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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:05 AM Jun 2015

GOP Rips ‘Imperial’ Supreme Court for ‘Assault’ on Christianity

The Republican reaction to the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage across the nation was instant and heated. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the ruling “tramples on states’ rights” and will “pave way for an all-out assault against the religious freedoms of Christians.” Rick Santorum tweeted that five “unelected judges redefined the foundational unit of society.” Mike Huckabee: “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our Founders acquiesced to an imperial British monarch.”

Jeb Bush struck a more measured tone: “Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage. I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision. I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to live side by side. It is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate.”

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/06/26/republicans-imperial-supreme-court-assaults-christians.html

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bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
5. "Allowed the states to make this decision" - what the fuck, Jeb? Wasn't this
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:14 AM
Jun 2015

the case prior to the SC ruling?

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
6. So Jindal and Huckabee are foaming at the mouth,
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:16 AM
Jun 2015

Santorum is frothing at the ass,

and Bush is "measured" because he merely wants more discrimination against those who believe that traditional marriage IS a lifelong commitment.

I you guys need me, I'll be celebrating at the gym. At least the tools there are useful.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
8. Put a bag of dumbbells together and you have the intellectual equivalent of Huckabee.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:20 AM
Jun 2015

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
10. They seem afraid
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:22 AM
Jun 2015

Some of them exhibit actual, genuine fear that this will harm them in some way. Maybe they're all bakers and florists, and think they will have to provide cakes and bouquets for gay weddings. Well, they will, as a matter of fact. They don't understand their religion cannot be part of everything, and they seem confused. Some of them say the local Church of Screaming Crazy Jeezuss will be forced to perform a marriage ceremony for Adam and Steve. They see it as all or nothing. If the courts can make them bake a cake for a gay wedding, it's only a short step from there to having the old House O' God taken over by Dykes on Bikes.

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