(70,000 Views At HuffPo) Not Another Word on Gay Marriage Until They Execute an Adulterer

[ihavenobias]

This post is just shy of 70,000 views with over 650 comments at Huffington Post, and for good reason.

By Cenk Uygur

The religious right picks and chooses which parts of the Bible they want to apply. And they choose based on which outsider group they would like to hate next. First, they emphasized slavery in the Bible when they wanted to hate black people. Now, they emphasize the parts condemning homosexuality so they can hate gay people.

They are completely and utterly disingenuous. They don't mean a word of it. They don't give a damn what the Bible says. They just want to use it as an instrument of hate.

The Bible says eating shellfish is an abomination. Yet there are no Red Lobster Amendments. The Bible says you shall not wear two different types of cloths at the same time. Yet there are no Propositions against cotton and wool combos.

The Bible says you should leave your family and join Jesus Christ. The religious right pretends that Jesus was about family values. He wanted you to abandon your family. Read the Bible.

The religious right pretends that the Bible says marriage is between one man and one woman. But that is a bald faced lie. Have any of these people ever read the Bible? The Bible is full of men taking on second wives, servants, prostitutes and concubines. And all the while, God heartily approves. Eight? Twelve? Let alone his possibly , Jonathan.

Now the Bible says that a man shall not lie with another man. That is true. But it also says, in the same exact book, that adultery is an abomination. And the . So, who will execute the first adulterer? Please step on up. May the one without any Biblical sin cast the first stone.

Here is a question no one can answer -- and lucky for the right wing, the media never bothers to ask -- why do you only focus on the part of the Bible against homosexuality but not on the part against adultery? It's one thing to say you're against adultery; it's another to take away their rights. How come no religious figure in this country has mounted a campaign to take away the rights of adulterers? Let alone execute them...

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[Wetzelbill]

1. candor = KandR

Been thinking of that one all month.

[CherylK]

2. K & R!!! I would give this 100 recs if I could!

:woohoo:

:applause:

[formercia]

3. And then there is Usury

Who will cast out the first money lender?

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24)

[ihavenobias]

22. Excellent point.

Cenk has raised the usury issue before too and I hope others in the media will do it as well (but I'm not holding my breath).

[formercia]

23. As long as these religious troglodytes want to bring up the Bible

We can bring up issues that affect everyone. They can't have it both ways, or can they? :rofl:

Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's stuff. ;)

[ihavenobias]

28. Agreed. n/t

[unblock]

4. i'm torn between admiration of satire and fear of giving them ideas....

[ihavenobias]

5. Ha, ha...make sure you finish the article (there's more I didn't include in the excerpt)

:)

[unblock]

6. but those who would actually execute adulterers tend not to read postscripts!

they're more into picking and chosing and ignoring the rest....

[ihavenobias]

19. True. n/t

[leftstreet]

7. K&R and my favorite snip from the article

(my bold)

But I am tired of hearing people saying that homosexuality is a sin in the Bible when they never quote the rest of the Bible (probably because a great majority of church goers have never independently read the Bible or they have built up a reservoir of excuses for the parts they find inconvenient).

[Ratty]

8. Don't forget their favorite RW hero was an adulterer.

Reagan was an unapologetic unrepentant adulterer. He flaunted it, became a role model for millions. McCain too. It's so convenient to overlook inconvenient sins.

[Julien Benda]

45. Good Points!!!

Excellent points!!!

[ihavenobias]

59. It's amazing how Edwards was bashed and McCain got a free pass. n/t

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. Damn, I just love those hypocrites.

[kath]

10. Not just adulterers- they want to execute fornicators as well. Let's start with 2 FAMOUS ones-Levi

and Bristol!

[ihavenobias]

30. It doesn't count because they did the right thing and planned to get married.

;)

[tbyg52]

41. No, it doesn't count because

there's one set of rules for "them" and another set for "us." And they get to change them whenever they want to, and we're whiners if we mention these facts. *Now* do you get it....? :sarcasm:

[OhioChick]

11. K&R

:kick:

[navarth]

12. Keep that spotlight on their hypocrisy

k & fucking r

[pleah]

13. K&R Hypocrisy is their middle name.

And, I'm guessing most of them have never actually read the bible for themselves. They just go by what the false prophets say. Oh, never mind, they haven't read that part either.:eyes:

spelling error :crazy:

[ihavenobias]

33. Agreed. n/t

[SeattleGirl]

14. Right on!

Kudos to Cenk! :applause:

[mzmolly]

15. Indeed. Pastor Warren did mention 5000 year old traditions in his

case for "one man one woman." So I ask, who will be the first to call for the beheading of Newt?

