• quirzle
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    7410 months ago

    Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate from Mississippi, was charged the next day with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. He told the conservative website The Sentinel that “my conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted.”

    I feel like admitting your behavior is based entirely on your religion not written law should disqualify one from public positions where creating and following so-called “bureaucratic decrees” is kinda the whole point.

    • @lennybird
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      3410 months ago

      I still don’t understand how people can say that shit with a straight face as though taking marching orders from Santa Claus. Humanity has a long way to go.

    • @SkybreakerEngineer
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      2810 months ago

      Yet another Bible thumper who has never read the Bible. Today’s passage is "render unto Caesar "

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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      10 months ago

      Mike Johnson has entered the chat

      EDIT Also interesting that their god always tells them about ways to gain power and take advantage of and hurt vulnerable groups, but has no qualms when the orange man on their side goes off the rails.

  • @randoot
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    6110 months ago

    Imagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it

      • @[email protected]
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        Nope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony.

        “But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp’s personal opinions!”

        You’re not wrong, but Iowa doesn’t seem to care.

  • @Kittengineer
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    310 months ago

    It’s because they hide behind “freedom of religion” when what they mean is they want a Christian theocracy.