Tennessee County May Ask God To Spare Them And Smite Someone Else

[Brainstormy]

Some days the news is too surreal not to share:

"A Tennessee county plans to take up a resolution begging God for mercy and asking that the deity not smite their community "like Sodom and Gomorrah" because of the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage.

The "resolution condemning judicial tyranny and petitioning God’s mercy" was written by Blount County commissioner Karen Miller and will come up for consideration at Tuesday night's meeting.

Miller's resolution claims the "so help me God" part of the oath taken by lawmakers means they are committed not only to upholding the U.S. Constitution but also "higher Natural Law."

As such, the resolution calls on lawmakers throughout the state "to protect Natural Marriage, from lawless court opinions, AND THE financial schemes of the enemies of righteousness wherever the source AND defend the Moral Standards of Tennessee."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blount-county-tennessee_5612059fe4b0dd85030c72a9

[trotsky]

1. How fucked up is your religion when you think you'll be punished...

for the deeds of someone else?

[RussBLib]

2. that should be a snap

"God, please don't smite us."

(nothing happens)

"yea, GOD!!!"

If these are the lawmakers, just imagine how fucked up the citizens are.

[beam me up scottie]

3. sigh...

Beam me up, Scottie; there's no intelligent life down here.

[AlbertCat]

4. Natural Marriage

Does she mean "sex"?

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Personally, I would rather be in Sodom or Gomorrah

and be quickly killed than to watch untold numbers of people suffer and die while I just looked on.

[Capt. Obvious]

6. Update

Blount commission declines to discuss gay marriage-inspired resolution

The Blount County Commission on Tuesday night declined to take up an agenda that featured a resolution regarding gay marriage.

The quick 10-5 vote during the commission agenda meeting left some in the audience unhappy. They'd come prepared for a debate.

The resolution sponsored by Commissioner Karen Miller asked God to spare the citizens of Blount County from an anticipated wrath associated with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June that legalized gay marriage across the country.

Breaking her silence to the media, Miller said in response to the meeting adjournment: "I had no idea this was going to take place. I was totally in the dark. It was a total surprise."

Miller said she would "most likely" reintroduce the resolution and looks forward to hearing the differing opinions.

"People have a right to speak," Miller said. "They're here. We're here to represent them, and they're here to speak to us. And I'm very disappointed that it was cancelled."

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[RussBLib]

7. more rational heads prevailed

in Tennessee?!?!

what a totally fucking stupid waste of time

[Capt. Obvious]

8. They're going to bring it up next week