From a minister posting on Facebook. The Lord is grieved.

[Tennessee Gal]

"I don't think I've ever been as concerned for America. This is not just something gleaned from media, but from my heart. The Lord is grieved. The word says he is not "willing that any should perish". His return to the earth is soon, and he, above anyone else doesn't want America debased. The decision by the governments most high office to endorse and support homosexual marriage, under the deceptive cloud of human freedom, is grievous to the Lord. When authority supports and endorses something in such bold opposition to Gods plan, only evil will prevail. Please consider when you vote this fall which party supports Gods view of marriage."

I am just about speechless.

I can't help but wonder how he feels about Newt Gingrich's many divorces and marriages.

[sadbear]

1. And screw the poor.

I mean, just think of ALL the things Jesus said about gay marriage as opposed to what he said about the poor.

[n2doc]

2. All I would reply is "Who died and made you GOD?"

The arrogance of anyone who would claim to know God's mind is astounding.

[RC]

3. Newt exempt.

He's a Republican.

[Autumn]

4. You should post that God must adore Newt because he has

married so many times, only because he finds the sacrament of marriage so holy that he has to do it, over and over and over. And God bless the Mormon church and their Bishop Mitt Romney because they are pointing us in the right path.

That would be my reply

[Aerows]

5. If this man believes the Bible

Then God's view of marriage is that a man can have as many wives as he wants.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. You know, I can't find any passage about homosexuality highlighted in red in my Bible. I do find

all the words supposedly spoken by Jesus in red. I think 'christians' should stick with those.

[Initech]

7. God damn them. I do not want serial adulterers lecturing me about marriage.

[surrealAmerican]

8. He has a very strange idea of just what "debased" means.

Apparently letting poor and sick people suffer is good as far as he's concerned, just so long as he gets to say who people outside his religion can marry.

[Fumesucker]

9. The sum total of Jesus the Christ's words regarding homosexuality:

[abelenkpe]

10. God loves homophobic bigots?

Wants Christians to vote for a Mormon? Who knew?

[HangOnKids]

11. Another Huckster For God

Stirring up shit to divide people. Hey minister, the Lord is grieved because you are promoting BULLSHIT.

[standingtall]

12. Id rather consider

Which party is closer to the core message of Christ. That is helping the poor, and the needy, and caring for the sick, and disabled, and not oppressing foreigners. Also the guy at the top of the republican ticket is not a christian. Who religion once practiced polygamy, and only stop because the government forced them to, and Mitt Romneys relatives fleed to Mexico to start a polygamist colony, and only returned to America, because of fear of revolution.

[libinnyandia]

13. Clint Eastwood: 7 children by 5 women, only married to 2 of them

[standingtall]

15. Ted Nugent

Adopts an underage girl so he could have sex with her. Then marries her. Did that make her her own step mother?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

29. Newt...

Uses the children of his first wife to slander his second wife about the affair he had with his third wife.

[BarackTheVote]

14. ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire

prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’
He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’
And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
--MATTHEW 25:41b-46

[nc4bo]

16. TG, is this the same preacherman you were referring to in a post a few days ago? nt

[Tennessee Gal]

17. Yes, it is the same one.

I am upset that I cannot forcefully speak out on Facebook because it might endanger my job in this small town. I am upset because I really like this man and feel he is making a mistake by posting such things, but this is a very right wing area.

I am finding comfort in the postings here. I knew I could count on the good people of DU to shine the light on the idiocy of his post.

EDITED TO ADD THIS: My only course may be to unfriend him just so I don't see such postings. I suppose I could friend him again after the election.

[Autumn]

18. Is it his personal FB or one for his church?

If it's his church FB I would be more than happy to send a friend request to his church.

[nc4bo]

20. Same here. nt

[Autumn]

22. LOL My Niece is a very good catholic school teacher for Romney,

yeah, I can't wrap my brain around it either. I've met her delightful young priest several time, anyway I have him on my FB as a friend. I posted a question to him the other day telling him that I am very confused and not sure what the right thing is but I really want to know if a Bishop in the Mormon church , Mitt Romney is the same as a Bishop in our Church and are the spiritual goals and path the same?

I haven't gotten a reply yet so I assume he is researching it.

[Tennessee Gal]

21. It is his personal FB page. The church has one, but

there is nothing on it. It looks like no one has done anything with it.

