Colorado Voters to Decide on Repeal of Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Colorado prepares for a pivotal decision as voters will determine the fate of an amendment to remove the ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Marriage benefits come from the state, not a church.

[@haydenharris3059]

Ah but god made the state along with fluffy white rabbits and trees. 😂❤

[@greenvortex7]

I believe in God, but this Representative guy saying silly 'poop' like this is just insane. And that book is so old and outdated as well was he wearing mixed fabrics, does he put his wife out the house during that time of the month, is he okay with owning slaves...but I digress, will he not suffer a Wiccan to live (all in that book he calls The Word) being translated so many times? Sidebar Sumerians mythlogy same stories! The God(dess) I know is about love and inclusion. If you have to separate yourself and say my marriage is so pure and better I do not want you to have the same rights as I do, again granted by the state - not a Church, then one you are not upholding your oath of office and keep that religion out of the halls. Best to you all Colorado...cheers from NYC, and know quite a few people there and hope it passes overwhelmingly. We should have been doing this to many many laws in the country removing them even if they are old such as that old law from the 1800s they are now being cited against women's reproduction. This is the wake up call. Thanks Colorado for answering and (hopefully) setting it right. For Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. to quote Wanda Sykes "if you don't like gay marriage, then just don't get gay married"

[@f-86zoomer37]

@@greenvortex7I’m glad you’re one of the rare christians to have this better mindset. Unfortunately the church is literal poison and they get away with pushing their Middle Ages agenda in 21st century politics

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Yup. Laws based in a particular religion are anti-Constitutional, which emphasizes the separation of church and state.

[@DandyDon1]

@@zoyadulzura7490 Laws based on prejudice don't you mean? Marriage was originally established to define passage of property.

[@4014Thugsy]

Freedom of Religion doesn't mean Freedom to force your religious beliefs on other's

[@paulrodgers252]

it freedom; Freedom is the military I (Military: Capital first Letter) Word Form for freedom establish in Amendment I; same goes for Religion; the Word is religions since “beliefs” is the plural for the civil word “belief” not establish in the Constitution of the United States; religion is and is military; since civil or military is establish in Amendment XIV Section 3 (ratified 9July1868); the enemies are the too civil, to civil, civil (left); General Sun Tzu “Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.” The Art of War ch. 3;

[@bigmike6461]

The right say otherwise.

[@bigmike6461]

@@brittianyclements1821 why do you believe you all have a right to force your hetero definition on others?

[@paulrodgers252]

@@bigmike6461why? Republican (Article IV.4) and Indian (Article I.8.3), religious (Article VI.3), Opinion and Officer (Article II.2.1) were establish in the Constitution of the United States on 17 September 1787; the Bill of Rights were ratified on 15 December 1791: 4 years after the Constitution was signed; Amendment I establish “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;” there are 2 ways to type law: 1) Capital i aw (Iaw) and 2) not Capital L aw (law); so which one 🤔 since Law is the Constitution of the United States; “belief” is not establish in the Amendment I: religion is;

[@bigmike6461]

@@paulrodgers252 and the right believes the 1dt amendment says they can establish a right wing christofacist theocracy in the us. That they can give their religious ideology on others. The rights supports their rights, and believe their rights supercede other people's.

[@maritasue5067]

I was visiting my elderly parents one weekend and they were watching TV when someone, speaking on the subject if same-sex marriage, declared “We MUST protect our traditional marriages and values from this gay threat!” Dad turns to Mom and asks “How long have we been married, Honey?” “It will be 60 years in June” she replied. Dad says, “In those 60 years have you ever noticed gay people threatening our marriage?” Mom: “No, have you?” Dad ponders this for a few seconds and agrees, “No, never have”, then reclined his chair and took a nap.

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

I absolutely love this! 😁👏👏

[@sandramelia3765]

Project 2025 ends same sex marriage. Vote blue for Democracy and freedom of Christian Nationalism. I’m a Christian and a white woman and I will vote 💙💙💙💙

[@Swampert384]

That is just downright beautiful

[@skittlemilks1614]

Based parents

[@averycheesypotato]

@@sandramelia3765 I think you mean “from” Christian Nationalism? In which case, you’re right on! 👍

[@TheVeggiekat]

What gives these people the audacity to essentially vote on whether or not people should be treated as humans?

[@gregcoogan8270]

The same audacity that outlawed slavery

[@havenwalton7206]

That makes no sense. ​@@gregcoogan8270

[@scooterdooter]

@@gregcoogan8270 What?

[@vicdog4440]

Their "holier than thou righteousness".

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Their shithole God

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

God has no place in government

God has no place anywhere! Belief in this arrogant, sadistic, egotistical creature has done more to harm this world than help it. It's time to give up these childish and foolish beliefs.

[@ulizez89]

Yeah, JC even said, Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s. Get that fake christian out of there, trying to go against JC himself!

[@cadennorris960]

Certainly not in ours but republicans only care about the constitution when it benefits them.

