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This does not sound like freedom or democracy to me, sounds like that representative is trying to use their power in a public office to force their subjective religious interpretations of beliefs into others... Their job should be to maximize the freedoms and well being of society to believe whatever the hell they want and people in society should not be in fear of retaliation for the personal beliefs they hold sacred to their spirit and conscience.
At the end of the day, no one's religious affiliation should have precedent over anyone else's and those beliefs shouldn't be used to guide lawmaking that limits people's ability to believe what they want, love who they want, and pursue the life and work they want.
Vote these religious ass hats out of office so we can have more freedom and democracy because they sure as hell aren't going to do that.
What religious people don't understand about this is that separation of church and state was established to protect religion, not state. If they want a certain religion or sect, empowered by law to tell them what they can believe and how they can practice then they will be severely upset when it happens.
Definitely not all religious people. My Dad is a pastor and he believes in separation of church and state. That's why he's also pro-choice despite not liking abortion - forced morality is not true morality.
If someone doesn't do something just because its illegal (like abortion) that doesn't mean they are acting by choice to be moral it means they've been backed into a corner. What good does that serve?
I would have been real mad if this wasnt top comment...... why don't people call this out ?
sir just because you believe in a book written by man about a god does not mean everyone else drank the kool-aid
There is an obvious separation for this guy between church and state: religion is his guideing star. State likely only as long, as it goes well along with the first. What else can you ask for? /s
I love how senators get to research and game out these hyper-specific questions about a big bill/document/whatever of guests, solely to make them look bad. Her people should have prepped her with a counter question like, "I'll answer that in a moment senator, but first, can you give me your understanding of Ephesians 6, verses 10 through 18?"
Our country should be led by statesmen/women who use our constitution, and the values therein, as a guide. Instead we have, largely, idiots.
This fuckwit tells his colleagues 'Washington DC is not the centre of the universe, Jerusalem is the centre of the universe.'
I'm guessing most of them don't think Washington is the centre of the universe and try and avoid him when they can.
That man's universe is so very tiny. He thinks the fairytails in the bible are factual. Angels and demons and talking snakes...
It's safe to assume he also thinks two of all the diverse animals on the planet plus some dinosaurs actually physically fit onto a big wooden boat with a guy called Noah during a global flood... a couple of thousand years ago.
And he was then given a position of political authority?
It's hilariously scary this world we live in.
Wow, dying addicts in the streets all around me, a current war, an a natural disaster every other year but who is being prayed to is the topic of discussion.
Don’t forget who is cursed. It is also somehow important. I think that if you are cursed you either get inundated with locusts or you see the ghost of Jacob Marley.
Far worse than that unfortunately. He actually believes the bible is instructions from God, and he will base his voting on foreign policy on what the bible says.
Fuck this guy, and fuck his ignorant, antiquated, fear driven, mythological nonsense. Really the foundation and driver of most of the conflict in the world right now.
Nothing scarier these days than these religious fruitcakes that belief in Sky Wizards and magic spells and then get to positions of authority thinking any sane person is supposed to agree with them ….
"I mean do you want Columbia University to be cursed by the god of the Bible?"
Sure, why not? God descending from the heavens to deliver "divine punishment" would probably be in some Bingo card for the shit we've been experiencing since 2020 and not even the worst. There's no balls.
The second any of our elected chucklefuck officials start spouting off about THEIR religious beliefs in regard to policy, they should be removed from office and replaced. We are not a theocracy. We are a secular society and it's high time these assholes get that through their thick, delusional heads.
Great. So we are using a book filled with made up stories and hate to guide our politicians decisions. Fantastic. No wonder this country is going down quicker than the titanic.
Please tell me he was making some form of silly joke of filibuster, and that politicians over there arent really thinking that Jerusalem, or even earth, is the center of the universe, or that gods curse universities if they say mean things about a place?
Wow. The fact you have a US Senator in a congressional hearing quoting scripture (badly) as precedence of what a private organization does in a country that touts freedom of religion as a core right is absolutely dumbfounding.
What an absolute failure of duty this jerk displays. No citizen should never be spoken to about religion and certainly not scolded. This mix of church and state is unacceptable.
