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107. "...but you may rest assured that I love you."

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #95)

Thu May 8, 2014, 01:20 PM

May 2014

(in case Jesus was serious about love)
This covers their butt in case of God.

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Ted Cruz: Christians Shouldn’t Be Required To Do Business With Gay People [View all] big_dog May 2014 OP

Dear Ted, go fuck yourself with a saguaro cactus. Scuba May 2014 #1

What did that cactus ever do to you? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #6

Yes, the cacti customerserviceguy May 2014 #82

obviously, this dick never read Matthew 31-45. roguevalley May 2014 #89

Almost none of the Christians who get into the news these days seem to have read that FiveGoodMen May 2014 #99

And Matthew 25... KatyMan May 2014 #113

"I was hungry and thirst, and you cut food stamps..." Beartracks May 2014 #116

Very Nice! lib87 May 2014 #129

+1 sakabatou May 2014 #13

I love the stately saguaro. Please choose another. kairos12 May 2014 #20

what a terrible thing to suggest... mike_c May 2014 #58

You are correct... the "Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus" (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) waddirum May 2014 #81

My question to him would be "Does the reverse apply as well?" tonybgood May 2014 #114

Ted will change his mind once a Muslim shopkeeper won't sell him bacon. nt alp227 May 2014 #2

I'm sure The Little Sisters of The Poor Mr.Bill May 2014 #3

It also struck me that he chose "Little Sisters of the Poor" to make his point. Voice for Peace May 2014 #106

All they have to do is fill out paperwork atreides1 May 2014 #4

How about black people, Ted? or Jews? nt HomerRamone May 2014 #5

Seriously.... Rebubula May 2014 #9

WE shouldn't be required to hear from Cruz's ignorant clap hole underpants May 2014 #7

You do not have to do business with anyone oldandhappy May 2014 #8

Why doesn't some billionaire step up SamKnause May 2014 #10

The more I travel... Rebubula May 2014 #12

Hey Ted: Keefer May 2014 #11

Triangles and stars and numbers, oh my! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #74

If you're a Christian and you don't want to do business with gay people, that's fine Leontius May 2014 #14

Well said. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #29

Amen and Alleluia LynneSin May 2014 #111

And NOBODY shold be required 2naSalit May 2014 #15

Does that mean he thinks non-Christians should indeed be required to serve gays? JohnnyRingo May 2014 #16

And I say let them discriminate. But that interesting sign in the window would be mandatory! A Simple Game May 2014 #44

Good point. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #72

That's why we have inalienable rights CJCRANE May 2014 #17

Who's Next??? otohara May 2014 #18

Unwed mothers, single women, blah people, anyone that makes less than $250,000/yr., nonChristians, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #75

Love The Sinner, Hate the sin kchamberlin25 May 2014 #19

That's euphemism for: gopiscrap May 2014 #95

"...but you may rest assured that I love you." Voice for Peace May 2014 #107

Good point, and welcome. mac56 May 2014 #110

Not a problem. Go to the embassay, renounce their citizenship, get lost. jtuck004 May 2014 #21

Ted should get campaign donations from the Taliban. kairos12 May 2014 #22

Some people are saying... FiveGoodMen May 2014 #24

And the Pope would say WHAT about this??? elleng May 2014 #23

Well, when his Bishops in Uganda tell their flocks to turn their gay children in Bluenorthwest May 2014 #55

but...all his pretty, vague words! Crash2Parties May 2014 #119

So-called Christians sure can be judgemental and callous. Hoyt May 2014 #25

It's why they're called "The American Taliban." And well deserved, if you ask me! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #77

So why don't the christians all go to another place and form their own country? sinkingfeeling May 2014 #26

With that logic, TED.... yuiyoshida May 2014 #27

+1 million Louisiana1976 May 2014 #32

Let's take it all the way to Mr.Bill May 2014 #40

Good one! classof56 May 2014 #97

Show yourself HockeyMom May 2014 #28

But would a print shop owner, who is gay, have to print stuff for Westboro Baptist? 7962 May 2014 #30

That's what I was thinking. It should work in reverse as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #31

I've used the same argument with people who push for teacher-led paryer in schools 7962 May 2014 #41

"No,but that's a Scarecrow fallacy on accounta this ain't a Muslim country it's a Christian Country! brett_jv May 2014 #91

"pledge of the legions" Voice for Peace May 2014 #108

Only if you can charge them more money... yuiyoshida May 2014 #33

This is why I see things differently SnakeEyes May 2014 #69

And thats the ticket, right there. 7962 May 2014 #83

Lester Maddox agrees with you. He used the very same argument to keep his restaurant segregated. Ikonoklast May 2014 #88

Rand Paul agrees with you, Progressive dog May 2014 #109

Ted Cruz should push through a new law They_Live May 2014 #34

Don't worry Ted. "Christians" who won't buy or sell from gays aren't really Christian at all. Zen Democrat May 2014 #35

Depends on whether 'Christian' means sincere followers of Jesus' teachings FiveGoodMen May 2014 #37

Just because you're sincere doesn't mean you're on the right path. Zen Democrat May 2014 #42

