"It Was F*cking Ridiculous" - Republicans Walk Out On Member Ranting About Homosexuality

Something doesn't add up... if you're so outraged about crazy, why continue to act crazy?

A House Republican on Thursday accused a number of his own GOP colleagues of committing a sin because they voted in favor of an anti-discrimination LGBT proposal, according to The Hill newspaper.

To begin a Republican policy meeting, Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, read a Bible passage aloud that condemns homosexuality, the report said. People inside the meeting told The Hill that Allen suggested his colleagues violated Christian tenets because they backed an LGBT protection provision.

"It was f***ing ridiculous," one GOP lawmaker told The Hill.

According to the report, several Republicans walked out of the room.

Democrats have been trying to attach an amendment to spending bills that would bar federal contracts to companies that discriminate against LGBT employees.

Last week, the amendment failed only seconds after it looked like it had the votes to pass. Democrats accused GOP leaders of twisting arms to ensure that the proposal would fail and the House erupted into chaos. This week, the amendment passed, but the spending bill it was attached to failed because of Republican opposition to the LGBT protection amendment. Cont.

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