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shcrane71

(1,721 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:03 AM Mar 2012

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Is the recession gouging Nebraska's football budget? Asst. coach squatting in Memorial stadium.

That's where Ron Brown is listing his address when speaking before the Omaha city council. Brown would like Omaha city council members to think of Jesus when deciding whether to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the city's non-discrimination, employment ordinance.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120308/NEWS01/120309676#perlman-brown-not-speaking-for-nu-on-lgbt

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Is the recession gouging Nebraska's football budget? Asst. coach squatting in Memorial stadium. (Original Post) shcrane71 Mar 2012 OP

one thing I think about when I think of Jesus is: rurallib Mar 2012 #1

actually there were women involved in the jesus movement... madrchsod Mar 2012 #2

And a preacher saying something that the Roman Catholic church didn't like was branded a heretic... shcrane71 Mar 2012 #7

Seems to me Jesus didn't give a shit about stuff like that, so STFU, Brown. Brickbat Mar 2012 #3

Hey Brownie, Jesus maybe, you, not so much. Scuba Mar 2012 #4

You know, this post doesn't really make much sense, MineralMan Mar 2012 #5

"Osborne, in a reply, said Brown should not have listed his address as One Memorial Stadium" shcrane71 Mar 2012 #6

rurallib

(62,445 posts)

1. one thing I think about when I think of Jesus is:

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:12 AM

Mar 2012

was he gay? A thirty year old man hanging day and night with his 12 buddies?

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

2. actually there were women involved in the jesus movement...

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:16 AM

Mar 2012

they were sort`a penned out when the books were rewritten several hundred years later.

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

7. And a preacher saying something that the Roman Catholic church didn't like was branded a heretic...

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 11:11 AM

Mar 2012

and heretics had a hard time staying a live back then.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

3. Seems to me Jesus didn't give a shit about stuff like that, so STFU, Brown.

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:16 AM

Mar 2012

He says he thought the council wanted his mailing address. Whatevs.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

4. Hey Brownie, Jesus maybe, you, not so much.

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:26 AM

Mar 2012

MineralMan

(146,327 posts)

5. You know, this post doesn't really make much sense,

Reply to shcrane71 (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:28 AM

Mar 2012

except to people who are closely following the story. It also doesn't really reflect what is in the story at the link.

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

6. "Osborne, in a reply, said Brown should not have listed his address as One Memorial Stadium"

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 11:09 AM

Mar 2012

Thanks for your input. Some things strike me in stories that wouldn't strike you, and I'm certain vice versa.

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