[@pjesf]

@@asksearchknock Love your comment 👍🏻👏🏻❤️

[@Avinkwep]

Plato would disagree

[@4014Thugsy]

I didn't choose to be Gay, but people Choose to be Christians, and Choose to be homophobic

[@Demonoicgamer666]

Kinda, I’m gay too. Yes Christians choose to devote themselves to Jesus/god but they can’t they can’t choose to believe they exist so kinda

[@jdos5643]

They are not Christian goodness. 🤦🏻‍♂️ when will ppl get it? They are false Christians/apostates. True Christian’s don’t mingle in politics

[@Squiredarksbanes]

@@Demonoicgamer666 I think the intention was that sexuality can't be changed, it's who you are. Beliefs can. That's probably what they meant, but I could be wrong.

[@Demonoicgamer666]

@@Squiredarksbanes I know you can’t change sexual preferences, I grew up in a extremely hetero normative environment it wasn’t that anyone would look down on you but everyone around was either straight or hiding the fact they are gay so I pretend to be straight through school I even tried dating and it was only emotional which is fine but even in that relationship I knew I would not be content with that forever, didn’t help going to a Christian school. When I did come out as gay I was finally content cause at least i wasn’t in denial anymore so believe me I know that it ain’t a choice. My point is you can’t choose to be convinced of a gods existence you can only choose if you’re going to accept who you are or what you believe.

[@samhavoc1066]

@@Demonoicgamer666 I disagree. You choose to believe in a deity. Religion is not hardwired into your brain, you learn it as a child. If you weren't raised religious, then it would not be indoctrinated into you. The failure of relying on "belief" is that it requires you to suspend critical thinking in order to believe. Any organization that relies on people to stop thinking is not to be trusted.

[@cesarenotte3480]

They have nothing to do. They should stay out of this. Leave them alone. VOTE BLUE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

[@lestres4able]

You don’t have to vote blue. Vote for the best candidate and defend your fellow citizens

[@knighthawk3749]

​@@lestres4ableYeah, you have to vote blue. All the best candidates are blue. There are no longer any good red candidates.

[@lestres4able]

@@knighthawk3749 not every republican is involved in project 2025. Obviously don’t vote for right wing nut jobs but don’t elect democrats who make us look bad.

[@gregorioeduardo]

@@lestres4able Yeah we all know that red voters love and want to protect LGBTQ rights. Wake up , an LGBTQ vote for a major party that isn't Blue would be akin to a Jew being a Nazi.

[@ThatGuyz82]

@@knighthawk3749lol... they are? You must be in a parallel universe or something.

[@vulcan2882]

NOBODY has the right to tell anybody who they can and can not marry. As long as they are of legal age and not married to anybody else at the time and not blood related, it's nobody's business.

[@brandisimpson6386]

Religious conservatives are always making it their business. And that's the problem.

[@Swampert384]

@@brandisimpson6386Their ultimate goal is to convert people to share in their beliefs, so as far as they’re concerned any meddling in people’s personal lives is fair game if it allows them to achieve that goal.

[@tophatcat1173]

Even if they are married to someone else. Polyamory exists? So that one shouldn't matter either.

[@rachelm9350]

I agree but I also think the "state" shouldn't be marrying anyone... it should be between you and your friends or community. NOT the state. The state actually shouldn't marry anyone imo.

[@brandisimpson6386]

@rachelm9350 Religion was that started saying that the church was the only authorized entity to marry two individuals, i.e. a man and a woman. And now a marriage is more of social contract between two people, regardless of their sex, gender or sexual preference. State "sanctioned" marriage is for the financial benefit of both parties. So that the family of one or the other cannot refuse to access to the financial benefits or medical decisions of the spouse.

[@Andrew_Warden]

It's unimaginable that people expect others to follow their specific religious beliefs. We don't live in a theocracy, yet that's the aim of only one party. These archaic bans should've already been repealed.

[@compactreview]

Yes, specifically in a casey where the source text (bible) is not speaking out against homosexuality overall, but always in context of miss use of power and pedophilia.

[@diggingthewest7981]

On the flip side, it's also unimaginable that you people want to normalize and try to force things that a lot of us are plain sick of hearing and seeing. Kind of like you and religious people, straight people, maga people. Plenty of gay folks totally embarrassed of the new way your over the top attention grabbing and trumpeting. Your own overboard cohorts are some of your worst enemies. Sure, everyone has the right to express themselves, as long as it's just your people.

[@univalent15]

We should just ban religion at this point.

[@Guyonyoutube5555]

@@compactreviewand if they weren’t, then there are 5 Bible verses condemning homosexuality, 0 condemning pedophillia.

[@compactreview]

@@Guyonyoutube5555 do you know biblical exegesis? Thats the most accurate way of understanding the bible. Please take a look at that. Then you will see what I mean.

[@ChrisHolbrook-yz6bp]

Scott Bottoms? I bet he does. WHY DO THESE RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS CARE???!!!???

[@jonathanwright4732]

NO MORE BOTTOM SHAMING! lol

[@DeaconBlu35]

@@jonathanwright4732nah I think they like it

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

That's amazing XD

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

@@jonathanwright4732 Unless we ask for it

[@strafrag1]

Because it gives them power. That's why men like him wrote the bible, for power over other people.

