Three-time All-Star and 2015 National League Championship Series MVP Daniel Murphy is retiring from baseball after a 12-year Major League career, he tells SNY’s Andy Martino.
“This is a beautiful game, and I really just feel humbled and blessed that it let me jump on the ride for a little bit,” Murphy tells Martino. “It’s beautiful. It can teach you about so many things. And all I can say is, thank you.” Mets fans, in particular, will want to read Martino’s interview for dozens of quotes, stories and reflections on his time in New York, as well as additional thoughts from teammate and captain David Wright.
A 13th-round pick by the Mets back in 2006, Murphy made his MLB debut just two years later at the age of 23. He solidified a spot on the Mets’ roster with a strong showing in both 2008 and 2009, but a knee sprain late in Spring Training 2010 and a subsequent torn MCL suffered on a Triple-A rehab stint later that year wiped out his entire 2010 campaign.
Murphy returned to the field in 2011 and had his best year yet, hitting .320/.362/.448 in 423 trips to the plate. His offense over the next few years took a step back, but he settled in as an above-average contributor capable of seeing time at multiple positions. Late in the 2015 season, however, as the Mets were driving toward the postseason, Murphy took his game to new heights. He slugged 10 home runs after the All-Star break while hitting .285/.318/.500 through 280 trips to the plate, but he saved the best for a legendary postseason run that brought the Mets to the brink of a championship.
Thirty years old at the time, Murphy was a man on fire that October. He appeared in all 14 of the Mets’ games and posted a combined .328/.391/.724 batting line, belting seven home runs and a pair of doubles while scoring 13 runs and knocking in 11. Incredibly, Murphy homered in six consecutive playoff games during that Herculean performance — including a go-ahead, sixth inning shot of Zack Greinke in the decisive Game 5 of the NLDS and one in all four games of the Mets’ NLCS sweep of the Cubs. Wright tells Martino that Murphy’s 2015 postseason was “one of the most impressive things I ever witnessed on a baseball field.”
Murphy parlayed that brilliant postseason effort into a three-year deal with the Nationals, and while the club didn’t win its World Series until after he’d departed, that was through no fault of Murphy’s. He had his best season in 2016, his first year with the Nats, hitting .347/.390/.595 en route to a second-place finish in National League MVP voting. He hit .329/.380/.550 in his two and a half seasons with the Nats before being traded to the Cubs (and continuing to rake) — more than justifying the $37.5MM price of his contract.
From there, Murphy would sign a two-year deal to serve as the Rockies’ primary first baseman, but injuries took their toll during his time in Colorado. Murphy suffered a significant fracture in his finger after just two games, and though he was expected to miss at least a month at the time, he returned to the lineup just shy of four weeks later. Murphy swung a hot bat early on, but it seemed clear that the hand was bothering him; his hard-hit rate and exit velocities dropped precipitously that year, and his power wasn’t close to its peak levels despite playing his home games at Coors Field. Murphy posted a .279/.328/.452 line on the whole that year, and he followed it up with a .236/.275/.333 showing in 40 games in 2020’s shortened schedule.
All told, Murphy is a three-time All-Star, NLCS MVP and two-time Silver Slugger with a second-place MVP finish on his resume. He played in a dozen MLB seasons, hitting a combined .296/.341/.455 with 1,572 hits, 178 home runs, 371 doubles, 29 triples, 68 stolen bases, 710 runs scored and 735 runs driven in. Murphy tacked on eight more home runs and an OPS just shy of 1.000 in 25 postseason games split between the Mets, the Nats and the Cubs.
As a Rockies he was a weird player that I loved
Must not have had any interest from clubs as a starter. Probably didn’t want to be a bench player. Nice career, made good money, never heard anything bad about the guy either.
If you bothered to read the linked article, Murphy knew he was hanging it up as soon as his at-bat ended last year.
I mean the whole “disagree with his lifestyle” about Billy Bean’s homosexuality is pretty bad, IMO.
