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172. Haven't been checking my posts. Tygh Valley.

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #90)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 09:48 AM

Sep 2019

It's due east of Mount Hood and south of The Dalles. Otis is near Eugene?

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Event hall cancels mixed-race couple's wedding: 'Our Christian beliefs don't allow mixed weddings' [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2019 OP

Damn fools, wacky christians again. ... has become a code word for hatred and racism, I guess. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #1

It's time to rename them azureblue Sep 2019 #13

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "They just like the name but don't want to walk the walk." n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #17

+1 njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #42

Too much bdamomma Sep 2019 #52

Useful distinction and terminology. Thanks...and God Bless. ;) nt Paladin Sep 2019 #80

Like so many people, PatSeg Sep 2019 #85

I don't even know if that would work, since most of them aren't even that familiar smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #86

There's also "Christianists". That one's been around for awhile. calimary Sep 2019 #88

Every Christian faith cherrypicks and distorts. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #96

slaves obey your master is in the new testament not_the_one Sep 2019 #105

I think that's great. Biblicons! Maraya1969 Sep 2019 #108

No, they're Christians...nt SidDithers Sep 2019 #147

They are very much Christians. trotsky Sep 2019 #173

Not the best video, with no face showing, but it should be enough to sue the hell... brush Sep 2019 #57

It's incredible! I can't believe this bullshit is going on in 2019! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #63

Their religious beliefs will win. The current makeup of the supreme court AJT Sep 2019 #101

You think a local case like that will get all the way to SCOTUS? brush Sep 2019 #111

That may be the point... establish the precedent. AJT Sep 2019 #113

It's such an obvious violation of civil rights laws the circuit court might not take it, much less.. brush Sep 2019 #115

Even Scalia would have ruled against the church in this case. John Fante Sep 2019 #163

Phony Christians -- There's not a WORD in the New Testament about race whathehell Sep 2019 #129

They make up crap as they go along. Incredible. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #132

It would seem so. n/t whathehell Sep 2019 #164

Idiot should read the Bible dalton99a Sep 2019 #2

Where in the bible is that supported? Buckeyeblue Sep 2019 #3

Nathan 6:66 whistler162 Sep 2019 #6

Sue the shit out of them. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #100

see thats not true...there is no nathan questionseverything Sep 2019 #127

This has ALWAYS been the goal of those assholes pushing the bullwinkle428 Sep 2019 #4

Yep. Along with ban any religion but their own. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #134

Since there's only one Race, the Human Race, then there's no such thing abqtommy Sep 2019 #5

People like that old woman could care less about science. Blue_true Sep 2019 #135

Beware of any sentence that starts with: superpatriotman Sep 2019 #7

For sure! Faux pas Sep 2019 #12

Or: "Well, I don't want to argue my faith .." DemoTex Sep 2019 #25

If he's going to claim "faith" to circumvent settled law, then he damn well better "argue his faith" JHB Sep 2019 #35

+1 happybird Sep 2019 #69

I had an aunt who always said she was a god fearing woman. Never trusted her. SummerSnow Sep 2019 #27

Neither would I. I don't trust anyone that wears religion as a badge. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #67

I've been screwed over enough times by those kinds of people Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #104

I've had some bad dealings with these characters on eBay. Bought some things not because RKP5637 Sep 2019 #107

No kidding. It's a lot like "I'm not racist, but..." You just know some nauseating catbyte Sep 2019 #28

You can't be Faux pas Sep 2019 #8

Maybe we need to call them Racetians. OregonBlue Sep 2019 #46

Lol there you go! Faux pas Sep 2019 #90

Haven't been checking my posts. Tygh Valley. OregonBlue Sep 2019 #172

Ah Faux pas Sep 2019 #174

I knew I knew the name. We used to go to the coast a lot. I know the OregonBlue Sep 2019 #178

Small world, huh? Faux pas Sep 2019 #179

Oh gosh. I moved back to Missoula just in time u OregonBlue Sep 2019 #181

Lol Faux pas Sep 2019 #182

Spread the word about Scarsdale Sep 2019 #9

This is the goal of these "Christian" laws. yardwork Sep 2019 #10

Exactly! mountain grammy Sep 2019 #37

I don't know whether it is still the case, but several "Christian" universities frown on interracial Blue_true Sep 2019 #136

So if God/Jesus is against inter race marriages/families then why did he/she make it so they ... Botany Sep 2019 #11

The King of the Jews would have been black? Wouldn't he have been... you know, Jewish? N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #38

