Pat Robertson: Christians should flee states with marriage equality

[shenmue]

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/20/televangelist-pat-robertson-christians-in-same-sex-marriage-states-should-flee-to-the-border/

Since that's now 32 of them or something, and more being added every day, they may have to leave the whole country! And only silly homophobes listen to Pat Robertson, so only nice people will be left!

Are you as happy as I am?

Oh, and here's a kitten:

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[OregonBlue]

1. If they are Christian homophobes, I couldn't agree more! Don't let the door hit you...

[ProfessorPlum]

14. where the good lord split you!

LOL

[LeftofObama]

17. As my dad used to say...

Don't let the screen door hit ya where the dog shoulda bit ya.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

110. They should just all walk in to the sea in protest!

[MineralMan]

2. Goodbye and Good Riddance, I say.

[lunasun]

3. Oh da kitty makes me smile . Pat ? Always the same response to his crap comments

Hey if enough homophobes can be corralled in to certain sector there will be a lot less hate crimes against gays in the rest of the US maybe plus they will be in a garden of Eden amongst their fellow haters = everyone happy?
Soft kitty warm kitty little ball of fur

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. yassssssss

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. The kitten is smiling because he knows

Pat Robertson is an idiot.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Please do. It's legal here.

[hifiguy]

7. A splendid idea.

Hey, batshit fundies, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. I don't want your ass-prints on the door.

[Stallion]

10. Fine With Me- Electoral Politics Would Be a Lot Better

Then when they are all gone to those 18 states we pass a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting discrimination on basis of sexual orientation in those states too. Pat hasn't really thought things through here

[cascadiance]

31. I wonder if he feels that all of the Mormons should move from Utah then?...

Good luck with that Pat!

Well, maybe if a good chunk of them move away we can get more Democrats elected there!

[closeupready]

8. Door's over there. Goodbye.

All I got.

[RKP5637]

9. Pat Robinson should be speaking from a padded cell! n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

46. I agree with the padded cell part

[RKP5637]

74. He's a real case, isn't he. n/t

[arcane1]

11. So, has he chosen a destination state for himself yet?

Last time I checked, he lives and broadcasts from Virginia.

Get going, Pat!

[B Calm]

20. My thoughts too. What state are they going too?

[Blanks]

30. The state of denial most likely. eom

[Botany]

44. Bingo

Time for Pat to move ....


In 32 states - AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, ID, IA, IL, IN, ME, MD, MA, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY, plus Washington, D.C. - same-sex couples have the freedom to marry.

In an additional three states - KS, MT, and SC - federal appellate rulings have set a binding precedent in favor of the freedom to marry, meaning the path is cleared for the freedom to marry there.

In an additional 8 states, judges have issued rulings in favor of the freedom to marry, with many of these rulings now stayed as they proceed to appellate courts: In AR, FL, KY, MI, and TX, judges have struck down marriage bans, and in LA, OH and TN, judges have issued more limited pro-marriage rulings.

In MO, the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states are respected.

With these advances, a record number of Americans live in states that recognize relationships between same-sex couples:

Over 64% of the U.S. population will soon live in a state with the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
Nearly 59% of the U.S. population lives in a state currently issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples state-wide

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/

[Blue Owl]

12. I like the long-term implications of this...

[City Lights]

13. Fine with me!

Flee, you bigots!

[Le Taz Hot]

15. Well, if you're the cool kinda Christian,

just trying to make the world a better place you can stay. But if you're the get-your-fucking-religion-out-of-my-reproductive-system kind of "Christian," then yeah, let me hold the door open for ya.

[Mariana]

29. If you're the cool kinda Christian,

just trying to make the world a better place, then Pat Robertson (and many, many others) would say you're no Christian at all.

[tabbycat31]

16. I'll be more than happy to show them the door

Don't let it hit you on the way out.

[bluesbassman]

18. Great. Easier to round 'em up for the FEMA camps...

Must be really scary for little Pat sitting there on his perch on the wrong side of history.

[hunter]

19. Yes! Go to hell, do not collect $200, and do not come back.

[silvershadow]

21. Please do. nt

[Orsino]

22. Saudi Arabia even beheads people

Take off, eh?

