Random Politics & Religion #00

I've heard of even Christians accepting gay people as equal that is something a Christian would never do...but...here you go:


http://www.gaychurch.org/

He endorsed political candidates?

Because him being an *** about jews, white people, etc is freedom of speech and religion.

persecutes people fo rbeing gay and actively fights against them in courts to keep them from gaining rights then acts surprised when it happens to them like its wrong or something. You know... people fighting for something they believe in is somehow wrong in this case. If it was a church fighting for something they believe in though that's alright right?

Here's a question, because I think this is the case, but I'm not positive, to be 100% honest.

If a church provides ZERO community services, do they still maintain tax-exempt status?

Edit: I ask because I don't really think it's right even to call most churches non-profit. I've seen the landholdings of some churches. They spit in the face of "non-profit".

"Nah. We were given 40 acres with marvelous facilities. This sort of luxury retreat for our clergy and giving members is entirely in keeping with our mission statement of helping the poor..."

Oh yes, let's pretend that he's alone on this and that it all came from his head. I'm sure nobody believes poorly-researched things that they find on the internet anyway, amirite?

I could find a random article connecting gay marriage with the end of the world.

Does that mean the end of the world is about to happen now?

You're right. Let's wet our pants over imagined scenarios instead.

This gay marriage thing is so 4 days ago isn't there anything else in the news ?

That... was a crappy analogy. Stick those heads back in the sand, though. As more things come to light, you can pretend that you were in on it all along and find more solid ways to justify your hatred by that time.

A more interesting story:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/kkk-chapter-north-carolina-rally-south-carolina-statehouse-confederate-flag-119548.html?ml=po

TLDR: KKK is at it again !

The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan’s Pelham, North Carolina, chapter have reserved the Statehouse Grounds in South Carolina for a rally next month.

James Spears, the Great Titan of the chapter, said the group would be rallying to protest “the Confederate flag being took down for all the wrong reasons.”

“It’s part of white people’s culture,” he added.

Brian Gaines, who runs the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, which oversees reservations, confirmed the scheduling in an email to POLITICO Monday. He added that the group submitted the request on June 23 and, because his office allows any group, regardless of ideology, to reserve the grounds on a first-come, first-serve basis, the KKK will be able to hold its rally.

The event is planned for July 18 from 3-5 p.m., just over one month after Dylann Roof allegedly entered a historic church in Charleston and shot to death nine African-Americans during a Bible study meeting. Reports indicate Roof was attempting to incite a race war and had read 34 various materials from white supremacist groups online before plotting his crime.

Did you see this one?

Gays are feeling remorse because their success is absolving them of their victim hood.




They even lament that being in the closet is no longer the oppressive experience it once was.

C'mon. That's like...two weeks ago now.

You are still talking about taxes from like 3 pages ago though !

Well if that's what they want, they should start going to church and voting for Republicans, yeah?

People do actually believe that... you know homo marriage and heathens bringing about natural disasters and dooming the world. good thing for those people though cuz they gonna get raptured and all.

You mean a log cabin republican we got those already !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Cabin_Republicans

A gay Republican *gasp* Hell has frozen over.

You're a hypocrite lol... plain and simple. You're ok with one side lobbying against the other because you agree with it or because you don't mind it or it doesn't bother you or whatever reason you have but as soon as the other side does it to you then it's all hell no! You guys are *** stop trying to take away my stuffs!

Edit: Also, how does the church or anyone else opposed to gay marriage justify their hatred? Or if it's "because religion" that makes it ok?

Another day, another article Nausi quote mines and completely missed the point of.

Further punish? That means that there is an existing punishment.
No.
There is no discussion about punitive damages, charges, or such.

The person's core argument is that churches should not be tax exempt. They are using the argument that discrimination against gays is basis for removing a tax exemption privilege.

Now, speaking personally, I think that removing tax exempt status from churches is theoretically a good idea (in terms of equality), but a horrible idea in practice. Right now, that's pretty much the only stick you have with regards to preventing religions from actively participating in politics en masse. Removing the incentive to stay (at least in appearance) out of politics would be extremely detrimental to the US system of governance.

Even worse than reality television.

Misguided at best, attention whoring at the worst.

Maybe try being in the closet in some redneck nowhere town and see how "easy" it is.

To quote a comment I saw on facebook when a friend from back home commented positively on equality, "Yeah, that's great for them, just make sure they all wear rainbows so I can keep them away from me."

C'mon Pleebo we all know that our liberal mental disorder just doesn't allow us to see the genious in his posts.

One opinion piece from a gay guy means "they're" trying to remove tax exempt status from churches.

But one opinion piece talking about the how gay marriage leads to the end of the world, doesn't mean the end of the world will occur?

Shocked -I'm shocked- that someone's (single) opinion doesn't change reality.

Hatred of what?

Somehow, I'm not sure that the Catholics, at least, qualify anyhow. Not when the Pope is constantly meeting with world leaders, including our own.

Not political my left nut.

And I wonder how many denominational-related lobby groups get behind candidates with the wink-nod from a religion while the religion's national committee goes "Oh, no, we're not funding anything political..."

You are using Facebook as an example for anything intellectual I'll have to stop you right there...

I'm using it as an example of what real life in the boonies is like. The ignorance is out there.

Being ignorant isn't so bad you are ignorant of that fact you are ignorant !

Not all of us live in the city with the hipsters.

I've been around my share of rednecks and they are mostly harmless. They say dumb stuff but they don't hurt anyone.

There's a world of difference between the current "nod and wink" policies, and rampant demagoguery. Which is quite a fun word to spell, by the way.