tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2834386512569417604..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: To Have And To Hold Up ProgressMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2321004952411978272011-07-01T14:53:33.032-07:002011-07-01T14:53:33.032-07:00I'm terribly late to the party, as usual, Murr...I'm terribly late to the party, as usual, Murr, but just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this funny, thoughtful piece! I'm also very happy that the folks in NY won (gay marriage has been legal in Canada for years)! I'll be sending a link to my friend Nancy in Idaho who is a strong advocate for gay marriage.<br /><br />Thanks for once again telling it like it is, Murr!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50656101488353005712011-06-25T13:59:57.857-07:002011-06-25T13:59:57.857-07:00Thanks, ny edge! I actually do like to be persuasi...Thanks, ny edge! I actually do like to be persuasive, and I try to take care not to scold, but Jeezy Peezy sometimes I just want to communicate with a two-by-four upside the melon. Feel free to pass it around, darlin'.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38394861741536585872011-06-25T13:04:05.780-07:002011-06-25T13:04:05.780-07:00MB- Your post may not have been the deciding facto...MB- Your post may not have been the deciding factor in NY, but it should be required reading in the remaining 44 states. The combination of common sense & laugh-out-loud humor would surely be more persuasive than the end of civilization argument!ny edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668105041248173352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27837669860771450182011-06-25T09:58:55.912-07:002011-06-25T09:58:55.912-07:00Oooo, give me a moment to imagine that this post D...Oooo, give me a moment to imagine that this post DID it. Ahh. Okay, back to oblivion.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40652593312353829572011-06-25T09:54:35.738-07:002011-06-25T09:54:35.738-07:00Brilliant, my friend. And how happy are you that ...Brilliant, my friend. And how happy are you that this post is now obsolete!injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38202793892413938952011-06-25T05:57:13.124-07:002011-06-25T05:57:13.124-07:00Wonderful post, Murr. You have such a wonderful wa...Wonderful post, Murr. You have such a wonderful way of murr-dering the English language. So many of your phrases should become part of the lexicon.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17060059332528533642011-06-25T05:23:08.809-07:002011-06-25T05:23:08.809-07:00Shoot, we're due for some new saints. Let'...<i>Shoot, we're due for some new saints. Let's elect our own</i>.<br /><br />I nominate the four Republicans who voted yes. That took guts. They're already being targeted for political revenge by the various nutter factions of the party.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41569385376304204302011-06-24T22:32:51.153-07:002011-06-24T22:32:51.153-07:00Saints be praised! Or, probably, not saints exactl...Saints be praised! Or, probably, not saints exactly, or not any of the standard ones. Shoot, we're due for some new saints. Let's elect our own.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3416874264122087312011-06-24T22:01:58.092-07:002011-06-24T22:01:58.092-07:00It passed! by only four votes, but it's a done...It passed! by only four votes, but it's a done deal....ny edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668105041248173352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65292662017226745442011-06-23T11:36:37.330-07:002011-06-23T11:36:37.330-07:00"On the one hand we have the right of adult h..."On the one hand we have the right of adult humans to marry whom they want. On the other hand we have the duty to protect the right of dozens of citizens to be free of the willies."<br /><br />That's essentially what the debate boils down to. I have yet to hear any sound arguments for why LGBT should be denied rights.<br /><br />"The Catholic Church, according to New York Ahabhttp://republic-of-gilead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67484255739032275802011-06-23T11:21:49.527-07:002011-06-23T11:21:49.527-07:00Love it Murr - as usual, the comments add so much....Love it Murr - as usual, the comments add so much. Yes, I too feel like I'm hanging with the cool kids at school. This one... "Since they attache such a high value to their right to be intolerant, surely we can reassure them that that right is under no threat?" made me snort!