Manny Pacquiao on Obama Gay Marriage Stance: An Immoral Abomination
by Free Britney at .Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is pointedly criticizing President Barack Obama's recent endorsement of gay marriage, calling it offensive to his religion.
In an interview, the religious Pacquiao said that Obama's view was nothing more than a direct attack on the morals of society and the will of God.
"God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other," Manny Pacquiao said.
"It should not be of the same sex so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah of old," he added, citing the Bible.
He described same-sex marriage as an "abomination" and went on to say that America should be the model of morality for other countries to emulate.
Recently voted Forbes' fourth most influential athlete, the World Boxing Organization welterweight champion is regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet, and already has a burgeoning career out of the ring.
He is a member of the Philippines legislature, hosts a weekly TV game show and has his own vegetable business. Manny Pacquiao also hopes to become a leading Christian evangelist after having a religious "awakening."
Last week, Obama became the first U.S. president to publicly back gay marriage.
Many politicians, pundits and stars have weighed in - Jay-Z praised Obama Monday, while Bristol Palin ripped him last week - but members of the sporting community have been largely silent until Pacquiao's condemnation.
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Comments (48 Total)
Finally, I celeb that has not compromised beliefs for MONEY!!!!As for the individual named SATAN, I pray you don't see the real SATAN. I pray you will see God's way.
God is gay.
SINCE THEY HAVE LOST ALL SENSITIVITY THEY ARE TAKEN CAPTIVE BY HOLLOW PHILOSOPHY BECAUSE THEIR CONSCIENCE IS SEARED WITH HOT IRON!!! Eph 4:19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Rom 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Rom 1:27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; Col 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Manny Pacquiao is not an American voter but a Philipino congressman, so butt out. Second, Pacquiao and all those true "Christians" like him who were one baptized and Catholics and now are "awakening" evangelicals will go to hell - just ask the Pope. Who is more Christian, a neophite scholar who is actually a boxer or someone who has a phD in teology like the Pope... Mr Pacquiao according to your rationale, you better be a drag queen if you want, you will go to hell anyway... one a Catholic, always a Catholic.
I agree with Manny. Gay have rights in the civil part of life, but in the eyes of God, I don't think it is appropriate to agree on same sex marriages.