Rubio: 'Ignore' Gay Marriage Decision Because 'God's Rules Always Win'

[big_dog]

Source: Right Wing Watch/People for the American Way

In an interview today with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Sen. Marco Rubio said that the Supreme Court’s rulings on marriage equality and abortion rights in the Obergefell and Roe decisions, respectively, are “not settled law.”

The Republican presidential candidate said that states should “do everything possible within the constraints that its placed upon us” to curtail abortion rights, before insisting that government officials “ignore” Supreme Court rulings if they believe they conflict with “God’s rules.”

“We are clearly called, in the Bible, to adhere to our civil authorities, but that conflicts with also a requirement to adhere to God’s rules,” he said. “When those two come in conflict, God’s rules always win. In essence, if we are ever ordered by a government authority to personally violate and sin, violate God’s law and sin, if we’re ordered to stop preaching the gospel, if we’re ordered to perform a same-sex marriage as someone presiding over it, we are called to ignore that. We cannot abide by that because government is compelling us to sin.”

Brody, unsurprisingly, took that as an endorsement as Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ stance that she could flout the Supreme Court and refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.



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[hobbit709]

1. If god's rules always win then maybe he should follow them.

[big_dog]

3. how about Rubio follows the golden rule...

'treat others as you would like to be treated'

[hobbit709]

4. He follows the other golden rule "Them that has the gold,makes the rules"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. So if my religion requires human sacrifice,

when I'm arrested for murder for ritually sacrificing my next-door neighbor I'm off the hook because my God's rules always win? Is that how that works?

[KamaAina]

5. No, the Waterboy's God's rules always win

[rpannier]

6. No. Only Rubio's God

All others are not real.

I think someone should ask him about laws regarding divorce, slavery, disobedient/disrespectful children.
If my child is disrespectful, then I can smite him
Both the Old and New Testament mention divorce as a no-no
Slaves be obedient to your masters

[christx30]

7. If we can just ignore supreme court

decisions we don't like, can we ignore contraception exemptions for Hobby Lobby?

[RKP5637]

35. Yep, apparently he sees SCOTUS as irrelevant in hie wacko mind. It's a hard toss up as to which of

the republican hopefuls are the most wacky.

[mnhtnbb]

8. How about we ignore Rubio?

I'm all in favor of that since he's such a misogynistic, bigoted a$$hole.

Newsflash, Rubio: Nobody makes anyone have an abortion. If you are a government
official and don't like the concept of marriage equality, then get another job
where you don't have to process marriage licenses or perform ceremonies.

See how easy it is? Dumb $hit.

[d_legendary1]

18. I wish I could but thanks to Charlie Crist and DWS

he's my Senator.

[stopbush]

9. I'm waiting for the day an interviewer has the guts

to inform one of these Bible thumpers that their entire belief system is based on make believe, and that Xianity has no more basis in reality than does Santa Claus.

So sick of Xianity and the fucking Xians. All of them.

[Moostache]

27. Try having hard core thumpers as in-laws...

Makes this time of year a powder keg of just how much nonsense I am going to listen too before starting the snide comments.

Not is a very charitable mood this year. Might not take much!

[stopbush]

37. I have siblings who are Bible thumpers.

I live in CA, they live in OH. Haven't seen them in years.

[WestSeattle2]

40. And you are saner for it! Spending time with those folks numbs

the brain.

[Gloria]

45. I'm in NM, my brother and his freak clan

are back in Jersey...my mother, in hospice, hasn't heard a word from him in over a month, good Christian that he is...He married a woman who went off the deep end for Jesus and he followed her overboard.

He actually called me a couple of years ago to ask how much money he was getting...

But, she took him and his cloned kids out of her will...only getting some $$ out of another thing that can't be changed.
I implored her to take him and the clones out and suggested she leave the money to charity, which would deserve the money more than they would...
She did that...but left it all to me, with the provision to charities and libraries in case I kick off first....that sort of made me feel that she actually finally got it that I've been the only one with her all these years....

[question everything]

56. Good for you.

And hoping for a peaceful farewell for your mother.

[Gloria]

60. Thanks...and when I kick off, ALL money left will go to

charity....homeless, food banks, the woman's crisis center, animal shelters, etc.

Nothing for these awful, creepy, nephews who have no souls...and no respect....

[Hepburn]

50. We must be related...

...I live in CA and my Buy-Bull thumping relatives live in OH!

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Nobody is saying they have to perform same sex

marriages in their church. I just don't get why they get their panties in a twist over registering your impending nuptials with the county. That's really all a marriage license is.

[merrily]

32. I beg to differ. At the very least a marriage license entitles you to have your marriage recognized

by state (not only county) government and many state and federal legal rights and obligations result from that recognition.

[Augiedog]

11. Ignore Rubio, as no republican will be elected president, God said so

[uppityperson]

12. Sharia law!!!!!!

[pangaia]

13. Shounds like the Christians' version of what they think Sharia is.

I mean pseudo Christians.

[SoapBox]

15. ^Yes!^

[tanyev]

14. Which is why all Christian churches still stone to death members who commit adultery.

STFU, Marco.

