So…state after state is trying to push their morality… I mean laws, I get those confused sometimes…on the populace by protecting the “deeply held religious beliefs” of the business owners and workers of these states. All so that a few people don’t have to bear the unspeakable burden of purveying their goods to those sinful homosexuals. Why? Because they live lives of sin and therefore are to be shunned and cast out…
Really? Well, I read their book that contains these guidelines and I am pretty sure that it clearly states that all mankind are sinners if by no other reason than by virtue of original sin. Am I getting that correct? Yes…in the story, only Jesus is without sin…so shouldn’t these people stay housebound lest they cross paths with other sinners? Oh…homosexuality is specifically called out and against their beliefs so that is why only that group is called out in these laws. Hmmm… I think section 2 of the Mississippi bill should have some addenda:
What about discriminating against atheists? Shouldn’t they be kept from these stores or not allowed to marry?
Psalm 14:1 “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.”
Pretty sure I know an atheist or two who have pulled off some pretty awesome deeds, but that is another rant…
I would suggest that these people also refuse service to eaters of shellfish, or people with tattoos as these are called out as specific no-no’s in their book.
Leviticus 11:10 “And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you.”
Leviticus 19:28 “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.”
Also, don’t serve anyone who carries a grudge….wait a minute, a grudge is another word for animosity or to shoulder ill-will towards someone…isn’t that EXACTLY what these people are doing themselves? Shouldn’t they serve them and not bear a grudge? Shouldn’t they welcome them and try to show them the love that Jesus requires them to show?
Leviticus 19:18 “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people.”
They shouldn’t serve, or sign marriage certificates for, divorced people because not only is called out in the vows:
Matthew 19:6 “What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
It is also spelled out pretty plainly in Malachi 2:16, where he specifically states, “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” Oh yeah…and has the famous, “I hate divorce!” part as well…Which leads me to wonder how many of these “deeply religious” people are divorced or have knowingly served their divorced clients.
No braided hair, fancy clothes, or jewelry allowed in the stores because in Timothy 2:9 “Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments.” How many of these deeply religious people get dressed in fancy clothes and jewelry when they head to church?
I bet that every one of those businesses would serve Donald Trump (and vote for him), even though his belief structure clearly goes against their deeply held beliefs. Leviticus 19:33-19:34 “the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born”
Also, I hope none of them have ever lied or served a client who has ever lied: Leviticus 19:11 “Do not deceive or cheat one another.”
They probably shouldn’t read the newspaper or serve anyone who reads a newspaper since it clearly goes against the word by including your horoscope (interprets omens): “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft (Deuteronomy 18:10).
So, if these super reverent business owners have a problem with one sin, shouldn’t they have a problem with all sin? You can’t pick and choose what parts of the religion you choose to “deeply believe” and which ones don’t work well for you…right?
How about these hypocritical, pontificating, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, ass clowns just be honest with everyone and admit that they only pick on the gay people because they need someone to bully, someone to judge, someone to attempt to place themselves above and racism isn’t acceptable any more. Their own book tells them what it thinks of this behavior:
Romans 2:1 “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.”
So they should be offended by themselves, by their own behavior, and by their actions that conclusively prove that they are no better than anyone else. The very same book of morals they quote to condemn and discriminate is the standard against which they themselves can now be judged and they fall miserably short.
Let me leave those “deeply religious” folk who would turn away another for being of a different belief by using their own book against them. Here are some verses that they must have skipped over while they were busy looking up the one that they needed to condemn the homosexual community.
Luke 6:42
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.”
Luke 6:25-37
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.”
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