Call for boycott forces theater director out

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

No surprise that you omitted the fact that the "prayerful consideration" was in regards to him leaving the theater and unrelated to his reasons for supporting the proposition. 

So it is your theory that he gave "prayerful consideration" to quitting his job, but his voting choice was utterly unrelated to religious reason.  That he turns his religion on and off, and that his is an utter hypocrite. 

While that may be true.  I think it is more likely he also gave "prayerful consideration to his vote and campaign contribution as well. 

[Fau Teixeira]

this article is much ado about nothing .. no-body did anything wrong or unusual


as far as the marriage debate i think the government should have an "all in" or "all out" approach to marriage

either

a - recognize and allow two or more consenting adults to marry who or whom they want without government interference with regards to sex or numbers

or

b - remove marriage regulation and recognition as a government function entirely and make it so that it is a religious institution only and not a civil one


in my view, those are the only two fair approaches to government and marriage. either way it's 100% fair and equal to the entire population

[Spider-Dan]

The intolerance of people never fails to amaze me.

Doublespeak at its finest.

I suppose I would be considered "intolerant" if I protested someone who donated to outlaw interracial marriages?  I mean, why can't I just be tolerant of people who want to preserve the integrity of the white race?

When you consider the word "tolerance" to apply more to the redefinition of a word than to the civil rights of two humans, the word "tolerance" loses all useful meaning.

[run_to_win]

So it is your theory...

Read the article.

[Sunstroke]

Read it yourself, RTW..."prayerful" implies religious consideration.

And please don't try telling me that one sentence in his statement should be taken at face value while we ignore the preceding sentence entirely, because that's the happiest type of horseshit.

He didn't contemplate his navel for guidance... He didn't consider the personal, social and political ramifications and make a logical decision... He prayed, ergo religion influenced his decision.

[run_to_win]

Read it yourself, RTW..."prayerful" implies religious consideration.

Yes, relative to his decision to step down.  His reasoning behind his support of Prop 8 is devoid of religion.

And please don't try telling me that one sentence in his statement should be taken at face value while we ignore the preceding sentence entirely, because that's the happiest type of horseshit.

Taking things at face value and responding accordingly never was your strength.

He didn't contemplate his navel for guidance... He didn't consider the personal, social and political ramifications and make a logical decision... He prayed, ergo religion influenced his decision.

If you need to make that assumption to come to your conclusions it's no skin off my back.  I still don't see how his "prayerful" consideration about stepping down is retroactive to his decision to support Prop 8.  I suppose if anyone can make future acts influence past decisions it's God.

Simple question - why do you think he quit?

[Dave Gray]

Yes, relative to his decision to step down.  His reasoning behind his support of Prop 8 is devoid of religion.

Bullshit.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Bullshit.

qft

[Sunstroke]

I'll add my own "bullshit" call to that one as well...and wonder why I even bother arguing with RTW when he only argues for the argument's sake.

[Buddhagirl]

I'll add my own "bullshit" call to that one as well...and wonder why I even bother arguing with RTW when he only argues for the argument's sake.

Agreed.

[run_to_win]

You guys sound a lot smarter when you let Dave argue for you.   

So did he pray to God to find the traditional definition of marriage or was it devine intervention that led him to a dictionary?

Eckern said he "chose to act upon my belief that the traditional definition of marriage should be preserved" but had no idea his contribution would generate such controversy. He said his sister is a lesbian in a domestic partnership, which he understands to carry the same legal rights as marriage.

[Buddhagirl]

You guys should let Dave do all your arguing.   

Oh...I wasn't agreeing or disagreeing with Dave. I was agreeing with the fact that you like to argue for the argument's sake. I should've been clearer.

[run_to_win]

Sure Buddha.   

[Sunstroke]

You guys sound a lot smarter when you let Dave argue for you.   

And you sound a lot smarter when you're away from your keyboard...

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

You guys sound a lot smarter when you let Dave argue for you.   

Yes, the way he lined up "s" after the two "l"s was pure brilliance. 

Seriously that one word response of bullshit said it all.