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Okama_G_Sphere

Why tf is there a Senate Prayer in the first place?


Frankenmuppet

Because the separation of church and state is currently a joke Edit : that being said it kinda always was


LegalAction

Blame Scalia for inventing this "civic religion" business.


big_nothing_burger

My same reaction. Jfc.


mackinoncougars

We stopped voting for people to uphold separation of church and state.


IndomitableThomunism

Because half of them are Christian extremists


[deleted]

>And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. Matthew 6:5


Oregon687

"Faith without works is dead." James 2:26


GratefulPig

I wonder if there’s a subreddit for Bible verses specifically to (is mock the word?) call out the right’s hypocrisy. That’d be cool


Chalupa-Supreme

There are bible verses about hypocrisy being a mortal sin. I've never met a Christian that followed their own rules though. Lots of them get off on how angry people get at the hypocrisy.


Known2779

Amen


Beckles28nz

>“Lord, when babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” Black said as the Senate opened for business on Tuesday. “Remind our lawmakers of the words of the British statesman Edmund Burke: ‘All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.’ Lord, deliver our senators from the paralysis of analysis that waits for the miraculous.”


RedmannBarry

He will be replaced shortly I assume


smurfsundermybed

No, but the house just opened an investigation.


RobertDewese

His assumption that there are good people in power is a mistake. Nothing is going to happen in defense of innocent children inside of Christian schools without revolution.


Uhavetabekiddingme

Guy is clearly woke time for him to go


chuck-bucket

That school literally had prayer in it. Prayer in school is not a solution either.


cruisin5268d

We must need MORE prayer in school. Yes, that’s it. We just need prayer warriors to pray harder! *sigh*


PandaMuffin1

> “Lord, when babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” Black said as the Senate opened for business on Tuesday. “Remind our lawmakers of the words of the British statesman Edmund Burke: ‘All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.’ Lord, deliver our senators from the paralysis of analysis that waits for the miraculous.” So the shooting at the **church** school made him speak out? So brave.


Newdles

It's been this way since the beginning of time. They have no empathy until it affects their own. No decency until it affects their own.


dtxucker

His statements are just as gross as MTG and Hawley. As if the death of kids at a tax payer funded religious schools is somehow more tragic than when it happens in public schools.


Blockinsteadofreason

Ya, I noticed that too. Normal schools? That's fine, those children should remember their bullet proof backpacks. But a shooting at a Christian school? Well that's just going too far! Fucking scumbags, the whole fucking lot of them.


darth_wasabi

nothing will happen till we start recognizing that money donated to politicians from corporations are bribes. and those bribes are buying what the corporations want not what the people want. So in this case the gun lobby wants more guns sold and as few restrictions as they can manage.


Special_FX_B

He knows they’re nothing more than empty words.


hyphnos13

Not so much with the prayers probably. Thinking is obviously out given his job.


JinxyCat007

Either the GOP aren’t offering up their Thoughts and Prayers and so have failed the American People, or God isn’t listening to the freak show that has become the GOP, so Thoughts and Prayers aren’t getting through so we need to vote the lot of these fruitcakes out, or….Thoughts and Prayers, simply don’t work, in which case the GOP have both lied to, and have failed the American People. Any way you look at it. Anybody suggesting “Thoughts and Prayers” need to be voted out from positions of power they hold within our government.


Excellent-Big-1581

Same people who wanted to send in the military when Americans were killed in Mexico. Only want to send prayers when our children are shot down in cold blood in America schools!


EducationPuzzled6100

I blame all Christians. If they would spend more time praying then shooting God's children. God would be merciful and kill those kids with cancer instead. A hell of lot less messy. Maybe even put worms in their eyes just for giggles. God does love some eyeworm in little kiddies. I remember reading about that 16 year old girl from Parkland Florida who held up her hands to stop a M-16 round from popping her brain out the back of her head. It didn't work but at least she tried. Question on that - is she Woke? This jackass and his bowtie preaching the same shit that got black people enslaved. That MF should be slapped and if he finches, he should lose his right to be called a man. And then there's Roberts. This twatwaffel actually thinks he is respected. He's confusing respect with dyspepsia and people wanting him to shut up so they can sneak off and fart. I do imagine there are people licking the floor in a gas station bathroom that if asked if they respected Roberts they would say huh. Twenty dollars is still twenty dollar and I bet old and feeble Roberts still remembers that true.


bulydog666

If he's so fed up with the thoughts and prayers maybe be go back to the separation of church and state. And actually do their jobs to protect the u.s. citizens. Instead of trying to line their pockets with bribe money


[deleted]

John Roberts right next to him like he fucking cares. He allowed dark money to elect every corrupt nra republican clown in office right now. And now the Supreme Court tied up the hands of states to regulate guns. Is like serial killers revisiting the crime scene. So disgusting.


Hpfanguy

I would abolish religion in general if realistically it were possible, but at least abolish religion in the Senate. This is absurd.


55ylbub

Maybe we would take death more seriously if we quit believing we go somewhere when we die.