Christian Teens Bash Dan Savage’s Bible Rant & Claim He Made Some Kids Cry: ‘Put Down & Bullied Because of My Faith’
- Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:30pm by
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The fallout from sex advice guru Dan Savage’s anti-Christian rhetoric continues to resonate. As the teens who were present at the National High School Journalism conference speak out, new details are emerging about the negative impact that the advocate’s words had on the youths. As The Blaze reported, Savage launched a tirade against the Christian Bible last week, while claiming that the book supports slavery and other related societal abuses.
Some youths were so distraught and disturbed by Savage’s words that they literally walked out of the event. It was at that point — after they left and were visibly offended — that the founder of the “It Gets Better” campaign referred to them as “pansy asses.”
Jake Naman, an 18-year-old Christian from Redlands, California, was in the crowd before Savage’s words turned ugly. In an interview with FOX News, he described the lewd and inappropriate commentary Savage presented to the students. But while Naman was becoming more and more uncomfortable throughout the speech, there was a specific point at which he knew that the rhetoric would come flowing — when Savage mentioned “the Bible.”
“The very second he said the Bible and paused, I knew it was going to get ugly,” Naman said in an interview with Fox News. “It was about to be a bashing.”
Syndicated columnist Daniel Keenan ’Dan’ Savage, right, poses for a photo with his husband Terry Miller, left, as they wait for President Barack Obama to speak at the LGBT Pride Month event, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
In a show of courage, Naman, who says he felt bullied (ironic, considering the catalyst’s “It Gets Better” efforts), stood up and walked out of the event.
“I felt like in my heart I couldn’t just stay there at all. It was a really weird feeling I just had to get out,” he said. “I didn’t want to cause a scene but I really could not stand to be in that room anymore.”
In retrospect, the teen has plenty to say about Savage and the appropriateness of his words, specifically when it comes to the standards that Christians are held to.
“If Dan Savage had gotten up there and said ‘God hates homosexuals and they’re all going to hell,’ there would have been huge outrage from that crowd,” Naman said. “As Christians we get the other side of that. When our faith is attacked like that — we are ridiculed for taking a stand against it.”
While Naman thought he was alone in walking out of the event, when he got to the lobby he realized that others had joined him. Among them was 17-year-old Haley Mulder.
“I never felt more hurt, felt persecuted,” Mulder explained. “For me, my faith is what I want to be defined by. For someone to say it was B.S. is really hurtful. I felt put down and bullied because of my faith.”
According to Naman, some of the girls were crying as a result of Savage’s comments. So far, the advocate has done little more than apologize for using the term “pansy assed.” Additionally, he is standing by his characterization of the Bible.
(H/T: Fox News)
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The Third Archon
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:11pm“If Dan Savage had gotten up there and said ‘God hates homosexuals and they’re all going to hell,’ there would have been huge outrage from that crowd,” Naman said. “As Christians we get the other side of that. When our faith is attacked like that — we are ridiculed for taking a stand against it.”
Report Post »…uhhh, well since you didn‘t LISTEN to Dan’s speech, I can forgive your ignorance, but he covered this point–God DOES hate homosexuals; he tells Israelites to STONE THEM TO DEATH in the Bible. I don’t know how you can twist that into love. I think THAT’S the problem Dan, among others, has with your God, to put not too fine a point on the matter.
The Gooch
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:32pmSo a one way street of expectations and attacks is okay with you? As long as it’s your guy or your team?
Report Post »Entertaining this Savage guy as an advocate against bullying is now as laughable as trying to sell any exposed charlatan who used Christianity to line his pockets as a man of God. I don’t much care for hypocrites regardless of what water they claim to carry. There comes a point when one either decides to seperate themselves from their team’s bastards, or asserts the ends justifies means. Is it more important for you to see Savage attack faith (regardless of the religion in quetion) or to set the example for the change he claims to wish to see? That would seem to me what separates great men from run of the mill partisans and… well, bullies.
Peace, love… and screw the squares. Yep. That’s a real leader of men you got there. Another tiresome, intolerant nihilist using a social issue to attack an ideological enemy. Wow. That’s new. This guy is as false as an oily, whoring preacher.
BluifoxEd
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:32pmThat sodomite is such a bad ass. Wow. Next he will take on muslim extremist. Naaaa… Too effeminate.
Report Post »BigAl78
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:33pmHe sounds like a real loving God, doesn’t he? See, this is the problem with religion and (some, not all) religious folk. A book written thousands of years ago is still having an ill effect today, and it causes many people (you see them all the time here on The Blaze) to have a blind hatred or at the very least distrust of people just because they have a different sexual orientation.
I love and fully support the rights of homosexuals. But ironically enough, by many people’s standards on this site, I’m the evil, sick, morally depraved one. But that’s religion for you. Do what you’re told, no matter what’s right.
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:45pm@The Gooch
You can spout all you want but the truth is a guy came to speak at a high school and started out denouncing religion. He attacked people with moral character and when a few teenagers felt that they were being insulted and got up and walked out then Savage decided to verbally assault them.
Is that okay with you. You have no problem with a person that was supposed to be there to speak about bullying then in turn made it his personal decision to attempt to bully those that disagree with him.
Despite what you think this guy made a persoanl decision to bully those that disagreed with him.
Report Post »islamhater
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:50pmI think this guy needs a long vacation he is very stressed out. I am willing to pitch in a few bucks to send him and his boyfriend to a warm seaside beach view. Yep i’ll help send him to Iran for vacation.
Report Post »greenspider
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:52pmI watched the vid posted here yesterday and read this story today, and all I can say is “What a bunch of pansy-a@@es.
GROW UP.
Report Post »If your faith is so strong why does it matter to you what anybody says about it?
Sugabee
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:57pm@ BIGAL78: God is loving; The Bible does not say to hate homosexuals, it says to hate the sin of ACTING upon one’s homosexuality. Just as it is a sin to act on one’s heterosexuality if you are not within the sacrament of marriage – there is nothing wrong with sex, it’s how you act on it. There are many pleasurable things He has given us in this world, but if we make them into idols, then it takes away from our glorifying God (“for the LOVE of money is the root of evil”). Most Christian religions will tell you in their teaching that it is not the homosexual their religion “hates”, but the acting out their lifestyle that is sinful. And, any way you cut it, Mr. Savage was wrong- it was a roomful of school-aged children who were a captive audience, and he was supposed to be speaking on anti-bullying – not being a bully to people he didn’t agree with. Mr. Savage definitely lived up to his name on this one.
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:01pmYea…God also hates murders, adulterers, fornicators, and liars….Why wouldn’t he? Those things are sin, they ruin a society, and they should be shunned. Yet, He talked and ministered to prostitutes….He forgave them and told them to “go and sin no more”….and He would forgive homosexuals too….but He would still say. “Go and sin no more”..
Report Post »asittner
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:04pmFirst of all God does not hate homosexuals he hates the action that they are taking part in mainly because they love the creation more than the creator…. any homosexual can repent for their sins at any time and be forgiven I would say that is a lot of love.
Report Post »BITETHENBARK
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:06pmSo this champion of anti-bullying goes to a high school, mocks children who leave because he insults their religion, then encourages the other children to laugh at them for being offended. Somebody’s going to have to tap the emergency irony reserve. This jerk and his “Village of the Damned” looking partner should get into another line of work. Too bad there isn’t a professional hypocrisy league. Why doesn’t he show some real courage and take his tour on the road to , let’s say, Tehran or Cairo? Then he can try to bully some real religious persecutors. Jackass.
Report Post »Maji
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:06pmIf your “rump” hurt like his does!!.You would probably be
Report Post »mean too!!
JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:08pm@greenspider
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:52pm
I watched the vid posted here yesterday and read this story today, and all I can say is “What a bunch of pansy-a@@es.
GROW UP.
If your faith is so strong why does it matter to you what anybody says about it?
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I think you are a bit misguided. The discussion is about Savage that opened his monologue about bullying with denouncing and ridicouling religion and anyone of faith.
If he had a message then there would be no problem. Savage had no message other than to promote his life style and to demonize anyone that had a differing point of view. If I had been in the audience I would also have gotten up and left. No one made a scene other than to leave his lecture.
Savage made the choice to demonize those that disagreed with his indoctrination attempt, even when they said nothing nor attempted to disrupt his speech. Savage chose to be the bully in this scenario, not the students that left.
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:14pm@greenspider
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:52pm
I watched the vid posted here yesterday and read this story today, and all I can say is “What a bunch of pansy-a@@es.
GROW UP.
If your faith is so strong why does it matter to you what anybody says about it?
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I guess you missed the part of the story where Savage was speaking at a highschool. A few students decided his speech was offensive to them and decided to get up and leave the auditoriun. They never attempted to shout him down or shut him up.
