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"depends on if you really consider them Christians. sort of like ISIS doesn't consider a lot of muslims to be muslims. you know...different levels of following the book and some ignoring the parts that don't conform to your personal preferences and all."

like how almost all christians ignore the old testament?

[Edited on June 26, 2015 at 4:35 PM. Reason : stupid page 2]

6/26/2015 4:34:50 PM

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"ITT, a bunch of atheists know exactly what it's like to be Christians."

I bet you're really proud of that one

6/26/2015 4:41:06 PM

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" ITT, a bunch of atheists know exactly what it's like to be Christians."

I'm Christian, I support Gay Marriage and I believe without a doubt Jesus would condemn the current conservative agenda.

How bout acting like a Christian and not judging others because they don't follow the same belief system as you. Most atheists I know are thoroughly versed in Christianity, more so than Christians who spout GOP talking points during every church meeting.

6/26/2015 4:44:18 PM

I'm pretty confident in saying that I have more empathy and understanding for others than a pretty big chunk of people who like to hide behind Christianity

6/26/2015 4:52:54 PM

Gay marriage is open to doctrinal interpretation just like basically the entire bible should be. Presbyterian Church USA recognizes gay marriage, shouldn't they be allowed to carry out what they feel the bible tells them is good??? Presbyterian USA also allows women to be pastors, while many christians don't allow that (because women = eve = satan I guess). Should a state be allowed to disallow all women from serving as a religious leader in any form?? What about christian denominations that don't allow dancing (Footloose!!) or boys and girls to swim together in the same pool, etc etc etc.

Regardless of what you feel Christianity is, we shouldn't want government (or our neighbors) calling the shots on what religion is and isn't. This ruling brings us closer to that.

6/26/2015 4:58:11 PM

Now if we can get those churches with huge plots of land in prime locations to pay some taxes on them..

6/26/2015 5:04:01 PM

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"" ITT, a bunch of atheists know exactly what it's like to be Christians.""

I think most atheists have just as good of an idea of what it means to be a "christian" as most christians do. Do you disagree? And many atheists, like myself, were raised christian. I attended church 3 times a week (Sunday morning, Sunday night and WEdnesday night) from birth through high school. And I still go on rare occasions.

6/26/2015 5:06:16 PM

Sin all week, church on Sunday, rinse repeat.

6/26/2015 5:51:54 PM

6/26/2015 6:37:00 PM

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"ITT, a bunch of atheists know exactly what it's like to be Christians."

most athiests in this country used to be christians

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"depends on if you really consider them Christians. sort of like ISIS doesn't consider a lot of muslims to be muslims."

bruh, you just compared yourself to isis

6/26/2015 6:46:01 PM

Shi'ite Christians are way better than Sunni Christians

[Edited on June 26, 2015 at 7:08 PM. Reason : a]

6/26/2015 7:07:43 PM

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"I'm pretty confident in saying that I have more empathy and understanding for others than a pretty big chunk of people who like to hide behind Christianity"

Also, TIL that allowing gay marriage is redefining the constitution

6/26/2015 7:16:42 PM

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"most athiests in this country used to be christians"

Considering the new census says millennials now outnumber baby boomers I'm not sure that's right.

6/26/2015 7:27:13 PM

I don't understand how those two phrases relate to each other

6/26/2015 7:33:51 PM

Probably 95% of my friends (millennials) were raised agnostic or atheist. They weren't raised Christian then converted to atheism. Whereas most of said millennials parents (baby boomers) were raised Christian and then converted to agnostic or atheist. I think it's a lot more common for our generation to be raised atheist then our parents generation.

--which means it's possible because there are more millennials now than baby boomers that more than 50% of millennial atheists weren't Christian first.

[Edited on June 26, 2015 at 7:40 PM. Reason : s]

6/26/2015 7:38:37 PM

ah, so you were indoctrinated with atheist beliefs.

6/26/2015 7:49:51 PM

Brainwashed atheist...so sad

Your parents doomed you to hell.

6/26/2015 7:50:46 PM

Haha my mom was raised catholic and my dad southern baptist and I was raised Unitarian Universalist. I went to religious education most Sundays growing up and it involved learning about all faiths as well as visiting many types of places of worthship. If anything I was raised to choose the faith I most related to.

6/26/2015 7:58:29 PM

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"Considering the new census says millennials now outnumber baby boomers I'm not sure that's right."

the majority of those millennials still grew up in christian families, it's still a majority in this country.

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"I don't understand how those two phrases relate to each other"

they don't really, and he's basing his opinion on growing up in areas that are pretty liberal and progressive and don't represent the country as a whole

[Edited on June 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM. Reason : .]

6/26/2015 8:12:59 PM

Try to take the glass is half full mentality here. Some day....

6/26/2015 8:14:25 PM

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"the majority of those millennials still grew up in christian families, it's still a majority in this country."

You must have missed his stat above. 95% of his friends were raised atheist or agnostic dude.

