisfying honest intime relations before imposing their archaic beliefs on others.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Love the idea that stupid katholiks are having their hard-earned donated $$ misspent so blatantly. That’s what you get for donating to Gawd, who (when you think about it, you realise) HAS NO NEED FOR CASH. Ostensibly, anyway, since s/he’s sposed to be omnipotent, which seemingly would obviate the need for money in order to obtain power.
I hate how children are used as a crutch to make a point valid. “.. for the children” Its not our local or federal governments responsibility to babysit our children.
“Moral Dimension”, to keep two people apart who want to spend to the rest of their lives together? great moral dimension there. I hate the way these people think they are the correct moral compass in society because they follow a religion (it’s current teachings). Wasting money/blocking progress using this archaic belief of a marriage of sanctity as an excuse. This coming from a Bishop, a black American, whose people (in race) had to fight for civil liberties not too long ago in that country. But who cares about history and peoples rights when God or the Bible or someone who interpreted the Bible to say that same sex marriage is wrong. Sick of this. Sorry rant over
I wish they would let me cherry pick some appropriate phrases from the Bible to add to their doctrine. It would be so easy to make them squirm. As a matter of fact they should already be squirming from embarrassment for choosing the way they do. I wonder if their Bibles are blacked out like a censored government security document so they don’t even have to look at the embarrassing stuff.
The real question is whether a non-profit religious organization can endorse a ballot measure and exercise political sway. The churches have begun to do it pretty blatantly.
If anyone actually wanted to do their homework, there’s a chance they could be stripped of their tax-exempt status for not remaining neutral on political issues.
Mandible, from your keyboard to Congress’ ears. The interference of the Catholic and Mormon churches to the tune of millions of dollars, in the political process should clearly lose them their tax-exempt status. I will scarcely mention the Evangelicals, as they’re a bunch of scattered sects.
I hope Mandible and Barbwire’s question will not remain confined to blogs. It would be nice that it becomes a public debate. I want to see these pigs bleed money in taxes; they spend it on hate speech anyway.
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I’m perplexed that Bishop Jackson’s arguments against gay marriage include un-cited statistics about a certain percentage of black and white women never getting married. Well now thanks to the Catholics, you’ll have a whole group of people who will never get married. Does Jackson honestly think that with gay marriage forbidden, straight marriages will skyrocket? Or that gays, unable to marry each other, will go straight? I will never understand those who think the only way to strengthen marriage for some, is to forbid it among another group. I think if a couple cannot hold their marriage together because of a married gay couple that lives in another state and they don’t know, they have larger, underlying issues they need to address with a counselor.
I’m thankful that the journalist brought up the problem of divorce, although it seemed that Jackson had a canned response waiting for such an answer. And people waiting until 30 until they get married?! Oh, noes! At 31, I must be an old maid!
Better if they had given the money to the children abused by catholics priests. They should put there own house in order first and let priests have satisfying honest intime relations before imposing their archaic beliefs on others.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Love the idea that stupid katholiks are having their hard-earned donated $$ misspent so blatantly. That’s what you get for donating to Gawd, who (when you think about it, you realise) HAS NO NEED FOR CASH. Ostensibly, anyway, since s/he’s sposed to be omnipotent, which seemingly would obviate the need for money in order to obtain power.
But, on the other hand, Jeebus NEEDS CASH!!!
I hate how children are used as a crutch to make a point valid. “.. for the children” Its not our local or federal governments responsibility to babysit our children.
I bet The Smiths “I want the one I can’t have” is on plenty of these Bishop’s iPods.
“Moral Dimension”, to keep two people apart who want to spend to the rest of their lives together? great moral dimension there. I hate the way these people think they are the correct moral compass in society because they follow a religion (it’s current teachings). Wasting money/blocking progress using this archaic belief of a marriage of sanctity as an excuse. This coming from a Bishop, a black American, whose people (in race) had to fight for civil liberties not too long ago in that country. But who cares about history and peoples rights when God or the Bible or someone who interpreted the Bible to say that same sex marriage is wrong. Sick of this. Sorry rant over
I wish they would let me cherry pick some appropriate phrases from the Bible to add to their doctrine. It would be so easy to make them squirm. As a matter of fact they should already be squirming from embarrassment for choosing the way they do. I wonder if their Bibles are blacked out like a censored government security document so they don’t even have to look at the embarrassing stuff.
Money well burned.
He sure does blink a lot…. isnt that one of the things to look for if you want to know if somebody is lying?
Like blinky noted, this guy blinks a lot. I swear, if you’re an epileptic, you could get a seizure from staring into his eyes.
Funny that they spent so much money on this. Shouldn’t their omnipotent god be able to control things like this? Have they no faith?
The real question is whether a non-profit religious organization can endorse a ballot measure and exercise political sway. The churches have begun to do it pretty blatantly.
If anyone actually wanted to do their homework, there’s a chance they could be stripped of their tax-exempt status for not remaining neutral on political issues.
Mandible, from your keyboard to Congress’ ears. The interference of the Catholic and Mormon churches to the tune of millions of dollars, in the political process should clearly lose them their tax-exempt status. I will scarcely mention the Evangelicals, as they’re a bunch of scattered sects.
How terribly sad.
I hope Mandible and Barbwire’s question will not remain confined to blogs. It would be nice that it becomes a public debate. I want to see these pigs bleed money in taxes; they spend it on hate speech anyway.