They allowed Savage to continue to spew his vile hateful speech. The only thing these students did was to leave and not have to listen to his hate.
So again what is your complaint. Do you not permit a person to remove their self from a situation which they do not feel comfortable with. They did not disrupt Savages speil. They allowed him to continue his venom against morality.
All they did was to leave and not disrupt.
Report Post »cclevel
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:28pm@Third Archon In your haste and folly you obviously are ignorant of God’s love for all of mankind. He hates sin but loves man. Sin destroys and he only seeks what is best for us. He no more loves the sin of homosexuality then say, murder, lying, adultry… But his love for mankind can never be questioned. Our Creator came in the flesh, was mocked, spat on, ridiculed and ultimately crucified. This God who bored our sins could have, in a blink of an eye utterly destroyed man for their arrogance. Instead he redeemed you through his death so that you could come before Him. Now I am having a real hard time seeing this hateful God you seem so occupied with. Tell me, what other religion advocates our God coming in the flesh and dying so he may redeem us? how can this possibly be a hateful God?
Report Post »stifroc
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:30pm@ The Third Archon
@ BigAL78
@ Greenspider
The problem, or rather the offense of this ordeal is not what this guy believes. The offense is that he used a lot of vulgarity and hate speech to convey his beliefs. What makes the event ever more egregious is that he did it as a speaker in a venue that was DEDICATED to the exact opposite of what he was doing!
That is the core. That is what the conversation is about. Now as rational human beings, (I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt here) I think you should be able to agree on this core issue of conduct. What he believes is not inappropriate, it’s how he conveyed his beliefs that was inappropriate. Correct?
Rather than just say this however, you guys are doing exactly what you accuse everyone else here of doing. You’re ranting, hating, insulting, attacking, belittling and deflecting from the core issue and derailing the topic down some rabbit hole. So you are showing everyone here that you are the exact same person they are. The only difference is you just live across the street, in a different house of cards.
Amusing
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:33pmThe Bible condemns those caught in the act of sodomy, just as it also condemns fornication, adultery, bestiality, and incest. Homosexuals don’t have any special rights or privileges, just as no fornicator or adulterer should. These are perverted actions, contrary to that which is natural and just. In the 1885 Utah Territory case of Murphy v. Ramsey, the United States Supreme Court recognized the fundamental importance of the traditional institution of marriage:
“For certainly no legislation can be supposed more wholesome and necessary in the founding of a free, self-governing commonwealth, fit to take rank as one of the coordinate States of the Union, than that which seeks to establish it on the basis of the idea of the family, as consisting in and springing from the union for life of one man and one woman in the holy estate of matrimony; the sure foundation of all that is stable and noble in our civilization; the best guaranty of that reverent morality which is the source of all beneficent progress in social and political improvement.”
The Declaration of Independence makes reference to the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”, and furthermore states, “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare”.
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:36pm@BIGAL78 Your opinions are radical, and contrary to our national heritage.
“Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments.” Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed….No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.” Noah Webster, author of THE American Dictionary.
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.” George Washington, 1st President of the US
“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.” John Adams, 2nd President of the US
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:48pmGooch,
very well said…it becomes a circular arena of hate… the intolerance of the so-called intolerant.
No one is forcing gays to be Christian.. I don’t know of any Christian ( I know quite a few) ( I am not) that approve or condone bullying of gay people. so what is his problem?..If you are Gay and Christians don‘t believe in the lifestyle then don’t be a Christian. If it is really just about marriage well then there are ways around it.
I listened to Dan Savage’s speech ( a good portion of it ) and it really was nothing more than a rant against Christians under the guise of “oh gee we really need to stop all these evils Christians from bullying and bashing gays…” how? by bullying and bashing Christians… Calling them names on and on .. What I took away from it was that Dan like many other Gay activists have one mission to make the Gay lifestyle the norm and the straight lifestyle the minority and something to be marginalized…
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:04am@THE GOOCH
Well, that’s kind of my point–the “street of expectations” ISN’T one way; if THIS is bullying, then the Christians have been bullying (to name just one group) for THOUSANDS of years, both among many individuals, and many collective institutions of representation (i.e. Churches). It seems the ESSENCE of the problem, is two mutually exclusive conceptions of morality–if that’s to be the choice, then yeah, I’ll through my lot in with Savage, with the moral philosophy BETTER justified.
@BLUIFOXED
He has. Theism is always misguided. Christianity is the most popular here.
@BIGAL78
Exactly.
@JUSTMEHERE_01
I think you misunderstood “The Gooch.” Also, bullying a bully is not really bullying–it’s justice.
@ISLAMHATER
For conservatives professing to hate the Islamic way of life, y’all SURE do love promoting tourism to there.
@SUGABEE
Explain how God “love’s” homosexuals, whom, if caught in the ACT of BEING a homosexual in ancient Israel, the Bible would have us believe, that it is GOD’S WILL they be struck with rocks until dead.
@GIRLNURSE
So if it’s a choice, then WHY did they choose it? And if it’s not, why are they culpable? The problem with your moral scheme is there is a difference between all the acts you list, and homosexuality–all the others have victims who are injured (maybe not always with lying either–God told Lot to lie).
@ASITTNER
Ditto @SUGABEE
BITETHENBARK
Report Post »Ditto @JUSTMEHERE_01
The Third Archon
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:23am@JUSTMEHERE_01
Again, the problem here is you see as a one-sided attack, is see as merely a conflict between two mutually exclusive conceptions of morality. You think homosexuality is wrong, and of course you think you are right, and contrapositively that Dan is wrong, by extension encouraging immorality. Dan thinks homosexuality isn’t wrong, and of course HE think’s that HE is right, and contrapositively that YOU are wrong, and thus unjust in your accusations of immorality. In his typical non-PC way Dan states his beliefs as such. If there was a mistake, it was in inviting a someone who was KNOWN to be frank and have no interest or history of political correctness in his correspondence to a setting where PC is expected virtually universally because GOD FORBID a child come home and repeat something offensive to their parent’s sensibilities.
And like I said, if it boils down to a choice between “whose morals are better,” the crown goes to Dan.
@CCLEVEL
Ditto 1st @JUSTMEHERE_01
And just because I belief is attractive doesn’t make it true.
@STIFROC
Report Post »Ditto 2nd @JUSTMEHERE_01
Tallaron
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:24am(GROW UP.
If your faith is so strong why does it matter to you what anybody says about it?)
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GROW UP.
If your GAY is so strong why does it matter to you what anybody says about it?
Fact is you will never stop bullying cause it’s been going on forever and will continue going on forever because kids learn from adults like Dan Savage. You can never be at peace with yourself when you hate what you are…a BULLY. You don’t respect others opinions but you want them to respect yours. His excuse for what he said was “I have a right to protect myself”….from what? Who said anything to you…you were the problem. This guys whole life is built around hatred….what a life!
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:26amWell first of all you are wrong. Nowhere does God say to stone homosexuals. God just says that men with men, women with women are an abomination to him. In other words, their acts not them. Didn’t Jesus tell the men about to stone someone, he who is without sin, cast the first stone?
I love it when non Bible readers begin to tell those who read the Bible what it says. You also try to tell us what a passage means.
Until you get a clue, you will remain and look like idiots.
Report Post »Eleutheria
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:33amThanks to Dan Savage, I will from now on be far less trusting of homosexuals.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:38amASITTNER — God doesn’t hate, he leaves that to man.
Report Post »WARRIORSCROWN
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:58am@Third archon… Get off your high horse. Christians follow Jesus who said to love your enemies and “he who is without sin cast the first stone.” The Law of Moses had it’s place in a specific historical setting, for a particular reason which only God knows. God doesn’t hate homosexuals, he died for them and everyone else too. This Savage guy was despicable in his bullying remarks. Class A hypocrite, just like you are in your defense of his bullying. Almost makes me sick like your Bully in Chief President.
Report Post »John 14 6
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:02amHow many homosexuals kill each other over perceived wrongs against each other? How many non religious people kill each other over perceived wrongs against each other? Husbands and wives kill cheating spouses everyday. People kill thieves everyday, so on. “Stoning” isn’t exclusive to Christian old testament law. The wages of sin is death. That is true regardless of your “religious” or lack of beliefs. The law was given to those that do not have Jesus Christ. If you sin you pay the consequence. However you and Dan do not understand that God’s love is Jesus Christ himself died in the flesh and resurrected so that we do not have to be bound by rigid moral laws, we can have mercy and forgiveness simply by asking for it. We are created beings in a created world and we were designed to function properly. The sin of homosexuality works against God’s design for LIFE itself! That is why God hates the sin. There is nothing wrong with hate as long as you hate the right things for the right reasons, like hating murder, rape, molestation, theft, and so on.
