Gingrich: Media has anti-Christian bias on marriage

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http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/01/08/gingrich-media-has-anti-christian-bias-on-marriage/

Republican presidential candidates stood firm in their opposition to same-sex marriage during a debate Saturday night as Newt Gingrich rebuked the media for what he said was asking the wrong question on the issue.

The former U.S. House speaker said he wanted to “raise a point about the news media bias” and accused the media of not asking about same-sex marriage in terms of what it means for religious groups.

“Should the Catholic Church be forced to closed its adoption services in Massachusetts because it won’t accept gay couples, which is exactly what the state has done?” Gingrich said. “Should the Catholic Church be driven out of providing charitable services in the District of Columbia because it won’t give in to secular bigotry? Should the Catholic Church find itself discriminated against by the Obama administration in key delivery of services because of the bias of the bigotry of the administration?”

Gingrich added, “The bigotry question goes both ways and there’s a lot more anti-Christian bigotry today than there is a concern of the other side, and none of it gets covered by the media.” The audience erupted in applause following Gingrich’s response.



*** one must never say out loud to a conservative christian -- it's you who is doing the discriminating. we're just pointing it out.
me -- we -- we just want to live our lives as full american citizens -- why is that a problem?

[Initech]

1. A 4x adulterer gets no say in the marriage debate. Period.

[NewImproved Deal]

2. As a serial...

Polygamist, Newt may want some pointers from Mitt & Huntsman.

[lpbk2713]

3. Give it up Newt.

Everyone but you knew you never had a shot at the nom. Dickwad.

They're going to rename that river in Egypt the Gingrich River.

[arcane1]

4. "These bigots are interfering with our bigotry!!!!"

[tabasco]

5. Well, he oughta be an expert on marriage.

He's had so many of them.

[nineteen50]

6. When

A religion gets tax breaks or any money from the government it should not be allowed to discriminate in the use of that money.

[rustydog]

7. Gingrich has an anti-marriage bias on marriage

[spanone]

8. 'secular bigotry'....wow, that's a fucking stretch even for newt

[treestar]

9. Read this Newtie

http://www.alternet.org/story/153207/5_reasons_the_religious_right_should_stop_whining_about_being_persecuted?akid=7909.277129.xPrY54&rd=1&t=5

5 Reasons the Religious Right should stop Whining About being persecuted

Newtie can go to Mass any time without government interference. He will not be burned at the stake.

[BiggJawn]

10. "Secular Bigotry"...

So tell me, please, how is this so-called alleged secular "bigotry" any worse than the documented religious bigotry?

Yeah, I've heard it all, "Don't get mad at ME, why GAWD seddit! You should get mad at GAWD if you're gonna get mad at anyone, I'm just following his 'Law', I'm no bigot..."

I could've sworn the GOP was trying to pick a presidential candidate, not a Pope...

[Angry Dragon]

11. Newton is an idiot and a Mormon

[justiceischeap]

12. Would Jesus Discriminate?

Newt and all other anti-marriage equality proponents should check out this site; I found it yesterday when I was doing some research for a reply to a comment. The site points out several instances in the bible that may indeed point out homosexuals (whom are born that way and welcomed by Jesus) and homosexual relationships in a positive light. (Naomi and Ruth & David and Jonathan)

http://www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.org/

[nobodyspecial]

13. Didn't they also use religion and the bible

as justification for their own bigotry during the civil rights era as well?

[spanone]

14. if you read on in the article, you'll find newt and willard lied about this....

Marc Solomon, national campaign director for Freedom to Marry, said via e-mail the church voluntarily withdrew services in Massachusetts and wasn’t forced to do so.

“I was running MassEquality during the Catholic Charities debacle in Massachusetts, and I have to say it is extremely distressing that Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich just repeated the lie that the freedom to marry in Massachusetts had ANYTHING to do with Catholic Charities ceasing to perform adoptions,” Solomon said. “That unfortunate result was because the Catholic hierarchy in (Massachusetts) wanted an exemption from civil rights laws.”

Solomon added the local board of Catholic Charities voted unanimously to continue performing adoptions and to comply with civil rights laws, but was overruled by the Catholic hierarchy.