You can be Jewish and dark skinned. irisblue Sep 2019 #43

In present day Somalia you have a Jewish tribe that by DNA that can be traced back to Bethlehem. Botany Sep 2019 #47

Link? I'd love to read about that. hedda_foil Sep 2019 #83

I'm not arguing for a "European" Jesus with blond hair and blue eyes. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #89

He would have been darker than some American Blacks. Blue_true Sep 2019 #139

Middle Eastern Jews are often brown like your photo IronLionZion Sep 2019 #155

Alexander the Great brought the blonde haired, blue eyed Jesus image to the Middleeast from what Blue_true Sep 2019 #138

Aleaxander the Great died in 323 BC DFW Sep 2019 #165

Then I got the name wrong. It may have been the crusaders that brought a Europeanized Blue_true Sep 2019 #176

The crusaders would indeed make more sense. DFW Sep 2019 #177

Ethiopian Jews are black and their history is ancient. nt procon Sep 2019 #81

"Faith" JDC Sep 2019 #14

The sanctity of Holy matrimony for conservative Christians - Kim Davis keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #15

+1 dalton99a Sep 2019 #18

They were stupid enough to SAY that openly? Hellooo big lawsuit! George II Sep 2019 #16

That venue just bought a lot of lawyer time. irisblue Sep 2019 #19

I sure hope so. bitterross Sep 2019 #157

Reminds me of a neighbor... HipChick Sep 2019 #20

People will say they aren't REAL Christians. Girard442 Sep 2019 #21

Do the REAL Muslims need to take back the brand from ISIS and al Qaeda? N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #39

Here are some examples of what Christians could do Mariana Sep 2019 #55

The Methodist church, for example, just enacted some vile anti-LGBT rules for all of their churches. RKP5637 Sep 2019 #71

all of that is being challenged and will be voted again in 2020 yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #160

Thanks very much for the update!!!! RKP5637 Sep 2019 #175

Hi Mariana - You make a very interesting point. Pendrench Sep 2019 #76

Loll! Anon-C Sep 2019 #84

That doesn't answer my question. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #87

Christians don't HAVE to do anything about stuff like this. Mariana Sep 2019 #102

Remember after 9-11, SCVDem Sep 2019 #114

Many of them did do that, for example: Mariana Sep 2019 #118

Thank you, that's precisely the point I was trying to make. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #144

Of course they don't have to do/say anything. Mariana Sep 2019 #152

No, but almost everyone is insisting that they do. Why should Christians be held to a different Blue_true Sep 2019 #140

"If it bleeds, it leads" "sex/scandals sell" etc... WePurrsevere Sep 2019 #58

This. Thanks, WeP. Hortensis Sep 2019 #116

... Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #150

The MOSt irritating news stories for me are those that aptly describe a serious problem that makes hlthe2b Sep 2019 #22

I agree! Very annoying blugbox Sep 2019 #59

The Supreme Court has a lot to answer for. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #23

+100 Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #44

Extremely well said!!! The crap SCOTUS enacts is incredible! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #73

Supreme fallacy Nasruddin Sep 2019 #74

I have waffled on the idea of expanding the number of SC judges, but I think it is needed. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #97

Exactly! Well writ indeed. nt procon Sep 2019 #82

I'd love to see Clarence Thomas in a decision allowing discrimination against interracial marriage DFW Sep 2019 #166

This place needs to be picketed and protested against with every oz of energy...scumbags like... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #24

I thought all men (& women) are created equal according to bible? at140 Sep 2019 #26

I think you're thinking about the Declaration of Independence SCantiGOP Sep 2019 #45

Me thinks you are right! at140 Sep 2019 #95

certainly neither document view women as equal Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #103

According to the bible blugbox Sep 2019 #65

Actually, nothing could be farther from the truth. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #156

Did I wake up in 1955 Soxfan58 Sep 2019 #29

They need to it their venue up for sale... GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #30

When Trump was asked in a recent interview which was his favorite New or Old Testament? usaf-vet Sep 2019 #31

Same here, generally. yonder Sep 2019 #122

Bob Jones University used to forbid mixed-race dating rpannier Sep 2019 #32

I read that Liberty University frowns on interracial dating. Blue_true Sep 2019 #141

Wouldn't be surprised rpannier Sep 2019 #148

I'm pretty sure Jesus said CCExile Sep 2019 #33

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." spanone Sep 2019 #34

Such an accurate observation. Newest Reality Sep 2019 #72

These miscreants Newest Reality Sep 2019 #77

Mrs. Mississippi Corgigal Sep 2019 #36

I think they have a lawsuit in the making........ Historic NY Sep 2019 #40

Can't find this place on yelp but here are their google reviews Takket Sep 2019 #41

