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Warpy

(111,270 posts)
1. Good, either they will continue to live in the pain of cognitive dissonance
Tue May 20, 2014, 08:50 PM
May 2014

or they'll catch a clue and realize that absolutely nothing bad has happened to them or any other straight couple because the body of civil law pertaining to marriage has been opened to everyone.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
2. And if their malicious version of God really IS pissed and omnipotent besides...
Tue May 20, 2014, 09:02 PM
May 2014

... couldn't he handle this matter himself? Honestly, what does their version of God do? Just sit up there on a cloud and stew? Does he really need a bunch of fundie whackjobs to run his errands?

Note to NOM: Go home, folks. Take the millions in donations that you've used for hate and go feed & clothe the poor. Isn't that what you were really instructed to do?

Warpy

(111,270 posts)
3. It's the god of assisted living
Tue May 20, 2014, 10:45 PM
May 2014

who fits into a neat little box inside their minds and who can't do anything without their help.

They have completely missed the point as believers and as human beings.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
5. "They have completely missed the point as believers and as human beings."
Wed May 21, 2014, 12:02 AM
May 2014

This should be framed and put on a wall somewhere.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
6. I was just going to say that. It's not a real 501(c)(3) organization; I mean,
Wed May 21, 2014, 10:44 AM
May 2014

technically it is (I suppose), but in terms of actually believing that they can be effective at keeping down gay people, they know there's no point, but their jobs and organizational revenue depend upon making people believe they can do something about it. They laugh all the way to the bank.

Initech

(100,080 posts)
10. The battles are being won one day at a time, but the war is far from over.
Wed May 21, 2014, 01:29 PM
May 2014

But thankfully bigot groups like NOM are becoming irrelevant - and they're not happy about it one bit. I say pass the butter.

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