Church Attendance Will Plummet 50 Percent If Gay Marriage Is Legalized, Glenn Beck Predicts

[DonViejo]

“If this goes through, persecution is coming,” Glenn Beck cautioned listeners of his hate show last week. “I mean serious persecution!”

He was talking about same-sex marriage, of course. According to Beck (and absolutely no one else) the government is intent on legalizing gay marriage so it can launch a secret mission to strip churches of their tax exempt status if they refuse to perform same-sex weddings.

“Mark my words,” Beck babbled. “If gay marriage goes through the Supreme Court and gay marriage becomes fine and they can put teeth in it so now they can go after churches, like the president’s lawyer says, 50% of our churches will fall away!”

How long will it take for Christians to abandon their places of worship?

“Within five years,” Beck predicted, claiming that “the stigma of going to church will be too much” for some Christians, who do not want to risk their jobs, livelihoods and reputations. “They’ll say, ‘I can’t do that, I’ll lose my job, people are picketing my house, I just can’t do that,” Beck said.

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[mike_c]

1. he says that like it's a bad thing....

eom

[RKP5637]

9. +++ 1,000 +++ What Beck doesn't get is many are already leaving religion, it has become so

diabolical and filled with crazies like Beck.

[DhhD]

23. And the 10% tithe that was once possible, has Trickled Up to the 1% before it could be given to

the neighborhood church. Mega churches are gathering those left.

The 1% or about 430 families hardly attend church. Beck is making excuses for the churches as they are getting unable to squeeze the hoarded money out of the rest of the 1% takers. The poor masses that used to attend church have no money to give to help keep the doors open after 35 years of stagnate wages and inflation.

[RKP5637]

24. It's a far different world than I was born into. Hope has been replaced with hopelessness. n/t

[notadmblnd]

2. Is that his way of saying half of church attendees are gay?

[Jackpine Radical]

3. So that really clarifies something for me.

In Beck's universe, it is persecution to take away favored status.

Like, whites are persecuted by unruly progressives trying to lessen the consequences of white privilege in society.

The rich are persecuted by taxes that are used to build infrastructure that the poor are also allowed to use.

At last I get it.

[progressoid]

4. Mwaaahahahaha.

Teh gay agenda is working! ! !

[Grassy Knoll]

5. I think he means...

50% of GB's nut job followers won't go to church.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. It's certainly worth a try. nt

[Thinkingabout]

7. I think it would have the opposite effect. Let's face it, we have some well to do gays who may

Return to going to church and would add contributions to the churches. When the issue of same sex marriage is resolved perhaps the churches can raise hell about other things or open their arms in accepting everyone like church members should.

[Dawson Leery]

8. Church attendance has already plummeted from 30 years ago.

Many are tired of the bronze age dogmas and demonetization of their friends and neighbors (this hold especially true for the RCC/Southern Baptists).

[Cirque du So-What]

10. How strong is faith

that is so easily corrupted? Something as innocuous as marriage equality for all, and they're gonna chuck it all? Doesn't sound like their faith was firmly rooted from the get-go. Sounds to me like an insult against Christians from Clown Blecch.

[Shrike47]

11. Notice, it's all about the money and taxes. People who can't deduct church donations stay home.

It seems to me that the sincerely devout would give anyway, so he's saying 50% of America's 'Christians' are hypocrites? How insulting to Christians!

[Enrique]

12. so not only will it be the End of Civilization

but there will also be less people going to church.

[longship]

13. So we all have that going for us. nt

[Enthusiast]

14. Glenn Beck has never been correct about anything.

Hey, Glenn, I have an idea.

Maybe if you wouldn't constantly try to radicalize Christians there would less of a stigma associated with going to church.

Many people don't like being thought of as Fascists and bigots.

[Dont call me Shirley]

15. Hey glenn,

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. Right now it is illegal to discriminate against Jewish people.

Has the Catholic Church been forced to perform Jewish weddings?

That's the example I gave to my friend's mom - who supports and loves her gay daughter but fears legalized gay marriage will result in churches having to perform ceremonies they object to performing.

I got a glazed over dumb look.

[Alkene]

17. Aw, look.

It's trying to think.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

18. Beck claims that "the President's lawyer" said that the administration intends to go after churches

So, of course, he has an actual quotation to support this.

[rpannier]

20. Yes he does

He wrote it on a piece of paper and read it
That's his source
Though I heard he often vets his information through Bryan Fisher of the American Family Radio Station who agrees with him
So he has 2 sources

These people are crazy

Their belief in absence of proof is proof it exists is maddening

[IronLionZion]

19. Gay marriage will soon be mandatory for everyone

It's a little known provision in Obamacare

[rpannier]

21. Congrats

You've probably given glenn blech his newest talking point

[zebonaut]

22. Congratulate me; I'm 5 years Glenn Beck Free! Simply don't watch him.

You too can join this club