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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.
But it is long past the time when the GOP cared for what the founding fathers said.
The district containing Charlottesville always votes religious right-wingers lately. They removed Denver Riggleman because he officiated a gay wedding, to put up an anti-gay marriage candidate. The city itself doesn’t vote this way, but that’s still the representative.
In the town of Thomas Jefferson, who listed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom as among his 3 proudest accomplishments.
It’s even in the fucking Bible!
“Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s”
“We just throw all the money up into the air, and what god wants he takes, and leaves the rest to us.”