Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Hopes He Doesn't Have To 'Sacrifice His Life' To Stop Gay Marriage

[big_dog]

Source: Right Wing Watch

At the “Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally,” Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore joined Texas politicians, including the state’s lieutenant governor and attorney general, in denouncing the gay rights movement and federal judges who rule in favor of marriage equality.

Moore said he was motivated to speak at the anti-gay rally even though “normally judges don’t speak in public about issues like this,” he felt that “if I should hold back my opinions at such a time as this, I would consider myself guilty of treason toward my country and an act of disloyalty to the majesty of heaven which I revere above all earthly kings.”

While discussing an Alabaman, William Travis, who died fighting with the Texas Army in the Battle of the Alamo, Moore wondered if he too will have to give his life in his fight against gay rights: “He took a stand in the face of an enemy that was far more numerous, but he knew that he had to make a statement for the people of Texas and that he would give his life. I hope I don’t give my life, but I’m going to tell you this is a very serious matter.”​

“There’s today another threat, not only in Texas and Alabama, but across our country where state and federal court judges have overruled constitutional amendments passed by the people of those states, and people have just sat by and watched it out of fear of the federal government,” Moore said. “But nothing in the Constitution of the United States, nothing in the laws or precedents of the federal courts give federal courts any authority over domestic policy of family and marriage in the state of Texas, in the state of Alabama, or anywhere else.”


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[Tripper11]

1. scum eom

[AngryDem001]

2. Bible-thumpin' troglodyte

[SoLeftIAmRight]

3. I would like it if he did

the arc of history will leave him "dust to dust"

[Crowman1979]

4. Yeah, and Ted Nugent was dead or in jail last year.

[n2doc]

8. exactly

These people need to be called on their crap. Walk right up to him and say "I'm getting married, what ya gonna do about it? Hey punk?"

[big_dog]

10. the you tube comments are just hammering him! (highly recommended)

"These La-Z-Boy martyrs talk a tall, tall talk and their chests are full of imaginary medals. They love to sound like Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments", grand pronouncements echoing, but not one of them has died a fiery death that they brag about."

[KamaAina]

5. If he were on fire, I wouldn't...

well, you know the rest.

[Kelvin Mace]

38. Oh, I would, while telling him I was gay and married

that would piss him off.

[davidpdx]

60. Better yet

Piss on him and tell him he has to marry you. Homophobic Roy would be asking where the nearest bridge was.

[Romeo.lima333]

6. well will the police have a little talk with him like with james yeager we he made threats?

[Phlem]

7. On the bright side that would be one less

bible thumping liar on earth.

But I think we all know full well he won't do it.

[Puglover]

9. Drama much?

Moran.

[jeff47]

11. Of course he won't. He's far too much of a coward. (nt)

[gordianot]

12. Somehow he invokes the image of creating his own Alamo.

He needs to be barred from tall buildings, towers, and isolated rooms with locking doors. What a pretentious, egomaniac with delusions of martyrdom born of ignorance.

[iandhr]

13. This is a plead for attention.

Like when Rush said he would be forced to leave the country if the ACA was passed.

[samsingh]

14. he discredit's judges, men, humans everywhere.

[Behind the Aegis]

15. No, he jsut intends on us (GLBT people) sacrificing OUR lives!

What an asshole!

[yellowcanine]

16. "act of disloyalty to the majesty of heaven" I believe heaven will survive gay marriage, Roy.

But I would not count on going there if I were you.

[AtheistCrusader]

17. That's a dog whistle. He's calling for unstable assholes to step up and get violent for him.

Doesn't get any clearer than that.

[Rebubula]

26. Great Point

I agree completely - thank you for this insight.

[mountain grammy]

31. I couldn't agree more.

[uppityperson]

41. that was my first reaction also. It is a call to violence because after all, people wanting to be

be left alone to live their lives without hurting anyone are soooooo dangerous they need to be killed.

[arcane1]

18. Stop being an asshole, Roy, and the problem solves itself.

[whatthehey]

19. I disagree with him on this issue...

[Downtown Hound]

20. Oh please do idiot. n/t

[Major Nikon]

21. Self-immolation?

Why can't these shitstains show true dedication?

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

22. I hope he does!!

Does that make me a bad person?

[valerief]

23. Sacrifice it. I'll hand you the rope. nt

[RKP5637]

42. I'll buy the rope! n/t

[Hepburn]

24. I say...

...Moore, sacrifice...and let's see what happens!

[Orsino]

25. Well, he's sacrificed gay rights to sustain his political shelf life. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Heck, it's worth a try.

Just sayin'

[Manifestor_of_Light]

28. Don't let us stop you, judge.

What's stopping him???

[BlueJazz]

29. I'm pretty fed up with these Gay people leading us into war, keeping the minimum wage low,..

....making sure our taxes are too high (compared to the one percent)...pushing for higher health costs and prescription drugs and somebody told me that they're in bed with the fancy-pants Bankers. ...PLUS seeing all those bumper stickers with the confederate flag with the words "The gays are gonna' rise again." Time for us REAL men and women to take back our country.

ARRRGGG!

[Iliyah]

30. He wants to be a martyr in his crusade for intolerance

[asiliveandbreathe]

32. This guy sits in judgement of other people...?

- and - he is handed a ballot during elections...we need to come up with a qualifying question for nut jobs of roys caliber...Hey, Roy - do whatchagottado!

[Bluenorthwest]

33. God it gets tiresome.

Politicians, pop stars, preachers and Popes... they hurl, fling and spew each and every day.

[mountain grammy]

34. Well, that's interesting that he believes

we all "fear the federal government," but there are bigger fears. I especially fear you Judge Roy, because you are an ignorant man in a powerful position.

[Kelvin Mace]

35. Please proceed...

[dbackjon]

36. We can only hope to get so lucky

[WestSeattle2]

37. An absolute dolt. Stop the stupid.

[jberryhill]

39. Say no Moore

wink wink, nudge nudge

[dixiegrrrrl]

46. well done....

[RKP5637]

40. Oh, please do it, go meet your savior in hell, maybe you can meet up with Fred Phelps

roasting in hell. ... but it's just more hollow promises.

[anotojefiremnesuka]

43. William Travis and the rest all died fighting to keep slavery in Mexico/texas

See Mexico banned slavery but the white folk like Travis that lived in Texas which belonged to Mexico at the time did not cotton to non whites being equal to whites and whites not being able to own other humans as property so travis and his friends decided to go down in a blaze of glory defending bigotry and slavery

So judge if you want to die defending bigotry, be my guest you will not be missed

[RKP5637]

44. Hate Marriage - SOS!

[tanyev]

45. Oh, the drama.

I'm reminded of something I read in Candida Moss's book, The Myth of Persecution

Moss describes Church teachings that, once dead, all would wait for the Day of Judgement to decide one's eternal fate - all except for martyrs, who were awarded a martyr's crown and immediately went to heaven.[1]:209 For this reason some Christians deliberately sought martyrdom in a suicidal quest for a martyr's crown.[1]:212

Although there were undoubtedly real martyrs and some persecutions of Christians merely for being Christians, Moss claims that the idea of a persecuted church was greatly exaggerated, especially by early church historian Eusebius.[1]:217–233 The idea that Christians have always been persecuted by the powers of evil, and always will be, leads to a combative and aggressive attitude by Christians even today, according to Moss, in debates over such issues as abortion and same-sex marriage.[1]:249–256

From a nice Wikipedia summary of the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Persecution

[hamsterjill]

47. We've got enough crazies in Texas already.

We don't need any coming over from Alabama to join in the fiasco.

[irisblue]

48. he needs glitter bombing, lots & lots of glitter

[LeftishBrit]

49. All right, Mr. Moore, if you feel that strongly about same-sex marriage..

you can always avoid marrying someone of the same sex.

They aren't going to make it compulsory, you know!

[jtuck004]

50. Hey, judge. You do realize the term "Hanging Judge" refers not to the judge himself. Eh? n/t

[yurbud]

51. damn those gun-toting gay lynch mobs, hunting down god-fearing, double digit IQ judges...

[workinclasszero]

52. This country was founded to get away from theocratic fascists

like judge moore.

Theses are the same people in a huge panic over sharia laws right?

But no not really. They want to set up their own sharia laws and force it on everybody else!

[Jefferson23]

53. Right Wing Watch does great work..kudos to them. Another hateful idiot willing to

keep hating people based on pure ignorance and arrogance too...sick.

[Judi Lynn]

54. He's used to seeing christian martyrs, bless his heart.

[center]

This man is going horizontal protesting the fact the government had ordered Judge Roy's
10 Commandments statue to be removed from the State Judicial Building in Montgomery, Ala.
(AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Fundies are an incredibly suffering lot, aren't they? [/center]

[armed_and_liberal]

55. With any luck we will be pissing on his grave by 4th of July

I plan to be first in line. I thought we had stomped out all this shit back in the 70's. But It's apparently like kudzu, you only can rid of it when you destroy the roots.

[anotojefiremnesuka]

61. Blame Lincoln it is his fault

He should have followed the advice of Sherman and Sen Stevens.

[WhoWoodaKnew]

56. I like it when the idiots speak.

[BigDemVoter]

57. It wouldn't break my heart if he did. . . .

Worthless POS. . .

[Trillo]

58. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Need help? United States:
1 [phone]

[Bartlet]

59. I really wish he would

give his life for this issue. This scumbag pretends to be a judge?

[GeorgeGist]

62. What would he say ...

if he knew that Jesus was gay?