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Brainstormy

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Mon Oct 5, 2015, 08:46 AM Oct 2015

Tennessee County May Ask God To Spare Them And Smite Someone Else [View all]

Some days the news is too surreal not to share:

"A Tennessee county plans to take up a resolution begging God for mercy and asking that the deity not smite their community "like Sodom and Gomorrah" because of the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage.

The "resolution condemning judicial tyranny and petitioning God’s mercy" was written by Blount County commissioner Karen Miller and will come up for consideration at Tuesday night's meeting.

Miller's resolution claims the "so help me God" part of the oath taken by lawmakers means they are committed not only to upholding the U.S. Constitution but also "higher Natural Law."

As such, the resolution calls on lawmakers throughout the state "to protect Natural Marriage, from lawless court opinions, AND THE financial schemes of the enemies of righteousness wherever the source AND defend the Moral Standards of Tennessee."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blount-county-tennessee_5612059fe4b0dd85030c72a9

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How fucked up is your religion when you think you'll be punished... trotsky Oct 2015 #1
that should be a snap RussBLib Oct 2015 #2
sigh... beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #3
Natural Marriage AlbertCat Oct 2015 #4
Personally, I would rather be in Sodom or Gomorrah Curmudgeoness Oct 2015 #5
Update Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #6
more rational heads prevailed RussBLib Oct 2015 #7
They're going to bring it up next week Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #8
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