[Rozlee]

52. Better yet, send them to South Africa.

Their homophobia will be welcome there. No, West Africa. Good Christians like them need to help out with the Ebola.

[B Calm]

60. Jonestown, Guyana

[Rozlee]

63. Yeah, they already have enough Kool-Aid.

[Arugula Latte]

23. Yes! Throw yourselves off cliffs into the sea and swim to freedom, Oppressed Ones!

[sinkingfeeling]

24. Yes! Go, go!

[SoapBox]

25. Yes, Yes, Yes!

Please!

Wackadoodles...please flee California!

Can I buy you a one way, express ticket?

[etherealtruth]

26. Flee, flee, flee n/t

[Bjorn Against]

27. As a person who lives in a state with marriage equality...

I would be quite happy if all the Pat Robertson followers left my state.

[Turbineguy]

28. Ironic advice...

from a dickhead.

[TNNurse]

32. Oh, please

Do not send them to TN....we may catch up eventually.

[Lars39]

34. I figure we'll be the last state.

[Lex]

33. Please do. That way we could get them out of North Carolina and

start to mend the state.

[Jamastiene]

88. Wouldn't that be sweet?

Imagine the possibilities.

[ThoughtCriminal]

35. Yeah - keep doing that.

Don't wait until after the election. Try out the voter ID laws in the new states. And just so you only have to move once, check out those Middle Eastern countries that execute same-sex couples. You'll find they share your values more than you realize.

[Dirty Socialist]

36. Will they be coming to Ohio?

Crap!

[shenmue]

37. Is Antarctica a state?

[SCantiGOP]

47. Yes, I can see it from my house

Or maybe that's Alaska, not sure.

[MFM008]

105. the way Antartica is breaking apart

anyone who lives in a coastal state will be able to see it soon.

[irisblue]

107. Geez, there goes the neighborhood......

I am afraid that the 6th circuit will uphold the anti marriage constructional amendments. the 6th circuit covers Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

[mountain grammy]

38. bye..

[BlueJazz]

39. You will immediately give me the Kitty.

[Arugula Latte]

76. I will fight you for the Kitty.

[BlueJazz]

78. I have big sci-co-lodge-a-cull problem. You would fight for Kitty. You must love Kitty.

If I happen to fight and win, you are unhappy, Kitty unhappy.
If I lose, only me is unhappy.

Thinking.....
You keep Kitty. I be unhappy but also happy cause Kitty is happy.

[Arugula Latte]

79. I like that logic.

[americannightmare]

40. If only...

one lives and hopes! It would take care of a lot of the tea party politics. We could get even more accomplished in Oregon!

[LynneSin]

42. Oregon - you need to think a bit bigger

We could get alot more done for this entire Country!

[LynneSin]

41. Who would have thought I'd ever agree with Pat Robertson

Any so-called 'Christian' thinks that all Americans do not deserve equal as guaranteed by our Constitution should pack up and leave. And these hypocrites should know it's also the same exact message that Jesus taught his followers which was to 'Love one another' and 'Judge not lest ye be Judged'.

Seriously, leave and don't look back.

[EEO]

43. I second the motion.

[oldandhappy]

45. oh, yes! oh, please!

Bye Bye



p.s. Kitty is a sweetie!

[jtuck004]

48. Then a state can add "And less Christians per square foot than any other" to their motto.

That should help real estate values.

[Scott6113]

49. So, when all 50 go

So will all the Pat Robertson followers? I don't call them Christian, because they aren't representative.
Really.

[Cryptoad]

50. be nice if we could,....

get all the Rethugs in one state! GO For it!

[enid602]

51. Uganda

They could move to Uganda, but they're probably racists as well.

[theHandpuppet]

59. Russia

Russia would welcome them with open arms.

[underpants]

102. You beat me to it

He could gather up a whole bunch of Noah's and a mess of gopher wood because he is quickly running out of land options.

[Shrike47]

53. We all agree: 1) the Robertson 'Christians' should go, go, go; and 2) we want the kitty!

[Moonwalk]

57. I think the only thing we disagree on is that Robertson Christians should remain in the U.S....

And by that I mean, we disagree with Pat. If we all pray hard enough, can we get 'em to move to move out entirely?