6/26/2015 8:19:02 PM

he wasn't even real religious, he went to a unitarian church which is diet religion (religion light?)

6/26/2015 8:23:58 PM

100% of all statistics are made up.

6/26/2015 8:24:41 PM

My favorite facebook post today was made by an insanely sheltered and naive girl who's never known anything other than what mommy and daddy has told her. She warns her fellow Christians that there "will be persecution and violence to come" against them...because gays can get married in all 50 states now.

That's right. Christians will be butchered in the streets because two dudes can now file joint tax returns.

6/26/2015 9:05:30 PM

i wish Preacher Gary was around to tell us we're all GOIN' TO HELLLLLLLLLLL

6/26/2015 9:23:48 PM

^ YES!

6/26/2015 9:26:35 PM

So when do all the domestic partnership benefits go away? Gay couples will now have to get married to get the benefits.

6/26/2015 9:33:07 PM

^^^ he's downtown Raleigh. Saw him today

6/26/2015 9:45:37 PM

6/26/2015 10:01:52 PM

ahahahaha

6/26/2015 10:10:52 PM

Just because I don't agree with their lifestyle doesn't mean I don't love them as brothers and sisters under Christ. So good for them

6/26/2015 10:45:46 PM

Just scrolled through my FB, disappointing I can't find anything noteworthy. A bunch of Bible nonsense.

I don't understand why the people against gay marriage care. It does not affect you in the slightest.

6/26/2015 11:06:11 PM

well, to them it's evil

murders in Seattle don't affect you in the slightest, but you're probably not cool with them, just the same

not saying I agree, but I can get inside their twisted minds

6/26/2015 11:13:08 PM

big shout outs to all my fag niggas and dyke bitches. Do you baby.

6/26/2015 11:36:11 PM

Did that fool just compare people getting killed with 2 people in love getting married?

Dumbass

6/26/2015 11:37:13 PM

^
yes, I did, to illustrate what goes on in religious people's heads

you should be more open-minded and less dogmatic, ass-clown

6/27/2015 12:24:13 AM

so I rejiggered that R code I found a couple years ago, using D3.js to auto-generate my color stops: /message_topic.aspx?topic=635403#15742421

yes I do feel proud of myself: https://imgur.com/gallery/04UmDLq

6/27/2015 1:12:50 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVibtTjReu4

6/27/2015 1:40:43 AM

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"Just because I don't agree with their lifestyle"

what is there to disagree with?

unless you disagree that people should live a full and happy life

6/27/2015 1:44:12 AM

You're using a logical fallacy based on semantics. Really?

6/27/2015 1:54:35 AM

^^

What? lol. I disagree with it because my religion states that a man being with a man and a woman being with a woman shouldn't happen and is a sin. Therefore, I disagree with a man being with a man and a woman being with a woman. However everyone sins everyday, so I get on with my life because I sin just as much as a gay person does. You can agree with this lifestyle all you want, and thats fine. I'm fine with people having different ideas about what is "acceptable" and what is not. But your response is just laughable. Why do you think your idea about gay people is the only idea that should be had? I feel like I have the right to say that I don't agree with it though.

6/27/2015 2:31:05 AM

This gives the Europeans one less thing to bitch about when complaining about America.

1. Health Care
2. Gay Rights
3. Vacation Time

[Edited on June 27, 2015 at 6:08 AM. Reason : t]

6/27/2015 6:07:36 AM

Healthcare?

6/27/2015 8:12:08 AM

I hate that shit where people call it "a lifestyle". Thats basically like saying being gay is a choice, something that could possible be changed if you applied enough Jesus.

A lifestyle is a choice. Choosing to live in Alaska in a shanty out in the woods is a lifestyle choice. Being gay isn't a lifestyle. Its not a choice.

-HOOPS

6/27/2015 8:44:29 AM

I don't think that there is any proof on the matter showing that sexuality is a predetermined trait in People, and one could certainly argue that it is more nurture than nature, but I just don't get the Point in arguing about it. Who gives a fuck really what People are doing in the personal and private lives?

6/27/2015 9:19:00 AM

being gay is a choice, just like depression is a choice.

i choose to have suicidal thoughts.

6/27/2015 10:16:16 AM

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"So when do all the domestic partnership benefits go away? Gay couples will now have to get married to get the benefits."

This is actually the most interesting question I've heard about this decision. Hopefully they give some kind of grace period, but you can bet that most employers will want the option of dropping people off of the health insurance the ACA forces them to offer/provide.

6/27/2015 10:50:18 AM

I want to marry justinh524, get a divorce, then collect alimony.

[Edited on June 27, 2015 at 10:52 AM. Reason : u]

6/27/2015 10:51:41 AM

Dbl post

[Edited on June 27, 2015 at 10:52 AM. Reason : kurtis too]

6/27/2015 10:51:41 AM

Can I get in on that?

6/27/2015 11:35:35 AM