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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:58 PM Oct 2015

Tennessee board drops vote on seeking God's mercy over gay marriage

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A Tennessee county commission on Tuesday turned down voting on a resolution asking God to spare the county from divine wrath sparked by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage.

The Blount County Commission voted 10-5 to reject an agenda that included the resolution and adjourned without debate. Onlookers crowding the meeting room, most dressed in red in support of same-sex marriage, yelled in frustration, and one shouted "cowards" at the commissioners.

Commissioner Karen Miller, who introduced the resolution, said she had no idea that the agenda would be turned down.

"I was totally in the dark," she told reporters. Miller said she was "very disappointed, because people have a right to speak."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/tennessee-board-drops-vote-seeking-gods-mercy-over-003312000.html

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Tennessee board drops vote on seeking God's mercy over gay marriage (Original Post) Little Tich Oct 2015 OP
Pray they don't get hit by lighting tonight. The brownshirts would be insufferable. lol n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #1
Lordy, lordy packman Oct 2015 #2
People are so short sighted rpannier Oct 2015 #3
They truly are stupid matt819 Oct 2015 #4
They didn't want to go on the record as being this embarrassingly stupid. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #5
I don't care who you are. Dumbfuckery like this is funny. Hoppy Oct 2015 #6
Uhhh...God will get back to you on this... SoapBox Oct 2015 #7
Another Planet nwduke Oct 2015 #8
Looks like they have a lack of faith keithbvadu2 Oct 2015 #9
The meeting hall was packed with marraige equality supporters... Johnyawl Oct 2015 #10
Are the 10 who voted against the resolution . . . OldRedneck Oct 2015 #11
Yes, Turbineguy Oct 2015 #12

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
3. People are so short sighted
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:27 PM
Oct 2015

Doesn't everyone see?
Now, without the vote god's divine wrath will fall upon us all
Won't somebody think of the children?

just in case it's needed

nwduke

(350 posts)
8. Another Planet
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:07 PM
Oct 2015

Holy shit, where do these people come from, and who the hell votes for them. Get out and vote people, get rid of these zealots.

Johnyawl

(3,205 posts)
10. The meeting hall was packed with marraige equality supporters...
Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:07 AM
Oct 2015

...the council obviously did not want to let them speak.
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