Posted on 03/15/2013 2:45:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Another “Etch-a-Sketch” Republican.
Has he considered the relative importance of his son’s short term “happiness” and his son’s salvation? Perhaps I’m just stuffy, at least by liberal standards, but I would put following God’s word ahead of satisfying carnal desires on my list of priorities. I also suspect those who are tempted toward homosexual attractions are happier if they resist those urges, just as those who are tempted toward adultery are happier if they resist that desire and remain faithful in their marriages.
Where are the principles? When it affects you (and your son), you change your principles? Talk about opportunistic. I have less respect for these slimeball Republicans than those flaming liberals.
It is more loving to tell your child they are wrong than to support their bad choices.
Being pro-life is more important to gays than marriage? Or being pro abortion is?
According to whom? Why?
I’m sure gay groups would say his economic policies are the equivalent of gay bashing, so he should switch all his policies, or he’s just as bad as if he was against gay marriage.
Maybe I was confusing. Gay groups are fervently pro-abortion, and believe someone who is pro-life is just as bad or worse than someone who is against same-sex marriage. I’ve heard them say being pro-life is gay bashing.
Didn’t get the memo huh?
We were told by our fellow ‘conservatives’ that principles do not matter. Well, this is exactly WHY they matter. But that won’t stop many here from voting ‘moderate’ to ‘WIN’.
Yeah,
I’m gonna stick with the Pope on this one.
I don’t know Chait’s work, but he’s 100% right on this one.
If gay marriage is wrong, then it’s wrong regardless of how many gay children Portman has.
If it’s okay because his son is gay, then it was always okay and Portman was opposing it because he thought he could gain political advantage for opposing it.
I really hate politicians like Portman, who feed into the media narrative that Republicans are selfish and only out for themselves. It’s offensive.
This is another shallow politician with no underlying philosophy. If one of my children “came out” I would not change my views on gay marriage.
By the way, it gives me great joy to beat up liberals. I suppose senator portman would support me and hope for my happiness!
Dennis Prager said it best today; You either believe in a principle or you don’t, having a gay son shouldn’t change one’s stance.
Portman is a WISHY WASHY WUSS! !!!!! He DEGRADED himself about his son having IMMORAL SEX???? DISGUSTING!!
I couldn’t agree with Prager more. You don’t change your principles to make your child happy. Portman looks shallow and selfish.
In contrast, Alan Keyes has a lesbian daughter, yet still opposes gay marriage, though of course he loves his daughter. It’s the failure to make such distinctions that’s a wide problem in contemporary society.
AMEN!!!! Does NO ONE think about ETERNITY anymore?????
A dick that will seek to advance law that persecutes those that refuse to support and service homosexual behavior.
Glad to hear he said that. Perhaps someone will listen this time and not make all the excuses they did for why everyone from G. Washington to Reagan was wrong about the whole principle thing because...OBAMA!
And as I said....If Portman’s son was a Kleptomaniac, would Portman want that PESKY COMMANDMENT to go away??? <P.Portman is a HUGE.....H U G E DIsappointment.....thank GOD for Pope Francis!!!
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