The Book of Matthew states:"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,That is, unless you live in Washington D.C. because the Catholic Archdiocese there said that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law. A threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me,
I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you came to visit me...."
Before you think that the Catholics are concerned that they would be forced to perform same-sex weddings, hold on. Under the bill, headed for a D.C. Council vote next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay men and lesbians. God forbid!
Fearful that they could be forced, among other things, to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples, church officials said they would have no choice but to abandon their contracts with the city.
"If the city requires this, we can't do it," Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese, said Wednesday. "The city is saying in order to provide social services, you need to be secular. For us, that's really a problem."
Yeah, that's Christ's love for you right there. Good work, D.C. Catholics, you're...
BLASPHEMES HYPOCRITES OF THE WEEK
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If you don't start hating the same people we do, we're going to punish those completely unrelated people, over there.
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