“Dear God, please help us kill the poors and the gays and the brown and blacks. Amen.”
US Politicians praying inside the House of Representatives
Submitted 13 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 18 minutes ago
terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 minutes ago
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 21 minutes ago
It bothers me how pretty this is. Like, the best logo you can never use anywhere.
collapse_already@lemmy.ml 35 minutes ago
Hey, guys, I don’t think Jesus would approve of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, but keep pretending that you are holier than me.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 hour ago
I’m just going to assume these are republicans and call them scumbags, hypocrites, and heretics.
Matthew 6
1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5“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 others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
I don’t know how anyone takes them seriously. They should be laughed out of the room and shunned by polite society. But there are a lot of bullshit “christian” churches peddling nonsense, I guess.
Fandangalo@lemmy.world 12 minutes ago
Was just about to quote this. Seems like they really read the book. 🤡
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 52 minutes ago
Just one more part of the books they have never bothered with
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 53 minutes ago
PrayerCirclejerkAdderbox76@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
You will never convince me that shit like this is more than just performative play-acting for the sake of their base.
They aren’t actually fucking praying. They don’t actually believe any of this shit. It’s a tool used to keep the support of their base of white christian nationalists.
That’s why we see them doing shit like this now than every before.
In a world where more liberal minded Christians are balking at how “unchristian” these idiots are turning out to be, they have to make these shows louder and more obvious…and make damn sure there’s a camera around, so that they can play even harder to the more extreme supporters.
If they were to quietly go about their business with no “performative acts of faith”, more people would recognize them as the monsters they are.
But with shit like this, 81 year old grandparents the country over can look at them and say “I don’t understand what they’re doing, but they MUST be the good guys because look how christian they are…”
If anyone thinks America is getting out of this without resorting to firing squads and hanging these fuckers upside down in town squares, they’re naive as fuck.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 hours ago
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 others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The bible also says to take care of the poor and a bunch of other stuff they actively work against.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
Exactly. But performative acts like this play to their base. And their base is almost exclusively people who haven’t read the very book they profess to follow.
Most athielsts (myself included) have read more of the bible than any of these people ever have.
renzev@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
They don’t actually believe any of this shit.
I agree with everything else that you’re saying, but I wouldn’t be so sure about this. Have you ever noticed how it’s much easier to start only flame wars when you actually believe in the batshit stance that you’re arguing as opposed to pretending to believe it for the sake of trolling? I think it’s a similar thing here. I don’t think humans are that good at compartmentalising, so in order to do something performatively so often and so well you have to trick your mind into actually believing it in a sort of corrupt way. I know this makes me sound like a middleschooler, but I think George Orwell’s concept of doublethink is very much real in cases like these.
IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
The most worrying thing is that I think they do believe (a form of) it. They believe their god is helping them maintain power, and is helping people.
They just don’t see us as ‘people’.
thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
They absolutely do believe in this shit. They’re a bunch of evil idiots.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
Ever see one of those photos with HitlerPig in the middle, with a group of people all with one hand on his shoulder, all with their eyes closed, praying? And there in the middle front, is HitlerPig, who we all know is an absolute Sociopath, and doesn’t believe any of that crap.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 6 hours ago
While I’m sure that some are just cosplaying as Christians, i have no doubt that there are true believers there. I mean, RFK doesn’t believe in germ fucking theory, so we know that being crazy is no hindrance from getting power. Is it really so hard to believe that Americans elected Congressmen who believe the earth is 6000 years old?
andros_rex@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Their god is a vindictive evil fucker. A god of hate, and they mirror themselves in his image.
The observation from the words that I would now insist upon is this. – “There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.” – By the mere pleasure of God, I mean his sovereign pleasure, his arbitrary will, restrained by no obligation, hindered by no manner of difficulty, any more than if nothing else but God’s mere will had in the least degree, or in any respect whatsoever, any hand in the preservation of wicked men one moment.
leftthegroup@lemmings.world 2 hours ago
Even when I was in that kind of group, I would feel embarrassed about pushing in a group. I didn’t realize I didn’t believe it yet, but that always felt odd and embarrassing in a group, and so pointless when alone.
I was still too brainwashed to think anything of it, but part of me always knew.
