Comments on: Minnesota House Passes Marriage Ban http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 02:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94984 Timothy Kincaid Mon, 23 May 2011 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94984 James, I don't believe that God send tornadoes as a punishment either. But considering how often natural disasters dance around the gay folk and leave them just fine while mowing down the, ahem, less tolerant portions of the country, I am tempted to think that God has a wicked sense of humor. Oh, and it's a given that God hates trailer parks. James,

I don’t believe that God send tornadoes as a punishment either. But considering how often natural disasters dance around the gay folk and leave them just fine while mowing down the, ahem, less tolerant portions of the country, I am tempted to think that God has a wicked sense of humor.

Oh, and it’s a given that God hates trailer parks.

]]> By: james http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94975 james Mon, 23 May 2011 15:24:38 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94975 And the very next day after the House voted to put the ban on the ballot, a tornado struck Minneapolis. Perhaps God is sending a warning that he/she is not happy with lgbt folks being oppressed by people claiming to be speaking for God. Well, that's not really what I believe about tornadoes, but the right-wingnuts are always claiming natural disasters are "God's punishment." So I just thought I'd mention that claiming to know what God thinks is, well, a bit of a stretch. And the very next day after the House voted to put the ban on the ballot, a tornado struck Minneapolis. Perhaps God is sending a warning that he/she is not happy with lgbt folks being oppressed by people claiming to be speaking for God.

Well, that’s not really what I believe about tornadoes, but the right-wingnuts are always claiming natural disasters are “God’s punishment.” So I just thought I’d mention that claiming to know what God thinks is, well, a bit of a stretch.

]]> By: Donny D. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94957 Donny D. Mon, 23 May 2011 10:06:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94957 Though video clips of it, and news items on it and its aftermath, are still quite accessible on the Internet. Though video clips of it, and news items on it and its aftermath, are still quite accessible on the Internet.

]]> By: TomTallis http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94944 TomTallis Sun, 22 May 2011 23:08:07 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94944 All record of that prayer and the person offering the prayer have now been stricken from the official record on orders from the GOP. Officially, it never happened. http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/122394509.html All record of that prayer and the person offering the prayer have now been stricken from the official record on orders from the GOP. Officially, it never happened.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/122394509.html

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94931 Timothy Kincaid Sun, 22 May 2011 20:46:46 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94931 John, No. It was a Christianist prayer deliberately intended to insult anyone who was Jewish or Muslim or atheist or of any other faith, as well as any who are ecumenical and considerate of other faiths, but it didn't mention gays or the anti-gay proposed legislation. John,

No. It was a Christianist prayer deliberately intended to insult anyone who was Jewish or Muslim or atheist or of any other faith, as well as any who are ecumenical and considerate of other faiths, but it didn’t mention gays or the anti-gay proposed legislation.

]]> By: John http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94929 John Sun, 22 May 2011 19:08:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94929 I haven't seen his opening prayer, but is it something that could be effectively used in campaign ads? I haven’t seen his opening prayer, but is it something that could be effectively used in campaign ads?

]]> By: Amicus http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/22/33438/comment-page-1#comment-94926 Amicus Sun, 22 May 2011 17:01:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=33438#comment-94926 "...rush ... to distance themselves" is a joke. If Dean is a MN resident, they rushed instead to put the matter in his votin'-hands! “…rush … to distance themselves” is a joke.

If Dean is a MN resident, they rushed instead to put the matter in his votin’-hands!

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