Dan Savage doesn’t even understand The Bible. You have to read the New Testament if you want to understand The Old Testament. We are all ONE in Jesus Christ, so it obviously doesn’t condone slavery, racism, and sexism and so on. The oddest thing Dan did was equate homosexuality with eating shellfish. Not quite the same SMH! Thou shall not murder, Thou shall not commit adultery, Love your neighbor, pray for your enemy, all b
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:05am@COFEMALE
Leviticus 20:13
“If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”
Now I know Jesus later said what he did about stoning, as though that somehow made up for God’s invention of the draconian punishment in the first place. But it doesn’t make a difference–unless God changed His mind, He has made (a Christian interpretation of) His opinion rather explicit.
@WARRIORSCROWN
Report Post »Some do–some don’t. Like most groups, “Christians” includes a diverse set of beliefs, some commonalities, but maybe less than you would think. I imagine more people call THEMSELVES Christian than YOU would call Christian, and so it is with ANY group.
Lord_Frostwind
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:34amArchon, you have to understand perspective. When a child becomes out of control and will not listen to reason, they must be punished. It is not hatred on the part of the parent that demands this, it is the way the world operates. Similarly, when people violate a law in a just society they must suffer the punishment for violating that law, ascribing hatred to such is like calling the weather malicious for raining on you while you’re outside.
God represents the two fundamental elements that the universe is predicated upon. Justice and Mercy. If he were to violate His own rules then he would no longer be God. If people are offended by the notion that God has to follow the law He established, well that is their problem, not His.
Report Post »Matt
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:45am@The Third Archon
A couple of things:
Firstly, the bible is not anti-homosexual per se is because it does not advocate the stoning to death of all homosexuals. It only advocates the stoning to death of JEWS who BELIEVED in God who commit homosexual acts. If you left the religion/were never in it and said that you were no longer a believer they would not stone you. Don’t want those rules? Don’t be a Jew.
Secondly, the bible tells believers to treat non believers always with acceptance and tolerance. So non believing gays would be treated as though they did not have a full knowledge of how wrong what they were doing was because they had not studied the jewish moral code and were not jews.
Thirdly, Christians have very rarely ever persecuted another sect of people and those who have (like Westboro Baptists) would be violating the basic tenants of Christianity and would technically not even be Christians at all. The Catholic Church as a political organization persecuted a lot of people, but the Catholic Church failed to meet most of the basic requirements of Christianity during that time and they were in no way Christian.
Finally, some of the most revered philosophers of all time were Christians. Kant, Locke, Bacon, Descartes, Rosseau. Being an atheist does not give you a monopoly on reason, you can be an entirely logical person and be a christian and you can be an ignorant fool and be an atheist. Furthermore, all contrary theories to creationism are as equally unpr
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:15amWhat does Christianity have to do with it? No religion supports homosexual behavior. I‘m an atheist and I find homosexuality absolutely disgusting which does support the idea that it’s natural for some people to have something wrong with their chemistry that makes them attracted to the same sex. I was not taught Christian beliefs and still I grew up being completely… absolutely… THOROUGHLY disgusted by homosexual behavior.
Report Post »Christians don’t kill people for being sick… Muslims do. Why do Liberals attack Christians and embrace Muslim killers? That’s completely insane.
A grown man, friend of Obama, bullying children. I sure would like to see what would have happened if Chuck Norris was there as a guest speaker. I don’t think Chuck thinks too kindly of grown men bullying children… especially a sicko like Savage.
tjf
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:40amhere in lies the problem Archon, you like savage don’t understand a whit about why Christianity includes the old testament scripture in the bible. Since jesus is the long awaited messiah we view the old testament in light of the new. so all those evil sounding old testament scriptures are ignored in light of Jesus command to love God and neighbor as yourself. and to do good tpo those who harm you as set by jesus own example of praying for those who persecute you. Savage doesnt want to change his heart or his mind, he is a stubborn willfully ignorant man who has not let go of his anger at God regarding his sexuality. He is a woefully inadequate choice for a person to teach anyone about tolerance and respect. he is also intellectually unable to make an argument. This kind of sin shall only go away by prayer and fasting. Im glad obama chose this man to be a spokesman for the administration because it highlights a growing discord amongst so called liberals. this man needs alot of therapy and if Obama has any decency he will stop this guy from being a representative of Tolerance and respect.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:49amSavage’s speaking fees have now doubled.
Report Post »willstandfortruth
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:05amI am a senior Christian, and father. I have a 22 yr old lesbian daughter that God has blessed me with. I do not share Mr. Savage’s feelings, and I do not appreciate the hate from Christian’s. God gave us all the ability to think for ourselves, even if it brings his words into question. I will be willing to stand with my daughter before God, and if he should condemn her to hell, then I will walk with her through those gates for all eternity.
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:11amIs it just me or does the picture of him and his “husband” look like a badly dressed ventriloquist holding a cheaply made dummy with a red bowtie?
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:16amIf there’s one good thing that comes out of the extreme possibility of the ******* ever taking over the world, would be the removal of freaks like this panzy azz Savage… He and his flaky kind will be the FIRST ones removed.
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:35amUhhhh…isn’t this guy teaching his own version of the Bible in a PUBLIC school?!? Isn’t there some ACLU person out there who can sue him for violating the whole “Church & state” thing? Where are “The Freedom OF Religion” bullies on this?!?
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:23am@The Third Archon
I listened to Savages speech and it was full of hate and viotril. You seem to be defending what his person was saying. That is your right if you belive in what he was saying to an auditorium full of high school kids.
If you can justify his comments when a few students got up and left the forum and said nothing to him nor attempted to disrupt his vile speech then in my personal opinion you are just as vile as Savage is.
The students that left the auditorum did so in a orderly fashion and as far as I know they did not attempt to disrupt the hateful speech that Savage was espewing on the audience. He was left to continue his vile speech without interruption.
Yet you want to denigrate what the few students did in a respectful manner by leaving and not listening to what his person had to say. I will tell you this. If I was in that room I would aslo have got up and left. I would not disrupt what he was saying, only that I would leave so that I would not have to hear more of his hate speech.
Now you want to make something out of what happened. I think it was more respectful than what your ilk would have tolerated.
Respect by leaving or as your audience would have shouted dissent down and not allowed further speech.
You people are so tolerant aren’t you. Either sit and listen or if it is something you don’t care to hear then you would shout until they are forced to leave the podium..
Get real!!
Report Post »Independent4233
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:59amI can‘t even look at the demented punk’s face without feeling disgusted.
My past policy was always to ignore homosexuals, but their in-your-face activism has made me literally hate them.
It’s no different than drug addicts, alcoholics and psychotics trying to force people to acceopt them into the mainstream.
If they knew how many people are silently waiting for payback time to arrive, I doubt they would be so arrogant, in-your-face and cocky.
Report Post »Carol1955
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:20amTry reading the New Testament. There is an interesting incident where people were about to stone a woman caught in adultery, another sin grievous to God. Your comments show a basic ignorance of why Christ came to save mankind. Jesus showed such love to sinners; however, as he encountered them, he also told them to sin no more. Jesus gave us the example of loving the sinner and hating the sin.
Report Post »janedough1
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:03amThere is so much false material in that one short comment, that it is hard to know where to start. First of all, you appear to be coming from the point of view that homosexuals are a race of people different from everyone else, that its scientifically proven, and that you are being persecuted for something as in born as skin color. But I bet your scientific understanding of it, like most people, is “a scientist said it, and it was reported in Time Magazine 15 years ago, and I believe it.“ My guess is that you could not present and defend the ”science” behind it, nor could most of the people commenting on this article. Fifty years ago, most people understood that kids get same sex crushes when the hormones first hit. Face it, when those hormones hit, you’d hump a tree. Any kind of sexual activity feels good and is fun. But homosexual activity cannot produce children by normal means. So most of us outgrow those crushes because we’d rather form families. That isn’t living a lie. That is recognizing that a same sex crush is not the end goal. Its a step on a path that we abandon as we mature, and upon which there is no compulsion to act. That changed, not because it was more humane to change it, but because some folks realized there was political power to be gained from manipulating this issue, even though it harms real people. They are using men like Dan Savage, and he‘ll realize that when they’ve attained their goal, and they dump him, or worse.
Report Post »janedough1
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:15amBeyond your misunderstanding of what homosexuality is, you also have a complete lack of understanding of the Bible, which is understandable, since if you’ve read anything beyond what is on the atheist websites, you probably read it looking for reasons to discredit it, instead of trying to understand it. You have no comprehension of what God was doing. Why did he choose Israel? Was it because they are better than everyone else? No, it was because he was looking at an utterly depraved world where people were burning their children alive in altars, and chose a representative sample of people to train up to live in his way, so it would be blindingly obvious that the way others were living brought them suffering. The Jews were located in such a way that no matter where you traveled on Europe, Asia and Africa, you were going through Israel, and you would see the difference of a holy way of life. The Jews went to boot camp for the rest of us. God did not hate homosexuals. He paid their fine just as he did everyone else’s fine. He hates the practice of homosexuality. It is not a functional way of life. It causes pain and suffering. Even if you get gay marriage, it won’t produce a happy, functional life. It is not genetic. It is a choice, which political forces are exploiting by telling highly suggestible kids that if they have those feelings, that is what they are. Kids don’t question those messages, they accept them as truth. They are being manipulated.
