tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post3736785277972122406..comments2024-03-08T09:33:41.443-08:00Comments on Unite the Fight: My Personal Take on the U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference Plan to Release November Statement Against Marriage EqualityPhillip Mintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680426451733583939noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-58041895710696393622009-10-19T10:32:07.214-07:002009-10-19T10:32:07.214-07:00The bishops are not only opposed to marriage equal...The bishops are not only opposed to marriage equality but also officially strongly opposed to domestic partnerships and civil unions - but their forked-tongue spokesman in Maine Marc Mutty tells voters they can reject marriage with a clear conscience because couples can get "justice" through DP or civil unions. Shameless. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112098168793807071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-86781967210808073072009-10-18T19:36:04.568-07:002009-10-18T19:36:04.568-07:00I did finish the transcript. It is here, in a fb n...I did finish the transcript. It is here, in a fb note.<br />http://tinyurl.com/yjwjpwo<br /><br />After doing that I am just wondering why God has picked out American Bishops to say this to, when apparently he fully concurs with the blessing of SSM in countries where it is legal! E.G. Canada, Norway, Netherlands, South Africa..? Spain?..Different god? Different Bishops? Come on we aren't thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700574276050394912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-36092535605826435302009-10-17T17:42:00.892-07:002009-10-17T17:42:00.892-07:00I have a very simple reply to those catholic "...I have a very simple reply to those catholic "leaders" who lead from some long ago time capsule of male domination in a bronze age society.<br /><br />If their idea of marriage is about procreation what becomes of a married man and woman who for some physical reason are unable to conceive a child of their own? Is their marriage annuled? If so, by whom, the church or the state? By theJim Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365146914115121223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-33380835602778103432009-10-17T17:38:51.197-07:002009-10-17T17:38:51.197-07:00Thanks LDoza!Thanks LDoza!Phillip Mintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680426451733583939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-75289660542516805722009-10-17T17:36:14.448-07:002009-10-17T17:36:14.448-07:00I will probably finish..and will post the gist of ...I will probably finish..and will post the gist of the rest as a note on facebook. Will be back to give you link when done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700574276050394912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-14373234727717827552009-10-17T17:35:02.172-07:002009-10-17T17:35:02.172-07:00So here is FTony re the Introduction: (This goes u...So here is FTony re the Introduction: (This goes up to about the 8th minute.)<br /><br />Title: Marriage, Love and Life in the Divine Plan, a Pastoral Letter<br /><br />This is a draft version that was leaked. The final version that comes out next month<br />will probably look a bit different.<br /><br />So line 31-32 states: Among the many blessings that God has showered upon us in Christ, is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700574276050394912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-72479932351626440562009-10-17T17:28:12.605-07:002009-10-17T17:28:12.605-07:00@Shawn
What a stupid thing to say! This is war? W...@Shawn<br /><br />What a stupid thing to say! This is war? Wipe them out? Kind of like the Nazis who tried to wipe out Jews and gays right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-44327106180385675172009-10-17T17:20:38.188-07:002009-10-17T17:20:38.188-07:00Frankly, we need to stop giving these people excus...Frankly, we need to stop giving these people excuses, or ways out, from their bigotry.<br /><br />They're uninformed? There's a library. Try reading.<br /><br />They're "misguided"? They've heard enough contrary opinions to educate themselves. Most chose not to.<br /><br />Bigotry is bigotry, and the "we didn't know" excuse coupled with the "we're Gridlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612045842391813579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-5694985944545727932009-10-17T15:01:12.885-07:002009-10-17T15:01:12.885-07:00To the hearing impaired: Here is the beginning of ...To the hearing impaired: Here is the beginning of Father Tony's video. Will transcribe more as time permits:<br />Father Tony's video:<br /><br />I want to talk to you today about a pastoral letter that the United Conference of Catholic Bishops is going to release in November...and this letter is sort of a love letter for American Catholics and they say that it will be useful for not justAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700574276050394912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-9860086971558452902009-10-17T13:35:29.015-07:002009-10-17T13:35:29.015-07:00Although my parents would both tell you that they ...Although my parents would both tell you that they are Christians, I was lucky enough (in my opinion) to grow up in a household in which religion played only the most minor of roles. I can recall going to church with my parents a handful of times at most. And my father was often disdainful of preachers, especially televangelists. But my extended family is large and almost all of them are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-49549581704398705282009-10-17T12:30:23.821-07:002009-10-17T12:30:23.821-07:00Of course, we must remember that many, indeed prob...Of course, we must remember that many, indeed probably most, Catholics do not agree with the hierarchy on may, maybe most, political positions they advocate. I am glad that this statement of the Catholic Bishops does not focus only on same-sex marriage. Precisely because it comes out against contraception and other practices that Catholics routinely flout, it will not be taken very seriously by Jay Jonsonnoreply@blogger.com