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| After using the shooting tragedy at the Pulse nightclub to portray himself as an LGBTQ ally, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is using the 'Don't Say Gay' bill to abandon that position. |
Florida Senator Marco Rubio seems to the latest figure revealed to be nakedly dishonest because the state's 'Don't Say Gay' bill debacle. We've already seen how the Florida GOP legislators - Governor DeSantis included - have lied and deceived to get the bill passed. And we've seen how the Disney Corporation unsuccessfully tried to avoid taking a stand against the bill even though it passes itself off as an LGBTQ-friendly corporation.
According to The American Independent, we are seeing why Sen. Rubio's support of the bill is equally problematic:
In 2016, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) advised his fellow Christian conservatives to show tolerance toward LGBTQ people. Six years later, Rubio has made an about-face and is supporting Florida's attacks on LGBTQ rights. In the aftermath of the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead, Rubio won reelection in part by claiming to be an ally for the LGBTQ community. But as he seeks a third Senate term in 2022, Rubio is no longer pretending to support the rights of LGBTQ Floridians.. . . On Monday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned that the Florida bill "sends a signal to LGBTQ+ youth that they are not fully accepted." In response, Rubio tweeted on Tuesday that Murthy "argues that schools should be having discussions with children from 5 to 8 years old about sexual orientation & gender identity." Just 14 minutes later, Rubio posted a Bible quote from the Book of Isaiah about Sodom and Gomorrah — two ancient cities that LGBTQ rights opponents often cite to condemn same-sex relationships: "Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah!"
According to the American Independent article (which should get a full reading), Rubio's support or disapproval of LGBTQ issues seems to be like a tennis ball during a furious Wimbledon championship match. He's either all about 'tolerance' or Biblical condemnation all depending on the political winds.
Ezekiel 16:49:
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'nuff said.
The sin of Sodom wasn’t homosexuality but inhospitality to the stranger, a taboo in the culture of the time. There’s an enormous difference in my Book between threatened rape, heterosexual or homosexual, and committed relationship, but homophobes seem incapable of hearing it, sadly.
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