New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx), the lone Democrat in the state Senate to vote “no” on the marriage equality bill, warned that gay marriage is only a sign of the coming apocalypse.
Ruben Diaz Sr.
“I’m a preacher and they say in the Bible all these things will come to pass. They say there will be a time when good is bad and bad is good,” he said. “I say the end is coming and they laugh at me, but the Bible calls on the faithful not to give up.”He’s also proud of his “nay” vote.
“I always knew it would pass in New York and if they allowed it here, in New York, the whole nation goes. But I am Christian first and then a Democrat,” he said. “I always vote my conscience.”
via: Metro.us
Diaz, a Pentecostal minister, placed the blame squarely on Republicans in the state Senate for making New York the sixth -– and most populous -– state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
“All Democrats do is abortion and gay marriage, but the Republican party has always been the party that protects traditional values and family values.,” he said.
In case you missed it, here is Diaz’ rambling diatribe to “explain” his “nay” vote, instead chastising lawmakers in an attempt to sway opinions at the last moment in hopes of defeating the bill.
The Marriage Equality Act was passed in the state Senate on Friday evening, and signed into law by Cuomo at 11:55 p.m. ET, less than 2 hours after the vote. The law takes effect in 30 days.
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there are just no words for his idiosy……..
Oh, Puhleeze! Why would anyone listen to this man? He couldn’t even understand the rules of the NY Senate as they applied to his speech.
I can’t help but laugh. Ignorance is funny sometimes..
….lolwut.
why are people such fucking idiots…………?
So
Stupid
must be trolling
He’s a big bag of CRAZY!!!
LULZ. What a troll!
Mentally challenged and quoting from some outdated book written by old men in Britain.
He probably has college freshman guys sucking his dick in the closet.
that makes me laugh big time. i need it.
“But I am Christian first and then a Democrat,” he said.”
That’s not the way government works, asshole.
OMG! On my adoptive mom’s page her and her friends are complaining about the law being passed and all. They are saying we need to pray for our leaders, our country, etc and if only it were up to the people… Blah, blah, blah…
When you think Paris Hilton was dumb…
Boo hoo Díaz!
People who believe in a god that needed a blood sacrifice to forgive crack me up….nuts. : )
He’s a pastor OF COOOOOOUURRRSSEE!
go fuck yourself
Let it be known that not all Christians are crazy, most of us have some sense
Who is he to think that he can speak for a being so incredibly complex and vast. Can we not enjoy life and be happy while its here in front of us? Forget the rules forget all our faults, we’re human, we’re different, all of us. We are all worthy of acceptance and rights and love. :) Maybe god would agree with me, how can I ever know though?
Lol.
Senator Diaz is nothing but a conservative Republican in a Democrat’s clothing. He needs to run for election under his true party — and he really needs to keep his religion out of State politics. Separation of Church and State, Sen. Diaz.
LOL! Look at the picture of him. He looks crazy.
time for him to tap his foot in some restroom……
The mas is an ass, that is why i nick named him the right Rev. Ruben” The Ass”Diaz. That man is a loud mouth bigot.
Alpaca lips!
If ever the letters “STFU” should be used, THIS was the occasion! What are we to do about these RWRNJs? My patience is wearing sooooo thin!
I agree with Sen. Diaz. I am glad to see that some politicians still consider the Bible and their conscience to be above what any people may say.
By voting no, Ruben betrays his belief that the apocalypse will be the best thing that would ever happen to a christian – an event that sees christians raised to an eternal life of pure perfection whilst every bad person gets what they deserve. To be consistent then, he should surely he should have voted yes and be thankful that it has been passed.
I have people quoting Leviticus and Deuteronomy to my face and saying Leviticus 20:13 clearly states “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”
I would remind to read the whole Leviticus. Just to give you some example. Leviticus also condones slavery, and I quote: Leviticus 25:44-46 “Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.”
If that is not enough, we also have:
Don’t let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t have a variety of crops on the same field. (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)
Any person who curseth his mother or father, must be killed. (Leviticus 20:9) Have you ever done that?
If a man cheats on his wife, or vise versa, both the man and the woman must die. (Leviticus 20:10). I wonder if Dr. Laura would like that one to be enforced?
