Mark Joseph Stern discusses the alarm Justice Sotomayor has given re: the Supremes moving to abolish marriage equality, with the Department of State v. Muñoz ruling:
"It’s all too easy to imagine this court overruling Obergefell in a few years and citing Barrett’s decision in this case. The court could easily say, just down the road, that it already called Obergefell into question, and overruling it is the next logical step."
"Over the weekend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stumping for Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, when she compared the convicted felon to Jesus. 'The Democrats and the fake news media want to constantly talk about "Oh, President Trump is a convicted felon."' Greene told the crowd, before launching into what the Bible might characterize as 'blasphemy.'"
"'Well, you want to know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon. And he was murdered on a Roman cross.' Greene added. A member of the crowd can be heard yelling 'by the Jews,' which seems to match the brand of Christianity Greene subscribes to."
"A quick fact check will tell you that besides our concept of 'felony' only dating back to 14th century England, Jesus was arrested and executed by first century Romans. Another quick fact check would show that the scholarly consensus is that Jesus was likely crucified for proclaiming himself 'King of the Jews,' and not for falsifying business records in order to hide hush money payments to a woman he had an extra marital affair with."
The vote on the #RightToContraceptionAct was 51-39, falling short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a #filibuster & move forward. Republicans said the bill is unnecessary as the use of #BirthControl is protected under #SCOTUS precedent as if [#SupremeCourt precedent means anything anymore].
Sundays after worship spent strolling through pharmacies and puncturing rubbers for #Jesus was standard operating procedure for the #GOP until not too long ago. A pharmacist friend says most stores, having observed the behavior, now segregate #condoms behind the counter now. Hold onto your sponges, worthy folks.
Sundays after worship spent strolling through pharmacies and puncturing rubbers for #Jesus was standard operating procedure for the #GOP until not too long ago. A pharmacist friend says most stores, having observed the behavior, now segregate #condoms behind the counter. Hold onto your sponges, worthy folks.
Due to the religious dogma of the time, Parmigianino was unable to express his full intentions in his version of The Madonna with the Long Neck. I've fixed it for him.
Easter means a lot to me. I know it's not everyone's holiday, but if you feel like I do about Easter and you have ever wondered if the story of Easter is for you-- don't let anyone tell you it's not.
I can't possibly apologize for all of the harm done in the name of a beautiful story. But, I think it's because of how fundamentally subversive "love thy neighbor" really is, if you take it seriously. So, the message is often poisoned at the source.
"As soon as Senator Katie Britt started speaking, I knew exactly who she is. She is so many of the pastor's wives and Sunday School teachers I knew growing up in an Evangelical church. Be sweet. Obey."
~ Jess Piper
And the reason this matters — should matter to all of us — is that these white evangelical women not only want this for themselves: they want to impose it on all the rest of women.
blame the poor
idolize the wealthy
oppress #women, #LGBTQ, & other religions
blame the #Jews
gut social programs
recommend widespread semi automatic #firearms
protest #science
yell and scream when folks disagree with him
storm the capitol
preach or exalt violence
He was a long haired, Semitic, sandal-wearing hippie. He hung out with lepers and the poor. He preached loved others.
"Growing numbers of conservative evangelical leaders are on board the Trump train as the former president chugs his way toward the 2024 GOP nomination. And those numbers could increase more now that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the Republican primary race."
"Once upon a time, evangelicals believed in the teachings of Jesus Christ, in the moral imperative of helping one’s neighbors, of being a 'compassionate conservative.' But we are living in an up-is-down, black-is-white world in which a man who admitted to grabbing women by their genitalia is embraced by one of the largest religious groups in the United States. What accounts for this dichotomy?"
@wdlindsy It should also be noted to that, unlike #Jesus, who consistently criticized his contemporary disciples when they wanted to make him a political leader and temporal king, today's #evangelicals seek nothing BUT political power to dominate their fellow citizens and force their religious convictions upon them.