Congressional Bible Study Teacher Urges Officials to Oppose Marriage Equality as Matter of ‘Theology’

[TheProgressivePatriot]

I really have to wonder what is wrong with these people! My guess is that they are very miserable and loveless in their personal lives to the point where they hate the idea that others have found happiness. Another possibility is that they are living in an alternative reality, a sort of religious psychosis. In either case they are a danger to the concepts of civil rights, equal protection under the law, and most importantly, the commitment to secular goverment and the rule of law.

Congressional Bible Study Teacher Urges Officials to Oppose Marriage Equality as Matter of ‘Theology’ | Right Wing Watch

Religious-right opponents of marriage equality have never accepted the Supreme Court’s 2015 pro-equality ruling in Obergefell to be legitimate. Many are

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Selected excerpts:

Ralph Drollinger, whose Capitol Ministries promotes his “very conservative” interpretation of the Bible to public officials at all levels of government in the United States and abroad, publishes weekly written Bible studies that the ministry distributes to officeholders. In the study dated Sept. 20, 2021, Drollinger urges Christian elected officials not to debate marriage based on “personal happiness” but on “theology.”

Well that pretty much confirms both of my hypothesis as does this

“There is much more to marriage, and much more rides on defining marriage God’s way—than on a person’s personal pleasures,” Drollinger’s Bible study concludes. “As a lawmaker, it is critically important for you to understand this truth.”

So who's ear does in the government this jackass have :

Since 2010, Drollinger has led weekly Bible studies for members of the U.S. Congress. Capitol Ministries claims 45 congressional Bible study sponsors, including Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Johni Ernst, Tim Scott, and James Lankford and Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan. During the Trump administration, he added weekly Bible studies for members of Trump’s Cabinet and eventually sub-cabinet officials. Drollinger says he continues to lead weekly Bible studies for former Cabinet members and White House senior staff via Zoom.

Trump officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, helped open doors for Drollinger to establish ministries to “disciple” high-level officials in other countries, a project he continues to pursue.

We could have guessed. My only surprise in that Margory Tailor Gren and Lauren Boebert were not mentioned. These people need to but the fuck out of other peoples privstr lives and get a life of their own

 

[Polishprince]

Any theologian can tell you that there is nothing scriptural about sodomy or gay marriage. Mr. Drollinger isn't exactly breaking any new ground theologically.

The radicals are those , like you, that insist that it wasn't Adam and Eve in the garden, but Adam and Steve.

 

[Mac-7]

I really have to wonder what is wrong with these people!

Thats easy

They have higher moral standards than libertines

 

[pknopp]

Yet they supported someone who believe a marriage was between a man and woman and a woman and a woman and a woman and a woman............on the side.

 

[Lysistrata]

This sounds like a group that is both Christian and fundamentalist. Legislators have to remember that their primary responsibility is to care for the interests of all Americans, not just particular groups of religionists, people of one sex or another, or people of any particular sexual orientation. What they do in their private lives is their own business.

 

[metalwolf]

If they are gonna base it on religion, they why not also make laws against working on the sabbath,getting tattoos,eating pork,eating shrimp and such?

Also a certain religion views blood transfusions as against the bible.

Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions - Wikipedia

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And the Mormon church has a thing in their bible calling POC(People of color) sinners.

Black people and Mormonism - Wikipedia

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[Lysistrata]

If they are gonna base it on religion, they why not also make laws against working on the sabbath,getting tattoos,eating pork,eating shrimp and such?

Also a certain religion views blood transfusions as against the bible.

Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And the Mormon church has a thing in their bible calling POC(People of color) sinners.

Black people and Mormonism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Different religions have different sabbath days and different holidays, so how much time would there be left to do any actual work? There are many religions practiced in the U.S. with different rules. We might have to pass laws forbidding the consumption of meat altogether. Even an atheist wouldn't be able to get a burger. What would the Cattlemen's Association do?