<br /><br />Like Ami, I homeschooled my two sons during their early years, sent them to art and music Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836739280483496092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79578898735512754192011-06-23T10:34:28.047-07:002011-06-23T10:34:28.047-07:00Thank you, honey ... this is great!Thank you, honey ... this is great!ohmemercylardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013968168715465399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39477740713926732512011-06-23T09:26:29.567-07:002011-06-23T09:26:29.567-07:00I'm on my way to the hospital... to stop the l...I'm on my way to the hospital... to stop the laughs...Fresh Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321496696487687435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67038238084530460692011-06-23T09:20:23.986-07:002011-06-23T09:20:23.986-07:00Murr....excellent blog as usual but the readers co...Murr....excellent blog as usual but the readers comments are also a source of great insight and wit. I feel like I'm hangin' out with the cool kids in school. : )<br /><br />Donna LuuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73447733554457945152011-06-23T09:12:04.963-07:002011-06-23T09:12:04.963-07:00I wanna know where you can get those pom-pom costu...I wanna know where you can get those pom-pom costumes. I wanna wear one! Actually, we're attending a reception in August for our good friends Bob and Bob who recently got married in a civil ceremony after 20 years together. Wouldn't miss it for the world or miss having known these wonderful guys who are a true model of a great relationship. What's not to love?cowangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365881443482166587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21607137974062756652011-06-23T06:15:31.021-07:002011-06-23T06:15:31.021-07:00Amen.Amen.Colhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=607549290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25751390224772895712011-06-23T05:10:05.916-07:002011-06-23T05:10:05.916-07:00I'm hung on this phrase: "natural law emb...I'm hung on this phrase: "natural law embedded in every man and woman." Um....no, it is NOT!! If it was, we in this bass-ackwards country wouldn't be having this conversation, fergawdsake.<br /><br />I'm copying this phrase in several places digitally and on paper so I don't lose it: "...ministers of New York be strapped to their altars and mandated to bark out a Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16120133774320824562011-06-23T01:51:47.166-07:002011-06-23T01:51:47.166-07:00Hell! I'm Catholic and I don't much give ...Hell! I'm Catholic and I don't much give damn what the Church says about gay marriage! We Catholics have mostly been ignoring the Vatican for decades. As my daughter put it, "The rite and wrong of marriage should a choice for everyone -- gay or straight!" -- and she was 18 when she said it! She 's 34 now and still happily single.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17049320466306208512011-06-22T22:00:58.675-07:002011-06-22T22:00:58.675-07:00This is such ancient history for me. I live in Can...This is such ancient history for me. I live in Canada, and have married a number of same-gendered couples who have come to a pastor to get married.<br /> <br />Maybe those senators need some tall ladders, so they can get over themselves, and end up in the real world. Sigh.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46840599857054299512011-06-22T18:25:36.811-07:002011-06-22T18:25:36.811-07:00Reminds me of the crappola the Mormon Church paid ...Reminds me of the crappola the Mormon Church paid to indoctrinate the folks here in Cali when Prop 8 was on the ballot. <br /><br />The lies and obfuscations from what passes as a "church" simply floored me. Now, I am not a fan of organized religion..but still..a church spreading bullshit to strike fear in the hearts and minds of people that don't know any better(read as uneducated Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-92007489803536270852011-06-22T17:55:47.715-07:002011-06-22T17:55:47.715-07:00Oh Murr...*HUG*!Oh Murr...*HUG*!Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78397048363333166992011-06-22T13:47:45.101-07:002011-06-22T13:47:45.101-07:00I love you, Murr......I don't care who knows i...I love you, Murr......I don't care who knows it.<br /><br />My God, can you write !!! Marvelous.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30078405988680437202011-06-22T12:59:47.841-07:002011-06-22T12:59:47.841-07:00Yes! I'm so pleased to have met you!Yes! I'm so pleased to have met you!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81150333292074658462011-06-22T12:55:50.279-07:002011-06-22T12:55:50.279-07:00PS: It was cool running into you at the parade:-)...PS: It was cool running into you at the parade:-)Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79918923421977087062011-06-22T12:55:22.786-07:002011-06-22T12:55:22.786-07:00until they are assured that there are adequate pro...<i>until they are assured that there are adequate protections for churches and other groups so that they will not be in violation of the law if they decline to perform marriages they find morally objectionable</i>.<br /><br />One wonders why any special rules are needed in this case. Churches already have the right ot refuse to perform marriages they object to, for whatever reason -- many Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.com