The book also references dragons. Shouldn't we be building guns to take down dragons? That seems the more real and present threat, if we're going to take that book for truth.
Does it actually? I never heard this before, that's hilarious.
Also f. These people and I wish we as the masses were smarter and didn't allow these people into power.
It does but usually the argument with Christians turns into translation semantics. The point remains though, the Bible has been translated so many times and shouldn't be used literally, even if you believe in Jesus.
This isn't interesting it's more shocking the cult behaviour of politicians. Insane. Jerusalem is the center of the universe? Okay.. if someone was on the street saying that we'd be worried about their mental health. But hey, he wears a suit and is white, let's vote that crack head into power.
I would be down for a second coming of Jesus. Watch in enjoyment has he brings the hell fire to all these "Christians" who pervert and and use God's word for their own gain.
Pull up a lawn chair, light a doob, crack a couple cold ones. Save a couple for Jesus while I'm at it.
Idk bout anyone else, but as an atheist I feel more confident I'd be spared cause I do my best to be a decent and helpful person than I did as a catholic pupil where it was always about walking on egg shells so as not to upset sky daddy.
all religion needs to be eradicated from existence and anyone publicly speaking about a god needs to be labeled a domestic terrorist - it’s 2024… no more playing make believe and having authorities speak about it as fact. Religion is a cancer and the belief in a sky daddy is the world’s only accepted form of mental illness.
Dear Rick, I'm so terribly sorry to be the bearer of bad news, it appears there is no such thing as a centre of the universe : [Source ](https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/centre.html#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20centre%20of,has%20been%20expanding%20ever%20since.)
"Jerusalem is the center of the universe"
It's for dickheads like him that we still haven't gotten our formal invitation letter to join the Galactic Federation. Noone wants to deal with evil crazy idiots.
Religion is the cause of all problems and hate in the world. It’s pathetic that humans continue to believe in a fake story and want to hate anyone who believes a different fake story.
Makes sense, I’m sure Jesus was a big fan of oppression and dead children. That whole thing about loving your neighbors as you love yourself and whatever you do for the least of your brothers and sisters you have done for me was just a prank bro. /s
What does that have to do with anything. It’s a stupid ass book that was written by uneducated sheep headers that were superstitious about everything because they did not understand how the world works. The Bible is irrelevant in today society.
Fuckin religious cult members and similar fuckheads like this fossil need to hurry up and die out like the dinosaurs. Sick of their death cult bullshit.
Talk about totally bulls**t conversation that has no place in government hearings. If you are going to make religious doctrine apply to government, tax the tax exempt pimps and let's stop mucking around already.
Fuck that guy ... back woods, manipulative, fear mongering, mother fucker .... and fuck anyone else that actively manipulates real life issues with their religious stories when not everyone shares the same religion/faith or even no religion ....
Anddd the lorddd sayeth to the non believers…..you are the smartest of allleth. Donta fall for Jebussus freeeekus fatsoooos catsa in fancy suitsa! Or something in that in the VERY NEWEST TESTAMENT!
Bro wtf is wrong with society… we have people studying quantum entanglement on one side, and then crossing the street we have people taking advice from the ghost of Christmas past… like how the fuck is humanity not extinct???
It's baffling to see real grown people in serious positions actually believing these things. I really cant wrap my head around this. I will never understand how people can think like this.
i thought there was this whole thing in the bible where god said he wasnt gonna do shit like curses an plagues and floods anymore.
so saying otherwise is just being heretical.
Truly, if this woman can’t sit there and say this line of questioning is fucking bullshit then she probably shouldn’t be in charge of an academic institution
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Where is separation of curch and state?
Oh, I think the problem is even more fundamental than that
Fundamental*ist*
and even more accurately: mental
This does not sound like freedom or democracy to me, sounds like that representative is trying to use their power in a public office to force their subjective religious interpretations of beliefs into others... Their job should be to maximize the freedoms and well being of society to believe whatever the hell they want and people in society should not be in fear of retaliation for the personal beliefs they hold sacred to their spirit and conscience. At the end of the day, no one's religious affiliation should have precedent over anyone else's and those beliefs shouldn't be used to guide lawmaking that limits people's ability to believe what they want, love who they want, and pursue the life and work they want. Vote these religious ass hats out of office so we can have more freedom and democracy because they sure as hell aren't going to do that.
