Comments on: GOP likely thwarted in gay marriage battle http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MaryWaterton http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-24486 MaryWaterton Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:30:56 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-24486 A WHOLE LOT OF (((((DEMOCRATS))))) WILL BE LOSING THEIR SEATS OVER THIS VOTE IN NOVEMBER. COUNT ON IT. A WHOLE LOT OF (((((DEMOCRATS))))) WILL BE LOSING THEIR SEATS OVER THIS VOTE IN NOVEMBER. COUNT ON IT.

]]> By: MaryWaterton http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-22512 MaryWaterton Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:30:56 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-22512 A WHOLE LOT OF (((((DEMOCRATS))))) WILL BE LOSING THEIR SEATS OVER THIS VOTE IN NOVEMBER. COUNT ON IT. A WHOLE LOT OF (((((DEMOCRATS))))) WILL BE LOSING THEIR SEATS OVER THIS VOTE IN NOVEMBER. COUNT ON IT.

]]> By: shadow_man http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-22291 shadow_man Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:41 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-22291 To those of you using the Bible as a weapon against homosexuality, you are wrong. Homosexuality is not a sin. The Bible is constantly being taken out of context to support anti-gay views. Any educated Christian would know that. Scholars who have studied the Bible in context of the times and in relation to other passages have shown those passages (Leviticus, Corinthians, Romans, etc) have nothing to do with homosexuality. These passages often cherry-picked while ignoring the rest of the Bible. The sins theses passages are referring to are idolatry, Greek temple sex worship, prostitution, pederasty with teen boys, and rape, not homosexuality or two loving consenting adults.<br><br><br><a href="http://www.soulfoodministry.org/docs/English/NotASin.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.soulfoodministry.org/docs/English/No...</a><br><a href="http://www.jesus21.com/content/sex/bible_homosexuality_print.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jesus21.com/content/sex/bible_homose...</a><br><a href="http://www.christchapel.com/romans_inter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.christchapel.com/romans_inter.html</a><br><a href="http://www.stjohnsmcc.org/new/BibleAbuse/BiblicalReferences.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.stjohnsmcc.org/new/BibleAbuse/Biblic...</a><br><a href="http://www.gaychristian101.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gaychristian101.com/</a><br> <br>Thats why Jesus never mentions it as well. There is nothing immoral, wrong, or sinful about being gay. Jesus, however, clearly states he HATES hypocrites. If you preach goodness, then promote hate and twist the words of the Bible, you are a hypocrite, and will be judged and sent to hell. Homosexuals will not go to hell, hypocrites will.<br> <br>This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past, where they took Bible passages to condone slavery, keep women down, and used Bible passages to claim blacks as curses who should be enslaved by the white man. People used God to claim that blacks marrying whites was unnatural, and not of God's will. To those of you using the Bible as a weapon against homosexuality, you are wrong. Homosexuality is not a sin. The Bible is constantly being taken out of context to support anti-gay views. Any educated Christian would know that. Scholars who have studied the Bible in context of the times and in relation to other passages have shown those passages (Leviticus, Corinthians, Romans, etc) have nothing to do with homosexuality. These passages often cherry-picked while ignoring the rest of the Bible. The sins theses passages are referring to are idolatry, Greek temple sex worship, prostitution, pederasty with teen boys, and rape, not homosexuality or two loving consenting adults.

http://www.soulfoodministry.org/docs/English/No…
http://www.jesus21.com/content/sex/bible_homose…
http://www.christchapel.com/romans_inter.html
http://www.stjohnsmcc.org/new/BibleAbuse/Biblic…
http://www.gaychristian101.com/

Thats why Jesus never mentions it as well. There is nothing immoral, wrong, or sinful about being gay. Jesus, however, clearly states he HATES hypocrites. If you preach goodness, then promote hate and twist the words of the Bible, you are a hypocrite, and will be judged and sent to hell. Homosexuals will not go to hell, hypocrites will.

This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past, where they took Bible passages to condone slavery, keep women down, and used Bible passages to claim blacks as curses who should be enslaved by the white man. People used God to claim that blacks marrying whites was unnatural, and not of God's will.

