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beam me up scottie

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1. I've always had a lot of respect for Carter, especially after he told the Southern Baptists

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 03:55 PM

Apr 2015

to fuck off.

But I lost some when he sided with Texas about same sex marriage:

"I don't think that the government ought to ever tell the church to marry people, if the church doesn't want to. I'm a Baptist and the congregation of our church will decide whether we have a man or a woman as pastor, and whether we'll marry gay people or not," Carter, the first elected evangelical Christian president, told WFAA-TV.

When asked if he saw same-sex marriage being established nationwide, Carter said, "I'm kind of inclined to let the states decide individually."

"As you see more and more states are deciding on gay marriage every year. If Texas doesn't want to have gay marriage, then I think that's a right for Texas people to decide," Carter said."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/jimmy-carter-gay-marriage_n_6055322.html

Very disappointing. We simply cannot let voters decide who gets what civil rights. I wish he would support lgbt rights as strongly as he does mine.

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Jimmy Carter: 'Losing My Religion For Equality' [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2015 OP

I've always had a lot of respect for Carter, especially after he told the Southern Baptists beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #1

Here's the thing about Carter mountain grammy Apr 2015 #2

So it's right to let states ban same sex marriage ??? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3

Of course not, and I don't think that's where carter is either. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #7

What am I missing? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #8

I think he may be confused and conflicted mountain grammy Apr 2015 #9

So you're saying there's still hope for him. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10

His comment sounds as stupid as a teabagger. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #5

I kept waiting for him to come back and say he changed his mind. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6

I was totally shocked when I saw this title. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #4