A quote by Steve Austin, which he made over a year ago, seems to have gone viral over the last 24 hours on my Facebook feed. Here is the quote:
"I don't give a s*** if two guys, two gals, guy-gal, whatever it is, I believe that any human being in America, or any human being in the goddamn world, that wants to be married, and if it's same-sex, more power to 'em."
"What also chaps my a**, some of these churches, have the high horse that they get on and say 'we as a church do not believe in that.' Which one of these motherf****** talked to God, and God said that same-sex marriage was a no-can-do?"
"OK, so two cats can't get married if they want to get married, but then a guy can go murder 14 people, molest five kids, then go to f****** prison, and accept God and He's going to let him into heaven? After the fact that he did all that s***? See that's all horses*** to me, that don't jive with me."
So in light of this quote showing up, I want to pose some questions that I would ask Mr. Austin.
"I believe that any human being in America, or any human being in the goddamn world, that wants to be married, and if it's same-sex, more power to 'em."
- So if a dad wanted to marry his daughter, you would be okay with that? How about a brother and sister who wanted to marry? What if a person wanted to marry a severely mentally handicapped person, who could not make the decision of whether they want to marry or not on their own?
- If situations like these are not okay, aren't you actually in some agreement with the church that there should be some restrictions when it comes to marriage?
- If there should be restrictions on marriage, who should make those restrictions and why should they be the ones to make them?
"some of these churches, have the high horse that they get on and say 'we as a church do not believe in that.'"
- Why can't churches, or their members, have an opinion on the issue?
- How come when churches or their members express an opinion, they are on their "high horse" but you can give your opinion without being so?
"Which one of these motherf****** talked to God, and God said that same-sex marriage was a no-can-do?"
- Why does this matter to you?
- Would you even believe if someone told you they had received a message from God?
- Doesn't the church have just as much of a right to an opinion on the issue as you?
(Hint: the answer to your question is "Jesus".)
"...but then a guy can go murder 14 people, molest five kids, then go to f****** prison, and accept God and He's going to let him into heaven?"
- What exactly does this have to do with marriage?
- But to address your question, what exactly is wrong with God forgiving a man for his sins?
"See that's all horses*** to me, that don't jive with me."
- So because an idea doesn't "jive" with you, someone else can't have that opinion?