Report Post »conservativemom99
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:21amIt’s easier to bash Christians then to actually deal with what the Bible says about homosexuality. And what the Bible says won’t bother you unless you believe in God…and believe that it‘s God’s word.
Report Post »So…to gang up on the Christians is a “pansy” way to deal with God…or your belief in God…or your unbelief. If you don’t believe, why would it bother you at all?
It doesn‘t bother me one bit that muslims think I’m an infidel…if you’re gay, they think you’re much worse than that…yet I never hear the homosexual community bashing muslims? It’s so odd to me…
Iron_Wyll
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:30amArchon: I will explain something slowly so you can follow: the Old Testament contains most of the verses that Dan Savage cites. Christians are folowers of Christ (that’s where the Christian part comes in) and our focus is on the New Testament. (Still with me?) Why does Dan cite Leviticus (Old Testament) in criticizing Christians (New Testament)? There really is only one reason: he’s a bully and there are a lot of willfully ignorant people who follow him. Got it, Marine, or do I need to repeat this?
Report Post »shesjennab
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:42amFather doesn’t hate homosexuals. He hates homosexuality. He also hates murder, unrighteous anger, the embitterment of children, divorce, adultery, lies, and injustice, and perhaps most of all, pride – because it keeps His children from seeking Him and knowing Him.
Report Post »He hates the things that will hurt His children. That’s part of what love does, after all: It hates that which will destroy the beloved.
Frankly, it has become tedious – the intellectual apathy of those who, for obvious reasons, refuse to become even mildly acquainted with the target of their rhetoric. We are, at this sad point in our culture, up to our eyelids with information on and indoctrination into every imaginable slap in the face to God; however, trying to discuss the facts of who He is and what He says is pointless in the face of self-imposed spiritual ignorance.
All that’s left for us to do is attempt to teach those who are too filled with pride to listen.
centenium
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:06amBigAL78.
Read the bible.It is full of instruction about how to live a good, clean life. There are many instances where biblical instruction kept people from having to deal with disease (much like the major killers in the civil war) as well as civility issues which are still present today. Additionally rational logical people can’t argue with the numbers. AIDS is so much more prevalent among gays that I have to refer to Romans 1:27 where Paul writes …and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. AIDS crossed over through heterosexual interactions with those who received their due penalty.
Don’t mistake me. I believe in “hate the sin and love the sinner”. All can be forgiven through God all you need do is ask forgiveness. Like a parent who is trying to teach their child not to do something because their are negative consequences (remember “stove is hot”) God laid out consequences for abandoning the natural function of heterosexual interactions. Touch hot stove and get a scar for life that will remind you of your error of not listening to your parent. Dick in butt and you will get a disease that will scar you for life that will remind you of your error of not listening to your heavenly parent. Plain & Simple.
Report Post »SAVAGEONE
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:11amHe’s a BULLY… He is Just a Bully for YOUR team so it’s ok, right? I LOVE the liberal way of thinking,.. Do it and then blame the other side for doing it… Say it and Blast the other side for saying it… Destroy it all and them blame the wrecking ball for the damage and blame the other side for not doing something to prevent it…And then when the hypocrisy charge is raised, deny and make up stories of the “Conservative Boogy Man”, or the Bible. And the funny part is that Liberals will use any means necessary, and I mean ANY, as long as it moves them to their goal of complete power over your rights, life and beliefs. The liberals don’t want an opposite opinions, they want all to believe and follow. Intolerance in the mantra of the left, but they blame the right. See how that works ;)
In short, Dan (the Bully ) Savage is just that, a bully! A Bully to all who disagrees with HIS PERSONAL beliefs and who gets in his way.. But Dan (The Bully) Savage will blame everyone else and EVERY liberal will stand up and agree with his Religious Bullying. For the obvious reasons.
The Bible says alot of stuff in it… It was written thousands of years ago..
DAN (THE BULLY) SAVAGE does it in Modern times, but the ends will justify won’t they Bully Man Dan..
Signed your Heavy Metal Loving, Rock and Roll playing, Tequila Swilling, life of the f’ing party Conservative..
Report Post »Bronco Guy
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:26amGod hates homosexuality and any other sin that separates us from Him. Period. Homosexuality is only as polarizing an issue as it is because militant gays force a bible-bashing agenda down our throats. In so doing, believers have to stand up and respond. But believers would not push back if the militant side of homosexuality wasn’t pushing first. That’s the pattern and you see it regularly and repeatedly. Now the truth is this: homosexuality is not the issue at all when it comes to God‘s love or God’s justice. Sin and separation are the issues. The only thing wrong with the liar, the thief, the adulterer, or the homosexual, is that they don’t know Jesus; nor do they want to know Him. And THAT, ultimately is what will send people to hell: their willful denial of the Lord Jesus Christ. Gays aren’t going to hell. People who reject Jesus are going to hell, whether they be gay or not.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:20amYou liberal douch‘es certainly like quoting OLD TESTAMENT tell me why don’t you quote anything from the Christian bible THE TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST. See Christian read the old testament but follow the NEW TESTAMENT. Jesus was the game changer The Jewish Religion is largely based in OLD TESTAMENT BUT CHRISTianity is based on the teachings of CHRIST.
Report Post »So why don’t you quote us where Christ said to stone gays,or own slaves.
Fact is the only words every coming straight from God in the OLD TESTAMENT were the TEN COMMANDMENTS DON’T RECALL GOD PLACING THE STONING OF GAYS IN THERE.
But the Testament of Jesus Christ has his words and teachings through-out and never calls for the stoning of Gays,owning of slaves or any of the crap you spew. It does call for forgiveness,being less Judging and striving to end a sinful life.
So basicly savages problems are with Jews WHO PRACTICE OLD TESTAMENT ONLY as they don’t believe Jesus was the son of God and give no beliefs to his teachings.
NICE GOING YOU ANTI-SEMITE BIGOT RACIST
en2deep
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:45amThis guy is a punk and a sissy. The left in this country are the biggest bullies there are, because they get complete immunity from the press. What does the Quran say about homosexuals? I never hear rants about that. I wonder why that is.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:46amJustMeHere_01
Um… are you sure you have the right poster identified in your reply? I do not understand how you can look at my initial post to 3rd Archon & somehow surmise I in anyway defended Savage. If I did any spouting, it was to assert Savage is not a poster child for civility & is nothing but an obnoxious bully.
3rd:
Report Post »Again with the ‘you kinda made my point for me’ routine? Time to find a new refrain, brother; this one is pathetic. No, I’ll not be used to defend or rationalize a man who is clearly driven by one concern (i.e., his sexual appetite) & believes that any who oppose him should be dead (his words in the past to both individuals & collectives). I didn’t know who this Savage character is, so after I replied to you yesterday, I researched him. Oh, he’s a jewel. I particularly enjoyed his ‘biological’ warfare hijinx. Cute.
I’ll not be used to defend any goon, R or D, right or left, spiritual or secular who asserts his brand of crazy allows him to assert who lives & who dies. This Savage is cartoon-like in his embrace of the militant gay persona. This guy is a nihilist who also happens to be a one issue advocate. This guy doesn’t care about ending bullying. He just wants to assert no one dare have ideas or beliefs that challenge him and his ilk.
I don’t care this guy is gay. Funny how this defines the guy’s life. To assert all Christians are intolerant troglodytes is the same as asserting all gays are vicious, homicidal jerks.
Gamaliel
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:58amTHIRD ARCON: It’s the 21st century now. It’s your comrade Mooslims who are stoning homosexuals.
Jesus Christ stopped the stoning of an adulterer by telling the crowd that he without sin should cast the first stone.
Report Post »Stirling
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:32pmSo have you got anything to say about how Islam feels about homosexuality? ….Waiting,,,,Waiting…..Waiting.
Report Post »hologram5
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:33pmYour dumbass obviously didn’t read the “NEW TESTAMENT” where it DOES say to separate the sin from the man, love the man and hate the sin. That’s where your simple, small mind fails. READ THE BOOK IN ITS ENTIRETY FOOL.
Report Post »Kalish
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:58pmYou are confusing old covenant with new covenant, in the old testament, Jesus was not here to cover sins, that’s why they had burnt offerings and stonings etc … Jesus never told anyone to stone or even hurt another person because they were a homosexual, but yes God did and does have the right to judge
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:03pmBut did his “bullying” drive anyone to kill themselves?
