https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ion-rightsQuestioned about comments and actions deemed by many to be homophobic, the new Republican US House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, told Fox News his worldview was: “Go pick up a Bible.”
Speaking on Thursday, Johnson said he “genuinely love[d] all people regardless of their lifestyle choices.
“This is not about the people themselves. I am a Bible-believing Christian. Someone asked me today in the media, they said, ‘... People are curious. What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun?’ I said, well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it – that’s my worldview. That’s what I believe and so I make no apologies for it.”
Johnson added: “That’s my personal worldview.”
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Apologists try to shill an explanation to questioning members as though science and reason really explain and buttress their professed faith. It [sic] does not. By definition, faith is the antithesis of science and reason. Apologetics is a further deception by faith peddlers to keep power and influence.
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I followed the link and was surprised he was 51. I thought the looked and thought rather more like a teenager.
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This asshole would turn us into Gilead.
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So, Speaker Johnson's beliefs include:
Talking Donkeys
The earth is just 6,000 years old
There was a global flood
God unleashes she-bears to kill about 40 young people for making fun of a prophet for being bald
A staff turning into a snake
The water of the Nile River being turned to blood
God forbid and then punished Eve (and Adam) for wanting knowledge
Jonah survived being swallowed by a whale
God would test his follower by demanding that he cut off his only son's head
God let Esau's birthright pass to Jacob based on Jacob's deception of Isaac
Etc.
Talking Donkeys
The earth is just 6,000 years old
There was a global flood
God unleashes she-bears to kill about 40 young people for making fun of a prophet for being bald
A staff turning into a snake
The water of the Nile River being turned to blood
God forbid and then punished Eve (and Adam) for wanting knowledge
Jonah survived being swallowed by a whale
God would test his follower by demanding that he cut off his only son's head
God let Esau's birthright pass to Jacob based on Jacob's deception of Isaac
Etc.
Apologists try to shill an explanation to questioning members as though science and reason really explain and buttress their professed faith. It [sic] does not. By definition, faith is the antithesis of science and reason. Apologetics is a further deception by faith peddlers to keep power and influence.
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Re: 'Go pick up a Bible'
Only if you follow the silly literalist fundamentalists. Why do that?Nimrod wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:55 pmSo, Speaker Johnson's beliefs include:
Talking Donkeys
The earth is just 6,000 years old
There was a global flood
God unleashes she-bears to kill about 40 young people for making fun of a prophet for being bald
A staff turning into a snake
The water of the Nile River being turned to blood
God forbid and then punished Eve (and Adam) for wanting knowledge
Jonah survived being swallowed by a whale
God would test his follower by demanding that he cut off his only son's head
God let Esau's birthright pass to Jacob based on Jacob's deception of Isaac
Etc.
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Ask Speaker Johnson. He’s the one who said he believes it.Philo Sofee wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:40 pmOnly if you follow the silly literalist fundamentalists. Why do that?Nimrod wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:55 pmSo, Speaker Johnson's beliefs include:
Talking Donkeys
The earth is just 6,000 years old
There was a global flood
God unleashes she-bears to kill about 40 young people for making fun of a prophet for being bald
A staff turning into a snake
The water of the Nile River being turned to blood
God forbid and then punished Eve (and Adam) for wanting knowledge
Jonah survived being swallowed by a whale
God would test his follower by demanding that he cut off his only son's head
God let Esau's birthright pass to Jacob based on Jacob's deception of Isaac
Etc.
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He doesn't really believe the Bible that much. People who say "go read the Bible" or "go read the constitution" or anything else without any kind of serious explanation are just using accepted standards of authority such as they are within a community as a blank check to cover whatever they want to believe that day. And what they believe that day can completely contradict what they believe the next day, no problem.
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Who the Hell is “Gilead,” and why wouldn’t we want to turn into him?
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It's a where from the Handmaid's Tale.Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:48 amWho the Hell is “Gilead,” and why wouldn’t we want to turn into him?
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Oh.honorentheos wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:26 amIt's a where from the Handmaid's Tale.Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:48 amWho the Hell is “Gilead,” and why wouldn’t we want to turn into him?
Am I the only one who didn’t know that?