[Jamastiene]

87. This has to be a first on DU.

This many DUers agree on not just one, but two things. Great thread.

[sheshe2]

54. Get thee gone Pat!

And take the rest of your homophobic friends with you! Soon you will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

Buh Bye~ You won't be missed.

Thanks for the thread shenmue!

[shenmue]

112. You're welcome

[stage left]

55. I've been looking forward with great anticipation

to the Rapture. But this should work, too.

[cntrygrl]

56. That's a fantastic idea Patty, let me see here,

soon all 50 States will have equality. Where will you lead your followers Patty? Maybe the 5 inhabited territories and 9 uninhabited territories?

Info from Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States

Edit: Allow me to add .... how about all xtains fleeing all states that allow xtain divorces??!!

[randome]

62. Let 'em go to Iran or Saudi Arabia.

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The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

58. Thanks for the kitten

IMHO, Christians should flee Pat Robertson.

[mercuryblues]

61. I never, ever

in my life thought I would agree with Pat B. This I whole heartedly agree with.

I keep telling Christians who are against equal rights because their Bible tells them so; that they would be much happier in Uganda. I will even pay their airfare. Not getting any takers on that.

[allan01]

64. i wish this gentleman would quit speaking for me

moral majoiity is either and neither .

[randys1]

65. If only hell did exist, Pat would have a first class ticket.

[Initech]

71. The fact that he's still alive is proof of Satan's existence, I am certain.

[Initech]

66. It's much easier to flee states where Pat Roberstons' network is broadcast.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

67. Pat Robertson's "Christians" should not be allowed anywhere near kittens.

Kittens are cute and sweet and loving, not like the minions of Robertson and his ilk, who are welcome to take their pet rattlesnakes and scorpions and leave the enlightened states and move to some festering black hole of bigotry, except that there are fewer and fewer of those places left. Thank God. But not Pat Robertson's God, who is an asshole.

[Zorra]

68. I live in Arizona, and I totally believe that this should be the immutable law of the land!!!

All the nice people in Texas could move to AZ, and be totally welcome here, and all the AZ homophobes could move to Texas, where they would have to find some other group to hate on.

I even bet AZ liberals would gladly approve a temporary tax to assist in the relocation of the homophobes.

[ChazInAz]

97. Arizona liberal, here.

Our state would be perfect, then. I'll gladly help pay their ways, to and from!

[Warpy]

69. Sounds like a winner to me!

We'd be well rid of them here in New Mexico.

Robertson's right wing Christians, all bucking for sainthood by pointing out everybody else's sins, are the most unpleasant people in the country.

I say give them Florida. It's out of the way of most travel, there are a lot of people there who wish they could sell their houses and move, it's easy to sell to ignorant people as paradise on earth, it's on a major storm track, and best of all, it's sinking.

[Dont call me Shirley]

70. News Alert: Pat Robertson Flees United States Because Gay Marriage Legal In All 50

Wouldn't that be a miracle

[tanyev]

72. C'mon, Pat. Put your money where your mouth is.

Start a Kickstarter fund or something and seed it with a few million from your own pocket. Lots of people would be happy to chip in.

[demosincebirth]

73. Sorry Pat, I like Calilfornia. nt

[AwakeAtLast]

75. If that happened, I might actually go back to church!

[Arugula Latte]

77. ...

[yuiyoshida]

89. This!

[hifiguy]

94. Bravely, brave Sir Robin ran away

and chickened out.....

[Dirty Socialist]

80. I think

Investors should flee from businesses who deal with Blood Diamonds.

[Dirty Socialist]

81. Maybe Jeebus can rapture them

[Jamaal510]

82. So that means once all 50 states

legalize gay marriage, then Pat Robertson would want all 70-something percent of the country's population (which is Christian) to leave?

[Skittles]

83. can we put 'em on an island somewhere far away?

[Cha]

84. "Oh and here's a kitten.." Rofl, shenmue! Flee baby flee.. go to the red states.. see how ya do!

