Oklahoma GOP candidate: Stoning gays the ‘right’ thing to do

[SlickSnake]

http://www.newslo.com/oklahoma-state-house-candidate-says-gays-able-choose-stoning-crucifixion/

TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma magazine discovered this week that current Tea Party State House candidate Scott Esk endorsed stoning gay people to death. “I think we would be totally in the right to do it,” he wrote last summer in a Facebook post. “That [stoning gay people to death] goes against some parts of libertarianism, I realize, and I’m largely libertarian, but ignoring as a nation things that are worthy of death is very remiss.”

When pressed recently to explain the post, Esk admitted that he may have been overly harsh. “As a libertarian, I believe in personal choice,” he said. “Therefore I think it only fair that gay people be given a choice between stoning and crucifixion when they are put to death.”

Asked why he thought gay individuals deserved to be put to death, Esk spoke with passion about his faith. “That was done in the Old Testament under a law that came directly from God and in that time there it was totally just. It came directly from God, he said. “I know what was done in the Old Testament and what was done back then was what’s just. … And I do stand for Biblical morality.”

Esk explained that his decision to accept for crucifixion as an allowable alternative to stoning came after much soul searching. “On the one hand, our Lord Jesus was crucified, and I wouldn’t want any gay person to feel close to Jesus,” he said. “But on the other hand, death by stoning is relatively quick while a crucifixion can last for days. It’s really all about maximizing the suffering of the gays.”

He said some of his fellow Republicans who were Hell-bent on stoning or nothing were out of step with the times. “I understand the desire to pelt gays with heavy stones until they die, but we have to remember to think like Jesus,” he said. “And I’m pretty sure Jesus would find it in His heart to crucify a gay if they asked.”

Pressed if he would lobby for legislation that would condemn gay people to a Biblical death if elected, Esk hesitated. “I never said I would author legislation to put homosexuals to death,” he clarified. “But I didn’t have a problem with it.”

Glad he clarified his previous bigoted statement for the other Bible Belt gingers. He's going to get my vote for baby Jesus now, for sure!

Oh damn, this is a parody news site. :hmm:

Well, then surely Tricky Ricky and the Texass GOP can address this issue and make it a part of the forced gay conversion concentration camps or get crucified platform they heartlessly endorse. :twisted:

 

[SlickSnake]

And then, there is this: http://apollosbrain.blogspot.com/2014/06/photo-from-esk-campaign-website-readers.html

Oklahoma Stoning Advocate Has Back Against His Own Wall

Readers, Below is an unchanged email that was sent to me by a third party. I do not know if this email is authentic which purports to be from Scott Esk, a controversial GOPer candidate. Make your own decisions as to what you believe.

Mr. Esk, a Republican Oklahoma candidate for State House district 91 has made news for himself by advocating stoning for the punishment of being gay. He hasn't apologized or retracted these remarks and as you can read for yourself he's relying on his god to protect and support his biblical principles.

There is also a Scott Esk (the same Mr. Esk as the candidate?) with two references in Oklahoma court records that indicate a Scott Esk was arrested for violent threats against a man and has had a VPO (violence protection order) issued against him by his wife in what he has called a "frivolous lawsuit".

It's always the same with these people in that they ignore the dietary, clothing, marital and agricultural laws of the Christian Old Testament except for the alleged proscription regarding sexual activity between two men.

Why do the flat-earthers get such a rise regarding the private activities of people for whom they have no responsibility?

http://www.oscn.net/applications/os...&viewtype=caseGeneral&casemasterID=2686543&db

http://www.oscn.net/applications/os...=caseGeneral&casemasterID=390117&db=Cleveland

From: scottesk@juno.com
To: scottesk@juno.com
Sent: 6/12/2014 9:58:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: I must be doing something right; the liberal media are attacking me :- )

Dear Friends in HD91,
As some of you doubtlessly know, there have been attacks against me by the liberal media, trying to depict me as an ‘extremist’. Imagine somebody trying to stand up for Biblical morality being labeled an extremist by the non-Biblical-morality-believing liberal media. You probably won’t see any interviews with me, since my only encounter with these miscreants was very negative. A liar who said he ‘ran’ the Moore paper talked to me for over 7 minutes, and on the news were 2 sentences from the conversation. I have no use for a media that is only interested in sound bites, and not the whole story.

