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Danforth concerned Republicans too closely tied to religious right
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Posted on 08/26/2005 5:27:21 PM PDT by lunarbicep
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To: lunarbicep
"On the question of civil unions, I believe that we should attempt to work out some kind of method of honoring, respecting and realizing the rights of committed people without calling it marriage," he said.How about a scheme to get the benefits of married people without the sacrifice.
To: Texas Songwriter
.........."he chose". mispelled. sorry.
To: lunarbicep
What makes this even more curious is that Danforth is an ordained minister (Presbyterian I think).
His family has always held strong religious views and donated a chapel to each of the universities of Missouri and Kansas.
The Danforths were the founders of Ralston Purina Company of St.Louis.
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posted on
08/26/2005 5:50:01 PM PDT
by
AntiBurr
("Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam " with apologies to Cato)
To: lunarbicep
Good riddance to this sap.
To: lunarbicep
"On the question of civil unions, I believe that we should attempt to work out some kind of method of honoring, respecting and realizing the rights of committed people without calling it marriage," he said. There is a method, Senator. It's called "legal contract."
If two people want to share ownership of a house, leave their estates to each other in their wills, or share ownership of a car or a yacht under the laws, all they have to do is get a lawyer to write it up for them.
They can, if they choose, even decide to incorporate, and own their house or other property as a corporation.
All the rest of this nonsense about gay marriage or civil unions is nothing but a subversive effort to undermine our society and impose leftist values on everyone in the name of "tolerance."
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posted on
08/26/2005 5:55:59 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: lunarbicep
"On the question of civil unions, I believe that we should attempt to work out some kind of method of honoring, respecting and realizing the rights of committed people without calling it marriage," he said. There is a method, Senator. It's called "legal contract."
If two people want to share ownership of a house, leave their estates to each other in their wills, or share ownership of a car or a yacht under the laws, all they have to do is get a lawyer to write it up for them.
They can, if they choose, even decide to incorporate, and own their house or other property as a corporation.
All the rest of this nonsense about gay marriage or civil unions is nothing but a subversive effort to undermine our society and impose leftist values on everyone in the name of "tolerance."
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posted on
08/26/2005 5:56:04 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: lunarbicep
"The purpose of American government, the purpose of our Constitution, is to hold together all kinds of diverse interests in one country," Danforth said.
BS.. It is to fleece protect the flock and act pious sincerely as one does it.
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posted on
08/26/2005 5:59:12 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
To: lunarbicep
Danforth was too soft for the UN...that's why Bush insisted on Bolton.
Wrong man for the wrong time for the wrong job.
To: lunarbicep
Danforth and his new found friend, Christie Whitman....UGH
And in case anyone has not noticed, John McCain is also on Whiman's board of directors of her PAC
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:20:27 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
To: All
Danforth
should be concerned excited Republicans closely tied to religious right,
and demon-cRATs are tied to abortion as their Sacrament.That would be a better title for this article.
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:21:08 PM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Cindy Sheehan has ZERO for an IQ.)
To: lunarbicep
How about concern that the left (a.k.a. Democraps) are always aligned with the enemy.
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:23:05 PM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(Saddam's family were WMD's - He's behind bars & his sons are DEAD!)
To: AntiBurr
"(Presbyterian I think)." No, he's an Episcopalian minister.
To: lunarbicep
Isa 59:19
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:26:01 PM PDT
by
ATOMIC_PUNK
(secus acutulus exspiro ab Acheron bipes actio absol ab Acheron supplico)
To: Jemian
"I, as a Christian, have a right and even an obligation to do what I can to sway my government to making proper laws. Yes, proper by my definition. I hope that my definition of what is proper is also Biblical."
Absolutely! What I also find amazing as a non-practicing Christian, is how the Left (and people like Danforth) take any moral "judgment" and turn it into a religious-based argument that should be dismissed.
While much morality has a basis in religious doctrine, that doesn't make all morality a religious issue. If it did, liberals should be held to the same standard for trying to enforce their morality on the rest of us.
In fact, the very foundation of their morality is based on their own religious ideals of humanism and secularism. If religion is one's personal/philosophical belief on how one should govern his/her life and relations with others...plus their Deity, than liberalism shouldn't get a pass. Instead of believing in a God, they believe in government; instead of praying to the heavens, some pray to Mother Earth. Heck, even Mussolini described Fascism as a religion.
If morality is religion, than why do liberals get special consideration for the advocacy of their religion; and if it's not, why don't Christians and others get that same consideration.
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:31:25 PM PDT
by
cwb
(Liberalism is the opiate of the *asses.)
To: goldstategop; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; William Creel; MikeinIraq; SmithL; Salvation; ...
Republicans have won three consecutive elections under circumstances that didn't guarantee victory. What's the problem?
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:50:15 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Jeanine Pirro for Senate, Hillary Clinton for Weight Watchers Spokeswoman)
To: BulletBobCo
man in that given context and your comment, thats downright scary....
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:53:27 PM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(It's called having class.....)
To: lunarbicep
Hey Danforth:
In the immortal words of Neal Boortz:
Bite Me!
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posted on
08/26/2005 6:56:43 PM PDT
by
Ole Okie
To: lunarbicep
Republicans concerned that Danforth is to closely tied to the lunatic fringe of the democrat's extreme left.
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posted on
08/26/2005 7:02:03 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(If John Roberts is unfit for this Supreme Court,-this Supreme Court is unfit for the USA.)
To: lunarbicep
"The Republican party needs this particular voice heard," said Log Cabin member Bill Jenkins, 45, of Kirkwood. OK, we heard him. Now let's hear him shut up and crawl back under his rock.
The left is pulling out all the tricks in it's bag to pry the GOP away from the religious right. Is that because the leftists think they're serving a noble cause by trying to separate government from religion? Don't be silly, they know that if the religious right ever breaks with the GOP the Democrats will take all the marbles in the following election, and then neither the GOP nor the religious right will be able to derail their collectivist/humanist agenda.
Those of us on the religious right need the GOP, but the GOP needs us even more. We won't shrivel up and die if the GOP turns it's back on us, but the GOP will never gain enough "moderate" votes by turning against us to even come close to replacing the millions of votes it would lose by alienating us. I just wish that more Republicans in Congress and the administration understood that well enough that they wouldn't ever allow it to happen.
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posted on
08/26/2005 7:34:56 PM PDT
by
epow
(Vegetarian - old Indian word for "poor shot".)
To: lunarbicep
John Danforth has never been comfortable with the 'Religious Right'. I believe he's an Episcopal minister, and those folks just aren't that preachy about morality. They are more into 'Social Justice'.
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posted on
08/26/2005 7:44:50 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
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