[shenmue]

90. Thank you

[Warren DeMontague]

85. No, mere fleeing isn't good enough. Stripping down naked in the midday sun,

leaving their car (parked safely) with the keys inside, then running for the hills (which hills? It DOESNT MATTER MAN) while screaming at the top of their lungs "Aiee Aiee Aiee The Nuptualizing Sodomites Are Immanentizing The Eschaton! HOLY MOLY JESUS FEETS DONT FAIL ME, NOW!" and maybe doing some sort of a frenetic crazy legs dance, like charlie chaplin on PCP.

[Jamastiene]

86. .

[hifiguy]

96. There should be some nice cars and houses

left for the rest of us. Liberation of those would be a good thing.

[1StrongBlackMan]

91. Please, do! eom.

[muntrv]

92. Please do! That'll make the 32 states bluer!

[nilesobek]

93. Robertson was specifically

referring to the Coeur D Alene ID. wedding chapel that refuses to perform same sex marriage. My wife and I were married there 30 years ago but there was no overtly religious tone about the chapel. I paid the money for the wedding service, which, it seemed to me, was a pretty quick ceremony with the chapel providing the witness. I thought it was just a business interested in performing multiple weddings for cash. They really didn't give 2 shits about us. I hope they know they married me with a wonderful feminist.

[NastyRiffraff]

95. Buh-bye!

Cool. Let them leave Maryland, too! They're a pain in the butt here like everywhere else.

Cute kitty! He looks like he's purring about this.

[gejohnston]

98. now that Wyoming has it,

hopefully the Robertson fans will go back to whatever shit hole they escaped to come here.
Meanwhile, one of my friends married her partner after all these years. I'm still hung over from the reception.

[niyad]

99. k and r and thanks for the kitten!! it would be lovely if all those homophobic jerks would leave--

not just the marriage equality states, not just the country, but the whole planet. they serve no useful function--all they do is waste resources.

[shenmue]

100. You're welcome

[riqster]

101. Oh, please no. Ohio has too many of those nimrods already.

And I can't afford to move Can't they go to Mars instead?

[KansDem]

103. Then get your smarmy ass out of Virginia, home to Regent University...

Regent University is a private coeducational interdenominational Christian university located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The university was founded by Pat Robertson in 1978 as Christian Broadcasting Network University, and changed its name to Regent University in 1989.[1] A satellite campus located in Alexandria, Virginia, was sold in 2008. Regent offers an extensive distance education program in addition to its traditional on-campus programs.[3] Through its eight academic schools, Regent offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 30 courses of study.[4] Regent University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[5] and The Association of Theological Schools.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent_University

Virginia now recognizes same-sex marriage--

Same-sex marriage in Virginia has been legal since October 6, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to refuse to hear an appeal of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Bostic v. Schaefer. Marriages of same-sex couples subsequently began at 1:00PM on October 6 after the Circuit Court issued its mandate, and since then Virginia has performed legal marriages of same-sex couples and recognized out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples.[1][2]

State recognition had been prohibited by statute in 1975, and further restrictions were added in 1997 and 2004, which made "void and unenforceable" any arrangements between same-sex couples bestowing the "privileges or obligations of marriage". Voters approved a constitutional amendment reinforcing the existing laws in 2006. On January 14, 2014, a U.S. district court judged ruled in Bostic v. Schaefer that Virginia's statutory and constitutional ban on state recognition of same-sex marriages is unconstitutional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Virginia

Typical fundamentalist Christian hypocrite...

[LibertyLover]

104. I think it's a wonderful idea -

'cause when they do and they leave all those huge mega-churches empty, the states can move it and take them over and use them for schools or something useful. Maybe even something that would generate tax revenue or house the homeless.

[shenmue]

106. Ding!

We have a winner.

[lindysalsagal]

108. Run, run, run! Run away from the gay! Save yourself!!

They're coming for you!

Run, Pat, Run!!

There's probably a small, uninhabited island somewhere with no people on it, so you can be absolutely sure you won't have to see any gay people. Go find it!! Do you need a ride????

[Jackpine Radical]

109. Oh goodie--the Fundies

are gonna self-deport.

[blkmusclmachine]

111. Let's help them pack!!!