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Thursday, October 8, 2015

TN Council Member's Resolution Asking God Not To Smite Her County Over Same-Sex Marriage

Blount County Commissioner Karen Miller
Karen Miller thinks her resolution will prevent God from smiting her county.

"Why The Bible Belt Is Delusional"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/02/why-bible-belt-is-delusional.html

Alan: I have no objection to Ms. Miller introducing this bill. 

Truth be told, I find it somewhat endearing. 

But someone should let Karen know the disservice she's doing Christianity by "wrecking the brand."

Young people don't give a frog's fart about same-sex marriage and Christian conservatives who carry on like this prevent them from discovering the greatness of Christianity.

Catholic Social Teaching

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/catholic-social-teaching.html

Pope Francis: Moving The Moral Compass 
From "The Individual" Toward "The Collective"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/pope-francis-moving-moral-judgment-from.html

Good Religion And Bad Religion
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/bad-religion-and-good-religion.html

Oh, yes—this is really happening. Blount County Commissioner Karen Miller introduced a resolution asking God not to smite Blount County because they are issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Text from the actual resolution:
We adopt this Resolution before God that He pass us by in His Coming Wrath and not destroy our County as he did Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring cities. As the Passover Lamb was a means of salvation to the Ancient Children of Israel, so we stand upon the safety of the Lamb of God to save us.
We adopt this Resolution begging His favor in light of the fact that we have been forced to comply and recognize that the State of Tennessee, like so many other God-fearing States, MAY have fallen prey to a lawless judiciary in legalizing what God and the Bible expressly forbids.
Needless to say, the resolution attracted widespread attention. The Tennessee Equality Project rallied supporters to attend the meeting where the council was set to vote on the resolution. They packed the meeting and were shocked when the council abruptly adjourned the meeting before it even got started:
At Tuesday’s meeting, Blount County Commissioner Steve Stamples called the meeting to order, asked the crowds to turn off their cell phones, then County Commissioner Richard Carver made a motion to adjourn. His motion received a second vote and was approved.
Then, the commissioners voted on next week’s agenda. The agenda failed with five yes votes and 10 no votes. Minutes after the meeting was called to order, Stamples adjourned the meeting.
Both supporters and opponents of the religiously extreme resolution were mystified by the council's actions, wondering if the procedure was even legal. Opponents pointed out the clear violation of church and state:
The Tennessee Equality Project’s president, Gwen Schablik, said the resolution spreads a message of hate. “She’s definitely violating the separation of church and state,” said Schablik. “The fact that she is singling out one religion over another is further divisive to the community,”
Karen Miller says she's not giving up and intends to submit the resolution again. Tennessee Equality Project President Gwen Schlablik says her organization will definitely be back in big numbers to oppose it again.
Watch as the meeting was adjourned to the boos of the those in attendance:


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