MS Rep won't apologize for death to gays cite

[basilosaurus]

I'm disgusted about this. Yes, it's huffpo, but the direct quotes should stand on their own. I wonder if he also supports this “A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If she is not a virgin, she shall be executed
-- Deuteronomy 22:13-21

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/andy-gipson-gays-mississippi-facebook-apology_n_1529677.html

The Mississippi state lawmaker who cited a Bible passage on Facebook calling for gay men to be "put to death" has taken to the social networking site again to refuse to apologize for the remark.

Rep. Andy Gipson (R-Braxton) went on Facebook Friday to say that although he has been receiving emails and calls from around the country about his citation of Leviticus 20:13, as well as Romans 1:26-28, in a May 10 Facebook post on President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage, he will not say he's sorry. The emails have come in response to a petition calling on the lawmaker to issue an apology and to meet with LGBT groups in Mississippi.

"To be clear, I want the world to know that I do not, cannot, and will not apologize for the inspired truth of God's Word. It is one thing that will never 'change,'" Gipson wrote. "Anyone who knows me knows I also believe that all people are created in God's image, and that all people are loved by God, so much so that He gave us the truth of His Word which convicts us of the reality and guilt of our sin, and He gave us His Son Jesus who paid the full penalty for all our sins, by His grace through our faith in Him as we repent of our sin. John 3:16. It is this message that I preach every Sunday. I sincerely pray God will reach someone through this message."

Gipson is a Baptist minister and a business lawyer when not serving in the Legislature. He notes in his official state biography that his family are "of the Christian faith, and are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention."

The passage from Leviticus that Gipson first cited reads: "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."

On Facebook at least, Gipson has received overwhelming support for his original comments and his refusal to apologize. Eighty-three people have "liked" his post, and he's received dozens of supportive comments, including praise for supporting God and sticking to his original message.

"I stand with you my friend. ... GOD is in control ... no place for Gays," Ted W. Cole wrote.

Gipson, 35, has served in the Mississippi Legislature since 2008. He chairs a judiciary committee.

[ttt]

It's Mississippi. He'll probably win more votes from this than he"ll lose.

[curmudgeon]

Judge not lest you be judged.

People fucking suck. And things like this are why when discussing where we might want to live I told my H that the bible belt is out of the question.

[gpw]

curmudgeon -- people always forget that one..

[Deleted]

Thats just really, really sad. Pathetic too.

[emilyj]

Here's what I question. If he's going to quote the bit about all people being created in God's image...wouldn't that include gay people too?

Or is that too logical for this moron?

[curmudgeon]

May 19, 2012 21:26:29 GMT -5 emilyj said:

Here's what I question. If he's going to quote the bit about all people being created in God's image...wouldn't that include gay people too?

Or is that too logical for this moron?

BUT GOD ISN'T GAY!

Yes, too logical.

[Deleted]

Once again, religion for the win!

[StrawberryBlondie]

May 19, 2012 18:14:01 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

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So, he's totes cool with lesbians, then?

[MrsAxilla]

This is exactly the type of person you want chairing the fucking Judiciary committee.

[basilosaurus]

I think he cited the passage rather than quoted it. I'm not that matters to me, though, with how disgusting it is. Why would you cite a passage if you don't actually support what it says? And if you then reaffirm that you meant it, I don't think there's any wiggle room to deny that you basically just called for the death of gays.