Cenk tells it like it is once again.

K and R.

[ihavenobias]

34. Something tells me there'd be plenty of volunteers here.

;)

[Bluenorthwest]

16. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

Cenk hits nail with hammer. The Jesus guy also absolutely forbade divorce in very strong terms. Warren actually snickers about that when asked. Mocks the idea of following his own damn 'faith'.

[ihavenobias]

36. And here I was hoping for a Double-Rec.

;)

[NYC_SKP]

17. OMG, they just might be willing to Kill an Adulterer...

Nonetheless, a K and an R!

[LatteLibertine]

18. K&R

They need to stone those unruly children too.

[ihavenobias]

39. Yep. n/t

[sofa king]

20. I nominate Newt Gingrich to be the first.

[tomm2thumbs]

21. here, here!!!!

hearing the responses from the religious right trying to defend their reasoning is slowly undermining ALL parts of their teaching, because it shows they cherry pick their 'beliefs' to suit their cause of the day.

warren is no doubt one of those who does it better than most

[ihavenobias]

40. I agree and hopefully the obvious cherry picking shines through to more people. n/t

[ejbr]

24. K & R n/t

[matthewf]

25. k&r

[WillyT]

26. Amen !!! - Big K & R !!!

:applause:

:kick:

[BrklynLiberal]

27. K&R.No wearing of clothes that are of two different materials!!!!

Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. (NIV, Deuteronomy 22:11)

Many of the prohibitions were related to what was considered pagan practices at the time. Anything that smelled even the least from paganism was prohibited..

[ihavenobias]

50. Yep, we're all goin' to hell.

;)

[fascisthunter]

29. Nailed It!

[Azlady]

31. K&R

[HillWilliam]

32. A Bigfat Hummasekshul K&R

Worse than anything, I can't stand a hypocrite. The RW is nothing but full of them.

Bottom line, it's all about money. They pilfer pockets by diverting attention with bullshit issues. That's all in the world it is.

[ihavenobias]

52. Money *and* power. n/t

[CherylK]

35. Bump!

:kick:

[lonestarnot]

37. K & R

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[Raster]

42. Thank you for showing your true colors.

Enjoy your pizza.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

43. It wasn't very good at the whole troll thing. :(

Smelled pretty much right away.

[ihavenobias]

47. I just ignored it because it was so over the top to the point of absurdity.

Sadly I guess they are some that actually feel that way.

[Julien Benda]

44. Consistent application of the laws...

would be nice!

[Julien Benda]

46. I've read parts of the Bible...

...and there are some rules and laws stated in there that just make one wonder. Quirky rules, like "Make a menstruating woman leave the village for a week", or something to that effect.

I bet Rush Limbaugh would like to find out about this passage.

Anyone remember which O.T. book has this, and other, choice rules and regulations?

[ihavenobias]

54. Yeah, that's another funny one. n/t

[bunnies]

48. And I'll STILL offer up my ex-husband.

Gladly! :bounce: :kick:

[proud progressive]

49. though i am agnostic, meaning i lack the courage to claim to be atheist, i despise those who preach

their hate in the name of 'the bible'. fine for those who feel the need to embrace the bible, and religion in general, to provide a little extra pleasure in their lives. but to use religion to preach hate against others is very wrong, and, if there is a god, he or she will deal with them when their time comes.

[CherylK]

51. Bump!

:kick:

[TrogL]

53. What about all those shellfish eaters? I'm planning on picketing Red Lobster

[midnight]

55. Such a good response to all the tongue wagging, and finger

pointing. "Not Another Word on Gay Marriage Until They Execute an Adulterer"

[Raster]

56. Kick for Cenk

STOP the H8!:kick:

[yurbud]

57. kick

[ProudDad]

58. Kick

It's refreshing to see some truth here.

Great question...