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'Scripture is very clear': New House Speaker tells Congress God has 'ordained' them

www.alternet.org 'Scripture is very clear': New House Speaker tells Congress God has 'ordained' them

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.“I want to tell all my colleagues here what I told the Republicans in that room last n...

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What is the difference between this guy and a Taliban officer?
I don't care how much he enjoys talking about his favorite fairy tale novel, congress is not a book club.
- Zero difference. They're both the same shade of conservative, far-right, religious fundamentalist.
  
  Not fair. The Taliban is honest witr his desire to oppress women, minorities and undermine all education. This guys pretends to stand for equality for all while in public
  
  First Timothy
  
  I too enjoy joking about oppressing women.
  *crickets
- Oh, but that's totally different! You see, their holy book is just a bunch of heathenish drivel, whereas our holy book is the one and only god given truth! How do I know? It says so right here in my holy book!
  
  I had some bible thumping baptist going door to door tell me almost exactly that. I had time, and decided to amuse myself in engaging these two guys. I talked to them for about 20 mins before they left. I kept asking them to compare their religion to various religions around the world, including eastern relgiions, and was quoting passages from many of them. These guys clearly had never studied anything but their version of christianity. Their only defense was, "But this was written by our lord and savior, Jesus Christ"
  
  But this was written by our lord and savior, Jesus Christ
  Did they say which part? I'm no theologian, but I don't remember mentions of any actual writings by Jesus himself.
  
  The argument usually is that the authors, compilers, and translators were guided by the hand of God. Not specifically that Jesus was sitting down with an inkwell.
  Closest thing is written accounts by the men who traveled with him about Jesus's actions and statements.
  
  Oh you have those? Can I see one?
  
  He didn't exist so he couldn't have written anything. If he had existed and was raised in Nazareth he would have been in a village so small that it didn't even have a place to pray and in a region so backwards that the literacy rate was around 1%. There are no works that people claim that he wrote. Even that was a bridge too far for them. Walking on water was more believable than being literate in that region.
- What is the difference between this guy and a Taliban officer?
  That's an easy mistake to make, this guy's a Talibangelical
- Same God, different prophet. So not much really. Except maybe that Taliban don't ban abortion as far as I'm aware.
  
  Nope, the Taliban are like christo-fascist fundamentalists in ignoring or intentionally misinterpreting their scriptures to ban abortion.
- What is the difference between this guy and a Taliban officer?
  Beard?
- Skin tone
- Ehhh, mainly access to clean running water
- Hypocrisy.
  The Taliban are way less hypcrite.
- The irony would be God disliking this guy
- Didn't know this guy was an officer.

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