In close vote, anti-gay marriage amendment moves to House floor

perhaps they could bring in Newt Gingrich….he’s an authority on traditional, biblical marriage….he’s on his 3rd wife

I don’t think Newt is available right now….he is playing with pixie glitter trying to get in touch with his inner rainbow!

He would be an authority on traditional biblical marriage only if he kept the first two wives when he added the third.

Praise God. We still have a few people with a sound mind in this state.

God has nothing to do with bigotry and religion no place in human law.

Praise Jebus, God hates freewill, Amen

Goose-stepping toward a discriminatory constitutional amendment is not a sound mind.

I’m assuming Tim is referring to Kelly, Kriesel and the DFL. Thank God indeed!

The one vote margin is a coordinated thing by Republicans. Most of them aren’t really into this amendment, but they need it to pass so they can bring out the hater-bigot vote in 2012.

Barb – U hit that nail on the head……exactly! The go to the LOWEST common denominator…..FEAR / HATE, typical of the Disgusting GOP……this will do NOTHING for your state but Pit neighbor against Neighbor, and Cement Hard feelings……its over 3yrs since Prop 8 in CA…and Still Hard feeling abound, neighbors NO LONGER talk to one another…….this is the GOP stradegy…divide and conquer. The Lemmings can’t even seen beyond thier own bigotry. Im so sick and tired of the GOP Hatefest…..and thier FAKE Christian Values / Sanctity of Marriage BS………When 2 hetero strangers can Get Drunk, fly off to vegas, and go to a Drive Thru and be married by Elvis……..thats Sanctity? They make me sick, they’ve planted themselves on the WRONG side of history, and in the museum of Bigotry next to George Wallace.

As Obama said: “We are too easily distracted!” So much concentration on the “GAY” votes that we as a country have lost sight of what’s really tearing the American family apart! The price of Oil/Gas, the high rise in UNemployment, this WAR… So many other factors.
If 2 ppl love eachother, they should be able to express it on paper! Question: Why haven’t we shut down the Catholic Church? Or are Catholic priest the only ppl allowed to be openly gay?
I’m here! I’m gay! And I feel like if I pay taxes in this corrupt & failing economy I should be able to marry my girlfriend! What I do & who I do it with will not hurt anyone’s family! I promise everyone around me is so loving & so accepting. It may have taken some of them longer than others, but LOVE conquers all!

How’s that Economy going for you right now? You DO know that there is a BOYCOTT brewing, right? Maybe if fair-minded people just don’t buy Minnesota, or visit, or HIRE in your state, the bigots will finally get the message that EQUALITY is something everyone deserves.

The Bible is a book of FAITH, not FACT. Quit using it to Oppress others.

What needs to begin right as soon as practicable is an effort to identify every business, individual and organization that is donating money to support this amendment.

We then need a massive campaign to boycott every business in the state that does so, but especially in the metro area where the bigots are strongly outnumbered by the decent people. A serious effort could put any number of businesses out of business if they support this hate-motivated amendment. Helpful signs could be taped to establishments to alert non-bigots to avoid said business.

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@Eric-

Well put, but let’s not forget the Archdiocese of St Paul, the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the bishops of Minnesota and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, The Evangelical Lutherans and in all likelihood the Mormon Church, and those watchtower people.

The most visible error of this amendment is the extent to which it represents a forcible intrusion by organized religions into the lives of all citizens, particularly those that don’t belong to any of the above groups or hold differing religious views.

Their breaches in Church/State separation allow for easier intrusions in both directions.

Praise Jebus, God hates trespassers in the garden, Amen.

Carl,

Agreed, most definitely.

At this very moment I’m not sure what’s taking place in St. Paul, but there might be a silver lining to this amendment if it is put on the ballot: it might very well accelerate the already massive trend of defections from Christianity currently taking place in the US. (People who declare themselves to have no religion are the most quickly growing category vis-a-vis religion in America.) This in turn will erode the power base of these religious institutions, probably permanently, and make it very difficult for them in the future to run roughshod over the rights of others.

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