Yeah. It’s what many religious people say. They think it’s not judgemental, but it is. Otherwise Murphy was a fun player to root for. He frustrated some with his shortcomings, but he was a gamer.
I disagree with basing all of your life decisions on a 2000 year old set of books with contradicting information, but I don’t feel the need to tell this to an entire group of people or try to make it law.
There are no contradictions in the Holy Scriptures.
Pretty sure reporters asked him. He should have been left alone. He is not going out of his way to say negative things about anyone.
Amen…
Ha!
Ah, so it’s ok that he’s a homophobe because a reporter asked him, got it.
Wobbly, what’s wrong about saying you disagree with someone’s lifestyle? Do you agree with a drug abusers lifestyle? How about a rapists lifestyle? He never said he hated the guy or wished him any harm. He’s a Christian and God says it’s wrong. What else would you expect him to say?
Indeed it is judgemental. I am a so called “religious “ person. All people make judgements all the time. We judge many things. It’s what keeps us safe and alive.
@DTDATL Being gay isn’t a “lifestyle” you doorknob..
@dugmet
Only those who assert a non religious view of the world are entitled to their opinions & judgemental view on what is ‘right and wrong’. OK…..
@richt
The word “homophobe” is misused and it is poorly understood by people, and that’s because they don’t understand what a phobia is, it appears you fall into that category. He has no fear, he has no hatred, he just doesn’t agree, they are two entirely different things, although the use of the word is entirely understandable given the American education system. Incorrect English usage is witnessed on a daily basis. It is a sad indictment on the fraudulent society we live in.
@WobblyGreg
Tell me about the twins with identical genes, one is heterosexual, one is homosexual, now tell me how they “were born like that”.
Please turn the doorknob to the right on your exit, “doorknob”, and don’t bang the door.
That is a false comparison. Those people have a certain degree of choice in those lifestyles. They chose to commit crimes. People do not choose to be gay. As you religious types would aver, it is the way God made them, and God loves all his children.
Hey Crime Dog, go learn something: plannedparenthood.org/learn/sexual-orientation/sex…
He doesn’t agree, and it’s obvious that homosexuals make him uncomfortable. Ergo, he is homophobic.
@richt
Hold up, let me get this straight:
1.) You believe that he’s terrified of gay people, to the point of it being a “phobia”
2.) That makes him a bad person
Wow okay man lmao. I guess this is what we’d call modern “intelligence?” Ever seen the movie Idiocracy?
@Richt
As I stated above and that you’ve chosen to conveniently ignore as it doesn’t suit your ideology, there’s no evidence “people are born that way”, unless you or others have removed genetic material from babies or removed their brains at birth to study them to prove your fallacious views.
Genetic twins with identical genes, one is homosexual, the other is not, therefore your argument is based on lies and falsehoods. Your views and assertions are false in regard to this matter, and your views on Daniel Murphy are bigoted and intolerant.
Wow, idiots invade everywhere. I meet stupid people with stupid opinions everyday and we coexist. Take your divisive soap boxes else where because nobody cares what you think of Murphy’s non baseball related thoughts. You’ll score no political points here. Remember, NOBODY can escape the thought police when they eventually come after you.
Except for the homophobic stuff
He’s not intolerant towards gays, and said he would love them and welcome them as teammates. His religious beliefs though means that he does not sanction the lifestyle. While I disagree with that view, I support his right to practice his religion just as I support gays and their lifestyle. The idea that he has to reject his religion to support homosexuality is extremism. Intolerance can work in both directions.
Hypothetically, if you were to disagree with the writings of Karl Marx, are you Marxophobic? Disagreement doesn’t mean you are afraid of them.
People who are Christian do not have to reject their religion to love and care for other people. Christian belief never rejects the person. It rejects the sin. I too am a sinner but I have hope because of Christianity.
Do I smell Christianophobia?
Well said lautrec…well said. We have hope because of Christ.