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
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 others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:5-6
Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 1:15
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.
Ezekial 23:20
(side note, while looking up this verse it brought me to biblegateway.com where it shows dozens of translations basically in a list, and here is what the MSG (The Message) version translated that one single sentence into:
“Her sister Oholibah saw all this, but she became even worse than her sister in lust and whoring, if you can believe it. She also went crazy with lust for Assyrians: ambassadors and governors, military men smartly dressed and mounted on fine horses—the Assyrian elite. And I saw that she also had become incredibly filthy. Both women followed the same path. But Oholibah surpassed her sister. When she saw figures of Babylonians carved in relief on the walls and painted red, fancy belts around their waists, elaborate turbans on their heads, all of them looking important—famous Babylonians!—she went wild with lust and sent invitations to them in Babylon. The Babylonians came on the run, fornicated with her, made her dirty inside and out. When they had thoroughly debased her, she lost interest in them. Then she went public with her fornication. She exhibited her sex to the world. “I turned my back on her just as I had on her sister. But that didn’t slow her down. She went at her whoring harder than ever. She remembered when she was young, just starting out as a whore in Egypt. That whetted her appetite for more virile, vulgar, and violent lovers—stallions obsessive in their lust. She longed for the sexual prowess of her youth back in Egypt, where her firm young breasts were caressed and fondled.
How fucking creepy is that?
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies. Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Amos 5:21;23-24
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
Metal as fuck
Pendorilan@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Disgusting piece of shit. Reminds me of Jesus calling out the pharisees for praying in public performatively. Not to mention they are going tk ruin people’s lives with that bill! Poor people are going to die so they can cut taxes for the rich!
matlag@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
“Oh yeah, that’s definitely settled: John has the biggest one! Ok folks, zip up before they realize what we’re doing!”
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Those who say, “I love God,” and hate a brother or sister are liars, for those who do not love a brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
1 John 4:20
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
4:20, ayoooo! /s
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
The next day the older daughter said to the younger, "Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.
"So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
Genesis 19:34-36
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Joke’s on you, I’m an only child.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 13 hours ago
Not a single Christian among them. What exactly are they praying for, did anyone ask?
BigBluntPapa@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Optics, they are praying for optics.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 12 hours ago
It’s funny how fast Murica has fallen into authoritarianism, I’m genuinely having a hard time believing that such a large portion of the population can be so stupid.
Photuris@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
Jesus actually said something about that, it turns out. Not that it matters to these knuckleheads.
frunch@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Well they got em. The Lord truly does provide 🙌🥴
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Not a single Christian among them
You don’t get to decide this, regardless of how embarrassed you may be.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 hours ago
Oh they may call themselves Christians, but none of them uphold the ideals or beliefs of Christians. They are hypocrites. The same day they do this they take away healthcare from millions, take food out of children’s hands, and ramp up more violence to those already hurting.
I don’t care what their label is they put on the outside, none of these are Christian. They openly spit on the morals that Jesus laid down.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 7 hours ago
The bible begs to differ. I’m sure your source is better though on what makes a Christian.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The concept of God was invented because it’s an unbearable thought to think that men like these will get away scot free with what they’re doing
Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
None of those motherfuckers are going to heaven.
modifier@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
I’m sad there isn’t a heaven for them to be excluded from.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
If there were a heaven, it would 100% be only for wealthy people. Pearly gates? Golden streets? Nirvana? Eternal peace? That’s rich people shit. I certainly can’t afford that.
zaph@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
This is called taking the Lord’s name in vain. But they tell people that’s saying omg
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
yet more evidence religion is a sham. If god were real, they would most certainly be dead.
lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
“Dear God, thank you for Trump, ICE, and Alligator Auschwitz. Please let our reich last a thousand years.”
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 hours ago
Awww, I thought you also made the prayer 14 words. Would’ve really nailed the point home.
nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
There’s nothing mildly infuriating about this. Just full on infuriating
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Fucking gross.
KingCake_Baby@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Keep religion out of politics, it never EVER ends well.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
If prayer worked, there would be no hospitals.
Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Prayer better work because soon there won’t be any
fluxion@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Right before they pass some abysmal legislation that would make Jesus weep
maniclucky@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I’m pretty sure he’d skip weeping and go straight for the whip and upending of tables.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 hours ago
People who behave this way are dangerous to society. It’s a signal that they think they know better than everyone else and are confidently correct in doing whatever the hell they consider the right thing without considering the effects on others. These are sociopaths.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I can read their minds through the magic of the internet, and a lot of unfortunate personal experience.
They open with long-winded, empty, masturbatory platitudes like this.
“Oh Lord our God, who rules from heaven, glorious is your name, we come to you today in prayer and supplication that you will show your glory and power to this sinful country, Lord.”
Only then do they get to the meat of their evil demands to their coin-operated god.
“We pray that you would help us to rob the poor, hurt them, kill them, and deprive them of care and basic necessities. We pray that you would help us line our own pockets, and the pockets of our friends and donors, with the wealth stolen en masse from the weakest and least of your children. We pray that you help us capture, torture, and expel the foreigner and the stranger, who we do not want among us. We pray that you would help us separate children from their parents and parents from their children, especially those in need of medical care, and that you would help us deprive them of that care. We pray that you would help us subjugate the masses and make them slaves to our whims and enterprises, and deprive them of their freedom and agency, and to help us force all women, but only those born with pussies, to be the chattel that you have proclaimed them to be in your infinite wisdom. In your holy name, ah-men.”
Litics@lemmynsfw.com 10 hours ago
Looks more like a circle jerk to me.
Elaine@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Same thing
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Ah, the ol’ prayer oneupsmanship.
“Father God Jehovah Almighty, we prostrate ourselves before thee on these hallowed grounds. As you tell us in Jeremiah 29:11, you know the plans you have for us…”
Sorry, just a little flashback.
PoopSpiderman@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Totally performative. Just a bunch of assholes.
Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It’s worse than that. They’re praying very sincerely to be successful in taking any money and assistance away from poor people, children, and the elderly, and transferring it to the already wealthy. And of course prayer granted. I’m just so sad that the only hell that exists is the one they’ve created on earth, and it’s the one they make for everyone but themselves to live in.
ef9357@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
They’re not praying, they’re huddling to come up with another evil plan.
Denjin@lemmings.world 10 hours ago
How about one night we smash the windows of Latino owned businesses so they know we really don’t want them.
glorkon@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
If these people have their way, the USA will become a religious autocracy that respects human rights on a level comparable to that in Iran.
ReallyAngryNerd@europe.pub 1 hour ago
Yeah so, fun fact, they got their way.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
But only for men. Women will be treated like in Afghanistan.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
To some morons on Lemmy, these people are actually just doing what democrats want to do. Despite the fact that we’ll have at least 8 years of Democrats trying to undo this shit, it inevitably won’t be good enough and that will be their proof. “See, Democrats are the same” these smug fucking morons will say. And someday I may punch their thoughtless faces for it.
crusa187@lemmy.ml 7 hours ago
Should have begun charging Trump immediately after Biden took office, instead of taking over 2 years to even get started. Voting rights act on day 1? Not a priority. Could have done things for the working class promised during campaign season, instead got stopped by the almighty senate parliamentarian…even while in power just nothing the poor Dems could do, except collect donations from rube voters of course. Could have held a primary election for ‘24 in good faith to energize the base by letting them choose their party leader (inevitably would not have been a corporate stooge) - didn’t, tried to run a known advanced dementia sufferer, and when that didn’t work, just anointed another corporate stooge.
The Dems are complicit, and voting for them is not going to combat this fascist regime one bit. Pull your head out of your ass and wake up.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The Dems are complicit, and voting for them is not going to combat this fascist regime one bit. Pull your head out of your ass and wake up.
“I would rather actively help the fascists take over instead of choose the status quo over evil.” they said smugly from their high horse.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
First paragraph – totally with you. Onboard 100%, A+
Last sentence, unhelpful, leads to republicans taking office and skullfucking the shit out of this country. I don’t make that informal rules, I’ve just seen them play out repeatedly.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Sure thing, bud.
HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
“Alright guys, someone very carefully look to see if the cameras are still here”
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Circle jerking it.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Looney tunes factory music playing all the way
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 4 minutes ago
Praying to the dark lord Erebus no doubt