What a difference a few days make.
One week ago today, pastor Rick Scarborough vowed to set himself on ablaze if same-sex marriage was ever made legal in the United States.
“We are not going to bow. We are not going to bend. If necessary, we will burn,” the 65-year-old pastor intoned during a conference call. “The preachers need to get out front, the leaders need to get out front, out front of these ordinary citizens and say, ‘Shoot me first!’”
After the Supreme Court issued its historic ruling on Friday morning, Scarborough released a statement that said, actually, on second thought, he wasn’t going to light himself on fire. He was just, you know, trying to prove a point by quoting a spiritual song. He didn’t mean for anyone to take him literally. After all, where would we be if we took everything the Scripture says literally?
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Now, the man of God is back again with a new op-ed published by Variety (!), and he wants everyone to know that, contrary to popular belief, he does not hate gay people. In fact, he loves them! So much so that he feels “compelled” to remind them all that they’re all going to hell.
“I believe that most homosexuals in America are like most Christians,” Scarborough writes, “they simply want to live and let live, and have no desire to impose their beliefs on others. But fringe groups on both sides of the debate over marriage are forcing a dangerous polarization in our culture.”
Fringe groups… like the two he founded — Vision America and Tea Party Unity — and the one he currently heads–the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration.
“We who believe that homosexuality is wrong are compelled by our love for homosexuals to express that belief, based on biblical revelation,” Scarborough continues. “We believe that we are expressing the purist form of love. We love them enough to face their rejection and at times their ridicule, in order to offer God’s redemption and freedom.”
Huh?
“We want homosexuals to know we love them enough to tell the truth and forthrightly state our support of God’s definition of marriage.”
Um…
“We do not hate homosexuals and we are not out to hurt them. We love them, and we love God, His Word, and His truth.”
Thanks? We guess.
“By the way,” Scarborough adds, “when was the last time a movie or sitcom produced in Hollywood depicted a pastor as caring, loving and selfless? … [T]he typical portrayal of a pastor in a movie is that of an unstable or bigoted hypocrite.”
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Rich Penway
he just loves our cocks,,,,up his ass,,,,,,
Victor Barry
The things people will say and do to avoid being burned alive…
darian
Shouldn’t he be on fire?
GG
a pastor [that is] caring, loving and selfless?
When a pastor tries to make his/her personal beliefs the law of the land, he/she is,
by definition, not caring, loving or selfless.
Scott Shead
Now I am just disappointed that he got our hopes up and then he cowards out.
Adam C. Boardman
Coward
Roch Lester
arsehole
Benzai Bear
Drama queen biggot. I hope he knows hate will send him to hell.
Ariel Hans Christian
LIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAARRRRRR! CAN WE START BURNING BIGOTS AT THE STAKE NOW?! PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE!?! Starting with all religious leaders like this ONE!
Bob LaBlah
Burn already, you old fart. And don’t say you couldn’t afford the gas either because at least one thousand gallons was offered from this site alone.
Hector Pagan
Oh shut up no you don’t your just trying to save your ass!’ð??¡ just ð???ð???butt lol
Michael Gibson
Burn Baby Burn!!!
Todd Hamilton
Sorry, I think Unstable Bigot fits him perfect
Tony Chaplinski
bet he wouldn’t marry one. can’t trust him though he keeps making statements that aren’t true
John Wadsworth
Isn’t he supposed to have set fire to himself?
Chuck Cardillo
This fool is such an asswipe!
Robin Mckennon
http://www.notalllikethat.org/taking-god-at-his-word-the-bible-and-homosexuality/
Carlos Maggard
Can we talk to Cybil now.
Ken Spragg
Yeah yeah, blah blah, if he *really* loved us he’d keep his promise to us and light himself on fire.
Chris Eaton
Hey now, there’s always room in the bandwagon for converts. You don’t want to keep listening to these people complain forever, do you?
Donald Zeger
Hasn’t this bitch burned yet??
Aubrey Graumann
WOULD AN UNSTABLE BIGOT DO THIS!? *threatens to set self on fire if SCOTUS legalizes gay marriage, doesn’t follow through*
James Wilbanks
Back peddle that’s it back peddle ! Lier ?!
Fidel Lee
loi u crazy bigot!!! 🙂 ( i aint kidding )
Mark Pointon
Rick Paquette
It’s not up to him to determine whether or not he is unstable, it’s a matter of how people perceive him.
Tommy Parlon
Bye Felicia
tdx3fan
Bitch, get your barefoot and should be pregnant ass back in the kitchen where your husband can beat it whenever he wants and do not pretend to talk to the men folk. While you are it, put your head covering on you jezzabelle hussy… Jesus would not want it any other way!
Ladbrook
In other words, “I love gays so much I want them to know that to get into heaven they just need to marry a girl and be normal.”
Yeah, because that route works out so well for everyone who tries it.
Mike Hall
Oh he’s unstable alright. Should be committed to an institution
Luis H. Lopez
Time for a barbecue ! where is the lighter fluid ?
billywonka
Fake christian lies – again.
Curty
Thank God, Pun intended that he wasn’t the swing vote on the scotus decision and did he repent for his lie to set himself on fire? Because isn’t lying a sin?