I think it's arguable that Christianity is whatever a majority of Christians practice FiveGoodMen May 2014 #43

Here's the thing: under a theocracy Ted Cruz could be labeled a heretic CJCRANE May 2014 #52

No argument, but this little sub-thread was about who defines what's REALLY Christian FiveGoodMen May 2014 #53

No problem. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #36

Those type businesses already have an emblem: the fish sign. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #78

So when are these faux-Christians going to ask that others wear something PumpkinAle May 2014 #38

Ted Cruz speaking for Christians is like tavernier May 2014 #39

With Right-Wing Christianity: Zen Democrat May 2014 #45

I agree. tavernier May 2014 #68

Hey Ted! My tax dollars should not have to pay for your muntrv May 2014 #46

Hey Ted STFU! sheshe2 May 2014 #47

I'm not bashing Christians, but Christianity is a choice. HuckleB May 2014 #48

Ah religion amuse bouche May 2014 #49

Religion's real purpose is to keep people from demanding their fair share of the wealth. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #79

That too. Accept your lot in life amuse bouche May 2014 #84

Ted Cruz: Christians Shouldn’t Be Required To Do Business With Black People Hosnon May 2014 #50

Ted Cruz: Christians should only do business with card carrying (white) Christians. L0oniX May 2014 #96

Wait till the rightwingers joins the "World Church of the Creator", NutmegYankee May 2014 #51

Ted can stop watching TV dickthegrouch May 2014 #54

"We need 100 Jesse Helms' in the Senate" czarjak May 2014 #56

Real Christians have no problem doing business with 'gay people.' pangaia May 2014 #57

Would you estimate that there are more real or more fake Christians in the world? FiveGoodMen May 2014 #59

You ask a very good question. pangaia May 2014 #61

I'd estimate more fake than real. olddad56 May 2014 #67

How did Carnival Cruz pass Constitutional Law? Gothmog May 2014 #60

Can a Muslim cab driver refuse to pick up a woman travelling alone? McCamy Taylor May 2014 #62

So, if Ted Cruz comes into my ER, should I let him die, because my religion calls him a murderer? McCamy Taylor May 2014 #63

My wife is outrage and sicken by Cruz's comment BUT then she also said WHY SHOULD CHRISTIANS ALONE diabeticman May 2014 #64

May I see your hetero registration card please? Android3.14 May 2014 #65

If Cruz was living in the 50's sakabatou May 2014 #66

They discriminated against Hispanics in the 1950s jmowreader May 2014 #93

He thrives on hate, without it, what would he have to say? n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #70

Remember, Ted's daddy told him he's the next Jesus. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #80

Well, Rafael, people shouldn't have to listen to your homophobic ravings either. Beacool May 2014 #71

Christian Sharia (or should I say "Christian"); This dude is a Christian Dominionist, yes? blkmusclmachine May 2014 #73

and intelligent, thoughtful, caring, HUMANS should not have to do business, or, worse yet, niyad May 2014 #76

Says the fucking anti-Christian, ted babbling cruz Cha May 2014 #85

"A babbling fool will come to ruin." nyquil_man May 2014 #86

Haven't we seen this shit before? Like in the 1960's? nt BootinUp May 2014 #87

"I don't reject Christ. I love Christ." toddwv May 2014 #90

I'd love it if Teddy-boy could point me to the passage in teh Bible referring to Health Insurance? brett_jv May 2014 #92

........... trusty elf May 2014 #94

What a sad, little man. nt City Lights May 2014 #98

OK so what about... RoccoR5955 May 2014 #100

Again JustAnotherGen May 2014 #101

Gay People shouldn't have to do business with bigots liberal N proud May 2014 #102

He's a raving idiot Faux pas May 2014 #103

" Religious groups may opt out of the contraception mandate by filling out a form.." dionysus May 2014 #104

What has to be reconciled.............. mrmpa May 2014 #105

Unfair! We sometimes have to do business with stupid people tclambert May 2014 #112

I prefer we prosecute them for hate speech: Leviticus says: grahamhgreen May 2014 #115

I will never do business with Ted Cruz Martin Eden May 2014 #117

Ted Cruz Is The New Sarah Palin DallasNE May 2014 #118

Atheists shouldn't be required to do business with truthisfreedom May 2014 #120

Look, Its' simple Sentath May 2014 #121

and I shouldn't have to demigoddess May 2014 #122

Hmmmm...my faith says that members of the Tea Party are not Christian. Stonepounder May 2014 #123

*sigh* you can't fix stupid. Anyone Zorra May 2014 #124

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #125

I am all in favor of that Pakid May 2014 #126

Ted Cruz must not be a Christian or an American. He doesn't believe in BASIC equal rights for all. Sunlei May 2014 #127

Christians shouldn't be granted business licenses if they want to pick their customers. It is the rainy May 2014 #128

Cruz is a walking disaster Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #130

Freedom of religion as I see it Cresent City Kid May 2014 #131

Damn I hate that guy. Rhinodawg May 2014 #132

If they only knew.......nt. kelliekat44 May 2014 #133