National Day of Prayer leader thinks marriage equality is Satan’s war against the family

[xchrom]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/29/national-day-of-prayer-leader-thinks-marriage-equality-is-satans-war-against-the-family/



The pastor chosen the lead the National Day of Prayer on Thursday at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill believes that same-sex marriage is a Satanic plot to destroy the family.

Pastor Greg Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, said last year that “Satan hates the family so much” he had “effectively declared war on it” in the form of same-sex marriage. Laurie also said he hated the word “homophobic” and that it should be replaced with the term “sinophobic.”

Two LGBT rights groups, the Human Rights Campaign and OutServe-SLDN, have launched a campaign to get Laurie removed as the headline speaker for the Pentagon’s Day of Prayer event on May 2. In a press release, the HRC noted that Laurie had a history of disparaging LGBT people and their relationships.

“People of faith are guided by the core tenets of their faith to love their neighbor as yourself and judge not,” said Dr. Sharon Groves, director of HRC’s Religion & Faith Program.

[LostOne4Ever]

1. Another hypocrite

Just another hypocrite using his religion to try and shield his own bigotry when hes not trying to undermine the separation of church and state.

LGBT individuals have families too and not all families are fundamentalist Christians who believe this crap.

[madrchsod]

4. the 'prince of peace' would be so proud of him....

[DetlefK]

2. Sinophobic??? Why does he hate the Chinese???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinology

[MNBrewer]

3. It's just one Day of Prayer

[uriel1972]

5. One damned thing after another... nt

[Amimnoch]

6. Poor stupid man.

Someday, hopefully he will realize that marriage equality doesn't weaken families, it strengthens the families that will finally receive recognition, and will have no net effect at all on families that the equality doesn't affect.

Men who are in heterosexual marriages aren't going to suddenly leave their wives, with the SOLE exceptions of those few who have repressed themselves throughout their lives and finally come to terms to their own sexuality within themselves.

Women who are in heterosexual marriages aren't going to suddenly leave their husbands, excepting those who meet the sole exception above.

For the 2 examples above, legalizing marriage will have no net effect as those who do live with self oppression, and those who will come to acceptance of their homosexuality will do so regardless of the legality of gay marriage.

There is no scenario they can provide that can possibly show how currently recognized marriages will be either strengthened or weakened by our equal rights finally being realized.

[RKP5637]

7. Many religious always have to find someone, something, some group to persecute. It makes them

feel good. They get off on it ... been that way for eons.

[joeybee12]

8. Cue embarrassing photos of this asshat in 3...2...1...

There's something to these people being so obssessed about sex...must be thinking about it all the time, which leads to doing it, IMHO. I personally don't have the time or energy to think about it so much!

[xchrom]

9. Ok now that you've said THAT - would you pass

The Mind Bleach, please?

[joeybee12]

10. When I'm done...