Two Christian state senators debating Colorado’s civil union bill – Senate Bill 2 – yesterday decided to quote Bible passages and proselytize from the Senate floor, including telling gay people to choose Jesus over their same-sex partner.
“I truly believe Jesus is a better answer than Senate Bill 2,” Senator Scott Renfroe told his colleagues – and every Colorado citizen. Choose Jesus over the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, Renfroe says. Because, apparently, Senator Renfroe is under the mistaken idea that Colorado citizens elected him to minister to their lives, to be a theocrat, to make his interpretation of the Bible the law of the land in Colorado.
“This bill tears at the very fabric of our morality and our society,” Renfroe added.
Really? Civil unions tear “at the very fabric of our morality and our society”? Your morality is rather weak, in that case, Senator. And it shows.
Renfroe’s colleague, Senator Kevin Lundberg joined him in quoting scripture, asking, “How do we deal with, or what is the attitude toward those who choose homosexuality over heterosexuality?”
How do you deal with those who “choose” homosexuality?
How about you make them equal citizens? How about you treat them the exact same way you treat every other person? How about you “deal” them a fair hand?
I’m more angry at the people of Colorado who elected these two wing nuts than I am at them. Theocrats are dangerous, un-American and anti-America.
Senator Scott Renfroe has claimed public schools are “feminizing” boys and compared homosexuality to murder.
And if you think these radical religious wing nuts are just in Colorado and don’t affect you, Senator Kevin Lundberg is trying to run against U.S. Rep. Jared Polis.
This excellent video is via Box Turtle Bulletin’s Daniel Gonzales, who notes the bill successfully ”passed out of the Colorado Senate with a vote of 20-12 with 3 Republicans joining Dems in support.” He adds:
The bill now moves on to the House, which is controlled by Republicans by a single vote. Although openly gay sponsor Mark Ferrendino has enough votes in the House to pass the bill, it’s generally believed the House Judiciary Committee where the bill died last year will again be the largest challenge.
It’s 2012. Colorado is going this crazy over a civil unions bill?
What has this country come to?
Related:
Jesus Christ ‘Most Likely’ Was Gay Says Anglican Priest
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Senator Renfroe…STAY OUT OF MY BEDROOM and I WILL GLADLY STAY OUT OF YOUR CHURCH!
I have a better question: HOW do we deal with you choosing to be a HETROSEXUAL Bigot?
As I understand from some gay married Christians, it isn't an either/or choice. One can be in a same-sex marriage, and a practicing Christian.
And if you are Episcopalian, you can serve as rector of a parish and have your ordained, same-gender married partner as an associate priest.
For some it may feel like it is.
While I don't believe that most are like this, some very loud voices in the religious community are very anti-gay, and some very loud voices within the gay community are anti-religious. Some Gay Christians may feel caught in the crossfire, like they're being attacked by members of both communities of which they are a part.
everyone has the right to practice their religion but not force their religion on others that do not want to be apart of that religion, and im sure some of those people that were there to hear that guy speak didn't want to get preached to.
Have we not yet reached the level of civilization where we can live in peaceful tolerance despite differences?
So if I do choose Jesus, will they help me get him a green card, allow me to marry him, and then leave us the F*&k alone, to live our lives the way we want to?
I thought not.
So, let me get this right, Representatives. You actually think I can choose Jesus and no longer have need for a same-sex partner? Let me ask you the same question: when you accepted Jesus as your savior, did it remove all desire for you to have an opposite sex partner?
The National Organization for (against equal) Marriage recently said that domestic partnerships were just fine in New Hampshire. Guess the good senators didn't get the memo.
Straight men should choose Jesus over their spouse. Oh, wait….
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