House Republicans add stuff to the defense bill, no one surprised

May 21, 2012 15:50

House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill

The chamber passes the annual spending bill 200 to 120, including the provision that would ban same-sex ceremonies at military chapels.WASHINGTON - Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a ( Read more... )

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effervescent May 21 2012, 22:05:00 UTC
The older I get, the more I come to hate religion and what it does to people. Which is sad, because growing up the church was an important part of my life, and the church I was confirmed in is progressive. But stuff like this actively makes me want to avoid religion. So much bigotry comes from selectively interpreting the Bible, and yet it seems like none of the logic ever sticks.

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tiddlywinks103 May 21 2012, 23:01:31 UTC
Exactly.

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nyxelestia May 22 2012, 01:10:09 UTC
Don't hate on god, hate on his fanclub. :)

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meran_flash May 22 2012, 01:42:09 UTC
This is really not a helpful comment.

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nyxelestia May 22 2012, 02:15:06 UTC
It wasn't really meant to be.

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bmh4d0k3n May 22 2012, 02:23:34 UTC

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