[@kahlilbt]

If God has an opinion he should show up to the vote and speak for himself. All this blather on his behalf is hearsay at best.

[@Tomagque1242]

Seriously he’s supposed to be this all powerful deity but can’t even speak for himself. Pathetic

[@neilbiggs1353]

PLOT TWIST: Vishnu shows up... ;-)

[@kahlilbt]

@@neilbiggs1353 I'd be on the edge of my seat!

[@witherwolf3316]

At first I read this as heresy. Then I realized it's kinda both

[@Januaryschild]

Ahhh...but remember....God is not a US citizen. We can't have illegals voting, right? /s

[@donnawhittaker5197]

And there’s someone who is trying to push their religion on everyone else.

[@jaquazz8971]

Lol , you dont even believe in marriage if you’re not religious so stfu

[@SURENITY]

Religion is a choice. Neurology is not.

[@CorndogMaker]

if you don't want to get gay married-don't. giving other people freedoms doesn't take away yours.

[@gabrielzayas2251]

How can Colorado banned same sex marriage when US Supreme Court ruled that it became the law of the land in 2015? That makes no sense; people need to understand this a civil society not a biblical society.

[@williamthomas4617]

They can’t. The 2006 language predates the SCOTUS decision on marriage equality… that language has no legal impact.

[@knighthawk3749]

​@@williamthomas4617No legal impact for now. With current deeply corrupt Supreme Court it's possible for them to overturn the 2015 decision.

[@mrvwbug4423]

It was passed before Obergfell, at this point it's moot and dead letter, but should Obergfell be overturned (highly likely given the current state of SCOTUS) it would come back into effect. Hence the effort to repeal the old amendment so that if Obergfell is overturned same sex married couples won't suddenly find their marriages invalidated in Colorado.

[@Swampert384]

@@mrvwbug4423the one thing about that is, at least as I understand American laws, in order for the ruling to be overturned a court case needs to be brought up to the Supreme Court which challenges Obergefell v Hodges, with enough precedent to justify overturning, then at least 5 of the justices need to rule in favour of overturning the 2015 ruling. So while it is possible, getting to that exact point would be a bit more difficult. But that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t do what they can to prevent that from happening either, and I hope you guys do the right thing and make sure it can’t be overturned.

[@owensomers8572]

Do you remember Roe v Wade? It was settled law until it wasn't, at which point state laws on abortion came back into effect.

[@PrimordialPunchbowl]

Keep your faith in the closet,Scotty. It doesn’t belong in government.

[@ivan9970]

My take: pretty much all grounds for excluding same-sex marriage from what public institutions recognize is religious. Hence, excluding same-sex marriage from what public institutions recognize is an unconstitutional establishment of religion. So, Colorado should remove this from the law-books entirely.

[@tanyanguyen3704]

Yeah, thats not how laws work. Even if you know its wrong, illegal, against federal constitiuion, to actually remove it from the laws takes the legislature, and if the state managed to make it a state constituion change, then it has to go back to voters. There are laws on the books in some southern states, counties and cities about how to hold slaves, if you return them to their owner, or if the owner needs to provide testimony for ownership. Obviously, those laws cant be enforced, but they have to be removed by the state or city legislative body. Thats whats happeneing here. Since the 2006 law against same sex marriage was on the constitution, the people have to vote to remove it, as well.

[@ivan9970]

@@tanyanguyen3704 I know that people have to vote to remove it. And out of respect for the Constitution, the voters should vote to remove it.

[@ianboswell]

That's a very good take. Additionally the ENDA case argued it's sexism which is protected against by the Constitution.

[@Valariel]

God didn’t invent marriage. Marriage was invented by people to create heirs and secure a line of inheritance.

[@xx133]

They word the bill in a way where voters don't know what they're voting for. Double, triple negatives and naming it "defending marriage"

[@Eldeecue]

They usually also find a way to shoe horn the words "Liberty" and "Freedom" into it, too. It's honestly become a sort of red flag for a an awful bill to have them in it's title nowadays.

[@attackofthegamerz1]

The guy named Scott BOTTOMS is against gay people? 🙄

[@averycheesypotato]

Sounds like he has a personal grudge…

[@mjusda4353]

@@averycheesypotato pissed god made him a bottom

[@PrinceDenkichu]

Maybe he just can't find his top so he wants to punish people for it.

[@tarajoyce3598]

If marriage of consenting adults is banned by government according the US Constitution it must be ALL government recognition of marriage. Churches do whatever. That makes no difference in people's actual lives.

[@andybastos3098]

Mr. Bottoms claims a fantastical point, and I look forward to seeing God Himself declaring his position on this matter. Please, post that video when He does. Thank you.

[@studentofsmith]

That's the problem with claiming God is on your side, there's no way to challenge or debate that and the other guy can make the exact same claim.

