New House Speaker Tells Hannity, ‘Go Pick Up a Bible Off Your Shelf and Read It – That’s My Worldview’
New House Speaker Tells Hannity, ‘Go Pick Up a Bible Off Your Shelf and Read It – That’s My Worldview’
Newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson gave Americans a glimpse of his "worldview" on Thursday night while fielding a question about homophobic remarks he made.
Mathew 25: 36 - 40
I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Why does our country embody NONE of these ideals? Why do modern day Christians embody NONE of these ideals? How can we call ourselves a nation under god when we bomb innocent civilians, starve children for profit, imprison a population disproportionately then use them as slave labor, and shoot at immigrants for merely crossing an imaginary line.
What GOD would want us?
That's such a classic answer because the bible doesn't say shit other than what we decide it says. Our interpretation of it follows cultural norms, not the other way around. One thing it damn sure doesn't say is abortion is wrong or that life begins at conception - it explicitly says the opposite and that hasn't somehow changed anyone's opinions.
If only we could have this conversation happen then:
Chapter and verse! I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I’m interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, and always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or is it okay to call the police? Here’s one that’s really important, ‘cause we’ve got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean: Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother, John, for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing, while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
brb selling my daughter
Fuck that, how about we burn your bible?
Bet you anything this asshole ignores most, if not all, of the teachings of Jesus whenever it's convenient or profitable.
He's probably referring to the parts where women and slaves are property, you can beat your kids, and God orders his followers to commit genocides regularly.
IF he reads his bible then he should know that there is almost unlimited room for interpreting most of its contents.
Does he not know how many different Christian denominations there are in the US? And that those exist because of theological differences?
I am concerned about the lack of depth he is demonstrating. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised.
ETA: It IS the house after all. My expectations should be lower, right?
Contradictory, ridiculously outdated, and easy to twist to your narrative?
Great worldview.
So I take it that he has no opinions about his civil rights, or anyone else’s. Because the Bible does not talk about our rights, only our responsibilities. You will not find a single verse referencing freedom of religion, surely. But also nothing about freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, the right to privacy; or the right to a speedy trial by a jury of your peers, in which you have the right to face your accusers, and to see the evidence against you. And on and on, all the way down. Nothing at all.
These rights were so important to the colonists that they laid down their lives for them, against one the the most powerful empires in the history of the world. Why doesn’t Mike Johnson respect the founders of his own country? Or perhaps he doesn’t actually understand anything about it?
I've read the Bible, multiple times. And only once when I still considered myself a Christian.
I call BULLSHIT.
The hypocrisy of the modern Republican Party I guess, but what would such an apparently devout Christian man see in Donald Trump of all people?!
Isn’t that the book that talks about horse semen and beastiality? Probably shouldn’t be in schools.
All that says to me is he has shit for brains.
Blessed are the cheese makers
I encourage everyone to read at least the first half of the Bible so you can see how fucking ape shit wacky that crap is
What a bold-faced lie. Nobody follows the Bible directly, especially not him.
In my youth I once did what this man is telling folks to do now, you know what it did? It made me want to stop people like him.
BRB getting a male goat without blemish for sacrificing.
So you're a moron then?
Good lord this is gonna be a wild ride.
Pretty sure he hasn't.
I know everyone is up in arms about this but, to me, it just seems.... I dunno, kinda sad? Like, his whole existence has been substituted with a single old book?
There's no room to grow or change or learn. It's just, like, "Everything I am is written down over there and that's it."
How small and petty and sad.
What a dumbass. Fairy tales for Bronze Age sheepherders is no way to run a modern society. This asshat is an actual young Earth creationist.
So sick of these stupid snake handlers getting paid attention to AT ALL, much less calling the shots for the rest of us.
- sweats in old testament*
So you agree with me then, that what goes into a man's mouth is not important but what comes out of it is? Meaning you're not allowed to be a racist asshole but you are allowed to suck dick? Because that is something I got from a quote from Jesus
Also tomorrow is Sunday and I I believe the house is still convening for that day. who exactly is going to be stoning you to death for working that day?
One more thing, given that some men are called upon to become eunuchs and should not be judges for it...
Given the classical definition of a eunuch, does this mean that you are now in support of transgender rights?
Oh and since we are not meant to put our faith in princes and a camel has a better chance of going through the eye of a needle than a rich man has entering heaven, can we officially put you down as having denounced Donald Trump as the Republican candidate?
I wanted to say for legal purposes, that I do not Advocate anyone Stone to death any member of congress, and that my statement was purely for satirical purposes. I denounce anyone who actually plans any domestic terrorist actions against any us official, no matter how Despicable the senator.
