eHarmony founder says marriage equality "damaged his company"

[KamaAina]

Thunderderp.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/neil-clark-warren-eharmon_n_2694711.html

The Christian co-founder of the popular dating site eHarmony is no stranger to sparking controversy in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community....

"I think this issue of same-sex marriage within the next five to 15 years will be no issue anymore," Warren told Yahoo! Finance. "We’ve made too much of it. I’m tired of it. It has really damaged our company.”...

"When the attorney general of the state of New Jersey decided that we had to put up a same-sex site and we did it out of counsel that if we didn’t do it we were not going to have any business in New Jersey — we literally had to hire guards to protect our lives because the people were so hurt and angry with us, were Christian people, who feel that it’s a violation to scripture," Warren, who deemed himself a "passionate follower of Jesus" in the interview, added.

"I have said that eHarmony really ought to put up $10 million and ask other companies to put up money and do a really first class job of figuring out homosexuality," he also noted. "At the very best, it's been a painful way for a lot of people to have to live."

"a violation to Scripture"? I was not aware that Scripture had much, if anything, to say about the Interwebs.

And I'm certain that my many LGBT friends will appreciate Dr. Warren's empathy for the horrible pain they have to live in.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Hey Warren, do not start a business if you don't want business regulations

[hunter]

2. Wait, they had to hire guards to protect themselves from *Christians* ???

[Matariki]

3. Was just going to post the same thing. THAT should tell the guy something.

But it probably won't.

[joeunderdog]

32. Divorced Christians, I'm guessing.

Did they get blocked from the site too for offending Jesus or was it just the gays who pissed Him off?

eHetero can cry me a river.

[City Lights]

6. I know, right?!

[joeybee12]

7. Yeah, he should spend that $10 million figuring out "Christians" instead...

What a tool.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Hey, the Christians are all about love ...

Well, you know, except when they're trying to murder people they hate and stuff like that.

[kysrsoze]

4. Tough shit. Asshole.

[Solly Mack]

5. "we literally had to hire guards to protect our lives...

because the people were so hurt and angry with us, were Christian people, who feel that it’s a violation to scripture"


Snort

Allow me to "do a really first class job of figuring out" Neil Clark Warren.

He's an idiot.

[nykym]

8. Dr Warren

Why not do what the Pilgrims did find someplace to practice YOUR brand of Christianity.
In other words LEAVE!

[progressoid]

9. OFFS

[brooklynite]

10. ...because all his clients decided to become Gay?

[leftyohiolib]

11. maybe it's the sexual assaulters you cant keep from trolling your site

[HughBeaumont]

12. Just as with any fundamentalpatient . . . their voices, unfortunately, are the loudest.

If anything is damaging, it's Warren's "hate speech lite".

[Macoy51]

16. Jesus Said to Love Every One

Mmmm, in my bible, Jesus said he loves ALL of us, and he commanded us to love each other like he loved us. I don’t recall him saying…”love each other ……..except them gays”.

Yup, just double checked…Jesus said to love every one, no exceptions or fine print.


Yes, even "those people" lol


macoy

[GoneOffShore]

21. Fundamentalpatient - Ooo I like it!

I like it a lot!!

[Pisces]

13. How quickly fundies compromise their beliefs once their true God "Money" is affected. Hit them in

the wallet and things will change fast.

[backtoblue]

14. Not much of a Christian to set aside his beliefs for profits...

He had to hire guards to protect himself against fellow Christians? WWJD? Oh, yeah - he walked what he talked and cared more for the people than his personal assets.

Fuck Warren and those self-professed in ANY religion whose actions are dictated by GREED and not love, peace, and tolerance.

[Laelth]

30. +1. n/t

-Laelth

[callous taoboy]

15. Do his customers sign an agreement not to do the "do" until marriage?

[Katashi_itto]

17. Hahah..I tried Eharmony...thought I would meet a gal..worst dating site i have ever been on.

Just a really bad design and impossible to connect with anyone.

Talking to my cat got more of a response.

[Katashi_itto]

18. It sounds like the asshole just woke up to the fact his support of Marriage Equality damaged his

brand...hahah

[Bake]

19. "Christian" people threatened his life

to the point that he had to have guards?

Hmmm ....

Bake

[KamaAina]

20. "Christian" people hit abortion clinics all the time

and have been known to injure or even kill doctors.

[Bake]

23. Yeah, I know.

Pretty damn ironic, huh.

Bake

[eShirl]

22. gee, it's like he offended the Taliban or something

[marmar]

24. Is there anything that they won't blame on Teh Gays?

nt

[Autumn]

25. Had to hire guards to protect our lives because the people were so hurt and angry with us,

were Christian people. That sentence says one fucking hell of a lot.

[Hugabear]

26. He had to hire security to protect against violent Christians?

To be honest, I can't figure out if he's lying his ass off or not. There are some crazy-ass "Christians" out there

[GoneOffShore]

27. One of the commenters on HuffPo

he should have just saved some bucks and changed the name to eBigotry.com...

[Laelth]

29. Pathetic. n/t

-Laelth

[Rex]

31. 'The people'? Who? Where?

Christians? New Jersey? What people Warren? Me thinks he breaks the 9th Commandment a lot.

[madinmaryland]

33. It's not teh gay that is ruining his company, it is the DOUCHEBAG that found the company

that is ruining the company.