[@not-a-cupid-stunt]

My sincerest apologies Mr. Bottoms... God is busy doing other things today. He's always busy doing other things today. Or any day. So many other things every day in fact, He never has the time to be able to speak to His human creations directly. So thank you for (yet again) helping Him be able to act on His behalf where He (yet again) found He could not. He really does appreciate, and will duly reward you for, your devoted service to Him in this matter, and in all previous matters. PS: On that previous matters thing...we're just wondering if it would be alright if we run up a tab and instead pay/reward you when you arrive? It would be more convenient from our end if we could...and I promise you it will be worth your while if you agree! Yours faithfully, Jeffrey (acting CEO, Heaven)

[@douglaslloydbuchholz]

Hopefully Colorado realizes that when they vote to void someone else's rights, that theirs are then subsequently in jeopardy as well. What goes around comes around.

[@Zabvenie]

I never imagined bottoms being opposed to gay marriage. But seriously, the thing is, God didn't invent marriage - the Catholic church did. And it wasn't available to the peasantry, only nobility, because it was a means of political and religious control. Even after it became mandated for everyone, you still had to register with the church (this is where the whole idea of being "licensed" to wed comes from). But it's fine. If you want to believe that it's God-given and should be controlled by the Christian churches, still, then you need to remove it and all State-based incentives that come with it (like tax breaks, inheritance, joint banking, power of attorney, and child incentives). We are a country that is founded on equality under the state and law NOT "I deserve more than other people because the God I believe in said so."

[@mrvwbug4423]

Marriage as a societal concept predates civilization. As an institution regulated by government that would be during the middle ages by the Catholic church. Prior to that it was a mixture of religious observance and a business contract between families as the concept of love based marriage as the norm is really only something that has started within the last 200 years or so and really only in the west and east Asia, arranged marriage is still the norm in Africa, India and Islamic countries.

[@sergegostoli9524]

"God didn't invent marriage - the Catholic church did" No , the church appropriated marriage, marriages (including same sex one in some occasions) existed well before abrahamic theism ever did

[@petec6611]

By rep. Bottom’s logic then how is their marriage in Japan. Or some other country that isn’t a part of the Abraham religions?

[@peterjermey7235]

What he claims isn't even explicitly in the Christian Bible and many Christians support SSM

[@andreweff1284]

@petec6611 how do people eat in other countries, knowing that God created the digestive system? Some people abuse what they're given, and others don't.

[@peterjermey7235]

@@andreweff1284 for gay people, marrying the same sex is as natural as eating. You only think it's unnatural because you are attracted to the opposite sex

[@MK-rt2gm]

If they change the law in the State then those who are affected by it should stop paying TAXES as they will not have the same rights as others. Give them the middle finger

[@DavidLS1]

imaginary men living in the sky have no say when it comes to equal rights under the law.

[@SarahDeshay]

Might be an imaginary woman, but based on the lackluster performance I do assume a man.

[@redfoxsecurity3334]

@@SarahDeshayMaybe there’s a 👸🏻 too, like an Aztec warrior goddess, but is a tad too busy to care about 🌎 affairs, as she’s organizing naughty parties in the afterlife 😻

[@jaquazz8971]

The government has no say on defining what’s a woman oh wait they can’t define what a woman is.

[@augtober]

Based

[@DavidLS1]

@@redfoxsecurity3334 Hold on a minute...I like naughty parties.

[@gmrr21]

God should not be a subject in a government space. If not they have to accept Satan and Buddha in that space also.

[@mjusda4353]

I don't agree with the wite laws but I am forced to accept that

[@ethernet01]

the law of “god” was never meant to be the law of the land - its just the law of a specific religion

[@CeleenasArtPresents7777]

EXACTLY! THE BIBLE IS A GUIDE, NOT RULES OF LIFE, JUST WHAT TYPE OF LIFE YOU WANT TO CHOSE. They shouldn't force this on anyone if a difference!

[@HappyGoLucky-tr8bo]

Rep. BOTTOMS LMAO

[@peterjermey7235]

The secret is... Scott Bottoms

[@mrvwbug4423]

Dude is a total closet case. You know he's got a Grindr profile haha

[@bastiennietveld7128]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jameslongstaff2762]

It might be "God's law", but the First Amendment prohibits state sponsored religion-- even if that religion is Protestantism and/Catholisicm

[@Sebman1113]

It says no establishment of religion, not no establishment of laws based on religious principles. Now I don’t oppose separation of church and state, it’s a good thing because governments secular purposes of keeping order, stability, and stewarding prosperity is fundamentally different from the churches of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ but both are under the lordship of God. Im not saying I’m opposed to same sex marriage but our constitution never said “no religious principles allowed in making laws if broadly agreed upon”, completely different from the no establishment clause.

[@itoibo4208]

making laws based on mythology is so pathetic

[@ariaflame-au]

@@Sebman1113 Right, so where is the scripture even talking about it? I don't remember that when reading the bible. Not regarding marriage.

[@HighAdmiral]

@@ariaflame-au Leviticus 20:13

[@Sebman1113]

@@ariaflame-au Romans 13:1-7 for example states “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be subject, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

[@markastoforoff7838]

Equal rights for all or no one has equal rights. To justify bigotry because of a book is disgusting.