@ Netflix&RichHill
Please take English lessons, preferably not from an American ‘teacher”. Please have your new English teacher teach you what the word phobia means. Once you’ve learned the full meaning of the word phobia, then please write it down 500 times, and then write 100 times, I must not fraudulently misuse English and the word phobia without knowing its meaning. What a sad indictment on society some of the comments here are about the use of the word phobia, when you don’t understand one word then that tells me what afflicts America today, a poor understanding of most things that require comprehension.
There’s no hope lautree, you’re trying to convince people that “the 2,000 year old books” say have had their minds closed to this. They respond to any suggestion or hint of disagreement with severe aggression, accusations, presuppositions, conjecture, and then assign motive to it all for you. The only thing you have to do is renounce your beliefs, support what they tell you to, or face the cancel-culture warriors ………
Imagine being so obtuse that thinking supporting the LGBTQ community is “Christophobic,” which isn’t even a real thing.
His best batting stats were in the ’15 postseason but the KC Royals gave them the smoke (the royals are my fav team by the way)! That was a good world series for us. But we aren’t good right now but we will do hell of a lot better this year though
That 2015 postseason for him was one of the best I’ve seen for a hitter. Have fun in retirement!
As a braves fans, Daniel Murphy was always really fun to watch. Gonna miss him.
Why? Murphy can still play. However, enjoy your retirement. He was a great player for the Mets. I always thought he was going to finish his career with the Mets, but that didn’t happen.
As a Rockies fan I can assure you that no, he cannot still play. Nor does he want to.
He wasn’t able to hit in Colorado and he’s about to turn 36. He’s a bat-first player so he needs to hit to hold down a position, and his hit tool has declined significantly the past couple seasons. I don’t believe he’s been quite the same since he had his ankle surgery. I’m sure he could have taken a Spring Training invite with a chance to make a team, but he decided to call it a career.
Amazing he hit all those homers in the postseason after mostly being a singles hitter here and all those base runner blunders and who can forget him stealing third against the shift. Good luck in your future Daniel and thanks for October of 2015!
Not a bad career at all. Have a nice retirement!
As fun as the 2015 NLDS and NLCS were, my lasting image of Murphy is unfortunately always going to be Eric Hosmer’s grounder doinking off his glove and basically losing them the series. I get a lot of grief from other fans because I did and still do think they made the right call letting him walk, even though it hurt them the following season.
I’m a bit surprised to see him retire though, despite his last two seasons being pretty rough.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis for MVP,
Dan Murphy blossomed that year of 2015 into the toughest out in the NL. He rarely struck out, making contact with many doubles. It was his work with the hitting coach who used to be with the Yankees and then went to the Nats where he further blossomed.
Dan Murphy thanks for the Great memories. There were defensive blunders and baserunning blunders with him but the Mets should have definitely brought him back after taking the Mets to the dance. You always leave with the one that brought you to the dance IMO or you get bad karma which is exactly what the Mets got.
I have a lot of good memories of Murph on the Mets as well. I don’t mean to say that he was a bad player, just that I think they needed someone else. They had a lot of rotten luck between missing out on Zobrist and having Walker get hurt in the midst of a solid season.
And they did have some bad karma in the short term, but I don’t think the decision to let him walk did much damage past 2016.
I remember Dan Murphy killing the Mets with the Nats. He was playing MVP level there until he was injured.
By the way, did you see my post congratulating you on your great career including the 3 HR Game the Sunday prior to the All Star Break in 2015?
I did, sorry I didn’t look back until now! Definitely one of the great unlikely performances in Mets history. The go-ahead HR off of Papelbon that September was another great moment.
And yeah, Murphy killing them in 2016 was definitely painful. He lit up Harvey in particular, if I remember correctly
It’s a bit harsh to claim that Murphy cost them that game, much less the series. The following, from USA Today, November 1, 2015, makes the case well, I think:
“Daniel Murphy didn’t lose us this game,” [David] Wright said. “This was a collective team loss. There were dozens of things we could have done better in this game to win this game…We lost this game as a team.”
Wright’s right, of course: If the club [scored] more than three runs on six hits in the contest, or if Clippard hadn’t walked two of the three batters he faced, Murphy would not have been in position to make such a burdensome error.
