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.“I want to tell all my colleagues here what I told the Republicans in that room last n...

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.

  • MelllvarEnglish
    45•1 year ago

    I believe that Scripture, the Bible is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority.

    I’m not sure which would be worse: that he didn’t think this claim through to its logical conclusion, or that he did and didn’t see the problem.

    • @assassin_aragornEnglish
      31•1 year ago

      God is the one that raises up those in authority.

      Someone really needs to ask him about Biden now

    • @academicianEnglish
      19•1 year ago

      Right? How many mass-murdering psychopaths has God raised up in authority? What an idiot.

      • @hydrospannerEnglish
        22•1 year ago

        I think OP was more referring to how, by this guy’s logic, he was literally fighting against the will of god when he was trying to overturn the 2020 election results.

        • @academicianEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          I mean, yes, that too. But think of the even more horrifying implications of such a belief.

      • cannacheEnglish
        -11•1 year ago

        I believe that if God gives power to certain individuals, so too can he take it away. Many systems, positions and meanings in society such as caste, authority and regulation are temporary or exist based on a certain set of justifications with a certain set of rules and boundaries. Humanity would be best to learn or perhaps be reminded that there are certain responsibilities that come with leadership, one of those is to lead by example rather than to justify their leadership by an imaginary authority alone.

        For example, if we imagine a God as a being of supernatural capabilities, awareness and intelligence, well beyond our understanding, who allows us to live our lives with a certain degree of freedom, would it not be unreasonable to believe that all our current circumstances, everything from our freedom, the truth of certain issues, down to the very matter of this universe itself as it stands is a gift?

        Just my two cents

        • @academicianEnglish
          11•1 year ago

          Sorry, not really into God fanfic anymore.

        • @afraid_of_zombiesEnglish
          10•1 year ago

          Why can’t you theists keep your story straight, is your skydaddy the creator of good and evil or just good? If it creates both them how do you feel about knowing that he put men like Stalin and Mao in the position they were in? If it creates only good how do you feel about knowing that he allows this stuff to happen?

            • @afraid_of_zombiesEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              How about you worship the non-existent Jewish zombie?

              Christianity is the only religion that worships a dead god. Maybe that is why it is so violent.