Gastonguay Family That Left US In Sailboat Over Religious Freedom

[Sallow]

PHOENIX — A northern Arizona family that was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion will fly back home Sunday.

Hannah Gastonguay, 26, said Saturday that she and her husband "decided to take a leap of faith and see where God led us" when they took their two small children and her father-in-law and set sail from San Diego for the tiny island nation of Kiribati in May.

But just weeks into their journey, the Gastonguays hit a series of storms that damaged their small boat, leaving them adrift for weeks, unable to make progress. They were eventually picked up by a Venezuelan fishing vessel, transferred to a Japanese cargo ship and taken to Chile where they are resting in a hotel in the port city of San Antonio.

Their flights home were arranged by U.S. Embassy officials, Gastonguay said. The U.S. State Department was not immediately available for comment.
Gastonguay Family That Left US In Sailboat Over Religious Freedom Was Lost At Sea For Months

Heard this on the way on 1010 WINS.

All I can say is:

Baaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

 

[TNHarley]

LOL. I remembrr reading abiut that pastor that playing with a poisonous snake.. he said he has faith in god and he would protect him. then he got bit and died

 

[Sallow]

LOL. I remembrr reading abiut that oastor that playing with a poisonous snake.. he said he has faith in god and he would protect him. then he got bit and died

Guess god doesn't like some folks.

 

[HUGGY]

PHOENIX — A northern Arizona family that was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion will fly back home Sunday.

Hannah Gastonguay, 26, said Saturday that she and her husband "decided to take a leap of faith and see where God led us" when they took their two small children and her father-in-law and set sail from San Diego for the tiny island nation of Kiribati in May.

But just weeks into their journey, the Gastonguays hit a series of storms that damaged their small boat, leaving them adrift for weeks, unable to make progress. They were eventually picked up by a Venezuelan fishing vessel, transferred to a Japanese cargo ship and taken to Chile where they are resting in a hotel in the port city of San Antonio.

Their flights home were arranged by U.S. Embassy officials, Gastonguay said. The U.S. State Department was not immediately available for comment.
Gastonguay Family That Left US In Sailboat Over Religious Freedom Was Lost At Sea For Months

Heard this on the way on 1010 WINS.

All I can say is:

Baaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

I'm glad the children are safe from the stupid choices of thier parents ..at least for now. This is a good lesson for them. I hope they grow up and tell thier tale so others will learn how dangerous willfully ignorant religious people can be.

 

[Sallow]

Kind of reminds me of the Mormons that showed their patriotism for this country by moving to Mexico and refusing to fight in any American wars.

Then when Mexico got hot..they moved back..and went on Welfare.

 

[Sallow]

LOL. I remembrr reading abiut that pastor that playing with a poisonous snake.. he said he has faith in god and he would protect him. then he got bit and died

Darwin award goes too..

Envelope please.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Hannah Gastonguay said her family was fed up with government control in the U.S. As Christians they don't believe in "abortion, homosexuality, in the state-controlled church," she said.

U.S. "churches aren't their own," Gastonguay said, suggesting that government regulation interfered with religious independence.

Among other differences, she said they had a problem with being "forced to pay these taxes that pay for abortions we don't agree with."

The Gastonguays weren't members of any church, and Hannah Gastonguay said their faith came from reading the Bible and through prayer.

"The Bible is pretty clear," she said.

If someone doesn’t ‘believe’ in abortion then no one’s forcing anyone to have one, no one’s being ‘forced’ to pay for abortion through his or her taxes, nor is anyone forced to be homosexual. And there are no ‘state controlled’ or ‘government regulated’ churches.

What’s ‘pretty clear’ is the ignorance of many Americans with regard to Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause jurisprudence, and that in a free society there are things fellow Americans might say and do that one disagrees with; it’s a small price to pay to protect individual liberty.

 

[HUGGY]

Unless the parents can prove that they are accomplished and knowledgable sailors CPS should yank those kids into a home where thier lives won't be put on the line every time these religious fools get a wild hair.

