This is the brand of public condemnation of Christian Nationalism that we need to see more of, particularly in the halls of government. I salute Representative Frost for his forthright and unabashed statement. What we need now is a LOT more of it.
Our secular nation and government is under threat and attack from these extremists. They need to be confronted, and they need to be stopped ... NOW.
History makes it quite clear, there is no horror that cannot be justified in the name of religion. The evangelicals in this country constantly complain about how badly they're being persecuted when ever they are prevented from forcing their religion on others. They are also the people who would be the first to persecute others given the opportunity to do so. If you want to see what genuine persecution looks like, . . . hand power to the preachers. We now have a House Speaker who has evidently convinced himself he's operating under divine sanction. Buckle up.
Great thoughts and ideas. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed.
Since Nixon and his southern strategy; to Reagan and W. bush kowtowing to the religious right, and welcoming these religious wing-nuts into the Republican Party; there has been a religious takeover of the party, and the courts.
I don’t see an exit strategy from this predicament, as the religious wing-nuts, MAGA mob and white nationalists have infiltrated every aspect of government; from Congress, to the Whitehouse, to the military and law enforcement, and to state and local governments.
These people are here to stay; for now. Unless this country unites (highly unlikely), and soon, we will suffer a death by a thousand cuts to our democracy and to individual rights.
The dumbing down of America began with Nixon, and its evolution is being completed by the least religious of all; a dimwitted, unscrupulous, narcissistic sociopath, and his true believers.
Make no mistake; democracy is dying by our apathy and intransigence. Enough said!
Imagine the (deserved and rightful) outcry if a Muslim member of Congress said "The mosque is supposed to direct the church. The government is not supposed to direct the mosque."
The new Speaker of the House is one of these whackadoodles. I really think the whole drama that played out as one after another candidates were dropped was meant to lead up to Johnson taking that position. He's an extremist's extremist; ignorant, superstitious, and absolutely not a person who should be in that office. I fear for this country. I hope to someday be reading about it from some other, saner country.
For those who haven't read the FFRFs Andrew L. Seidel's book "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American" yet, I can't recommend it highly enough.
Seidel lays out how NatCism is the single greatest internal threat this republic faces and why.
This is what the new speaker of the house mike Johnson said in 2016. #ThrowbackThursday
“And people say, ‘How can a young person go into their schoolhouse and open fire on their classmates?’ Because we’ve taught a whole generation, a couple generations now of Americans, that there’s no right or wrong, that it’s about survival of the fittest, and you evolve from the primordial slime. Why is that life of any sacred value? Because there’s nobody sacred to whom it’s owed. None of this should surprise us.”
The Times of London today: “China has passed a new law imposing “patriotic education” on the country’s schools, making it mandatory for teachers to promote “love of the motherland” and illegal for them question the version of history propagated by the Chinese Communist Party.”
Florida: “Who stole our playbook and wrote all over it?”
I’ve had a serious problem with the lack of Christian voices denouncing loudly the outrageous and dangerous religious extremism that’s been pushed in recent years. It truly was a deafening silence at times. And, when I would bring that up, the primary response was for religious folks to focus on saying “not all religions” or “not my religion” or “they aren’t practicing that religion right.” It was quickly ignored or denied when I pointed out the historic precedent of organized religion being weaponized and used as the justification for abhorrent acts. That’s almost always attached to whenever a religion has government authority or a co-governing setup. In other words, blending church and state inevitably ends up with abuse of power and extremism. The programming is strong because they get people indoctrinated early in life. They are unaware of their bias and cognitive dissonance. It’s refreshing to see one who actually believes that his religion has zero place in state matters, and who understands the dangers. I’m not a fan of Bible quotes being used to point out hypocrisy though. It misses the point that the abuse is motivated by cruelty and not faith. Faith is the facade. And cruelty is the point. I don’t need a religion in order to be a good, moral person and to know right from wrong. I don’t need to hear about what’s in the Bible and how alleged Christians are doing it wrong. Religion seeks to pair with government in order to access the authority and power of government, period. It’s not about the religion. It’s about the power.
This is the brand of public condemnation of Christian Nationalism that we need to see more of, particularly in the halls of government. I salute Representative Frost for his forthright and unabashed statement. What we need now is a LOT more of it.
Our secular nation and government is under threat and attack from these extremists. They need to be confronted, and they need to be stopped ... NOW.
History makes it quite clear, there is no horror that cannot be justified in the name of religion. The evangelicals in this country constantly complain about how badly they're being persecuted when ever they are prevented from forcing their religion on others. They are also the people who would be the first to persecute others given the opportunity to do so. If you want to see what genuine persecution looks like, . . . hand power to the preachers. We now have a House Speaker who has evidently convinced himself he's operating under divine sanction. Buckle up.