Yeah, maybe I’m being a bit hyperbolic. The poor offense by most of the lineup was the biggest reason they lost overall, and there’s no question that Murphy was a huge reason they got there.
I think it would be hard not to argue that it was a turning point of the inning & series though.
Didn’t they lose the series 4-1?
Yes. The Mets lost the series 4-1 just as the Mets lost the 2000 World Series 4-1, but to hear Mets fans talk about both series, they insist a single play or inning cost them both World Series. They simply were beat by better teams. It’s pretty funny.
Yes, that did have a lot to do with it, but so did Familia’s 3 blown saves.
One of the greatest postseason hitters of all time. I love Murph, and I wish him well in retirement.
Btw, great write-up.
Kansas City gave them the smoke though in ’15!! Let’s go ROYALS!!
No one cares, this is about Murphy
Flags fly forever
Farewell Murph, you’re an all-time Met favorite and we’ll never forget you. God bless.
underrated player for sure
Enjoy your retirement Murph . Thanks for the Memories!
Happy Retirement Daniel Murphy! Great humble dude.
“Have you seen my numbers these last few years? I wouldn’t say I was a major league player.”
“I think I ran like a four-five on a two-hopper to the first baseman down the line, and I hit the bag and I was like, ‘Yeah. That’s it. That was pretty fun. That was a fun ride.’” (Average home to first base sprint speed for a LHH is 4.2)
Good hitter. Great guy. Good luck Daniel san
His 2015 playoff run was ridiculous. Good career.
Hope you enjoy the increase in family time Murph. Be Blessed.
He’s had some great years with the nationals! He should have won MVP in 2016!
Nice career highlighted by that unbelievable post season run. Pretty much single handedly carried his team to the Series.
Enjoy a well earned retirement.
Yes both he and Yoenis Cespedes did just that. It was an amazing 2nd half after the trading deadline and Dan Murphy in the postseason was off the charts.
The game of baseball thanks you
If it wasn’t for the Wilpon’s being so cheap he would have been a career Met.
Solid Met, good baseball player. Good luck in retirement.
Daniel Hits Murphy
Good riddens to homophobic trash.
What he said was stupid and not something I would say. But let’s not crucify the man for having an opinion . I know I’m going to get a lot of hate for this but I feel like it needs to be said. We can’t preach acceptance and not accept someone who has a different opinion as us. We can’t block out people who have a different world. View. Civil disagreement is an important part of growing as a society. Also Daniel Murphy didn’t say he hated gays, all he said was he didn’t agree with the lifestyle. I’m all for gay rights and marriage but I don’t hate people for having a soft opinion.
Well said Mr Dog
“Disagreeing with the lifestyle” is a euphemism, not a meaningful distinction.
This^
It’s riddance brother.. Murphy is a TERRIFIC human being. All he did was respond to an ambush question. He didn’t hold a press conference and make an announcement and he is not homophobic.
I was on the fence until your all-caps descriptive adjective. Thank you for convincing me with hyperbolic punctuation. You’re amazing.
Oh so because a reporter asked him, that makes it ok that he’s homophobic, got it.
Having a worldview that believes that homosexuality is sinful is not homophobic. You can sincerely disagree with something and not fear it. Whether you agree or disagree with his Biblical worldview is up to you or me for that matter. Unfortunately it is hard to carry on a civil discussion when people insist on hating people because of their faith and worldview.
Believing that homosexuality is sinful is literally the definition of homophobic, you doorknob.
There’s always one, isn’t there? It’s so intimidating to be in the presence of such saintly perfection. Don’t bother replying because I don’t care what you have to say. Just get lost.
Just in case your response was for me, I’m replying anyway. Because hey, why obey a sour puss?
It’s not homophobic to disagree with someone. Try not being so dense.
It is when you “disagree with their lifestyle” which is a classic coded way of saying “I don’t want to be around gay people.”