Report Post »Alessandre
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:28pm@ 3rd Archon, Gooch et al.: it’s a waste of time to discuss Christianity & God’s love w/ you because you are missing the 3 fundamental premises – 1) God made us (creation) because He loves us so we belong to Him to do with as He pleases. 2) We are in rebellion against God (original sin); rebellion has physically, mentally & spiritually broken us – we are not as God intends us to be. 3) Loving God by being obedient to Him, even when it’s excruciatingly difficult (it’s called carrying our crosses) is the only way to end the rebellion & enter into the loving relationship God offers us which, paradoxically (God loves paradox), makes carrying our crosses easier.
As an unmarried heterosexual woman, I must carry the cross of not engaging in sex w/ men outside of marriage. Sometimes it’s lonely & difficult. It’s easier today than it once was because I really try to be obedient: I‘m God’s to do w/ as He pleases & if He please that I remain unmarried, He’ll give me the strength & courage to accept that cross. But if you don’t know that you belong to God, if you don’t accept original sin, if you don’t believe in obedience, none of what Christians say to you will make any sense. And you can’t even see that an adult man bullied a group of kids & became more of a bully when they refused to be mistreated. I’m so sorry for you. You’ve become so filled with yourselves, you have no room for God, no room for the truth. All I can do is keep you in my prayers.
Report Post »phunkejay
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:48pmbigal – i can‘t speak on the issue of whether or not you’re evil or morally depraved, but i do think you’re sick. forget god and the bible; let’s just look at nature. the @sses purpose in the natural world is to EXCRETE. to shove something into that @ss (other than for medical reasons) is UNnatural. so, if you favor using your @ss for an UNnatural purpose, yes, i do think you are sick.
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:01pmGay kids are constantly being told that they are going to rot in hell for being born the way they are, yet when the ones who bully are shown where this logic comes from, ironically, they are suddenly bullied victims. Sorry, not buying it. These kids need to sit down and listen to him. They were NOT a captive audience, as so many Xtians like to get the rest of us in that position before they start up with their nonsense. What they are, are carbon copies of their parents. I hope they learn how to deal with life when they finally get out into the real world. They have a big surprise coming.
Report Post »From Virginia
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:27pmNothing in th New Testament about stoning anybody. You people don‘t know what you’re talking about. Homosexuality is still an abomination – but you don’t get killed for it.
Report Post »jaylew
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:42pmSure is a lot of argument from skeptics and the more religious members in this homosexual thing here. I will reserve and limit my take on the subject just using the human body and anatomy from a purely biological slash medical perspective . Is it the contention of gay apologists here that the human male rectum is of the identical kind and sort of body part that is merely a male version of the body part & sort known as a female v-aginal region? Have you gay apologists ever seen medical pictures taken in a medical setting of just exactly what happens to a gay males rectum after years of the ferocious pounding that occurs to it in “bottom oriented” homosexual activity? here’s a hint…it ain’t pretty. Many gay males allow other men to insert their arms all the way up to the elbow. Ummm..hello…that is not a healthy behavior. At the end of a typical promiscuous gay males days on earth…he is often no longer able to control his bowels as the part of his body that was formed to provide a different function…was used by him for another function than it was obviously NOT designed for. This is not rocket science. We can leave Gods word out of the conversation for just a second. The fact is that the male rectum…no matter what Dan Savage does or says…..is not equipped on an epithelial level or any other biological level to be repeatedly intruded into by other men’s sexual organs, arms or any other such objects. I don’t stick forks in my eye for that very reason.
Report Post »TheCrusader007
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 4:30amNewsflash:
Jesus came to call everybody [!!!] to repent and turn from their wicked ways.
Why should they repent? Because God will judge everyone by their ways and since everyone has sinned, everyone would be committed to hell. So, in his Love he sent his Son Jesus to take the blame and call everyone to repent, everybody who listens will be saved.
HOwever, you are right that God commanded Homosexuals to be put to death, as well as some others doing despicable things. You should also note that God hates especially the sin of homosexuality as well as rebellion and witchcraft, which he calls an abomination.
The more I watch and survey society and see how the homosexual lobby is bullying all people into acceptance of their way of life and the fruit thereof I do understand more and more why God killed this kind of people. Other people he punished like that as well.
And when you see that in Soddom men wanted to rape the Angels you can see why: They are out of their mind in their hunger for lust and more.
He demanded this evil to be rooted out with no excuse.
Today, he calls on you to repent and get saved and turn away from your wicked ways, because when you are living in sin, you will die. Jesus payed for your sin already but you must turn away from it and follow him.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:35amHey crusader why don’t you show us where God commanded that gays be put to death…
Report Post »I’ve read his commandments dozens and dozens of times NO WHERE IN THEM DOES IT SAY PUT GAYS TO DEATH.
No those passages in the OLD TESTAMENT were written by a person Fact is the only Commandments written by God were the 10 Commandments. No where does it say that owning slaves is ok,killoing gays is ok,killing adultrers is ok,or pretty much anything you libers claim the bible says.
And the fact is the Old Testaments is the primary foundation of the Jewish Bible. The primary foundation of Christanity is the New Testament book of Jesus Christ. Get it Christ-anity so when you and a55hats like savage attack Christanity quote the gospel of Jesus not the teh Old Testament
Voice of Reason
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:30amYou claim that bullying a bully is somehow justice…..I won’t even go into the spiritual teaching that states that is wrong…….I would simply ask………
Which of those children bullied Savage thereby affording him the “right” to berate them and the both of you the “high moral road” in your ridiculous attempt at some sort of bizzaro equivilance?
If you or Mr. Savage take umbrage with the teachings of specific institutions like Westboro Baptist, I would suggest you take your fight to them. Not a captive room full of children.
That simply paints the attacker and any of his enablers or appologists as the cowards they really are.
Report Post »harmonno98
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:53amGod hates sin. All have sinned. See God’s moral law(10 Commandments). God being our creator defines “right and wrong”. He made us, he knows what is of “genuine love”,as opposed to “selfish pride”. God has made a way for “all sinners”, regardless of what is their “prominent sin” to be reconciled to Him. He sent His son to be a substitute to pay for our sin. Jesus went into God’s courtroom, and paid our fine. He did it by suffering our punishment on the cross. This is the “Christian gospel”. Humbling ourselves (we’re not God), and letting God be God in our lives! This is what millions have done -receive Christ personally, and be forgiven, and truly know God and His love!
Report Post »binge_thinker
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:37amSavage the cretin is pushing for a heterophobic sodomite supremacy world view is what I got from this fella. I kinda feel sorry for him. He is heterophobic to the core and is intolerant of others.
Report Post »Busybea007
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:47amThe fact that schools allow people like this “low-life” to speak to our students scholls or colleges tells you a whole lot about what is wrong with our Educational System!!!! What could this guy possibly
Report Post »“teach” them that would be of assistance to their future??? Like bringing the wolves in to guard the
sheep.
barryswhitehalf
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:48amLook up Dan Savage on yahoo search and go to images.
Report Post »This is one narrcistic deviant. The whole page consists of pictures of him in various poses in a T shirt.
This cretin is suffering from some type narrcistic personality disorder that needs treatment before he rapes some Christian student.
swift_driver
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 12:07pmThere is nothing decent, eithical, or moral about Dan Savage.
Report Post »AmericanWoman
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 12:11pmIf we were just living under the old covenant…then that might hold water. But the New covenant isn’t about stoning (see that story about the chick who was about to be stoned and Jesus replied “he who is without sin…cast the first stone) …. In the new covenant we are not to stone but to love…but love doesn‘t mean ’tolerance’ of bad or destructive behavior. I LOVE my children but when they engage in an activity that is destructive, harmful to themselvs or others and is disrespectful of themselves or others…it is my job as a parent and as a Christian, to steer them in the right direction with love. Dan Savage didn’t send his message of “love” he just spread the message of “hate” and then spewed out “ half the story” from the Bible…. As so many often do…including Christians. He’s no better than the ignorant Christians that he espouses to loath
Report Post »legalatina
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 1:18pmThe issue should be why does a college like Elmhurst College, run by a President, himself a former Roman Catholic Seminarian and Professor of Religious Studies, allow a vile, angry, militant, homosexual, anti-Catholic bully on campus to insult Catholics and spiritual leader, the Pope?
Dr. S. Alan Rey, President of Elmhurst College has some explaining to do…to parents, alumni, Trustees, donors and all Catholic students at the College. Savage contributes nothing to any intellectual debate on any issue. Savage is a resentmet filled, mental midget with serious unresolved psycho-sexual issues. Savage‘s invitation and appearance at Elmhurst did not in any way uphold Elmhurst College’s “Core Values” as proudly stated on their website.