[LaydeeBug]

33. I'd send it to his 'betters' citing that he may be alienating members of his flock. nt

[nc4bo]

19. I hate to break it to you girl but this is no man of God, he thinks he is but he isn't.

I don't know you personally, just your previous posts, and you seem like a kind, gentle soul - just want to get that out.

If it were me, I'd have to drop a nice anonymous, typewritten letter into the tithing plate (mailbox, under the church door, in the donation box at the church) just to put him on notice.

That's just me though......

[Tennessee Gal]

23. Thank you ... I like to think of myself as a kind, gentle soul.

That is a nice compliment.

I might consider an anonymous note. Thanks for the suggestion.

I am also considering posting a few scriptures myself about healing the sick, caring for the less fortunate, etc. Jesus taught compassion.

I am a Christian and a liberal! I think the two belong together.

Fortunately, he is not my minister. The church I attend does not take public political stands, nor does the minister. I prefer it that way.

My personal opinion is that the government should stay out of how our citizens live their private lives.

[NYC Liberal]

38. You can actually just block his updates from your news feed without unfriending:

If you mouse over one of his posts in your newsfeed there's a little arrow that appears in the top right of the post, which has a "Hide" link (see above).

[GeorgeGist]

24. I must have missed that commandment.

But I do remember one about bearing false witness.

[progressivebydesign]

25. I've been married several times. I think that I, personally, am more of a threat to marriage.

But I don't see the pastors or the republicans or the Mormons pushing for laws to stop me from getting married again.

[madrchsod]

26. jesus never directly commented on " homosexual marriage"

i`m not sure if this was a huge concern in his day. he mentioned eunuchs and people who were born homosexuals. he did think it was ok if they believed in god.

maybe the preacher should read the entire book of matthew

[DinahMoeHum]

27. My response: "God Don't Like Ugly. . .And You Are Ugly"

n/t

[HillWilliam]

28. When any man comes before you and claims to know exactly what G'd is thinking

keep your hand firmly on your wallet and don't let go for a second.

[Ezlivin]

30. Ask him for the next set of winning Lottery numbers from The Lord

Those could come in handy.

[nolaboy]

31. You should tell him to read 1 Timothy 6:10

"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

I seem to remember a picture with a bunch of men with money in their mouths, suit pockets, etc.

Please consider when you vote this fall which party supports the root of all evil.

[Tennessee Gal]

34. I like that! Good one! nt

[Zoeisright]

32. That "minister" is a raving bigot.

Anyone who attends his "church" is as unChristian and unAmerican as they come.

[treestar]

35. The minister is grieved

Why does he attribute his own feelings to the Lord?

[Tennessee Gal]

36. He posted again. This time I responded.

He posted a picture of George Washington and Obama with the following quotes:

George Washington: "Christianity and Morality are the pillars this country is built on. No man can claim to be a patriot if he tries to subvert these great pillars."

Obama: "We do not consider ourselves to be a Christian nation."

The caption underneath these pictures and quotes was this:

"Guess which one knows more about what this country is supposed to be."

I could not stand it any more so I looked up the Obama quote and posted this --

The entire Obama quote is this:

"One of the great strengths of the United States," the President said, "is ... we have a very large Christian population -- we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."

The minister then commented:

"Sometimes I wonder where the Presidents values really are. If we are bound by a set of values where do those values come from ? Are they from the Muslim faith ? George Washington's statement was, "that Christianity was a pillar of the nation." When we remove, or chip away at a pillar the house can began to crumble and eventually fall. I truly don't believe when President Obama made this statement he was speaking for the majority, nor from correct history."

I then responded with this because I knew what he was getting at:

So, you think Obama is a Muslim?

No response yet. LOL!

[nc4bo]

37. He should be removed from the pulpit and the church should be made to pay taxes

just like any other political organization.

[Tennessee Gal]

39. Please remember he is doing this from his personal FB account, not the church.

Although I tend to think his church might should know about this unless they agree with it.

[nc4bo]

40. His politics are bound to cross over into his religious life.

And that's the part I despise more than anything.

Some people have no business posting their stuff on FB, this is one perfect example.

And yes, I'm sure at least some of his sheep would be interested to learn what type of shepherd they have leading them.

[MatthewStLouis]

41. Personally, I vote against the money changers. They are the ones doing the most evil. /nt