@tom brunanskys black sock
Imagine understanding what the word phobia is. It is such a sad state of affairs that people like you throw the word “homophobic” around, yet you don’t have a clue or understanding of what a phobia is.
Now please take your trash out along with the people that upvoted your poor intolerant, bigoted, & uneducated comment – quite clearly you are a product of the American education system. Quite clearly, it is people like you and those that support your view that are bigoted and intolerant.
Ahh yes, the classic gaslighting argument that the far-right likes to make: saying that people denouncing homophobia or any other intolerance are the TRUE bigots. It’s funny to see you all continue to use this straw man argument that repeatedly fails.
@Richt
There’s no “gaslighting” involved. You do not understand what a phobia is yet you’re throwing around the word “homophobia” and accusing people of being “homophobic”, including Daniel Murphy.
Just so that we’re quite clear, “Phobia” – strong unreasonable fear of something
Murphy has no fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. It is you that is bigoted in all of your comments, you’re also intolerant of Christians. You’re not denouncing anything at all, because in order to denounce something first you have to understand and comprehend the meaning of words.
Wish he returned to the Mets this season
Great career, congrats Murphy
Here’s a man of character, and class, never swayed from who he was on and off the field. Always appreciated his walk up music when coming to the plate. He played hard and was fun to watch. Best of luck in your future.
It was a pleasure to watch Daniel Murphy bat while he was a Nat. One of Rizzo’s best, or at least most fortunate, pickups (he was actually Rizzo’s third choice for 2nd base that off-season). He was also a fount of hitting knowledge for his teammates. It was a blow when he was traded to the Cubs since it made the remaining Nats games that season less fun to watch.
Being able to keep a guy like him on the team as a hitter once his fielding declines is a good argument for the DH in the NL IMO. Best wishes to him in his retirement and thanks again for his contributions as a Nat.
Great player and a really good guy. I wish him all the best.
happy retirement, as a Cubs fans I am still bitter about 2015, that dude was a one man wrecking crew and could not be stopped.
Solid short stint with the Cubs, not his fault the rest of the offense died in September.
His bat was unbelievable against the Cubs in that NLCS. It wasn’t fun to watch but it was pretty special.
Peace out!!
“Thank you Lord!”
– Myself and every other Cubs fan
Farewell Murph. You’re an all-time Met and we’ll never forget you. God bless.
Murph struggled in the field. Always a solid bat. The 2015 playoffs were other worldly. Anyone who ever played the game could hope to have a run like that. Reminded me of the Beltran post season in 2004. After he left the Mets Murphy tortured them with the Nats. He figured something out later in his career and was able to hit for more power.
Congratulations to Dan Murphy for a great career. I loved watching you blossom as a Met into the toughest out in the NL during the 2015 season which is a testament to your work ethic and your batting adjustments under Kevin Long. You hardly ever struck out and battled every at bat making contact resulting in alot of doubles. You carried the Mets during the postseason hitting HRs in 6 consecutive games which was a record.
Then you moved to the Nats after the Mets offered you a QO out the door, and you continued your excellence playing at MVP level. Who can forget your ABs versus the Mets in 2016 & 2017. You always played with Heart!
My favorite Met during their rebuilding years of 2011-2014. Congrats on a good career Murph, wish you all the best going forward.
Good luck in your retirement, Murphy. As a Mets’ fan, your 2015 postseason was epic!
Would have liked to see him as an everyday DH for a few years. Thought he’d really rake again if you eliminated the field.
Rock solid player and a hitting machine. Enjoy retirement DM. You were fun to watch and will certainly be missed.
Rockies let DJ LeMahieu walk away for 2/$24 and signed Murphy for 2/24. Murphy would have -0.9 WAR and then retire, while DJ has an 8.9 WAR in that time and a new 6-year contract. Oops.
That mistake ended up being almost as bad as the Cubs trading DJM for Ian Stewart.
Did those happen in the same off season? What were they thinking?
Yowzers! (if you don’t know what that is, youtube.com/watch?v=oPOSA0JYjso)
Enjoy life after baseball, Murph. We enjoyed cheering for you on the field.