[@jeffs9850]

Follow whatever god you want, but you can’t make anyone else believe it yoo

[@fireice2037]

Its important to debate these issues today, considering how the supreme court can just overturn past judgements even after saying they cant.

[@heroclix0rz]

Why is this still something to vote on? The ban is unconstitutional.

[@AllmightC94]

same sex marriage doesnt affect me at all. I do not understand why do people care about this so much.

[@Marchant2]

They don't care. They can only hate.

[@andreweff1284]

Well obviously you don't know anyone who owns a bakery.

[@midnightwdk3522]

It’s about control and forcing Christianity onto people

[@PEACEMAKER1LUVEMAAN]

Marraige is a contract made under GOD. It’s a godly contract. GOD disapproves of a gay relationship. Why do gays wants a godly contract when GOD doesn’t accept the relationship in the first place. The big deal is that now the state is telling you that gays can have a godly contract which is not their power or authority to do so hence the outrage because the state is not godly.

[@andreweff1284]

@midnightwdk3522 if that were true, Christians wouldn't have to evangelize in this country. Yet here we are, speaking out against non-Christian legislation formulated by non-Christians. Can you tell why that is?

[@maryjohartwell5580]

Why is Colorado going back on issues? Vote Blue.

[@comicrandomness3289]

Because it benefits pedophiles. Look up NAMBLA. They are using lgbt logic. Either way civil unions still exist for gay people.

[@kildabunny]

@@comicrandomness3289So as an lgbtq person, I’m a pedophile by default? Yeah okay, thanks for letting me know, lol.

[@Darth_Insidious]

It's a minority of religious fanatics in our state who think that if they put enough right wing stuff on the ballot eventually one might make it through 😞

[@davidmoore4659]

Your imaginary god has nothing to do with marriage, it’s a legal agreement between 2 people.

[@jaquazz8971]

Thats the worst argument ive heard.

[@4014Thugsy]

@@jaquazz8971 you should hear the arguments against Legal Agreements coming from the rightwing. It's sadly laughable that every argument against has its roots in religion

[@justalpha9138]

​@@jaquazz8971No it isn't

[@Ben-311]

Remove beliefs from law. This should not even be an issue.

[@BungayLad]

And just who did God have the conversation with that defined marriage???

[@peterjermey7235]

Now that Trump has picked JD Vance theres a significant chance that there will be a national SSM ban in the next presidential term

[@nathanielgrubbs6269]

Only if people don't get out and vote Blue in the election. I know people are frustrated with the 2-party system, but that is the reality of the system we have now, and we have to unify behind the only non-Red party that can win.

[@jonathanwright4732]

@@nathanielgrubbs6269 as someone who voted for Stein in 2016, I understand where everyone is coming from, but I learned my lesson. Trump didn't get people working together. He just ruined the country further.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@nathanielgrubbs6269 Right. Now is the time to vote to protect democracy. The media is seriously undermining all the good that the Biden administration has done, which too many people are falling for, and they get sucked into discussing his age. The most important matter right now is that his opposition is a threat to American democracy.

[@sergegostoli9524]

Yes I'm pretty sure they will try to modify the constitution to that effect

[@nathanielgrubbs6269]

@@sergegostoli9524 Why go through the trouble of modifying the Constitution when you can more easily modify the SCOTUS to be filled by an extremist ideologue majority for at least 3 generations.

[@orionishi6737]

Dude...its 2024. How are we atill doing this? I am so tired. Can we just live out freaking lives?

[@imontellano]

"The earliest recorded evidence for a ceremony between two people in marriage is from Mesopotamia in 2300BCE, a thousand years before the earliest writings for the Torah, the progenitor of the Christian Bible."

[@mrvwbug4423]

Marriage predates civilization, tribal societies that have had no contact with the outside world still practice marriage, so it's highly likely that neolithic tribal societies that predated the Sumerians and Egyptians were practicing marriage.

[@robertdiscipio243]

Actually weren't the people of Sodom and Gomorrah a millennium before any recorded scripture all into same sex relations not a single het in five cities of the plains so an enraged deity rains fire and brimstone on the Canaanite cities but spares Lot and his two desperate daughters who inebriated their father and had incestuous relations with him.

[@markhansen7486]

Are we gonna all skip past the fact that the conservative leading the charge against this is Scott BOTTOMS? Bottoms???? Tell me that’s not the most potent example of Irony! 😂 I can just hear him now… “iM a ToP! dAmMiT! 😡”

[@heidilady]

Your god, not my god.

[@HolgerJakobs]

The only persons deciding whether to marry or not are the ones going to be married. They say YES or NO. Others are not involved and must not interfere.

[@JordanLittle-bb3yq]

This is how you know America isn't about freedom. When rights can be repealed or ban, that's how you know.

[@richardgeorge2250]

It was sadly never about freedom. Always about growth, consumption, and expansion

[@comicrandomness3289]

Civil Unions still exist so what's the problem?

[@WaineBGallagher]

"God, God, God" When are these people going to stop basing the society on a Bronze Age fairytale?

