American Bishop Gene Robinson condemns Rick Perry’s anti-gay promotion

ATV Today ^ | Dec. 16 2011 | Ian Westhead

[WilliamIII]

The USA’s first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, has responded to presidential hopeful Rick Perry's anti-gay TV promotion suggesting that "it must break God's heart to see religion used in a political campaign like this."

Bishop Robinson of the Episcopal Church showed his distaste in a TV interview with MSNBC and also by writing an opinion piece in the Washington Post newspaper.

Perry had stated in his commercial that “You don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.”

Bishop Robinson responded with, “I think it must break God’s heart to see religion used in a political campaign like this” adding “There is something wrong in America, he [Perry] got that right. But it’s when we denigrate our brave soldiers. Those gay and lesbian people, who are risking their lives for us.”

[Billk]

Amen bro , I agree.

[MestaMachine]

(Book of Deuteronomy)
Chapter 22

A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto HaShem thy G-d.

(Book of Leviticus)
Chapter 18

22
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.
23
And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto; it is perversion.

[Obadiah]

I don't think it would be possible for the MSNBC interviewer to have fawned or flattered Robinson to any greater extent. He clearly and openly made every effort possible to demonstrate that he was in full support of Robinson and his position. Another Journ-O-Lists in action.

[DGHoodini]

Well, Robinson is overdue for a stake roasting, as far as I am concerned.

[Slump Tester]

I think it’s more likely that God’s heart is broken by seeing Bishops who pack fudge and then claim to speak for him.

[WSGilcrest]

Former Episcopalian who found a home.

I submit for your perusal...

http://www.anglicanpck.org/index.shtml

[twister881]

Robinson is a self-promoting sex pervert and alcoholic who has done more to hasten the decline of the Episcopal Church and other (formerly) mainline Protestant denominations than any leftist windbag on the planet.

[ElkGroveDan]

Pyromaniacs condemn firefighters. News at 11:00.

[SECURE AMERICA]

“The USA’s first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, has responded to presidential hopeful Rick Perry’s anti-gay TV promotion suggesting that “it must break God’s heart to see religion used in a political campaign like this.”

Well Mr Robinson I would suggest that it breaks God’s Heart to see the Church have unrepentent homosexuals as priests. Explain to me Mr Robinson how you would go about convincing a person to not do some sin when?

[eclecticEel]

Rev. Robinson is the lest persion who needs to be pontificating on what breaks God’s heart.

[BlackElk]

You rang???

[HiTech RedNeck]

or “ringed”

[jonrick46]

Once these gay blades get into the churches, what do they do? Of course, start weighing in politically for homos using their status and position.

[Vaduz]

Sounds like the bishop may be one of the boy lovers?.

[AppyPappy]

He dumped his wife and kids for another lover and the church promoted him to Bishop.

[Vaduz]

Sounds like the church has a notch post for it’s members,must be democrats.

[elpadre]

another reason I like Perry!! not sure I will vote for him, but I like him, and may!

[BlackElk]

It was a humorous expression. “You rang?” was the trademark line of the late Bob Denver’s Maynerd G. Krebs character in the 1950s sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. I was responding to one who had suggested burning Bishop Vicki Gene at the stake. See my tagline for the rest. BTW, I would do the same for offending “Catholic” bishops.

[fwdude]

Now gayness has to trump even religion in importance. We all warned that this was trouble.

Thank those "conservatives" and Libertarians who said, "we don't care what two people do behind closed doors." That attitude has spawned this metastasis.