This guy instilled fear in me every time he stepped up to the plate in a clutch situation.
-Dodgers fan
14/37 against the dodgers between 15/16 and every hit seemed like it was in a huge spot.
Murp was the Mets new Tug. He had us all Met fans believing in Miracles. He represented the Spirit to Win.
Sirklearhead,
Good comparison. I never thought of Murphy as another Tug McGraw ( Ya Gotta Believe! ’73 Mets anthem which he originated ) but it applies.
Dan Murphy was an Iconic Met who carried the Team in 2015 as did Tug in ’73 almost to the WS Championship.
I remember when he signed with my Cubs in 2018, for a year. Dude was solid. Absolutely great pure hitter and really fun to watch. Good luck to you in retirement.
He was traded to the cubs at the trade deadline
That man took the 2015 Mets to the World Series by himself. There’s no way they beat the Dodgers without his HRs off Kershaw and Greinke. He will always have a place in my heart and a lot of other Met fans. Then they paid Cespedes and let him walk to the Nats. He killed us in 2016.The Mets were supposed to drop Duda and put Murphy at 1B for 3 years until Alonso was ready. That mistake might’ve cost them another pennant in 2016. I wish him all of the best.
For all the people commenting on homosexuality, God’s plan calls for the increase of the population. Two women or two men are not able to produce children. If everyone was only with the same sex, producing children would not be possible. The Bible states that God’s plan calls for the marriage of a man with a women. This is what the Bible states, Murphy was responding to a question asked. He didn’t say it with a judgement attitude. People who have problems should take it with the Bible. Murphy expressed what he believes the Bible teaches.
Why should I follow your interpretation of “God’s plan?” Why should anyone? Reading your post comes off as you saying “this is fact because it’s in the Bible, therefor you should believe this because God said it.” It’s like you have no idea that the majority of people on earth aren’t Christian.
Not even the entirety 31% of the world’s Christian population believes what you laid out. But thanks for mansplaining it to all of us. I wouldn’t have known that two men couldn’t produce children without you.
You just shown how ignorant you are of the bible, good job
DTDATL, are you referring to me?
Exactly, I’ve never read the Bible and why would I? No religion appeals to me. Especially when there are plenty of homophobes like you in every religion.
Richt, it isn’t Parkers interpretation of “God’s Plan”, it is clear accepted theology. You don’t have to believe it or even agree with it, obviously you hate it and that is your choice. You also have a choice to hate people that believe it and that is the path you are taking. We get it, you hate Christian’s that believe in the word of God. Unfortunately you don’t realize that they don’t hate you for not believing in the word of God. Murphy didn’t express hate, neither did Parkers or I. I can’t speak for either of them but the Bible calls me to love even you who hates Christians for their faith.
There is no God. Grow up.
And a great guy. Gave my 9 year old kid an autograph after a game in DC. My son stood in the rain for 2 hrs while ALL of the other Nats (except Dusty) ignored him.
I had never heard him interviewed extensively before today when he was on ESPN radio talking about his retirement. I have to say, he comes across as very articulate, intelligent and surprisingly likable.
He is not afraid of homosexuals. That term is offensive. Homeosexuality is a sin in Christianity, and Islam, and Judiasm. You need to make peace with that.
Yet billions of those people aren’t “afraid of homosexuals” and don’t actually believe it’s a sin. In fact, they accept gay people for who they are and believe they should enjoy the same rights they do, and not be discriminated against for who they’re biologically coded to be attracted to.
They made peace with it, why can’t you?