[@Whooshta]

I have yet to see God show up and tell anyone his feelings on anything. When he does... maybe then we can have a dialogue.

[@vicdog4440]

Funny thing is, IF "God" showed up and told all these holier-than thou thumpers what he REALLY thinks, I bet all their mouths would drop to the floor lol. They are all about their OWN self-interest and nothing more!

[@zarajday]

No way the representative being the most homophobic's name is Scott BOTTOMS 🤣. This world is funny sometimes.

[@sekaiyoru01]

Wtf is that thing 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@kcar8974]

The way that they say “sanctity of marriage” whilst having been married multiple times 🙄 how about we allow people to live their lives the way they want and mind our own business

[@angelmujahid2233]

They need to stop interjecting god into everything, it’s becoming exhausting.

[@bastait]

meanwhile you inject atheism into everything and its fine? atheism just killed more people than any belief system on earth in less than a century the core beliefs of both national socialists and communists is atheism. religion is where your moral beliefs come from but you criticize it cause its popular not because you have an actual argument to do so. que youre buzzwords from history" religious war and persecution" muh "inquisition" none of which you ever looked up no no you let atheists do it for you to tell you all about it cause smart people listen and believe as long as the person speaking mocks god. right bud?

[@gregcoogan8270]

God is everywhere present and fills all things, so no interjecting is needed.

[@angelmujahid2233]

@@gregcoogan8270 some of us don’t want it shoved into our faces every hour of the day. If you want to be Christian or whatever you are then do that but for those of us who don’t give it a rest.

[@Aetx]

@@gregcoogan8270god maybe “everywhere” but stop thinking you know best for all of us.

[@reh3884]

@@gregcoogan8270 All gods are myths. You can choose yours. You can't choose mine.

[@Marchant2]

I don't believe in god, so I couldn't care less what you think this "god" thinks or says. This god doesn't exist. If you say he does, then you should prove that first before you force this god into our lives.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Even if they did somehow prove it, which is impossible, it would still be non-Constitutional.

[@benketengu]

So king Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines, King Solomon was beloved by God, so does that mean. Concubinage and polygamy should be legal because God approved of King Solomon and by extension God also approves of both of these practices. I should also mention that in Leviticus, it says that wearing clothes of two different materials it is an abomination to God, so does that mean we should also outlaw clothing that has both leather and textiles, or a combination of any kind of materials? On the positive side when Jesus said that "he was without sin should cast the first stone" it means that the death penalty in all states should be repealed and ended once and for all.

[@UnionAdvocate]

Once the current SC gets ahold of Obergefell marriage equality is toast. Add in Project 2025 if Donald wins in November, and well, it may as well be 1985 again without the AIDS crisis. I was there.

[@rogermcghee8125]

Project 25 has no policies for or against same sex marraige

[@UnionAdvocate]

@@rogermcghee8125 It doesn’t need to. Donald set the plan in motion to overturn Obergefell when he appointed three new supreme court justices. They are simply waiting on a case to come before them. And for that reason, Trump does not get my vote.

[@dimitritome5118]

​@@rogermcghee8125it literally seeks to repeal the supreme court decision that gave us equal marriage

[@user-xu6bv7yh2j]

Peter Thiel is gay - so is Tim Cook so is Sam Altman -

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@rogermcghee8125 They don't need anything specific, red states will take care of it once Obergfell is overturned. They have much more sinister plans for the LGBT comunity, using old obscenity laws to criminalize the mere existence of LGBT people, basically their plan is to use 100+ year old obscenity laws to make it illegal for an LGBT person to be publicly "out".

[@NoelsCornerRE]

So sick of ppl putting god and Bible on everything.

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

Bottoms 🤭

[@michaelhorath6851]

BOTTOMS IS ON GRINDR !!!😁😆🤣🤣😂😂🤭🤭

[@realeala]

Why is this an issue? Aren’t their more important issues that need to be addressed in Colorado?

[@robinhood20253]

Rights for me but not for thee. Conservatives

[@geekbaritone]

We had to vote on the same thing in Nevada in 2020 the question passed by almost 63% and the amendment to the state constitution now says marriage is between two people regardless of gender. If people are with the times and not hung up on BS religious objections it will also pass removing any language that does not allow two people to get married regardless of the gender of the two parties involved. Also, the constitution has protected religious views allowing them to refuse solemnizing same sex unions. At federal level it is now law that all states MUST recognize same sex married couples regardless of where the marriage took place so if this toxic and backwards SCOUTUS decides to overturn the right for same sex couples to marry which is what they want to do red states are going to got back to what they were doing was to amend their respective state constitutions so it's only between a man and a woman but they are going to have to recognize married couples done out of state so they may not get married in their home state but sure as hell they are going to have to comply with federal law and recognize those marriages. Project 2025 spells doom to LGBTQ rights and they may make it ilegal to be gay revamping the sodomy laws and put people in jail for being gay. WE need to make sure we vote Democrat at every level.

