Comments on: Gay Marriage II: Putting speedbumps on the Slippery Slope http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/ Low-tech whining in cyberspace... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Magister Nullius http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-1806 Magister Nullius Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:50:35 +0000 http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-1806 Regarding Paul, the odd little bald tentmaker and sometime visionary from Tarsus: He was the only "apostle" that Jesus didn't select personally prior to his alleged ascension to sit at bodiless Jehovah's right hand. Quite out of step with the original selection process, Paul toppled off his horse in a fit after Jesus was already dead and in that condition had a heart-to-heart with "the Ascended Lord.". That's how Jesus appointed him Apostle to the Gentiles (so he claimed) and he spent the early part of his career convincing the other Apostles (who weren't exactly the brightest menorahs among Judaea's intellectual community anyway) that he was just as legit as they were. Sounds like the classic "I done talked with God and he told me to [fill in the blank]" scam to these ears. Hell, the way I see it, if you start believing and quoting a guy like Paul, the next thing you'll be doing is following folks like Ivan the Terrible, Pope Pius XII, Jim Jones and Sean Sellers. After all, they talked directly to God (or the equivalent), too and got some pretty nifty instructions. From there it's just a Slippery Slope to believing George Dubya's divinely delivered memoranda and sending your kids to Andorra to capture the WMD's they've been hiding inside those nasty cheeses they keep hanging in their basements... Regarding Paul, the odd little bald tentmaker and sometime visionary from Tarsus:

He was the only “apostle” that Jesus didn’t select personally prior to his alleged ascension to sit at bodiless Jehovah’s right hand. Quite out of step with the original selection process, Paul toppled off his horse in a fit after Jesus was already dead and in that condition had a heart-to-heart with “the Ascended Lord.”. That’s how Jesus appointed him Apostle to the Gentiles (so he claimed) and he spent the early part of his career convincing the other Apostles (who weren’t exactly the brightest menorahs among Judaea’s intellectual community anyway) that he was just as legit as they were. Sounds like the classic “I done talked with God and he told me to [fill in the blank]” scam to these ears.

Hell, the way I see it, if you start believing and quoting a guy like Paul, the next thing you’ll be doing is following folks like Ivan the Terrible, Pope Pius XII, Jim Jones and Sean Sellers. After all, they talked directly to God (or the equivalent), too and got some pretty nifty instructions. From there it’s just a Slippery Slope to believing George Dubya’s divinely delivered memoranda and sending your kids to Andorra to capture the WMD’s they’ve been hiding inside those nasty cheeses they keep hanging in their basements…

]]> By: Tayla Brusseau http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-2508 Tayla Brusseau Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:26:42 +0000 http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-2508 I would really like to see the U.S. allow same-sex marriages and get over the whole it will ruin hetrosexual marriages because in my opinion the law has no right to say that you cant marry the one your in love with unless of coarse its a relative but if two people are in love what gives the state the right to say that they cant marry because its morally and religiously wrong!!!! They say that law and church are to be seperated if we cant have a class prayer because its against some of the parents and students beliefs then why can the law or state or who ever say that we shouldnt allow same-sex marriages because its against the bible and god made man for woman and woman for men ( in my opinion if god really made men and women for each other then why is he allowing women and men have feelings or be attracted to the same sex as there own) I would really like to see the U.S. allow same-sex marriages and get over the whole it will ruin hetrosexual marriages because in my opinion the law has no right to say that you cant marry the one your in love with unless of coarse its a relative but if two people are in love what gives the state the right to say that they cant marry because its morally and religiously wrong!!!! They say that law and church are to be seperated if we cant have a class prayer because its against some of the parents and students beliefs then why can the law or state or who ever say that we shouldnt allow same-sex marriages because its against the bible and god made man for woman and woman for men ( in my opinion if god really made men and women for each other then why is he allowing women and men have feelings or be attracted to the same sex as there own)

]]> By: John http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-5267 John Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.ericbrooks.com/soapbox/gay-marriage-ii-putting-speedbumps-on-the-slippery-slope/#comment-5267 Hi Eric, Why would I necessarily take the opinion of anyone, for anything, on blind faith. I think I'm capable of looking at my options, listening to various opinion, trying (or not trying) what I want, and then making my mind up as to what's best for me. John Hi Eric,
Why would I necessarily take the opinion of anyone, for anything, on blind faith. I think I’m capable of looking at my options, listening to various opinion, trying (or not trying) what I want, and then making my mind up as to what’s best for me.
John

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