The Gay Megathread (see mod note on post #2212)

Bannasidhe

Black Menorca wrote: »

So Catholics are homophobes in your world view?

Just some of them and there are many homophobes who aren't Roman Catholic.

My beloved grandmother was a devout Catholic - not a homophobic bone in her body.

Black Menorca

Bannasidhe wrote: »

But you do seek to ostracize.

You want to prevent homosexuals from entering into a contract of civil marriage and therefore to exclude (or to use another word which means the same thing 'ostracize;) them from the Constitutional protections that are only available to married couples.

You said it yourself.

I am merely pointing out that claiming you do not want to ostracize anyone isn't true. Therefore it's a fib.

Is fibbing not a sin?

I have no wish to ostracize anyone.

But you continue screaming "liar".

Black Menorca

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Just some of them and there are many homophobes who aren't Roman Catholic.

My beloved grandmother was a devout Catholic - not a homophobic bone in her body.

Will you make your mind up. :rolleyes:

Bannasidhe

Black Menorca wrote: »

Will you make your mind up. :rolleyes:

Oh you make me laugh.

Delirium

Black Menorca wrote: »

There you go again with the personal attack. Labelling me a liar now.

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Black Menorca

SW wrote: »

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Bannasidhe

Roman Catholic bishop of Derry has said churchgoers can vote Yes in this week’s referendum on same-sex marriage ‘in good conscience’.


http://www.thejournal.ie/bishop-vote-no-bigoted-reasons-2112302-May2015/

PopePalpatine

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Roman Catholic bishop of Derry has said churchgoers can vote Yes in this week’s referendum on same-sex marriage ‘in good conscience’.


http://www.thejournal.ie/bishop-vote-no-bigoted-reasons-2112302-May2015/

BURN THE HERETIC! /s

aloyisious

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Roman Catholic bishop of Derry has said churchgoers can vote Yes in this week’s referendum on same-sex marriage ‘in good conscience’.


http://www.thejournal.ie/bishop-vote-no-bigoted-reasons-2112302-May2015/

Course he does, cos it's all south of the border down Dublin way

Black Menorca

Not long to go now.

Bannasidhe

Black Menorca wrote: »

Not long to go now.

Indeed.

My mother has lit a candle to the Virgin Mary for a Yes vote.

Black Menorca

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Indeed.

My mother has lit a candle to the Virgin Mary for a Yes vote.

Fair play to her. I'll be going to early Mass on Friday and will offer it up for a No vote.

lazygal

Black Menorca wrote: »

Fair play to her. I'll be going to early Mass on Friday and will offer it up for a No vote.

if I go to the late one and offer it up for a yes vote does that cancel your mass out?

Black Menorca

lazygal wrote: »

if I go to the late one and offer it up for a yes vote does that cancel your mass out?

Only God can answer that one.

katydid

lazygal wrote: »

if I go to the late one and offer it up for a yes vote does that cancel your mass out?

You have to do TWO masses for a YES vote, just to be sure.

Black Menorca

I find it encouraging, the interest in Mass attendance,in these times of decreasing attendances.

PopePalpatine

katydid wrote: »

You have to do TWO masses for a YES vote, just to be sure.

Is there anything to be said for saying another mass?

silverharp

Black Menorca wrote: »

Only God can answer that one.

you better hope there isnt any big sporting games on or too many people losing their keys on Friday , god might get distracted in his efforts to rig a referndum :pac:

lazygal

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for saying another mass?

I think there is. How about a few novenas as well?

Not a NSA agent

No amount of funding the yes side received 4 years ago can match the power of god. Better sacrifice a few virgins to satan.

PopePalpatine

Ah, but can Yahweh match the power of His Noodly Appendage?

Black Menorca

silverharp wrote: »

you better hope there isnt any big sporting games on or too many people losing their keys on Friday , god might get distracted in his efforts to rig a referndum :pac:

Why the need to mock people of faith?

Frank Bullitt

I think thats a weird thing called "a joke", they are funny!

Michael OBrien

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Ah, but can Yahweh match the power of His Noodly Appendage?

Personally I love tea so I am putting my faith with Russells Teapot.

silverharp

Black Menorca wrote: »

Why the need to mock people of faith?

its a bit like saying why mock people who believe that man didnt land on the moon and insist on making this integral to the educational system, because it deserves to be

SireOfSeth

Black Menorca wrote: »

Why the need to mock people of faith?

He didn't mock the people of faith. He was mocking their beliefs.

Delirium

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Greaney

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Yes... because Belfast is in the same country as... oh... hang on... Belfast is in a different country and our Constitution doesn't apply there...

And here's a case in Drogheda

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/action-begins-against-drogheda-printer-in-gay-invite-row-1-6756725

B_Wayne

Greaney wrote: »

And here's a case in Drogheda

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/action-begins-against-drogheda-printer-in-gay-invite-row-1-6756725

That's significantly different to the cake actually, it's a business refusing to print the equivalent of wedding invites because they would like to exercise the right to be homophobic.... A business does not have the right to refuse customers on grounds of sexual orientation, that's what they are doing so I have little sympathy.....

Greaney

There are going to be loads more cases, and each will have little differences, or maybe 'significant' differences as you say. Either way, Lawyers for Yes will have plenty of work on their hands. And plenty of private citizens will be broke, bankrupt etc.