For some states and many of their citizens there is no hope. democratisphere Sep 2019 #48

So ironic. Homophobes invented the threat of a "Gay Agenda" as an excuse to discriminate agains gays Nitram Sep 2019 #49

I had to check and see where this happened and that it really was not... TruckFump Sep 2019 #50

Oh brother... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2019 #51

Says "Video unavailable" Sugarcoated Sep 2019 #117

"i dont want to argue my faith" lame answer for i dont know . hope they sue . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #53

This situation like the wedding cake decision and the Hobby Lobby decision lonely bird Sep 2019 #54

Her "religious" beliefs are not going to help her in this case. mn9driver Sep 2019 #56

Sexual orientation was a protected class in other cases. None have gone right. NutmegYankee Sep 2019 #66

Mississippi has a "religious freedom"law. mn9driver Sep 2019 #75

What I'm saying is other states HAVE LGBTQ protections along with race, etc. NutmegYankee Sep 2019 #94

Yes, but there is no federal right to be free from discimination OrwellwasRight Sep 2019 #161

Their website and Facebook page are both "unavailable" at this time. TruckFump Sep 2019 #60

To these type of mercuryblues Sep 2019 #61

. MissB Sep 2019 #68

Booneville, Mississippi. That's where they've spent the years since the Civil Rights Act. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #62

I'm sure Jesus is so proud happybird Sep 2019 #64

just racists hiding under the cover of the Bible. Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #70

--- should be worth about $25K. 3Hotdogs Sep 2019 #78

This is how cristocentric religion will wither and die procon Sep 2019 #79

Bigots are using the code words "religious beliefs" to allow them to discriminate. SunSeeker Sep 2019 #91

Leprosy SteelSmasher Sep 2019 #92

ty for this questionseverything Sep 2019 #128

Doesn't this train of thought also include . . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #93

Maybe someone should try and book some kind of party for TruckFump Sep 2019 #98

Their "Christian" beliefs suck. NoPasaran Sep 2019 #99

So, that's their excuse for racism? Brainfodder Sep 2019 #106

Well then fuck their event hall Blue Owl Sep 2019 #109

The commerce clause of the Civil Rights Act mrmpa Sep 2019 #110

When someone tells me they're religious Alwaysna Sep 2019 #112

I have gotten to the point where I instantly tune people out once Blue_true Sep 2019 #142

If they are going to do business they can't discriminate. LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #119

The Supreme Court has said they can discriminate if their religious beliefs dictate Blue_true Sep 2019 #145

They are still pissed off over SCVDem Sep 2019 #120

I think they are still pissed off... uriel1972 Sep 2019 #121

'When I call myself a Christian,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, struggle4progress Sep 2019 #123

They are OK to do this as long as they do not use my roads, my fire dept, my police Eliot Rosewater Sep 2019 #130

I'm going to tell God how you treat me struggle4progress Sep 2019 #124

"I don't want to argue my faith," she said while effectively arguing her faith... Beartracks Sep 2019 #125

I've never met a "christian" who wasn't a hypocrite. nt Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #126

Same here. The loudest ones are the most hypocritical. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #146

Just get ready for more of these stunts as the President and Pence gear up under NotHardly Sep 2019 #131

it bears repeating: these white Christians conveniently forget that Jesus was a Person of color, and onetexan Sep 2019 #133

Well that certainly put me back in my place! Generic Other Sep 2019 #137

I refer to them as Hypochristians. chwaliszewski Sep 2019 #143

Disgusting Brave-newworld Sep 2019 #149

Fucking xian racists. stopbush Sep 2019 #151

they've pulled down their facebook page. Gone dark. Not speaking to the press Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #153

Aw, shucks. Reckon my friends here better get hitched at Pizza Hut down the street then. lambchopp59 Sep 2019 #154

Here we go.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2019 #158

I guess they missed that part about loving thy neighbor as thyself The Liberal Lion Sep 2019 #159

WTF is wrong with these people? Lady_Chat Sep 2019 #162

I was part of a "mixed" wedding DFW Sep 2019 #167

And she probably voted for the guy who banged a porn star. edbermac Sep 2019 #168

I am happy I was raised without religion DIVINEprividence Sep 2019 #169

Some Christians have fucked up beliefs...nt SidDithers Sep 2019 #170

just another bigot/racist try to explain away her bigotry and racism by hiding behind the bible. nt Javaman Sep 2019 #171

"The venue has since apologized in a now-deleted Facebook post." struggle4progress Sep 2019 #180