Contact Dr. S.Alan Rey, President of Elmhurst College at: 630-279-4100 or 630-617-3500
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 3:04pmDan was there for a journalism conf. and anti-bullying was the word for the day.
He failed miserably addressing anti-bullying. He is an adult who bullied young folks in the audience. If I were one of those teens I may be raising a big stink with the people who hired Dan to speak at the conference. They should be held responsible. They had to have known the sort of speaker he was.
I also am a Christian, and I would have walked out too. But I recognize that anyone can bully, not just homosexual athiests. I was in church once with a guest speaker and I started to realize he was manipulating and bullying. He said no one can leave or they’d grieve the Holy Spirit. And then he started in manipulating to get people to give money. I stood up and walked out. He said something to me but I ignored him. After I left I realized there were a lot of other folks who walked out too.
You should never allow yourself to remain under the influence of a bully speaker/preacher if you can get away.
Report Post »lwestmoreland40
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 4:01pmNo God does not hate homosexual people. He hates their BEHAVIOR. Just as with a whole list of other BEHAVIORS. God abhors sin. Sin is an action. Savage is a sad little man that he uses this podium to bully others who does not agree with him. I THOUGHT that was the premise of the talk. ANTI-BULLYING.
Report Post »SwordAndShield_ofTruth
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:26pmActually Archon, the Old Testsment proscribes the death penalty for unrepentant, homosexual ISRAELITES, not homosexuals in general.
…talk about ignorance…
Report Post »antrancher
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:07pmThis guy is disgusting!!
Report Post »GLENNS_FUTURE_BABY_MOMMA
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:38pmI think your momma is nasty.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:37am*Slow Clap* Wow Baby Momma, did you come up with that one on your own or did you have to browse google for a few hours to come up with a clever response? I’m all for a good bit of joking or sarcasm, but that is just sad, put some effort into it.
Really now, if you have so little to contribute, then do me a personal favor, and please log off.
Report Post »janedough1
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:36amIsn’t there an age limit on the Blaze? Most web sites ban anyone under 14 from commenting.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:04pmNotice how most of the comments are not about why Savage’s comments are wrong, but are focused on bashing homosexuals.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:13pmKinda confused here…see…YOUR COMMENT WAS THE VERY 1ST TO SHOW UP.
Jumping the gun there just a tad??
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:39pm@KANGAROOJACK
Report Post »…the little fella is working from a script…he’s typed those very words before
gena t
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:01pmIt seems to me most of the remarks I‘m seeing here people not even talking about Savage’s savage remarks to Christian teenagers but supporting and/or agreeing with his attack on Christianity. And no body seems to differentiate in their remarks between the dictates of the Old Testament and those of the New Testament. When one person above mentions the Old Testament calling for the stoning of homosexuals, as it also did for adulterers, they skip mentioning when the Pharisees were about to stone the woman for adultery and Jesus turned them away from doing so by pointing out, Let him who has no sin cast the first stone. And then told the woman, Go, and sin no more. Christians should not hate homosexuals more than anyone who does any other sin, and they should remember to love the sinner and hate the sin. That actually does happen as often as condemnation for homosexuals, but does not get mentioned as the homosexual lobby demands total acceptance by all Christians, which is not logical to think that only 100% acceptance by any group of anything is the only way any group is acceptable. Since God gives everyone free will, no one can dictate what everyone in their group must believe or accept.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:58pmNew comments at the top of the comments section. All comments below mine are older.
Report Post »From Virginia
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:17pmLiar – most of the comments are trgeting the mean old nasty Christians, with Christians defending themselves against some very bigotted people. As stated before, none of you Christophobes have even READ the New Testatment. You apply the old testament to us. Old Testatment was for Jews and New Testament was for everybody including the Jews.
Report Post »barryswhitehalf
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:51amGet lost, Bruce.
You are a foolish loser and your statements are all I need to verify it.
Report Post »Joshua7
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:04pmI pray that the students take it as a good learning experience. Jesus said we’d ridiculed and persecuted for believing but still we are to respond with love and forgivness.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:22pmAmen Joshua… no Christian I know advocates violence towards gays..just the opposite…we pray for them…unlike this dude…the only hate I see is coming from him.
Report Post »greenspider
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:58pm^godlovinmom^
The only hate you will ever likely see will always come from the “others”.
It’s called projection.
There are plenty of news stories of gay and homosexual men being beaten, maimed, tortured and killed.
When is the last time you heard of a “hate crime” against a christian here in the god fearin‘ country of ’Marika?
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:37amYou mean like Baby Momma. I won’t even dignify her name. She is a poor lost soul.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:40amThese gay men being beaten and tortured by Christian people?..hadn’t heard that one…now I know some skinheads or some ganstas or occupiers that possibly could do these things…but christians…don’t think so buddy…and we call it AMERICA around here.
Report Post »Annika2011
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:02amI think this ‘seminar’ qualifies as child abuse
Report Post »as well as extreme bullying.
I think the parents should sue the school.
Maybe they will be more careful in the future
when booking speakers.
The Third Archon
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:04pm“Some youths were so distraught and disturbed by Savage’s words that they literally walked out of the event. It was at that point”
Report Post »That they lost any right to complain or be offended by words which they didn’t hear.
KangarooJack
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:16pmSometimes the best act of censure is TO turn the other cheek. Jesus didn’t say “Hey, somebody is slapping the pizz out of you, turn the other cheek AND STAND THERE TO TAKE MORE SLAPS?!?.
Walk away AND shake the dust from your feet.
Report Post »selloursouls
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:31pmSo how were the huge number of liberals able to complain about Rush Limbaugh calling Fluke a slut? I can tell you the large majority of them did not hear his original statement, but only heard a recording of it. At least make a rational comment if you are going to make one.
Report Post »glock26
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:37pmThird nut you are wrong.
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:41pm@TheThirdAcorn If that’s your logic, then, you have NO right at all even talk about this, because you weren’t even present there for one second! BTW, I’m pretty sure they walked out because they were hurt and offended by the word they DID hear. Can you even read?
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:07am“The It Gets Better Project works to show LGBT youth the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach.” You all should amend this to say: “Unless they’re Christian.” And, hey, mr. savage, you might want to keep your Bible Bullying out of PUBLIC schools, as there is that whole “separation of Church & state” thingy.
Report Post »From Virginia
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:23pmI can not believe you are defending this nasty little man who bullied a bunch of kids.
Report Post »barryswhitehalf
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:53amSavage is a Pig.
Report Post »Kudos to those kids.
They understand it is better not to lie with dogs, you’ll wake up with fleas.
JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:03pmI hate to admit it but this is very typical of this current administration. How can the Pres. of the United States support a person that is supposed to be there to speak about bullying when in fact the very guy is a bully in himself.
There are many ways to form a platform about bullying tactics without using the very same tactic that the person was chosen to speak. How can a person be honest and then attack peoples beliefs.
I know this in my heart that this administration is using any and all tools available to them to demonize anyone with morals. By choosing this person to be a spokesman for bullying just proves that the agenda is to demoralize anyone that has true convictions.
Report Post »Goldenyears22
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:14pmSeems he became a big ugly bully.
Report Post »TheGrtDcptn
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:03pmI’ll keep the Word of God…
I will NOT condone any man’s SIN…
he is the epitomy of evil…
Report Post »KrisLee1022
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:01pmAmen!
Report Post »ROCKETSMOM
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:00pmthis is gonna sound really MEAN>>>>Dan Savage and “his husband” should move to UGANDA!!!! if he thinks gays have it bad here!!!!
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:25pmJust because you can point to someone WORSE than you morally, doesn’t mean your moral status raises an inch.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:28amI think you just denounced the entire left wing in one comment Archon.
Report Post »SAVAGEONE
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:29amArchon is using the clear Tactics of the left…
Change the debate.. Now the debate on of what the Bible says, Not what Dan (THE BULLY) Savage SAID..
Debate words written thousands of years ago, NOT those of the BULLY Liberal Activist..
Blame the other side, (well the Bible say, If the Bible didnt say this then we wouldn’t have to do this)
Show that is wasn’t even wrong and should be celebrated while all the time acknowledging that is happened
(”a Bully Bulling a Bully is Not bullying… it’s Justice”) see Dan was right the whole time..and yes he was a bully.. but it was against Christians to that is OK
Take it to the extreme to show hoe bad the bible and you are,,,
““The Bible wants to Kill all Homosexuals even today”, “do you want all homosexuals to die and their children be damned to hell and will be pulled apart by dogs” (ok I added that)
We if you agree with those Against Dan (THE BULLY) Savage then you want just that…
Well played…Dan is a Bully and a bully is a bully
Like a Murderer is a murderer, even if he kills an abortion doctor who the Crackpot believes is Murdering Children,..
