Not a single Christian among them. What exactly are they praying for, did anyone ask?
US Politicians praying inside the House of Representatives
Submitted 2 months ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 2 months ago
BigBluntPapa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Optics, they are praying for optics.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 2 months 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 2 months ago
Jesus actually said something about that, it turns out. Not that it matters to these knuckleheads.
frunch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well they got em. The Lord truly does provide 🙌🥴
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
The bible begs to differ. I’m sure your source is better though on what makes a Christian.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months 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
CXORA@aussie.zone 2 months ago
The concept of God was invented by men like these to enable exactly what they’re doing :)
It’s the ultimate authoritarian power fantasy, and the human mouthpieces for that ultimate authority tend to be very well taken care of.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
The bible also says to take care of the poor and a bunch of other stuff they actively work against.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 months 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.
IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
They absolutely do believe in this shit. They’re a bunch of evil idiots.
renzev@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Generally with humans, I assume about 99% act in good faith, regardless of what they are arguing for. Someone could argue for genocide in good faith, for example. The last 1% are sociopaths who have some intense issue with emotions or socializing, and do awful things on purpose.
I think most of the republicans are good faith, they just have shitty ideology and problem solving skills, and dont do enough to counter their own biases.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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.
parody@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Wealthy republican politicians are too smart(/?) to be religious??
Top tier engineers in all fields can be found quietly attending church. It’s incredible—religion, a helluva…
Oh DEFINITELY people like orange hitler prob think about zero about god (idk if he’s literally atheist but obviously not religious)… CERTAINLY plenty of wealthy republican politicians are atheists and will never admit it…
But ohhhhh boy isn’t it worse that some genuinely believe especially the evil parts of the Bible? (Maybe “worse” is a little unfair, I deeply respect some very ethical & intelligent people who happen to have strong faith traditions)
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Don’t worry, you will start a war with us, that will end like the war in Ukraine for Russia 😇
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 2 months ago
4:20, ayoooo! /s
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months 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
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
That must have been some special magic booze to get the old man so drunk he couldn’t recognize that he was fucking his own daughters, yet leave him capable of getting it up to do the deed…
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Joke’s on you, I’m an only child.
terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It bothers me how pretty this is. Like, the best logo you can never use anywhere.
rarbg@lemmy.wtf 2 months ago
Maalus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It is the logo of magic the gathering circlejerk sub on reddit
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Change the colours up to the gayest possible and you’re good
Bieren@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No homo.
Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 2 months ago
None of those motherfuckers are going to heaven.
modifier@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’m sad there isn’t a heaven for them to be excluded from.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
This is called taking the Lord’s name in vain. But they tell people that’s saying omg
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 months ago
yet more evidence religion is a sham. If god were real, they would most certainly be dead.
lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Dear God, thank you for Trump, ICE, and Alligator Auschwitz. Please let our reich last a thousand years.”
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 months ago
Awww, I thought you also made the prayer 14 words. Would’ve really nailed the point home.
parody@lemmings.world 2 months ago
In a just world this would be hilarious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Words
b/c it would have to be followed up by a punchline or be a comedian’s punchline
1000% troglodyte shit, damn I feel bad for someone who could say that unironically
Pendorilan@lemmy.world 2 months 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!
Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh please white Jesus and white God. Bless us while we take food from the mouths of millions. Take Healthcare from millions of infirm. And life itself from those evil brown people both here and around the world.
Amen. /s
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 months 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.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just one more part of the books they have never bothered with
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
The type of person who critically reads the bible is the type of person who stops believing in religion. Sort of a shitty paradox.
Fandangalo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Was just about to quote this. Seems like they really read the book. 🤡
PoopSpiderman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Totally performative. Just a bunch of assholes.
Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
fluxion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Right before they pass some abysmal legislation that would make Jesus weep
maniclucky@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m pretty sure he’d skip weeping and go straight for the whip and upending of tables.
glorkon@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
But only for men. Women will be treated like in Afghanistan.
ReallyAngryNerd@europe.pub 2 months ago
Yeah so, fun fact, they got their way.
elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“Dear God, please help us kill the poors and the gays and the brown and blacks. Amen.”
Litics@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Looks more like a circle jerk to me.
Elaine@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Same thing
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
ef9357@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They’re not praying, they’re huddling to come up with another evil plan.
Denjin@lemmings.world 2 months ago
How about one night we smash the windows of Latino owned businesses so they know we really don’t want them.
fox2263@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why are they praying in a huddle? Do they all shout in unison “GO TEAM” afterwards ?
Don’t you also have separation of church and state? Wasn’t that what you were founded on?
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s so the microphones can’t catch the stuff they’re praying to be forgiven for.
zbyte64@awful.systems 2 months ago
That would mean admitting they did something wrong, which is impossible for these ghouls.
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Church and state have been separated.
They simply joined the Church of State.
Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They have found a way to make praying to the magic man in the sky even more ridiculous.
separation of church and state? Nofox2263@lemmy.world 2 months ago
collapse_already@lemmy.ml 2 months 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.
matlag@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
“Oh yeah, that’s definitely settled: John has the biggest one! Ok folks, zip up before they realize what we’re doing!”
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Fucking gross.
nao@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I wonder if there is anyone in the group that is actually praying or they are all just pretending for the others
HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Alright guys, someone very carefully look to see if the cameras are still here”
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Why is that infuriating? I’m not religious, but why would this not be allowed?
Numenor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think there’s a biscuit that they’re all looking at
mechoman444@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Am I the only one finding this disgusting?
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
These people think all compassion and “wokeness” is preformative because everything in their lives is preformative.
Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Circle jerkin 4 Jesus.
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Praying for more dead seniors and babies.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Matthew 6:5-6
Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Isaiah 1:15
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
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:
How fucking creepy is that?
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Metal as fuck
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Amos 5:21;23-24
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah I don’t think they’ve read that bit.
pyre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
or any bit. pretty sure a bunch of them cannot read at all.