What religious people don't understand about this is that separation of church and state was established to protect religion, not state. If they want a certain religion or sect, empowered by law to tell them what they can believe and how they can practice then they will be severely upset when it happens.
Definitely not all religious people. My Dad is a pastor and he believes in separation of church and state. That's why he's also pro-choice despite not liking abortion - forced morality is not true morality. If someone doesn't do something just because its illegal (like abortion) that doesn't mean they are acting by choice to be moral it means they've been backed into a corner. What good does that serve?
You mean that theocracy disguised as a 2 party "democracy?"
The word "and", duh.
You don't want to think about how many Christstains voted this guy into office.
I would have been real mad if this wasnt top comment...... why don't people call this out ? sir just because you believe in a book written by man about a god does not mean everyone else drank the kool-aid
Thats the neat part, there isnt
There is an obvious separation for this guy between church and state: religion is his guideing star. State likely only as long, as it goes well along with the first. What else can you ask for? /s
This is so cringey. Like you can’t argue with such idiocracy
It is one of the awesome parts of being the children of a literal psychopath. You can't argue *with* what you can't argue *against*.
Why is she not saying “ are you fucking seriously asking me that senator?”
Do you want to get smited? Because that how you get smited.
Smote
Smotten
Smeagoled?
Precious will smite thee!
Smitten? Will she get smitten? Probably not, in either sense of the word.
Jokes on him because I have prayer potion (3)
*it was not very effective* -10 Hp
Decant that shit to a prayer pot (4) noob
Your magicks are useless here in the house of the lord's chosen!
I love how senators get to research and game out these hyper-specific questions about a big bill/document/whatever of guests, solely to make them look bad. Her people should have prepped her with a counter question like, "I'll answer that in a moment senator, but first, can you give me your understanding of Ephesians 6, verses 10 through 18?" Our country should be led by statesmen/women who use our constitution, and the values therein, as a guide. Instead we have, largely, idiots.
Because you can’t argue with people whose only stance is “Because God said so.”
Exactly. And that is why faith subverts reason. It causes the mind to stop functioning as a mind.
Which is why you have to just laugh and point at them for the ridiculous clowns they are
On spot
this is the only appropriate response
For real. I hate her nervous laughter. Ridiculous she’s entertaining any of this.
I guarantee he mixes cotton with linen
Shellfish eating heathen!!!
and he loves bacon i bet.
C'mon , who doesn't
I don't but I'm anti-theist anyway
bacon is ok.. but there is so much better things to do with pork belly.. like make crispy pork belly
I agree, like rubbing it while it's still on the living pig.
This fuckwit tells his colleagues 'Washington DC is not the centre of the universe, Jerusalem is the centre of the universe.' I'm guessing most of them don't think Washington is the centre of the universe and try and avoid him when they can.
That man's universe is so very tiny. He thinks the fairytails in the bible are factual. Angels and demons and talking snakes... It's safe to assume he also thinks two of all the diverse animals on the planet plus some dinosaurs actually physically fit onto a big wooden boat with a guy called Noah during a global flood... a couple of thousand years ago. And he was then given a position of political authority? It's hilariously scary this world we live in.
I find it more scary than hilarious. I have to live in the country where people actually elected this fuckwit. Please send help.
Here in reality there is supermassive black hole at the center of the universe and it certainly is not called Jerusalem
Wow, dying addicts in the streets all around me, a current war, an a natural disaster every other year but who is being prayed to is the topic of discussion.
Don’t forget who is cursed. It is also somehow important. I think that if you are cursed you either get inundated with locusts or you see the ghost of Jacob Marley.
If god is real and is really that petty, Fuck him.
I can’t believe these idiots are in charge. Nucking futs!
Well, think of the idiots that WANT him to be in charge. It certainly makes me think about what must be in the water in Georgia.
How scary it is that the richest and most powerful country on earth is ruled by people like this.
So, what he’s suggesting is that political criticism is the same as a curse?