If a man has sex with a woman on her period, they are both to be “cut off from their people” (Leviticus 20:18)
People who have flat noses, or is blind or lame, cannot go to an altar of God (Leviticus 21:17-18)
Psychics, wizards, and so on are to be stoned to death. (Leviticus 20:27)
So, Leviticus is the word of the Lord? Slaves, anyone? The blind and lame cannot go to the altar of the Lord? My flat nose is a sin. Gosh, here I go to the plastic surgeon; but wait a minute, what does Leviticus say about cosmetic surgery?
See how dumb people can be? ….and don’t blame the Lord, for the Lord is Good.
…..or maybe he was the one sucking.
Someone please tell this ASS that his 15 minutes are over.
The Christian Right is neither.
If love is the apocalypse count me in :)
well isn’t he just a fruitcake?
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll get raptured.
OK, so they believe the apocalypse is the second coming of Christ and they’re fighting it, why?
Dumb fuck
Hahahaha. Can someone put this man in an asylum please? (:
Wtf ever, if “god” hates us then why did he make us?? Lol, seriously, people this ignorant make me laugh! I mean, really, its 2011 not 1956. GET WITH IT!!! We are here to stay bitches!! <3
Oh dear, somewhere there are men with butterfly nets looking for this guy.
Moron
What an idiot!
Amen to that, Elisha! If Sen Diaz wants to be a minister, let him. But he needs to keep his religion OUT of state politics. That goes for ALL religions…
I guess it would be difficult for him to understand equal rights for all! Wanting the civil liberties regardless of gender, race, sex, equality, political, etc, etc …..hey what ever happened with that Rainbow Coalition?
this guy is a fucking moron…
That’s dumb he needs a hobbies leave us lgbtq people alone
just what the world needs, another ignorant, hyper religious twatt.
“I’m not going to dignify myself with a response to that.” – Rod Farva, Super Troopers
“I’m a Christian first and a democrat second”.
No, dude. You’re a hater first and a DINO second.
His type were saying similar things in 1967 when interracial marriage was upheld…SOS = Same OLD Shit!
I believe the time was come for our government officials to go though some psychological evaluations before being placed in the running. This person is not even an effective speaker. How do these types even get elected?
u know, if i had a quarter for every time i’ve heard that the end of the world is coming…i would b fucking rich!! seriously, how many times have we been told ‘the end is near! the end is near!’?
What I gather from this is that Sen Diaz is a Republican who calls himself a Democrat… O.o WHOOO!!! Wait… Isn’t there that one thing in the one document… You know… Constitution? That says something like SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE????????????? FAIL!
another extremist asshole circling the drain of irrelevance.
Weren’t african americans in the same place the GBLT community is in decades ago.? People didn’t accept them and they were slaves. It took people time to accept the African Americans and also for MEN to accept WOMEN to have the right to vote and work.. It’s time to get over this homophobia people. Our ancestors and the generations before us got over sexism and racism (yeah there are still those few who are stuck in the stone age). LOVE HAS NO GENDER!
(i forgot to add the African americans weren’t only slaves but had to sit at the back of the bus, couldn’t be seen in the same church as a white person, they had their own stores and such and even far more ridiculousness)
No, sir, you are not a christian first and a democrat second, not in your function. If that’s the case, then you chose the wrong vocation. So go back to your narrow minded church and leave politics to people who care about the state. Your religion is not welcomed to rule politics.
I thought I already survived the rapture?!?
When it comes to your job as and ELECTED OFFICIAL, you’re whatever your constituents voted for first, Christian second. Be Christian all you want in your personal life, nobody’s telling you not to. But when you show up for your JOB, do your job! Can I show up for my job in a clown suit and tell my admin that I’m a clown first, teacher second?
I would like to thank New York for finally showing people that not all Republicans are bigots and not all Democrats are open-minded people. It seems everyone is missing the *real* story here.
Senator Diaz has already forgotten the failure of Mr. Harold Camping’s prediction.
Who are the people who vote for these fools? Can we push them all into the East River or something and just let them wash into the ocean?