Great thoughts and ideas. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed.
Since Nixon and his southern strategy; to Reagan and W. bush kowtowing to the religious right, and welcoming these religious wing-nuts into the Republican Party; there has been a religious takeover of the party, and the courts.
I don’t see an exit strategy from this predicament, as the religious wing-nuts, MAGA mob and white nationalists have infiltrated every aspect of government; from Congress, to the Whitehouse, to the military and law enforcement, and to state and local governments.
These people are here to stay; for now. Unless this country unites (highly unlikely), and soon, we will suffer a death by a thousand cuts to our democracy and to individual rights.
The dumbing down of America began with Nixon, and its evolution is being completed by the least religious of all; a dimwitted, unscrupulous, narcissistic sociopath, and his true believers.
Make no mistake; democracy is dying by our apathy and intransigence. Enough said!
When your religion is the cause of unending misery, maybe it's long past time to either find a new religion or jettison religion altogether.
You don't need religion to have morals.
Imagine the (deserved and rightful) outcry if a Muslim member of Congress said "The mosque is supposed to direct the church. The government is not supposed to direct the mosque."
"Christianity is not Christian Nationalism."
Rep. Frost seems to be a good man but history* disagree with this statement.
*And like someone reminded me it was not only Europe and Africa but the invasion of the American continent too. Plus we both forgot Oceania.
The new Speaker of the House is one of these whackadoodles. I really think the whole drama that played out as one after another candidates were dropped was meant to lead up to Johnson taking that position. He's an extremist's extremist; ignorant, superstitious, and absolutely not a person who should be in that office. I fear for this country. I hope to someday be reading about it from some other, saner country.
For those who haven't read the FFRFs Andrew L. Seidel's book "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American" yet, I can't recommend it highly enough.
Seidel lays out how NatCism is the single greatest internal threat this republic faces and why.
This is what the new speaker of the house mike Johnson said in 2016. #ThrowbackThursday
“And people say, ‘How can a young person go into their schoolhouse and open fire on their classmates?’ Because we’ve taught a whole generation, a couple generations now of Americans, that there’s no right or wrong, that it’s about survival of the fittest, and you evolve from the primordial slime. Why is that life of any sacred value? Because there’s nobody sacred to whom it’s owed. None of this should surprise us.”
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/new-speaker-mike-johnson-blamed-school-shootings-on-the-teaching-of-evolution
OT (sort of)
The Times of London today: “China has passed a new law imposing “patriotic education” on the country’s schools, making it mandatory for teachers to promote “love of the motherland” and illegal for them question the version of history propagated by the Chinese Communist Party.”
Florida: “Who stole our playbook and wrote all over it?”
Democrats with spines!? More please!
He’s using some No True Scotsman logical fallacy there.
The distance between those who lie for Jesus and those who kill for Jesus is getting narrower every day.
I’ve had a serious problem with the lack of Christian voices denouncing loudly the outrageous and dangerous religious extremism that’s been pushed in recent years. It truly was a deafening silence at times. And, when I would bring that up, the primary response was for religious folks to focus on saying “not all religions” or “not my religion” or “they aren’t practicing that religion right.” It was quickly ignored or denied when I pointed out the historic precedent of organized religion being weaponized and used as the justification for abhorrent acts. That’s almost always attached to whenever a religion has government authority or a co-governing setup. In other words, blending church and state inevitably ends up with abuse of power and extremism. The programming is strong because they get people indoctrinated early in life. They are unaware of their bias and cognitive dissonance. It’s refreshing to see one who actually believes that his religion has zero place in state matters, and who understands the dangers. I’m not a fan of Bible quotes being used to point out hypocrisy though. It misses the point that the abuse is motivated by cruelty and not faith. Faith is the facade. And cruelty is the point. I don’t need a religion in order to be a good, moral person and to know right from wrong. I don’t need to hear about what’s in the Bible and how alleged Christians are doing it wrong. Religion seeks to pair with government in order to access the authority and power of government, period. It’s not about the religion. It’s about the power.
OT - It's not just vulnerable reps in swing districts that the fascist caucus wants to fuck over; it is also farm district reps
‘𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬’: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
https://www.yahoo.com/news/newly-united-house-gop-faces-205949488.html
OT - Oh yeah, the new misspeaker is a real piece of 💩
𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 ‘𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲’ 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧
https://dnyuz.com/2023/10/26/house-speaker-mike-johnson-did-work-for-a-crisis-pregnancy-center-that-used-a-van-to-find-pregnant-women/