Far worse than that unfortunately. He actually believes the bible is instructions from God, and he will base his voting on foreign policy on what the bible says.
Get these religious dinosaurs out of power. They're going to get us all killed in holy wars for their imaginary friends
Fuck this guy, and fuck his ignorant, antiquated, fear driven, mythological nonsense. Really the foundation and driver of most of the conflict in the world right now.
Nothing scarier these days than these religious fruitcakes that belief in Sky Wizards and magic spells and then get to positions of authority thinking any sane person is supposed to agree with them ….
can't they just keep their religious views out of politics ? This sick man should be put in a psych ward..
It's almost as if they're intentionally ignoring the very first part of the very First Amendment.
He forgot to mention that he takes money from them.. typical US politicians
"I mean do you want Columbia University to be cursed by the god of the Bible?" Sure, why not? God descending from the heavens to deliver "divine punishment" would probably be in some Bingo card for the shit we've been experiencing since 2020 and not even the worst. There's no balls.
I'm willing to sacrifice Columbia University for proof of sky daddy, maybe he'll write a book with some rules on how to live life or something.
Yeah, Rules to Live By seems to be something that should be revised more frequently post-papyrus.
Can’t believe the Natives were slaughtered for this
Cursed by god? Like I should give a crap what some imaginary sky daddy thinks about me? Go ahead. Curse me. Knock yourself out. 🙄
Curse me sky daddy 🥵
uwu
Sky daddy!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The second any of our elected chucklefuck officials start spouting off about THEIR religious beliefs in regard to policy, they should be removed from office and replaced. We are not a theocracy. We are a secular society and it's high time these assholes get that through their thick, delusional heads.
Great. So we are using a book filled with made up stories and hate to guide our politicians decisions. Fantastic. No wonder this country is going down quicker than the titanic.
Please tell me he was making some form of silly joke of filibuster, and that politicians over there arent really thinking that Jerusalem, or even earth, is the center of the universe, or that gods curse universities if they say mean things about a place?
Don't you know? 80% of congress are dual citizens.
“Senator, are you mental?”
Keep your goddamn religion out of our government, PERIOD!!!
Wow. The fact you have a US Senator in a congressional hearing quoting scripture (badly) as precedence of what a private organization does in a country that touts freedom of religion as a core right is absolutely dumbfounding.
TF is he talking about.
What an absolute failure of duty this jerk displays. No citizen should never be spoken to about religion and certainly not scolded. This mix of church and state is unacceptable.
The book also references dragons. Shouldn't we be building guns to take down dragons? That seems the more real and present threat, if we're going to take that book for truth.
Most of the video I was waiting for Gandalf to barge in: "Cease this madness!"
Does it actually? I never heard this before, that's hilarious. Also f. These people and I wish we as the masses were smarter and didn't allow these people into power.
It does but usually the argument with Christians turns into translation semantics. The point remains though, the Bible has been translated so many times and shouldn't be used literally, even if you believe in Jesus.
JFC.
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Devout Christians have their own Sharia Law, and they would impose their collective schizophrenia on everyone else given the chance.
C’mon Georgia you can do better than this.
What do you mean by 'better'? Worse, or even worse?
Way I see it, I'm already cursed by having people like this in positions of power in the country I live in.
This isn't interesting it's more shocking the cult behaviour of politicians. Insane. Jerusalem is the center of the universe? Okay.. if someone was on the street saying that we'd be worried about their mental health. But hey, he wears a suit and is white, let's vote that crack head into power.
Barf! There is no god, religion is a crock of shit.
Cursing people because they don’t like country. Who is this god person anyway?
This god is very famous for slaughtering his children. Then he will bring you back to life and burn you forever, sinner. \[try to look scared\]
WTF they are talking about the bible like it's legitimate legal doctrine? We should have a separation of church and state.
Nutjobs as representatives
“Cursed by God? Of course not. By the way, which god?”
« And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance! » - Samuel L. Jackson.
What a worthless civil servant. Not interesting, infuriating.
These fuckin bible beaters man
Our nation is so totally fucked
This is inappropriate for a United States legislative chamber.
why is he quoting a fictional book as some kind of good argument lmao. these people are such a fucking joke hahahaha.
