People like this drive me nuts. He's supposedly a Christian, supposedly cares about those "orphans" being lost at Planned Parenthood, but won't lift a finger to protect the children already here.
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Very last line, Schaefer, no religious test shall EVER be required for any office or public trust. The Bible is not, nor ever has been, a founding document of this country, nor has it been a requirement for any member of the government to follow. The Bible may say what you claim it does, it doesn’t really, but it is not how this country works. Go to the link and find any reference to the Bible for guidance. You will not find one.
On top of have no apparent understanding of the history of how well church-state separation has served this country, he evidently has no grasp of what Christians, acting in the name of Christianity, have done to their fellow humans. Neither this country, nor the wider world faces a single problem that has a religious solution. In fact, if you could remove religion from the equation, a lot of the world's problems would fade away.
Any god that demands worship probably isn't worthy of it. Demanding that everyone in a position of authority worship Jesus is tantamount to claiming that only Christian Theocracies count as nations in their own right.
Last night, I was watching a video made by an OB/GYN discussing the results and ramifications of changes to the abortion access landscape in the last year or so. She's had patients she's had to tell their baby won't make it, and there's nothing to be done. She's had to sit with patients who had to make some of the worst medical decisions of their lives knowing that there are no good answers. Unsurprisingly, this doctor isn't happy with the fall of Roe vs. Wade nor the numerous bans enacted around the country. Several times in her video she stopped to ask "where's the compassion for the women?" What she shared about her patients lives and experiences was heartbreaking, and starkly reflected just how awful banning abortion can be to the women who live under such a ban.
At this point, if you're a woman who can get pregnant living in Texas (or apparently, Alabama) my advice to you is simple: Get out. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, just get out. Go somewhere you might at least survive the birth of your child if and when that happens for you. Yes, I know that for too many women, that's not an option and might never be; for them the best I can say is keep prevention on hand and be sure to use it correctly every single time. No skipping, no shirking, no believing any man who claims he's shooting blanks. Put yourself first, because it's clear the government doesn't give two hoots about your needs or welfare.
The three Abrahamic religions were originally spread at the tip of a sword. Now it's at the barrel of a gun, but otherwise it's the same barbaric, bloodthirsty lunacy.
This fanatic is exactly what I mean when I say that as American Christians' numbers dwindle, those who are left will be increasingly more dangerous. This distilling process is currently rendering extremist groups who talk more and more openly about forcing their religion on society through violence. It seems inevitable and imminent that "experiments" in religious violence will be tried in the U.S. just to see how the public will react. If the general reaction is a short-lived "Oh dear, that's awful, but that's not 'true Christianity'" but nothing more than that, then the Christian Nationalists will see that as a green light.
Around the world, there are countless thousands of tombstones, some ancient and nearly buried in the dust and weeds, their eroded inscriptions almost illegible, and some new, clean, and sharp-edged, and all their epitaphs, old and new really should say "OH THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE."
Yes, it can, yes it has, and yes it is happening right here, right now. Apathy and denial are what kill freedom.
Matt, you may want to look back on the founders of this nation and see what they had to say about your god and its lack of relationship to the creation of the United States of America. Yeah, yeah, I know: you want to superimpose your god onto our government, so you can sit in The Catbird Seat. Thing is, there are a LOT of people out there who will get in your face about that, because the US is NOT a Christian nation.
And if we have anything to say about it, it never will be.
"Those are really the only two options for elected officials."
Who told you you get to decide that, you arrogant fundie prick? Keep your childish delusions to yourself and off the back of this secular nation. You want to enforce your religion on others? Suppose Muslims in this country decided to impose their Islamic Sharia Law on YOU? That's why freedom from religion is part of Freedom of Religion. It protects you as well as nonbelievers.
His god is just as real and relevant as the Tooth Fairy and leprechauns.
People like this drive me nuts. He's supposedly a Christian, supposedly cares about those "orphans" being lost at Planned Parenthood, but won't lift a finger to protect the children already here.
Article. VI.
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
Very last line, Schaefer, no religious test shall EVER be required for any office or public trust. The Bible is not, nor ever has been, a founding document of this country, nor has it been a requirement for any member of the government to follow. The Bible may say what you claim it does, it doesn’t really, but it is not how this country works. Go to the link and find any reference to the Bible for guidance. You will not find one.
