Fox News' Shepard Smith, who 80% of the time is a tool, has another sane moment and notes about Kim Davis defenders that, "This is the same crowd that says 'we don't want Sharia law. Don't let them come in here and start telling us what to do. Keep their religion out of our lives and out of our government." Yet they are perfectly comfortable forcing their faith on others... and seeing no hypocrisy in it at all. For what, because of the 7,000 + different religions out there (not to mention the 33,000 to 35,000+ different Christian denominations, of which there are over 14,000 active in the US, many of which don't oppose gay marriage), theirs is the correct one, the one that needs to be forced on others.
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http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/09/08/foxs-shepard-smith-on-kim-davis-haters-are-gonn/205423
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RFlaggsays...Hopefully they post a better embed, or at least a YT option...
newtboysays...I must guess her brand of religion does not have the 'thou shall not steal' clause, because at her rally they brought her out to 'eye of the tiger', with no permission from anyone in Survivor, and they're pissed. Taking someone else's property and converting it to your use is stealing in my mind, I don't know about hers.
I wondered how many people she refused licenses in the past because they were wearing blended fabrics, or had been seen eating shellfish, both of which are just as forbidden as homosexuality in the bible, actually those two are more clearly forbidden than homosexuality as I understand it, yet no one ever tries to legislate fabric choice or outlaw sea food restaurants. Hmmm.
Mammaltronsays...A Fox News anchor attacking religious conservatives?
That homeless-looking guy in the square was right, these are definitely the end times.
RFlaggsays...The fabric thing is valid, but the New Testament specifically exempts food, so the food laws no longer apply. Of course the New Testament doesn't forbid owning slaves, in fact tells slaves to continue to obey their masters... so technically, slavery is still allowed by the faith despite their claims that they are the ones who got rid of it... of course the South used all the slavery verses to justify their use of slavery, just like during the 50's and 60's people used the verses about mixing races to justify keeping segregation going and refuse interracial marriage licenses. Really when it comes down to it, you can use the Bible to prove any side of an argument you want apparently... I guess god really is perfect as his book can be used to justify 100% opposite positions.. <eye roll>
JustSayingsays...'Oh, look at them lovely cherries! I gotta get me some of those!'
newtboysays...OK, didn't know that food restrictions were abolished in the new testament. I guess I have to drop that argument. I'll stick with the mixed fabric one though. Since I'm certain she served a person wearing mixed fabric at some point...clearly we should stone her.
I have been taught that 'treat others as you would have them treat you' was considered the most important teaching BY Jesus (not just the most important teaching OF Jesus), yet these people are doing the exact opposite, by trying to outlaw any form of Sharia law while also trying to codify this 'Christian belief' as law. That just being one in an endless list of attempts at legislating (their narrow idea of) 'morality' or pure religious, completely non moral ideas (I'm thinking 'blue laws' here).
On that note, I always found it odd that so many Christians are so insistent on 'keeping the Sabbath holy', but always forget that the Sabbath that refers to is the Jewish Sabbath (the commandment was for, and given directly to the Jews, no?).
That means they're all doing it wrong....
...but what do you expect from a group that chants “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them." while bowing in front of statues and stained glass likenesses of people, places, and things?
The fabric thing is valid, but the New Testament specifically exempts food, so the food laws no longer apply. Of course the New Testament doesn't forbid owning slaves, in fact tells slaves to continue to obey their masters... so technically, slavery is still allowed by the faith despite their claims that they are the ones who got rid of it... of course the South used all the slavery verses to justify their use of slavery, just like during the 50's and 60's people used the verses about mixing races to justify keeping segregation going and refuse interracial marriage licenses. Really when it comes down to it, you can use the Bible to prove any side of an argument you want apparently... I guess god really is perfect as his book can be used to justify 100% opposite positions.. <eye roll>
siftbotsays...The thumbnail image for this video has been updated - thumbnail added by eric3579.
siftbotsays...Moving this video to RFlagg's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.
newtboysays...Kim Davis was just ordered to pay over $260000 in attorney fees on top of the $100000 judgement they won for denying them their right to get married.
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