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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 11:55 AM Jun 2015

Pastor Rick Scarborough says he didn't mean he would set himself on fire

Texas Pastor Rick Scarborough, who previously said that he would be willing to be burned to death in his campaign against gay marriage. clarified his statement after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling.

The pastor issued a statement to KFYO News a few hours after the Supreme Court ruling was made official.

He stated, "I made that comment to paraphrase a spiritual song, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in which the three were given a choice—to bow to the image of Nebucahdnezzar or burn in a furnace. We will burn' means that we will accept any sanction from the government for resisting [Friday's] Supreme Court decision. We do not support any violence or physical harm."


http://www.christiantoday.com/article/pastor.rick.scarborough.us.supreme.court.ruling.same.sex.marriage/57349.htm


Uh huh....

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Pastor Rick Scarborough says he didn't mean he would set himself on fire (Original Post) damnedifIknow Jun 2015 OP
All bark, no bite. SamKnause Jun 2015 #1
match, no flame mercuryblues Jun 2015 #24
Exactly ablamj Jun 2015 #34
The spirit is willing but the flush is weak. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #36
did his family get a psych hold? irisblue Jun 2015 #2
Ding shenmue Jun 2015 #11
We we all knew he was a fucking liar. Autumn Jun 2015 #3
Chickenshit punk liar, thought so randys1 Jun 2015 #4
How did we know he was stupid and lying? His lips was moving. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #5
Maybe he could to renew his passion, say like a hunger strike until it gets "stricken down". That's libdem4life Jun 2015 #6
I offered to contribute to the fuel costs. notadmblnd Jun 2015 #7
count me in for a box of matches and Doctor_J Jun 2015 #15
Pastor Rick Scarborough: I've got a great deal for you. You burn yourself up, I'll do the same!! BlueJazz Jun 2015 #8
"Satan, I rebuke thee!" HassleCat Jun 2015 #9
But I already bought marshmallows n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #10
Yeah, put away the marshmallows. 47of74 Jun 2015 #12
Damn. What am I gonna do with this pallet of marshmallows I just bought? 47of74 Jun 2015 #46
Now what am I going to do with all these... Champion Jack Jun 2015 #13
I will take the chocolate irisblue Jun 2015 #17
well you can make them in the microwave but they're just not the same notadmblnd Jun 2015 #19
But you can't add the smoked homophobe flavor that way. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #41
Liar, liar pants on fire... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #14
Maybe he can move to Costa Rica w/Rush. nt TBF Jun 2015 #16
He was probably waiting for a member of his congregation to step up and take petronius Jun 2015 #18
Hahahahaha, horse. fucking. shit. Arkana Jun 2015 #20
Then allow us, Rick. Qutzupalotl Jun 2015 #21
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego AwakeAtLast Jun 2015 #22
now I can't get it out of my head MisterP Jun 2015 #29
I learned a different song AwakeAtLast Jun 2015 #30
Man that song takes me back Recursion Jun 2015 #44
... and Hannity hasn't had himself waterboarded yet either. Danascot Jun 2015 #23
Rush hasn't left the country, and Nugent is still alive and not in jail. panader0 Jun 2015 #42
Well that's a shame. I'd have bought the matches. Vinca Jun 2015 #25
we dont need no water brettdale Jun 2015 #26
But Scalia would say..."words have meaning, now you are saying words have no meaning....?" nt kelliekat44 Jun 2015 #27
Bad cover story because Shadrack and Co did not in fact burn to death and that's the entire Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #28
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, come on, Rick -- GO FOR IT!!!! Hepburn Jun 2015 #31
But you PROMISED us!!! valerief Jun 2015 #32
Religious Snake-Oil Salespeople Thespian2 Jun 2015 #33
Maybe he was talking about burnt steaks, not burned at the stake. kairos12 Jun 2015 #35
In the gospel according to DLTK's Bible Stories for Children rocktivity Jun 2015 #37
Massive giggles oldandhappy Jun 2015 #38
Liar, liar hifiguy Jun 2015 #39
Thou shalt not lie. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #40
One of the many problems with religion LiberalLovinLug Jun 2015 #43
Martyrs: "We didn't really mean we'd get eaten by lions." tabasco Jun 2015 #45

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. How did we know he was stupid and lying? His lips was moving.
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:02 PM
Jun 2015