[@birchtree2274]

Go Colorado. Strike the amendment. I was friends with the two women (probably forgotten by most) who in I think 1975 (or therabouts) for a brief while were married by the Boulder clerk (who had looked at Colorado law anf saw nothing in it that prohibited gay marriage). A court soon overturned the clerk's decision, but it was those two Colorado women who were one of the first pioneers in the fight for marriage equality.

[@amberandrews6842]

Vote for people to be able to marry. It's nobody business but the couple getting married. God created gay people too!! Why do some people say they believe in God, yet then hate people he created?

[@gregcoogan8270]

Actually, He created us male and female designed to be attracted to the other for the purpose of procreation and to become one flesh in the bonds of the mystery of marriage. He did not create anyone gay. Homosexuality is a deviation from the norm. Another example would be that we have two legs in order to walk, being born with one leg is a deviation from the norm. You cannot walk with one leg. We live in a fallen world affected by sin, so things are not the way they are supposed to be, they deviate from the norm. Part of the message of the gospel is a restoration to the norm. Make sense? No hate here, just how it is.

[@amberandrews6842]

@@gregcoogan8270 you think God doesn't see ? You think he was blindsided? Do you actually think God is stupid? It's a shame you don't actually have faith in the Lord. Maybe we are over procreating? Maybe God is testing people to see if they can have compassion for people who are different? The point is, you don't know. I don't know. What I do know is God doesn't make mistakes, and we are all God's children. I was taught to have compassion for others, and that I am not the Judge. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

[@jtmindc]

@@gregcoogan8270your interpretations of scripture is not the same as more enlightened understandings. Bigotry is rooted in fundamentalism, narrowmindedness, and misunderstanding. I invite you to value learning more. Peace.

[@user-xu6bv7yh2j]

@@gregcoogan8270 lol - homosexuality is found throughout the animal kingdom - I recently watched two male grey whales have anal sex - NOT PROCREATION - RECREATION!

[@mdlm1812]

@@jtmindc Scripture this and Scripture that. You talk about learning more. Do you know the history of your God? Do you know the roots to the origin of your God? Perhaps you should pull your head out of your near Bronze Age book and do some self education before you go telling others what to learn, or how to believe. You god is no more real than the ancient Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, Sumerians, Egyptians and no more worthy of worship than they. But we don’t expect you to know anything except the doctrine which you have been brainwashed to believe. I feel pity for you!

[@BicoastalJet]

It’s 2024. Are you fkn kidding me!

[@stephenconsalvo]

God isn't nor has it ever been a person. Not to mention advocating for or against laws or bills with "God's word" is unconstitutional. Advocate with your beliefs, not your religion.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

His last name is BOTTOMS and he's against gay marriage? Ok mama 😂😂😂

[@sekaiyoru01]

Omg his name is Bottoms, it's so funny because I have a porn addiction

[@Tsimy876]

Scott Bottoms 😅😂 I dont recall God insisting on a marriage certificate be sent up to Heaven.

[@wheatgerm1208]

Voters--even a majority of voters--cannot vote away anyone's constitutional rights. That's because they are *constitutional.* Fundamentalists need to back down.

[@azurekutella3812]

They are trying, and making it difficult for people to access those rights. Like the woman who refused to give marriage licenses to a gay couple even though it was illegal to do so. That couple fought the state for 7 years. She did it to 5 other couples.

[@wheatgerm1208]

@@azurekutella3812 Yeah, she was one of those Christians that gives Christianity a bad name.

[@dozersdady]

Do you feel the same way about the 2nd amendment

[@wheatgerm1208]

@@dozersdady Only a bit less than I care about the first amendment.

[@yousayso]

So FREEDOM is being able to take away others’ right to marry and live happily ever after? Wow, this is what happens when you SCRAP THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. what a slippery slope it is.

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

"You can be gay just stop forcing your gayness on us!!!" Also them :

[@sekaiyoru01]

Them what?

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

@@sekaiyoru01 ultra religios conservatives.

[@eliteintelectual.9948]

But the governor of Colorado isn't he openly gay? Will he allow this atrocity in power?

[@jonathanwright4732]

He only has so much power.

[@kildabunny]

Yeah, he is. There’s zero chance this is going to get anywhere either way. Denver and its suburbs, Boulder, Fort Collins etc. won’t let it happen. Am not worried.

[@223rockmaster]

Wait... The guy's name is Scott Bottoms? You have got to be kidding me.🤣

[@MrFlaminn]

I truly believe that if you ask one of these people to give you a genuine reason as to why same sex marriage should be illegal without using religion as a reason you’d be waiting forever

[@ziggykittykat5873]

Rep. Bottoms…😂

[@mrvwbug4423]

Gonna be a laugh when they find his Grindr profile haha

[@DeaconBlu35]

I bet he does

[@DandyDon1]

As this man complains about LGBT marriage while pigging out on lobster, catfish, crab-cakes etc.

[@sitdowndrank3077]

Bro ain’t got no right saying anything about whether two adults regardless of gender can get married when bro’s name is BOTTOMS 😂. Hopefully in the future, he can find a top to his bottom.

[@kevinpatrick5162]

I'm heterosexual and I'm not voting for that. If you pay taxes to the same government as I do, then you have the same rights as I do. It's as plain as that.