 

[metalwolf]

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Different religions have different sabbath days and different holidays, so how much time would there be left to do any actual work? There are many religions practiced in the U.S. with different rules. We might have to pass laws forbidding the consumption of meat altogether. Even an atheist wouldn't be able to get a burger. What would the Cattlemen's Association do?

True.

I think there are also some religions that think that technology or the use of it can lead to evil.

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[norwegen]

If they are gonna base it on religion, they why not also make laws against working on the sabbath,getting tattoos,eating pork,eating shrimp and such?

No law in the New Testament provides for a Sabbath or for dietary restrictions. You seem to be referring to an ancient temple religion as portrayed in the Old Testament.

 

[Lysistrata]

No law in the New Testament provides for a Sabbath or for dietary restrictions. You seem to be referring to an ancient temple religion as portrayed in the Old Testament.

Those who believe in the New Testament are Christians, some of whom take it literally and some not. But you forget that there are many other religions besides Christianity.

 

[norwegen]

Those who believe in the New Testament are Christians, some of whom take it literally and some not. But you forget that there are many other religions besides Christianity.

This thread is about Christianity.

 

[bodecea]

Any theologian can tell you that there is nothing scriptural about sodomy or gay marriage. Mr. Drollinger isn't exactly breaking any new ground theologically.

The radicals are those , like you, that insist that it wasn't Adam and Eve in the garden, but Adam and Steve.

So the scriptures are against oral sex (which is sodomy, btw)

 

[Lysistrata]

This thread is about Christianity.

And the influence of sectarian religion in our political and government institutions. Our national legislative body works, or should, for all Americans.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Any theologian can tell you that there is nothing scriptural about sodomy or gay marriage. Mr. Drollinger isn't exactly breaking any new ground theologically.

The radicals are those , like you, that insist that it wasn't Adam and Eve in the garden, but Adam and Steve.

I knew that you would be the first to jump all over this Princess. I also knew that your first thought would be about sodomy. All you can see is the sex. Your are clearly obsessed with the sex. And by the way, heterosexuals engage in sodomy as well. Should they too be barred from marriage, and will denying marriage stop anyone form engaging in sex acts that you dissaprove of? Just how stupis are you anyway?

You lack the intelectual capacity, the emotional maturity or the empathy to understand that it is about much more than how people have sex and who they have it with. You can not grasp the fact that it is about relationships, that it is about love, that it is about commitment. You must be living a lonley and sad life not being able to grasp those concepts.

We are talking about people who are part of the fabrib of society and their community. They have families, careers, and homes. They should not be denied the full participation in society by not having the financial and legal protections of marriage for themselves and their children.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Thats easy

They have higher moral standards than libertines

Moral standard.? Please explain how discrimiantion and bigotry represents a higher moral standard.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Any theologian can tell you that there is nothing scriptural about sodomy or gay marriage. Mr. Drollinger isn't exactly breaking any new ground theologically.

The radicals are those , like you, that insist that it wasn't Adam and Eve in the garden, but Adam and Steve.

We do not insist on anything about the garden of Eden or Adam and Eve . It's a fairy tale.

 

[Mac-7]

Please explain how discrimiantion and bigotry represents a higher moral standard.

Disapproval of sexual perverts?

We should never condone what we know is wrong

 

[pknopp]

Disapproval of sexual perverts?

We should never condone what we know is wrong

Odd how selective that is for so many.

 

[Lysistrata]

Disapproval of sexual perverts?

We should never condone what we know is wrong

Don't lose sight of the fact that we are talking about marriage under civil law, not the rules of various faith groups. Condonation or condemnation has no role in this. Legal civil marriages must remain available to all couples regardless of the sexual orientation of the couple. Faith groups can do as they wish. Some faith groups allow religious marriages of same-sex couples and some don't. Some faith groups allow religious marriages when one or both of the couple have been married before, some more than once before. And don't forget that some people are not members of a faith group and they shouldn't be bothered by outsiders.

 

[surada]

And the influence of sectarian religion in our political and government institutions. Our national legislative body works, or should, for all Americans.

What is sectarian religion?