Mike Huckabee Says Christians Must Be Ready to ‘Suffer’ Like MLK to Defy Gay Marriage

[TexasTowelie]

Speaking to demon obsessed Colorado state Representative Gordon Klingenschmitt at the Western Conservative Summit shortly after the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling last month, 2016 GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was asked how Christians should react moving forward.

His response:

I think in all of our lives there comes moments where we have to decide do we obey God or do we obey a decision that we believe is unlawful. Martin Luther King perhaps taught us best in our own lifetime….He was willing to suffer for his decisions. And I think that’s what we have to accept is that we would be willing to follow our conscious. If we don’t follow our conscience we don’t have much of one.

You can expect to see more of Huckabee’s unconscionable policy positions on display at the first GOP debate on August 6.

http://www.towleroad.com/2015/07/mike-huckabee-says-christians-must-be-ready-to-suffer-like-mlk-to-defy-gay-marriage-video/

[el_bryanto]

4. I'm a Christian.

Lost my credit card on Saturday; but fortunately someone turned it in, so I got it back. Still that was a stressful hour, while I retraced my steps.

Sorry - I haven't done too much suffering lately - that's the best I have, but if I suffer anything further, I'll let you know. I like to do what I can to brighten people's day.

Bryant

[11 Bravo]

15. Well done.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Mikie is feeling the pain--- it is soooo hard being a bigoted Christian

[hobbit709]

3. Let us hope that Huckleberry gets his wish.

[MohRokTah]

5. I don't get how you can conduct anti-gay marriage civil disobedience?

Civil servants who refuse to carry out their duties will simply be fired.

What are they going to do, break into wedding ceremonies where people of the same sex are being married, then shoot the joint up?

I sincerely don't get what he's claiming they need to do?

[el_bryanto]

10. It probably boils down to sending him and others money?

In particular one suppose those clerks who will be fired? I guess also if you own a cake or a dress or a wedding planning business you shouldn't cater to gay marriages.

Then again perhaps he's imagining a set of circumstances in which religions are punished by the state for refusing to perform same sex marriages? That hasn't happened and there are no plans for that to ever happen, but maybe he's got a vivid imagination.

I don't know - the MLK comparisons are pretty ridiculous.

Bryant

[MohRokTah]

12. that didn't even happen when Baptists refused to conduct interracial weddings after Loving v. VA

So I think you're right, it comes down to send the scammer money.

[SamKnause]

6. This freak and his followers

should be in padded cells.

[TlalocW]

7. SO is he talking about real suffering

Like jail time, etc. or the current brand of right-wing Christian suffering of, "We don't get everything we want so we're gonna sulk!"

TlalocW

[gratuitous]

8. Let me know when it happens

Because I want to see the appalling footage of Christians with the fire hoses turned on them, government officials standing in the doorways of buildings, beatings administered by the local constabulary, police dogs loosed on peaceful demonstrators, folks locked up en masse without charge or counsel, and the midnight bombings, and the abductions and murders, and the lynchings, and all the rest of what so many citizens endured simply to secure some basic civil rights that I'm sure Gov. Huckabee has taken for granted all his life.

Why does Gov. Huckabee think that marriage equality supporters are going to treat him and his ilk the way they treated us?

[Iggo]

9. Yo, Huckster. You're not the MLK in this story. You're the George Wallace.

Just tryin' to help.

[TexasProgresive]

11. Here's what the "christian"

who is in a county clerk or judge who believes that it would be immoral for them to carry out their state mandated duty should do, resign. That would be suffering as there would be an immediate loss of income.

The same for those who caters to weddings, florists, bakers, food vendors and venue operators, if they cannot treat everyone with courtesy and serve them they should sell their business or if employed resign.

OOOO more suffering for their beliefs.

[Rex]

13. All these fake Christians insulting God with their every word and deed.

Can't wait for them to be 'shocked I tell you' at rotting from the inside out in a lake of putrid unspeakables in Hell. As an agnostic, I fully endorse their notion of Hell and hope it really does exist.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

14. So, what will they be doing?

Will they be physically disrupting same-sex marriages? Declining to issue licenses, which will ultimately get them fired? What?

[Motown_Johnny]

16. The Episcopal Church approves religious weddings for gay couples

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/07/01/why-the-episcopal-church-is-still-debating-gay-marriage/

^snip^


The Episcopal Church approves religious weddings for gay couples after controversial debate

The bishops of the Episcopal Church have authorized their clergy to perform same-sex weddings, but don’t expect sweeping changes across the entire denomination anytime soon. Episcopalians voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for gay couples, but not every priest will necessarily officiate at a same-sex wedding.

In resolutions adopted here at the denomination’s General Convention meeting in Salt Lake City this week, the bishops have endorsed new liturgies or services for same-sex couples wishing to marry in church. The bishops also approved changing the church’s canons, or rules, governing marriage, making them gender neutral by substituting the terms “man and woman” with “couple.” However, clergy were also given the right to refuse to perform a same-sex marriage, with the promise they would incur no penalty, while bishops were given the right to refuse to allow the services to take place in their diocese.







Check and mate. This proves that some Christians feel that marriage equality isn't a problem. To outlaw the wedding of persons of the same sex would now be prohibiting these people from freely practicing their religion. The Constitution protects against that. Sorry. This can't be undone no matter what the haters think. Game over.

[Arugula Latte]

17. You first, Mike. Lead by example. Flagellate yourself.

Go!

[KamaAina]

18. Invoking MLK in defense of bigotry?!

A new low.

[Initech]

19. Holy shit, they are losing their minds big time!

And fucking seriously, they cannot go there and compare their "struggle" to openly hate and discriminate gay people with the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960's! Shut the fuck up and get the fuck out, Huckabee.

[Contrary1]

20. I suffer every time Huckabee opens his mouth. n/t