Achon do you believe in the Murder of Abortion Doctors and that their families should be held to ridicule and scorn…. (see how it works ;)
Signed
Report Post »Savageone
inesv
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:00pmThe GOD of the Universe does not take this lightly! You will reap what you sow. This confused individual will answer to The ONE who inspired 66 authors to write The Holy Scriptures. Do not be decieved, GOD will not be mocked. Galatians 6v7
Report Post »Goldenyears22
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:19pmGod is awfully patient with evil people. He‘s patient with people who aren’t so evil. There are a number of sins that Paul said would keep people out of heaven. Homsexualty is only one of them. Rather than face the sins that keep us from asking God’s forgiveness and putting aside those sins, people would rather justify them and keep on and deny what God has to say as being true.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:46pmGod does not take what lightly? Savage was pointing out WHAT IS IN THE BIBLE. Why would that offend God?
Don’t not mistake your being offended for God being offended.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:56pmAny time a man gets a woody over a man’s rear end ? There something really wrong there ?
Report Post »Copper Catfish
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:56pmWhy was a “sex guru” speaking to teens? There is just something creepy about this whole thing.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:48pmThat I agree with. The organizers are attacking shocked that Savage behaved as he did. That is his schtick. They knew what they were getting.
Report Post »janedough1
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:45pmWhen people start pulling their kids out of public schools every time this happens, it will stop happening. When 50,000 kids disappear the morning after each of these episode, gone into home school and private school, the leftist toads running the US Department of Education will realize they are losing. As long as parents get up and feed their kids to the big yellow bus each morning, they will take that behavior as a silent assent.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:56pmThe man is driving down the Hershey Highway to Hell…self-loathing people like Savage have to soil and tear down anything good around them in order to feel better about their sorry, despicable selves.
Report Post »KrisLee1022
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:04pmTruth!
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:55pm“Savage launched a tirade against the Christian Bible last week, while claiming that the book supports slavery and other related societal abuses.”
Report Post »Yes, historically the story of Noah‘s son’s from the Bible has been used by slavery apologists to justify their actions.
disenlightened
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:06pm..but no one in their right mind would conclude the Bible supports slavery…the Old Testament sorta treats the Jews, enslaved by the Romans, as heros, wouldn’t you agree?
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:15pmWell one, that’s the New Testament.
And two, I wouldn’t say most reasonable interpretations of most of the translations available of the Bible explicitly support or ENDORSE slavery, but then it doesn’t really condemn it either–it seems rather oddly ambivalent on the subject, particularly when it does MENTION slavery, but only ever in the context of how to “properly” relate to slaves, never to condemn the act of owning another human being as property as in and of itself immoral.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:37pmMoses sure made hell-fire rain down on those Roman slave-holders didn’t he? I think the Bible might have been using that as a lesson for others.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:13amDISENLIGHTENED — your knowledge of history and the Bible are so far off I cannot but to think they are parody.
Moses never met the Romans. He escaped from the Egyptians. Jesus lived under the rule of the Romans. Neither of them brought the “fire of God” upon the Romans; Rome continued for almost 1500 years after the death of Christ. And the New Testament discusses and endorses slavery.
Report Post »ckokkola
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:54amActually the Bible was relatively advanced in how it dealt with slavery. Yes it did not condemn or condone it but God knowing men’s heart and how they would behave choose to regulate it and give rights to slaves that had never been seen before. Here are some rights given to slaves:
Exodus 21:20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Exodus 21:26-27 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
Leviticus 25:39: And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
Deuteronomy 23:15-16: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Exodus 20:10: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:40amBRUCEY P. – people actually make errors late in the evening when they type…I distinctly remember Yul Brynner as an Egyptian, besieged by Moses…and it’s always heartening to see there are little minds bringing up the rear end of the Bell Curve every ready to pounce upon little mistakes – - because they’re incapable of tackling the bigger issues…was it good for you?
Report Post »gsplgtr
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:13amehy third…..you cannot even observe what the scripture says because of your political bent. When Paul the Apostle spoke to “slave and their ”owner” he told the slaves, basically to do unto others and to thier master the same thing. He also said to the slave….”but if you can PURCHASE YOUR FREEDOM…..” the implication here in the scripture her is that these slaves were paid something. for how can you purchase something if you don’t get paid????? So the “slavery” of Judah and Israel was not the despotic slavery of Greece, Rome, Egypt or the US for that matter. Just making the observation, NOT INTERPRETATION.
Report Post »From Virginia
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:38pm@Bruce – The bible doesn’t endorse slavery. Slavery is man-made and the bible is pretty clear that man-made laws are to be obeyed, as in it’s not righteous to be a lawbreaker. The bible deals with an individuals relationship to God – Period.
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 2:54pm“The bible does not condone or condem slavery”
Report Post »You are right. The bible focuses on treating people right.
You have to take the bible with the times and culture of the day.
I mean, yes there IS evil in the world thats what the book is about.
The book is more than listing ALL the injustice in the world.
I’m outraged that society is killing 3500 babies EVERY day in this country.
There IS evil in this world and we are ALL sinners. Thats what the book is for/about.
Thats why Jesus came-give your life to Him. He IS the ONLY one who can save you from this evil condition. People like to talk about the cute little animals in Noahs ark. But they forget about the thousands of people who were drowned by God-because there IS punnishment for sin without Christ. God is ALL. He IS the lion and the lamb. The alpha and omega. The first and the last. He formed us. We are dirt.
Individualism
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:52pmTruth hurts but all religious texts have things that no longer comply with modern civilized society. but to exclusively go after Christianity is wrong and he has a grudge with them although i do know most of the anti gay rhetoric does come from that source. anyways he should be atheist and bash the folks that get in peoples faces and try to convert them, not the ones that mind their own business.
Report Post »huufarted
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:04pmI knew he was gay the moment i looked at his twisted face and eyes. He has a demon posessed look to him the way most gay men do since inwardly they aren’t “gay” but raging and angry.
Like most cowardly Limp Wristed Effeminate Males he also omitted criticism of Islam which commands the HANGING of homosexuals and stuck to bashing Christians who merely point out that homosexual acts are sin…
Mr Savage is a total Coward the REAL PANSY ASS !!!
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:08pm@Individualism
I disagree with you. He should have spoke on the subject that the agenda claimed he was there to speak on. How can one speak about bullying when he was there for the sole purpose of demonizing anyone that does not honor him.
He seems to think he is something special and has a right to admonish anyone that he feels a need to. He was not there to admonish bullying since he used bullying tactics at the start of his speech. He was not there to unite but to divide. It was obvious in his words that he is filled with hate.
Report Post »BigAl78
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:48pm@HuuFarted
While I‘m not excusing Savage’s mean-spirited speech, you do realize it’s people like you that cause men like him to become angry, right? Just re-read your first paragraph. It’s obvious you have a strong dislike if not outright hatred of homosexual individuals.
I feel for those kids who felt bullied during that speech; they should not have to endure that from anyone, especially an adult. But they have no idea the kind of insults and bullying gay teens go through all the time, especially in the Bible Belt. The “persecution” of Christians in America in child’s play compared to all the crap gay individuals endure all the time. Less than two weeks ago a gay teen in my area committed suicide because of all the bullying he received after coming out. Here’s the story: http://gawker.com/kenneth-weishuhn-jr'/
So before you call men like Savage angry or “demon possessed” maybe you should take a look at yourself and the kind of hatred you’re spewing.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:50pmOne of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was those brave kids walking out of that meeting. They were tested and they passed with the proverbial flying colors. That’s the kind of witnesses we all need to be.
Report Post »LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:57pmAgreed!
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:14pmAgree…talk about hate…this guy is full of it!
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:43amThey were wonderfull, and did exactly the right thing. What he was speaking was just an example of what’s coming, when those who believe will be persecuted for their faith. Those kids had the whole armor of God, and knew they were in an evil presence. No one needs to listen to that kind of hatred. What is more scarey is that so many stayed. By the way, some of the names on here I simply bypass-I have no desire to fill my mind with their ignorance, but I just feel very sorry for them.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:50pmI tried to think of something smart and witty to say, but nothing comes to mind besides this:
Dan Savage gives homosexuals a very bad name.
Report Post »barryswhitehalf
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:58amIf Dan Savage was bullied when he was younger, he probably deserved it.
I hope he chokes on his own outrageous hypocrisy one day.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:49pmIs this bully going to get away with intimidating kids? What a whiny little boy-man. God will handle this one. I’m so proud of those teens for standing up for God & for their faith. It took a lot of courage to walk out like they did.
Report Post »Ohio50patriot
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:48pmThe parents of these kids need to sue this moron. stop letting this happen and sue him as he would sue you if you made an anti gay comment.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:56pmSue him for what? He has every right to say what he wants about any religion. Hurting someone’s feelings is not against the law.