[Moostache]

25. Also why they frequently protest "Red Lobster" restaurants too! (n/t)

[rpannier]

39. Rubio needs to explain why he isn't so upset about divorce

I mean... that is in both the Old and New Testament
Unlike a lot of other things, that one seems more clear than what they have a fit over

[NickB79]

51. And why they constantly burn down fields of mixed crops on farms nationwide

Dad almost lost the farm that way in the great Christian Field Burning of '88. Thank God for Willy Nelson and Farm-Aid.

[weissmam]

16. its the pandering weeniee

pandering ti the religious wing nuts

[Moostache]

24. Rubio's pandering never stops.

It is one of a long list of reasons that he is unqualified to hold public office at all, let alone the presidency.

[Mass]

17. I have a hard time with Rubio. Such a pandering to the evangelicals.

Not sure they will fall for it, and if they do and he is the nominee, he will have alienated every population that could be interested to vote for him because he is younger.

[Lucky Luciano]

19. God is so gay. nt

[Grimelle]

36. Yes he is.

Amen!

[sakabatou]

20. I guess he skipped over the iron chariots part of the Bible

[merrily]

31. I must have skipped those parts, too.

[lobodons]

21. Just a GD piece of papar

Just like George W. Bush said about the Constitution, "It's just a GD piece of paper."

[merrily]

30. Yes, it is, much as the Magna Carta was just a letter to King John.

[William Seger]

22. He's declaring in advance that he will not respect the oath of office

Unfit for any public office.

[Moostache]

23. Better prepare the articles of impeachment now, just to be safe...(n/t)

[merrily]

29. Been there, done that, got the T shirt: impeachment off the table.

[randys1]

26. Inches away from being prez and Women dying in alleys. THINK ABOUT THAT EVERYBODY

[merrily]

28. Remind me how that theory of Supreme Court decisions worked for Orval Faubus and George Wallace. nt

[icymist]

33. Sounds like Rubio doesn't like our country having a Supreme Court interrupting law.

Bet he sees the Constitution as an annoying piece of paper as well. Besides, nobody is forcing him to get married to a gay man nor have an abortion. I don't see the conflict he's having with himself and his god, unless, of course, he wants to force his god on everybody else. All this makes me wonder who's worse at getting attention: Carson? Trump? Cruz?

[liberalnarb]

34. Is it just me...

Or is the right wing forming their own sharia law?

[treestar]

38. Unqualified to be President

for pretending the US does not follow the rule of law. He knows full well a SCOTUS decision settles the question.

[sinkingfeeling]

41. Both issues are settled law in the United States of America. Rubio should be impeached. (I know that

a US Senator can't be impeached).

[Jeb Bartlet]

42. Rubio

is not fit to be President. This kind of ignorant rhetoric has no place in our Government.

[DavidDvorkin]

43. When he became a senator, he swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution

Similar to the oath he would swear if he became president. But I guess that doesn't matter.

[Gloria]

44. I'd love to take his pretty boy, smug little face

and shove it up his ass....

[jmowreader]

46. This could be fun!

God's law:
"If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." - Leviticus 20.13

Man's law:
"Murder is the unlawful killing of a person with malice aforethought." - California Penal Code 187(a)

I am of mixed mind on Rubio. I don't want him to be on the general election ballot because of the trail of destruction he'd leave behind him if he were to be elected...but the black comedy inherent in asking members of a political party that's been calling children of immigrants "anchor babies" to vote for someone who fits the description (neither of Rubio's parents were US citizens when he was born) almost makes it worth taking the chance.

[YOHABLO]

47. We are a nation of laws set forth by a Constitution not The Bible. Sorry Dude.

[keithbvadu2]

48. Rubio's law

Rubio's law

Adultery in the Bible is deserving of death.

Divorce (for the wrong reason) and marrying another spouse is adultery (Jesus).

Reagan was divorced and remarried, thus committing adultery.

John Hinckley was simply carrying out Rubio's version of applicable law(s).

[Hepburn]

49. Hey, Marco...

...gawd made gays -- guess gay marriages rule, too!

[valerief]

52. And "God" = the PTB. nt

[GOLGO 13]

53. You dont have to like the law Marky, but you will OBEY it.

Go ahead break the law. See how we deal with your coven of rule breakers. We'll Kimmy your ass in the clink real quick. We'll even smile while we do it.

[WestSeattle2]

54. I get so tired of the religious crap. It's almost 2016 and millions still

believe in that nonsense. Incredible.

[question everything]

55. Didn't he swear to uphold the law of the land when he took office

in Florida and then in the Senate?

How can he run for the highest office of the land while ignoring the laws of the land?

Still, I suppose, like Trump, his followers do not look for reason and logic

[briv1016]

57. So I take it his internal polling shows he's not doing well against Cruz.

He's try to out crazy the crazy. Luckily we have it on tape so Hillary or Bernie can make ads against him in the general.

[Vinca]

58. He's running for office in the wrong country. He should be in Iran.

[randome]

59. So he would have supported Galileo who ignored 'Church Law' in his time? Doubtful.

But anarchy is something for these numbnuts to praise so long as they're controlling it. (Yes, I realize that's an oxymoron.)
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