[@shaydailly]

1. I believe a ban on same-sex marriage is a human rights violation. 2. Loving someone should not be your business nor should it interfere with your religious freedom. 3. Countries that ban same-sex sexual activity get condemned for human rights violation.

[@alex190alex]

ever heard of separation of state and church?

[@wesleykarnes]

Oh, they've heard of it, they just choose to cherry pick it just like they do the buy-bull!!

[@Distress.]

Colorados decline has been sad to see

[@truepeacenik]

This is amending the state constitution to *remove** the SSM ban. We are seeking to have the right to marry IN the state constitution. How this didn’t go through the legislature? We have a governor, Jared Polis, and First Gentleman, Marlon Reís. They married after Polis was elected!

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Religion must be kept separate from government period.

[@bahiras]

Another effort to bring our country back in the 1950’s.

[@DragonLadyWithFriends]

I think they actually want to drag us back to the 1850's.

[@dfsnsdfn]

Scott Bottoms has to be the funniest and most ironic name possible for an anti-gay senator

[@averycheesypotato]

It’s a personal vendetta he’s taken on 😂

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Scott definitely bottoms.

[@cheryal2809]

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's.

[@jdos5643]

That’s referring to taxes

[@vulcan2882]

@@jdos5643 ... also Ceaser is dead.

[@jdos5643]

@@vulcan2882 cesar is dead but one can say cesar for any ruler. When Jesus said pay back the things of cesar he also meant for our times we are all subjected to human rulers. Tax system has been implemented for so long and so we have that duty. The Jews of that time tried to outsmart Jesus by questioning him.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@jdos5643 That's referring to following the laws of the society you live in, not just taxes. There's also the other half, render unto god what is god's. It basically is a directive to keep government and religion separate as one always corrupts the other when mixed.

[@georgehinojosa5059]

Make America Gay Again MAGA

[@ProulxS]

Marriage definition has no reason to be pulled from your book club. Alot of people are not part of your book club but they still can get married... Find a better definition that doesn't rely on a book rewritten a couple of century ago by closed minded people who said basic things assuming your book club member could understand the broad message of not being a jerk... Mission failed

[@e.m.tanner179]

That goofy guy needs to keep his superstitions to himself. I would say to him, what Christopher Hutchins once said: "They call it Faith because it's not Knowledge".

[@HanmaHeiro]

So they banned the Same-Sex Marriage Ban?

[@ItsCoreyLynxxYall]

Why are we still talking about this almost a decade later? It's ridiculous.

[@williamthone9678]

Just repealing a superceded law. Just cleaning up the wording. Yet Republicans still dragging their feet.

[@Mikejo2603]

Because Project 2025 is aiming to repeal almost everything from the past decade especially equal marriage rights.

[@jonathanwright4732]

because we have dumb@sses that are trying to negate my marriage to my husband, an entire decade later.

[@averycheesypotato]

RvW was overturned, that’s why. A precedent was set that republicans aim to follow. Obergefell vs Hodges could be their next target. Don’t let them get away with it

[@kozad86]

Lmao @ Scott Bottoms. He's a walking parody.

[@RegisterRedVoteBlue]

Why does anyone care who someone else marries?? It really doesn't affect you. It would just be your hate getting in someone else's business. If you believe it's a sin, they still have freewill and it's not your business

[@ToutCQJM]

It’s repulsive to hear a grown adult talk about god as if he were real and an authority.

[@rsellers7090]

This is a perfect example of why religion and state should always be separate, there are too many radical religious people trying to control and oppress for power and greed.

[@B.Gaming10]

It’s barbaric how peoples lives are literally being decided by a vote.

[@lokivanni2500]

Your imaginary friend. Not mine.

[@trellog1158]

Keep your sexuality at home “don’t ask don’t tell” 👍🏻👍🏻

[@reverbscherzo7850]

Yeah, keep that heterosexuality to yourself. We don't need to know about it. We don't need engagement announcements, wedding announcements, wedding celebrations, all that. Just keep it at home.

[@trellog1158]

@@reverbscherzo7850 yea I think any/all forms of public display of affection should be illegal

[@grouchosdad1]

You suck.

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

Straight or gay, you think it should All Be illegal?​@@trellog1158

[@dustingarrison2157]

lol I love listening to people talk about an invisible space man. I follow the cat in the hat so your rules mean nothing.

[@vicdog4440]

I'm in the Where's Waldo cult myself.

[@reverbscherzo7850]

You say Lord... I say Christ! I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman! All I wanna do is...

[@dustingarrison2157]

@@reverbscherzo7850 No I call him sir cats a lot.

[@QbnAmCan]

This is the future nationwide if we elect the orange jesus!

[@michaelhorath6851]

AGREED !

[@dozersdady]

You can't stop it

[@averycheesypotato]

@@dozersdady if you were really Christian, you’d be more offended by the way Trump has been made a false idol, than by the idea he might lose a fair election.

[@sharongillesp]

GO COLORADO!🎉. VOTE IN YOUR RIGHT TO CHOSE💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 who you 💙and who you 💍