There was nothing wrong with his response. They prusued him, not the reverse. He explained his position that homosexuality is a sin in his faith. And he was right about that. There is a LONG history of adherent use of homosexuality as a means of suppression starting with but not exclusive to the Greek armies and Hellenism. Defining someone’s identity to there sexual activities is specifically problematic. The major religious institutions and much of society will never bend to the demand that they rewrite there doctrine to allow for open homosexual activities. They will also never approve of prostitution, transgender identification, pedophilia, sexual exploitation of women, etc etc etc. There is this mismona that this is a settle moral issue. It is not settled, unless you want to agree that homosexuality is a sin, and destructive to family life. There is a general agreement that all people deserve to live without fear of being assaulted, abused, attacked, protected by basic secular civil rights, or live in fear of beingaccused of criminal actions without due process. Murphy wasn’t spoiling for a fight on this or ever shown to discriminate against anyone. He kept his religious beliefs to himself (unlike say Brandon Nimo). They went after him.
The biggest thing I remember about Murph during that 15 playoff run is why oh why Joe Maddon didn’t intentionally walk him at every AB. Mets fans can thank him for that 15 pennant. He put that lineup on his back. Cespedes too. Congrats on retirement.
Murphy was a class act and absolutely raked as a Nat .347 , .322 , .299 …
Murphy was a class act and absolutely raked as a Nat .347 , .322 , .299 …
Have a Good retirement Danny Boy [#2] Hope you have lots of good things to do now that time is on your side…
Mr. richt. Both my and Murphy when interviewed , were expressing our believe in what the Bible states. Just as people who believe in and practice homosexuality believe it to be normal activity. If, and I believe there is, there is a God who created the human race, and believing the Bible is how God reveals Himself, then answering a question concerning what I believe is not a intent to spread hate.
Sounds like you’re saying that you believe homosexuality isn’t normal activity.
You state you believe in the Bible, which as you state means you believe that homosexuality does not help increase the population. Murphy states that he doesn’t agree with it. I don’t care what your rationale is for not agreeing with it, but it seems like you don’t. It may not be hateful, but it still is homophobic. You and he are disagreeing with a fundamental tenet of who a human being is.
Sexual preference is not a choice. Christianity clearly doesn’t discriminate against race, as evidenced by the millennia of attempts made to bring more followers to the religion. Doesn’t the Bible teach you to love thy neighbor? Does it also teach you not to hold a person’s identity, which I’m sure you would consider as given by god, including their race and sexual preferences which they have no say in, against them? The fact that you cannot accept these differences and you “disagree” with them may not be hate, but it is intolerance, it is homophobia, and it has no place in civilized society.
You also suggest that I should take up my problems with people’s intolerance with a book that they believe in, rather than making up their own minds about the world, independent of what religion says.
@Richt
You really love making false assertions and using the typical tactics of the strawman.
Fact-sexual preference is a choice, otherwise you wouldn’t have people who claim they’re bi sexual, (maybe they were born like that too), or homosexuals that become heterosexuals and vice versa, or people that have sex with multiple partners at one time, maybe they were born like that too. Your argument is one of your own false ideologies and it is based on lies & falsehoods not facts.
I don’t hold any hope that one day you’ll learn what a phobia is, but you’ll continue to throw around the word “homophobia” throughout your life with gay abandon. Please take some English lessons and have someone teach you what a phobia is, although I don’t have much hope that you’ll comprehend what it means to have a phobia, as you’re bigoted and intolerant and governed by your ideologies. Again, Daniel Murphy is NOT homophobic, no matter how many times you attempt to condemn him for not agreeing with homosexuality. If one thing is clear and factual, it is that you have a phobia and you are bigoted in your intolerant views about Christianity, Christians and religion. Stop telling lies and being a fake, and attempt to learn English.
Again MrRicht. I am not putting you down or calling for anyone to put you down. I was trying to state that Daniel Murphy has a view based on what the Bible says. He bases his belief on a book that has stood the test of time. He doesn’t have the right to judge you or anyone else. He was only answering a question and explained that his opinion is based on the Bible. As I said earlier, your anger should be directed towards the Bible. Christians believe the Bible is the Word of God. If that’s true, then your argument would be with God
Libtards see this post as an opportunity to “educate” everyone on their perverse ideology, while hacking away at the very religion that was incremental in building Western Civilization. We’re living in a clown world these days, smh.
Daniel Murphy > LGBTQ nutjobs