Romans 13:4 says that God established government to be “…a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil” It is up to individual jurisdictions to decide how to punish evil acts of various kinds, and to even decide what is evil and what is not. Different jurisdictions will have different punishments for various forms of evil, and vive la difference! If, for example, one state decides to punish first degree murder with the death penalty, and another decides to make the convicted murderer pay a small fine, they both have the right to punish (or even not to punish) as they see fit. But as an advocate of the death penalty, after due process is exhausted, I think you’ll see the consequences of those differences pretty quickly.

I hold these recent media attacks to be a badge of honor. I am seen as one who doesn’t hold to the status quo in many areas of government, I am a different kind of Republican (a Christian and Constitutionalist 1st), and I am not beholden to any special interests. The media are not used to seeing this kind of integrity, and so should it shock anybody that they should tell stories about an ‘extemist’ saying that he wants to stone homosexuals??? I can tell you this much: I know several homosexuals. I believe without exception, I have told them that they need to do as the Bible commands, and repent and leave that immorality behind, but I don’t recall saying any ugly words to them, and we have for the most part had cordial friendships after I let them know what they needed to hear. Contrast this to the numerous phone calls, emails, and texts coming my way that are typically full of vitriol and of course as you would expect obscenities. Are we in a culture war? I think so!!!

If you cannot support somebody whom the liberal media consider an extremist, I guess I can’t stop you if you’re still feeling that way. However, the dealings I’ve had so far with constituents has been very gratifying. They’ve seen the attacks as politically driven. Has an opponent seen that I’m doing too well in the polls and helped some of this get started? I have no evidence for that, but some have suggested it. Regardless, it has been a very educational experience. The reason that I’m running is still a matter of deep conviction, righting wrongs and protecting my constituents from an out-of-control federal government, and I continue to see great support for this, judging by the overwhelming number of yard sign requests, contributions, and verbal encouragement along the way.

You will have a choice of 5 Republican candidates to vote on in less than 2 weeks, and I feel compelled to point out 1 very big difference right now: Influences! Dr Painter has been endorsed by the State Chamber of Commerce, and although it does promote business concerns (which are important), in its issues page (http://www.okstatechamber.com/issues), it advocates for several things Republicans and other small-government advocates used to run away from. I’ve attached a short analysis of this entitled Beware of the Chamber. Candidates who have been endorsed by the Chamber have a track record of being moderates and not devoted Constitutionalists. A constituent also found a red flag in that the uber liberal Democrat David Boren has given $1000 to Chris Kannady’s campaign. I’ve also attached a short analysis of the track record of Republicans who have taken David Boren money in the past. You will find a partial website address on the top of that document. The full address is the following:

http://www.ok.gov/ethics/public/adv_cont_search_1.php?order_by=name&action=reorder&start=51

I could see endorsing either of the other 2 candidates in this race, David Monlux or Chad Olsen, because they don’t appear to be nearly as beholden to special interests. I will be out-donated many times over by Dr Painter and Chris Kannady, but my donations have all been from Constitutionalist friends, and as I see it, that frees me up to devote myself to the work of protecting my constituents against a very out-of-control federal government (That’s where the REAL extremists are!), putting Biblical principles more into OK law, and cutting spending and taxation (not just slowing down their growth!). You won’t get a bunch of fancy mailers from me, but every thought in my emails is genuine. If this is your vision for a freer Oklahoma, too, I freely invite you to donate to my campaign, help with the work that still needs to be done (walking, calling, maintaining walking lists, etc), plant a yard sign in your yard for freedom, and/or just a word of encouragement as I deal with the wrath of the liberal media. May God bless you in your efforts to provide for your family and serve your fellow man, created in God’s image 

---Nothing without Christ, Scott Esk---
10109 S Douglas Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73139
Phone: 405 237 0242
Campaign Website: AskforEsk.com

 

[realibrad]

thats just a stupid at worst and intellectually lazy at best answer. Making up shit as you go along is no indication of logic and reasoning. the only other group of humans that employs the same line of reasoning as yours is toddlers whose brains havent fully developed.

if killing innocent is part of a deity's plan then he/she/it is more than welcome to keep it .

That was so obviously sarcasm, that you look like an idiot for realizing not it. Congrats.

You give people like me a bad name.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

This could be turned into a national issue by challenging the Republicans to denounce and completely disown this guy.