Now what else does he say is not truthful, he sure doesn't love everybody.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
6. Maybe he could to renew his passion, say like a hunger strike until it gets "stricken down". That's
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:03 PM
Jun 2015

non-violent.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
7. I offered to contribute to the fuel costs.
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:06 PM
Jun 2015

I can't tell you all how disappointed I am to hear he was just talking out his ass.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
15. count me in for a box of matches and
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:38 PM
Jun 2015

a camera we can use to broadcast his ultimate sacrifice on the internet.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
8. Pastor Rick Scarborough: I've got a great deal for you. You burn yourself up, I'll do the same!!
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:06 PM
Jun 2015

Ah...you go first.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
9. "Satan, I rebuke thee!"
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:08 PM
Jun 2015

More meaningless pseudo-biblical nonsense from the people who make their livings dodging questions. Next thing you know, they'll be telling us we won't literally burn in hell for eternity.

irisblue

(33,067 posts)
17. I will take the chocolate
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 12:52 PM
Jun 2015

did you know peanut butter on a graham cracker will get your 6 & 3 yr old nieces and 13 yr old dog to sit down for a longish time in the back yard?

and a pool...a pool helps















petronius

(26,614 posts)
18. He was probably waiting for a member of his congregation to step up and take
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:00 PM
Jun 2015

his place--because Pastor Rick is just too important to lose, don't ya know. When that didn't happen, it was on to Plan W(easel-out)...

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
20. Hahahahaha, horse. fucking. shit.
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:01 PM
Jun 2015

"Oh, shit, I made a wildly over the top threat and now people are laughing at me. Engage Damage Control Mode!"

AwakeAtLast

(14,134 posts)
22. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:16 PM
Jun 2015

stepped into that fiery furnace because they believed God would deliver them from harm. They had enough faith in God.

Rick Scarborough? Not so much.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
28. Bad cover story because Shadrack and Co did not in fact burn to death and that's the entire
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:07 PM
Jun 2015

point of the story. In reality the preacher just says things he does not mean, that's his job after all. He's a dishonest dealer in hyperbole and when caught in his own bluster he places blame not on himself but on his Scriptures, which is par for the course.
This man, he's supremely full of shit.

rocktivity

(44,588 posts)
37. In the gospel according to DLTK's Bible Stories for Children
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 03:25 PM
Jun 2015

Last edited Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:51 PM - Edit history (5)

it is written: Nebuchadnezzar...ordered the furnace to be heated way hotter than it usually was and commanded some of the strongest soldiers to take Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (and) throw them in the fire...The(y) were wearing all their clothes...(which) would catch fire very easily...Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the hot, hot furnace...(T)he flames...killed the soldiers because the fire was so hot...

Then king Nebuchadnezzar jumped to his feet in amazement..."Weren't there only three men thrown into the fire?...Look! I see FOUR men walking around in the fire, untied and unhurt, and the fourth looks like some kind of angel!" Nebuchadnezzar then came as close as he could to the furnace and shouted in the doorway, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, follower of the Most High God, come out! Come here!" So the three men walked out of the furnace without any burns, no hairs on their head burned, all their clothes perfectly fine, and no smell of fire on them at all.

At that moment Nebuchadnezzar knew that they worshipped a real God not some fake statue. God had sent an angel to protect them from harm, and even more important...(t)hey were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own...(T)he king made an announcement that...people...could not say anything bad about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's God, (and) gave the three men even better jobs than they already had...

Scarborogh's loophole is that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego didn't set THEMSELVES on fire -- they were cast into a furnace of their oppressor's making!

But what ARE we supposed to with all these graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marshmallows?




rocktivity

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
40. Thou shalt not lie.
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 03:53 PM
Jun 2015

He's breaking one of the 10 Commandments. He is lying. It's time he puts up or shuts up. I was hoping for a follow-the-leader type scenario too. Damn shame, what a party pooper.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,180 posts)
43. One of the many problems with religion
Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:21 PM
Jun 2015

Especially the American Christian Church. I was fully ensconced as a child and youth. They earnestly and presumably honestly believe in the Bible stories like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and their being saved from burning by a watchful God. They preach about they as Christians having to have the same type of submissive belief. Yet obviously fail miserably over and over at ever actually trusting in their God to do what they claim he can do. Fundie Muslims are doing a much better job at sacrificing themselves, but then they don't expect to be saved at the last minute by their God.

And in the Catholic wing of conservative Christians, they don't even accept the Pope's edicts anymore, if it doesn't fit their political (ie. monetary) goals.

Its all such embarrassing hypocrisy.

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