Report Post »KrisLee1022
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:06pmAccording to the liberal agenda, his speech qualifies as hate speech, so the parents might actually have a lawsuit! I’d love to see a liberal called on the carpet for his filthy comments.
Report Post »DexterMorgan
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:03amOh Brucie may I call you Brucie? You should probably take your comment to heart. Atheists sue quite a bit over trivial things that get their panties twisted. So why s there unwavering support when they sue,but mock and belittleing when Christians get offended and what a little justice? As I said before they only “religion” that has hate groups and sleezy lawyers at their beck and call are Atheists. I know I Know you’re not a religion. But yet you want the same recognition and rights as religion has. Interesting. Only a religion when it will suit your current situation. Atheists also claim to know more about the Bible than anyone else. But I find that untrue at times. How? the Atheists I have come across seem to misquote and misinterpret it. Also why do you Atheists always ni-tpick on the slavery issue mentioned in the Bible? Times were diferent back then. But then again Atheists claim to be these superior intellignt beings which I find hard to believe. Why base someone’s IQ on wether or not they believe in Yah?
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:47pmI have had nothing against gay till now. They are strident, ugly, mean spirited people and if nothing else, they have turned me against them. I realize not all of them are like that. I know some that are the kindest, hard working people. People like Dan seem possessed by evil. They do more harm to their so called cause and turn people against them.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:47pmI said it before and I’ll say it again……..Savage gave a speech designed by Satan.
The kids who walked out are heros and faithful servants of God. They will not get an apology from that evil man but they will get a just reward from God.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:00pmMOMRULES — quoting the Bible to expose hypocrisies in those who claim to follow it is “Satanic?”
Now watch…she’ll refuse to discuss or even show me where I am wrong. She’ll dismiss and insult, because her views cannot stand up to a challenge.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:27pm@BRUCE P.
Report Post »…if I were a religious man I would tell you that’s exactly what a Satan would do…ever hear that forked tongue thing?…you can’t pull quotes out of a book thousands of years old and beat people over the head with it today, especially since modern day Christians live by the New Testament and not the favorite whipping boy of radical homosexuals – the Old Testament…it would be like Muslims attacking America for the Articles of Confederation (quick, look it up, I know you don’t know what they are)…you AND Savage play sophomoric, boorish word games that have no relationship to reality…you use these word games and play logic to confuse people into buying your load of sh*t…just like a Satan would…but in the end you’re going to leave this world miserable, lonely and disliked.
Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:40pm@Bruce P. If Savage’s agenda was a true anti-bullying campaign all he needed was the wisdom in Matthew 7:12
Report Post »” Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do
to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”
This is known as the Golden Rule and is pretty much sums up how to get along with anyone. But no, he had to spew out his real hateful feelings. Savage is a hypocrite and there’s no dodging that.
KrisLee1022
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:10pmHe quoted parts of the Bible that he used to fit his agenda. His view of the Bible is very skewed. These kids who left were smart enough to realize it. Good for them!
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:34pm@Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:00pm
MOMRULES — quoting the Bible to expose hypocrisies in those who claim to follow it is “Satanic?”
Now watch…she’ll refuse to discuss or even show me where I am wrong. She’ll dismiss and insult, because her views cannot stand up to a challenge.
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I beg to differ…….Savage was the one that insulted religion. All that the students did was to leave the autitorium. They never attempted to prevent Savage from speaking. They did not approve of his message and only left the forum.
This is not what your ilk would do is it. If it was a conservative speaking then they would have stood up and shouted him down.
These young people were respectful in what they did. They did not like the message and left the room without causing discourse.
Unlike you people that are filled with hate and decorum. You do not understand what respect means do you. We will allow you to spurn your hate but we will leave and let you continue your venom.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:57pmDISENLIGHTENED — that is exactly Savage’s point, Christians cherry-picking the Bible in order to tell other people how to live. If Savage is evil for quoting the Bible to fit an agenda, so are Christians, as they willfully ignore some parts, all-the-while quoting the Bible to justify a particular and peculiar hatred for a certain group of people.
Report Post »Wyldeflowyre
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:20amHe was not ‘quoting the Bible’ he was repeating inaccurate rhetoric and misrepresentations. As are you.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:46amBRUCEY P. — you’re still intentionally confusing the two books of the Bible, something Christians DON’T do…you’ve got a forked-tongue little demon child…this is why you evil, liberal predators target kids all the time – they’re easily confused.
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 2:40pmThe phrase: “God loves the Sinner and hates only his Sin” is faulty and misleading (it is a quote frmo Ghandi-who refused to accept Christ), it should be removed from the lips of every Christian. The TRUTH is that God is perfectly displeased with the sinner bound to Hell. This sinner hates God, disobeys God, is ungrateful to God for all His favours, would kill God if he could. He is dead in trespasses and sins. (Eph 2:1) “The thoughts and intents of his heart are only evil continually.” (Gen 6:5) He is the slave of sin (John 8:34) and the servant of the devil, (Eph 2:2).
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” (1Co 16:22)
Now having said that…we as Christians are commanded to love one another:
So then, as we have time, let us work good toward all, and especially toward the household of the faith.” (Gal 6:10)
“If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably with all men.” (Rom 12:18)
But lets don’t dilude ourselves or lie to the unsaved:
“He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the WRATH of God stays on him.” (Joh 3:36)
“If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:” (2Jo 1:10)
Ephesians 5:11
Report Post »And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather EXPOSE them.
John 3:36
wordweaver
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:45pmThis guy will have some real splainin’ to do on judgment day. I hope he enjoys Biblical justice.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:55amHe said in his talk, that he wants us to ignore parts of the Bible. He‘s going to have a hard time ignoring the HELL part of the Bible when he’s burning in it.
Report Post »LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:41pmI don’t like this person.
Report Post »scarletworm
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:51pmAnother example of “leading from behind”. Sad, poor little man.
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:40pmGod bless those who left that “speech” quietly as they did. So ironic being bullied by a speaker that is giving a talk on bulling!
Report Post »Stormy1948
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:56pmI don’t think Savage knows the meaning of irony. To stand up before a group of kids and talk about bullying, then he starts to bully the people he came to talk to, was just priceless. I call that the “pot calling the kettle black”. Really? He wants bullying to stop. But then he and his cronies (and you know who you are) gets to do the bullying. So it’s horrible if someone bullies gays, but then it is ok for the same group to bully those who disagree with him. Hmmmm sounds like double standard to me. Also, remember, he can insult God, or Jesus,and that is his right. But we reserve that same right, to love our Lord, and knowing that Jesus and has endured the worst persecution of His faith, and they (bullies) cruxcified Him for it. We as Christians are just seeing the tip of the iceburg of persecution in these times. It wll get worse(they are already killing Christians in some of these countries). Notice the silence of the press on this news fact. So we must learn to stand and face them with our faith as well, and I will not be moved!!! I know my redeemer lives, and I am not worried about the people of his ilk, I can put on my big girl pants, and just let them spew their hate for my beliefs. I just consider the source….
Report Post »hi
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:39pmI dare him to criticize the Muslims.
Report Post »toto
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:47pmWish he would, that would be the end of him.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:02pmDan Savage does criticize the Muslims, to the point he’s been called an “Islamophobe.”
Report Post »possom
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:08pmThey would keeel him!
Report Post »KrisLee1022
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 11:13pmHe doesn’t have the testicular fortitude! He knows Christians won’t behead him!
Report Post »911Patriot
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:39pmThe faces of evil – men posing with their “husbands” and savage anyone who do not find them “more equal.”
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:54pmin a past post I said about the qeen in
the pink tie. Idon’ know her & never saw her before.
I still don‘t give a rats azz who or what ’she’ is
Report Post »jaylew
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:20pmI reserve judgement on men and women that sleep and try to mate with members of their own gender. In fact if they would just keep it quiet i might prefer to go through life blissfully unaware. But in a fairly graphic post earlier i describe what a human male rectum simply cannot take in terms of what many gay males do to it. For some reason this aspect of gay male relationships is rarely addressed head on. The bottom line is that in the end…when it’s all said and done…a perennially abused gay male rectum winds up being for lack of a better phrase…“an unholy mess”. Dan Savage can tote and tout around with his husband all he wants…..but frankly Dan…i don’t want you sitting on my one good living room leather chair…..for a reason. The same reason Great Grandpa can’t sit on it either. Great Grandpa can’t help himself Dan because he is 93 years old. You chose to eventually become a “leaker” because you used a part of your body for a purpose other than what it was biologically designed to do. So be proud and loud now..but your rear end’s time is coming sooner rather than later…like my great pap pap. It’s truly sad that gay men think their partners hind ends are entry points instead of the exit route for the very food and material we eat to keep ourselves alive. It really is just that simple…and yes unfortunately it is just that explicit. Adding a condom to the mix does not change the physics of the lovers lever and fulcrum. It is a harmful activity.
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