 

[Sallow]

Hannah Gastonguay said her family was fed up with government control in the U.S. As Christians they don't believe in "abortion, homosexuality, in the state-controlled church," she said.

U.S. "churches aren't their own," Gastonguay said, suggesting that government regulation interfered with religious independence.

Among other differences, she said they had a problem with being "forced to pay these taxes that pay for abortions we don't agree with."

The Gastonguays weren't members of any church, and Hannah Gastonguay said their faith came from reading the Bible and through prayer.

"The Bible is pretty clear," she said.

If someone doesn’t ‘believe’ in abortion then no one’s forcing anyone to have one, no one’s being ‘forced’ to pay for abortion through his or her taxes, nor is anyone forced to be homosexual. And there are no ‘state controlled’ or ‘government regulated’ churches.

What’s ‘pretty clear’ is the ignorance of many Americans with regard to Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause jurisprudence, and that in a free society there are things fellow Americans might say and do that one disagrees with; it’s a small price to pay to protect individual liberty.

Least they took the Pepsi challenge.

And found that god really doesn't give a fuck.

 

[chikenwing]

wow what a group of over opined fuck heads.

Freedom mean nothing to you guys at all does it? take their kids because they got into trouble at sea??

Do you clowns know anything about sailing,and the oceans?? anything?? other than you self absorbed,self righteous bigotry??

 

[Sallow]

wow what a group of over opined fuck heads.

Freedom mean nothing to you guys at all does it? take their kids because they got into trouble at sea??

Do you clowns know anything about sailing,and the oceans?? anything?? other than you self absorbed,self righteous bigotry??

Maybe they should sue god.

 

[chikenwing]

wow what a group of over opined fuck heads.

Freedom mean nothing to you guys at all does it? take their kids because they got into trouble at sea??

Do you clowns know anything about sailing,and the oceans?? anything?? other than you self absorbed,self righteous bigotry??

Maybe they should sue god.

????? for what bright spark? Not surprising ,that this would be your retort.

 

[Sallow]

wow what a group of over opined fuck heads.

Freedom mean nothing to you guys at all does it? take their kids because they got into trouble at sea??

Do you clowns know anything about sailing,and the oceans?? anything?? other than you self absorbed,self righteous bigotry??

Maybe they should sue god.

????? for what bright spark? Not surprising ,that this would be your retort.

False advertising?

 

[Katzndogz]

LOL. I remembrr reading abiut that pastor that playing with a poisonous snake.. he said he has faith in god and he would protect him. then he got bit and died

That's what usually happens when people try to bargain with or tempt God. This family on the other hand has a much clearer message. Their prayers were answered. They prayed for guidance as to where they should go and ended back in the US. That's pretty unmistakable.

 

[chikenwing]

Maybe they should sue god.

????? for what bright spark? Not surprising ,that this would be your retort.

False advertising?

try again your still light years away

 

[Sallow]

????? for what bright spark? Not surprising ,that this would be your retort.

False advertising?

try again your still light years away

So you think they should sue?

Well okay..but it might be a little difficult dragging god to court.

Sheesh..doubt anyone knows his/her/it address.

 

[chikenwing]

False advertising?

try again your still light years away

So you think they should sue?

Well okay..but it might be a little difficult dragging god to court.

Sheesh..doubt anyone knows his/her/it address.

Your not real bright are you?

Your the one with litigation on your mind.


Why don't just say it plan and simple ,you look down on people for their faith,and respect no one that doesn't have your narrow point of view.

Scratch a lib,you find bigots ,racist,and just plan hating ignorance.

 

[Sallow]

try again your still light years away

So you think they should sue?

Well okay..but it might be a little difficult dragging god to court.

Sheesh..doubt anyone knows his/her/it address.

Your not real bright are you?

Your the one with litigation on your mind.


Why don't just say it plan and simple ,you look down on people for their faith,and respect no one that doesn't have your narrow point of view.

Scratch a lib,you find bigots ,racist,and just plan hating ignorance.

It's:

You are not real bright are you?

Or

You're not real bright are you?

When you start insinuating that people are "not real bright"..at least get it right..

OK?

Because you won't look "real bright".