“Schaefer defended his amendment by saying suffering was “part of the human condition, since sin entered the world.””
I see you’re not suffering from your policies. Fuck off Schaefer.
On top of have no apparent understanding of the history of how well church-state separation has served this country, he evidently has no grasp of what Christians, acting in the name of Christianity, have done to their fellow humans. Neither this country, nor the wider world faces a single problem that has a religious solution. In fact, if you could remove religion from the equation, a lot of the world's problems would fade away.
“I reject the “Christian nationalist” label,…”
Oh, but you are, Blanche, you are.
I reject the label of "coffee drinker" even though I drink two to three cups of coffee a day.
“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐺𝑜𝑑,” 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑. “𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒."
First, that's circular reasoning; it would only apply to leaders who accept the bible as a source of authority (AND interpreted the same way.)
Second, pretty sure the Bidens regularly go to church and worship God while Trump never does. Hypocrite. But what else is new.
Any god that demands worship probably isn't worthy of it. Demanding that everyone in a position of authority worship Jesus is tantamount to claiming that only Christian Theocracies count as nations in their own right.
Last night, I was watching a video made by an OB/GYN discussing the results and ramifications of changes to the abortion access landscape in the last year or so. She's had patients she's had to tell their baby won't make it, and there's nothing to be done. She's had to sit with patients who had to make some of the worst medical decisions of their lives knowing that there are no good answers. Unsurprisingly, this doctor isn't happy with the fall of Roe vs. Wade nor the numerous bans enacted around the country. Several times in her video she stopped to ask "where's the compassion for the women?" What she shared about her patients lives and experiences was heartbreaking, and starkly reflected just how awful banning abortion can be to the women who live under such a ban.
At this point, if you're a woman who can get pregnant living in Texas (or apparently, Alabama) my advice to you is simple: Get out. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, just get out. Go somewhere you might at least survive the birth of your child if and when that happens for you. Yes, I know that for too many women, that's not an option and might never be; for them the best I can say is keep prevention on hand and be sure to use it correctly every single time. No skipping, no shirking, no believing any man who claims he's shooting blanks. Put yourself first, because it's clear the government doesn't give two hoots about your needs or welfare.
The three Abrahamic religions were originally spread at the tip of a sword. Now it's at the barrel of a gun, but otherwise it's the same barbaric, bloodthirsty lunacy.
This fanatic is exactly what I mean when I say that as American Christians' numbers dwindle, those who are left will be increasingly more dangerous. This distilling process is currently rendering extremist groups who talk more and more openly about forcing their religion on society through violence. It seems inevitable and imminent that "experiments" in religious violence will be tried in the U.S. just to see how the public will react. If the general reaction is a short-lived "Oh dear, that's awful, but that's not 'true Christianity'" but nothing more than that, then the Christian Nationalists will see that as a green light.
Around the world, there are countless thousands of tombstones, some ancient and nearly buried in the dust and weeds, their eroded inscriptions almost illegible, and some new, clean, and sharp-edged, and all their epitaphs, old and new really should say "OH THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE."
Yes, it can, yes it has, and yes it is happening right here, right now. Apathy and denial are what kill freedom.
"...he rejects the Christian Nationalist label"
He's a Nationalist Christian.
That is not what orphan means, dipshit. How do we keep electing these illiterate goons?
Don’t answer, I know, I know.
𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 ... 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠.
-- John Adams
Matt, you may want to look back on the founders of this nation and see what they had to say about your god and its lack of relationship to the creation of the United States of America. Yeah, yeah, I know: you want to superimpose your god onto our government, so you can sit in The Catbird Seat. Thing is, there are a LOT of people out there who will get in your face about that, because the US is NOT a Christian nation.
And if we have anything to say about it, it never will be.
Matt Schaefer:
Fuck off. Fuck all the way off.
That is all.
What christian nationalist really means is christian nazi.
"Those are really the only two options for elected officials."
Who told you you get to decide that, you arrogant fundie prick? Keep your childish delusions to yourself and off the back of this secular nation. You want to enforce your religion on others? Suppose Muslims in this country decided to impose their Islamic Sharia Law on YOU? That's why freedom from religion is part of Freedom of Religion. It protects you as well as nonbelievers.