]]> By: shadow_man http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-22292 shadow_man Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:33 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-22292 For those of you claiming homosexuality is a "lifestyle", that is a false and ignorant statement. Homosexuality is not a choice. Just like you don't choose the color of your skin, you cannot choose whom you are sexually attracted to. If you can, sorry, but you are not heterosexual, you are bi-sexual. Virtually all major psychological and medical experts agree that sexual orientation is NOT a choice. Most gay people will tell you its not a choice. Common sense will tell you its not a choice. While science is relatively new to studying homosexuality, studies tend to indicate that its biological. <br><br><a href="http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/differential-brain-activation.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/differ...</a><br><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/dn14146-gay-brains-structured-like-those-of-the-opposite-sex.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/dn14146...</a><br>Gay, Straight Men's Brain Responses Differ<br><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C155990%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155990,00.html</a><br><a href="http://www.livescience.com/health/060224_gay_genes.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.livescience.com/health/060224_gay_ge...</a><br><a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/w27453600k586276/" rel="nofollow">http://www.springerlink.com/content/w27453600k5...</a><br><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/16/172/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/...</a><br><br>There is overwhelming scientific evidence that homosexuality is not a choice. Sexual orientation is generally a biological trait that is determined pre-natally, although there is no one certain thing that explains all of the cases. "Nurture" may have some effect, but for the most part it is biological.<br><br><br>And it should also be noted that:<br>"It is worth noting that many medical and scientific organisations do believe it is impossible to change a person's sexual orientation and this is displayed in a statement by American Academy of Pediatrics, American Counseling Association, American Association of School Administrators, American Federation of Teachers, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, American School Health Association, Interfaith Alliance Foundation, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Social Workers, and National Education Association." For those of you claiming homosexuality is a “lifestyle”, that is a false and ignorant statement. Homosexuality is not a choice. Just like you don't choose the color of your skin, you cannot choose whom you are sexually attracted to. If you can, sorry, but you are not heterosexual, you are bi-sexual. Virtually all major psychological and medical experts agree that sexual orientation is NOT a choice. Most gay people will tell you its not a choice. Common sense will tell you its not a choice. While science is relatively new to studying homosexuality, studies tend to indicate that its biological.

http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/differ…
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/dn14146…
Gay, Straight Men's Brain Responses Differ
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155990,00.html
http://www.livescience.com/health/060224_gay_ge…
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w27453600k5…
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/…

There is overwhelming scientific evidence that homosexuality is not a choice. Sexual orientation is generally a biological trait that is determined pre-natally, although there is no one certain thing that explains all of the cases. “Nurture” may have some effect, but for the most part it is biological.

And it should also be noted that:
“It is worth noting that many medical and scientific organisations do believe it is impossible to change a person's sexual orientation and this is displayed in a statement by American Academy of Pediatrics, American Counseling Association, American Association of School Administrators, American Federation of Teachers, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, American School Health Association, Interfaith Alliance Foundation, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Social Workers, and National Education Association.”

]]> By: mandimc http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-22293 mandimc Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:11:45 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-22293 I moved to Iowa 8 months ago. My partner and I will be getting married on Friday. Thank you Iowa for not letting allowing hatefull ammendment to be passed that is based off of blantant lies. <br>I am proud to say that I am from Council Bluffs with a representative like Mike Gronstal. I moved to Iowa 8 months ago. My partner and I will be getting married on Friday. Thank you Iowa for not letting allowing hatefull ammendment to be passed that is based off of blantant lies.
I am proud to say that I am from Council Bluffs with a representative like Mike Gronstal.

]]> By: monroecolby http://iowaindependent.com/27424/gop-likely-thwarted-in-gay-marriage-battle/comment-page-1#comment-22287 monroecolby Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:16:22 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=27424#comment-22287 Too bad for you bigots! Marriage equality is alive, and well! Everyday that it exists is absolute proof that your hateful words against gay marriage are pure lies, espoused by religious corporations that pay you to say your disgusting diatribe. <br><br>Reap the seeds that you sow, bigots! You deserve all of the insults that you have coming to you! Let the terms, bigot, sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic fester in your ears until you're delivered from it! Too bad for you bigots! Marriage equality is alive, and well! Everyday that it exists is absolute proof that your hateful words against gay marriage are pure lies, espoused by religious corporations that pay you to say your disgusting diatribe.

Reap the seeds that you sow, bigots! You deserve all of the insults that you have coming to you! Let the terms, bigot, sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic fester in your ears until you're delivered from it!

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