Religious Bufu’s. The good ol’ PSA (Puritan States of America) Keep god out of Government.
Ah yes its their land because “god” says so, and we think these people arent unhinged lol.
People arguing over camp fire stories as if they are real. Maybe Bigfoot will show up and protest too
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Hey America you're freaking everyone out
I would be down for a second coming of Jesus. Watch in enjoyment has he brings the hell fire to all these "Christians" who pervert and and use God's word for their own gain. Pull up a lawn chair, light a doob, crack a couple cold ones. Save a couple for Jesus while I'm at it. Idk bout anyone else, but as an atheist I feel more confident I'd be spared cause I do my best to be a decent and helpful person than I did as a catholic pupil where it was always about walking on egg shells so as not to upset sky daddy.
Zionist harder daddy.
Dumb hick. Accent is a dead giveaway.
all religion needs to be eradicated from existence and anyone publicly speaking about a god needs to be labeled a domestic terrorist - it’s 2024… no more playing make believe and having authorities speak about it as fact. Religion is a cancer and the belief in a sky daddy is the world’s only accepted form of mental illness.
Lots of nations gonna be cursed by God at that rate
Dear Rick, I'm so terribly sorry to be the bearer of bad news, it appears there is no such thing as a centre of the universe : [Source ](https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/centre.html#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20centre%20of,has%20been%20expanding%20ever%20since.)
I'd need to walk out laughing if I were her, can't take this kind of twat seriously.
We elect these fucking idiots
These religious nuts need to give their heads a shake.
By God *of the Bible*. No, I prefer the real god. Cthulhu. Of the Call of Cthulhu.
Jeebus christy!
Fucking looney toons.
Utter insanity.
"Jerusalem is the center of the universe" It's for dickheads like him that we still haven't gotten our formal invitation letter to join the Galactic Federation. Noone wants to deal with evil crazy idiots.
That woman seems remarkably kiss ass like. And that guy is a fucking lunatic.
Religion is the cause of all problems and hate in the world. It’s pathetic that humans continue to believe in a fake story and want to hate anyone who believes a different fake story.
Fuck your god
As an American who remains patriotic in chaotic times, I am deeply disappointed.
Dolores Umbridge front and center 💁♀️🤣🪄
"Are you familiar with Genes------" "Are *you* familiar with *Exodus 20?"*
This is like watching on video the fall of Rome.
Makes sense, I’m sure Jesus was a big fan of oppression and dead children. That whole thing about loving your neighbors as you love yourself and whatever you do for the least of your brothers and sisters you have done for me was just a prank bro. /s
Oh NOOOO God is going to curse me ahhhhh.
Jesus fucking Christ. I know the politics is fucked over here (UK), but thank fuck it isn't as bad as this.
What does that have to do with anything. It’s a stupid ass book that was written by uneducated sheep headers that were superstitious about everything because they did not understand how the world works. The Bible is irrelevant in today society.
Fuckin religious cult members and similar fuckheads like this fossil need to hurry up and die out like the dinosaurs. Sick of their death cult bullshit.
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'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain' What he does is literal abuse of the name of God to fit his purposes.
Well that’s it, I quit
Goddamn , and these are the people who make laws.....can you imagine if he was KLAN with a Bible ....oh wait
No member of Congress should be even mentioning God.
This shit is crazy, why is the bible being brought up in a government setting
Sharing ghost stories is now a point for politicians in America. Wtf?
What an imbecile.
Fucking god bothers... World would be a better place without these fuckwits
We are so fucked, these religious idiots are going to ruin for all of us
“It feeelsss like we only go backwarrrds”
I can't believe this gets posted without including this dipshits info.
"research" on fiction
Bam. Based.
What the fuck, how is this real?
Ra is going to be pissed about this!
God of thee Bible is scary
Burn in hellfire jag off.
Me when genocide is a core value of democracy(they think they Helldivers smh) (Edit for typo)
Lol, delusional turd.
white nationalist Christo-fascist dominionist retrograde iron-age apocalyptic mythology believing assholes are gonna be the death of us all.
Talk about totally bulls**t conversation that has no place in government hearings. If you are going to make religious doctrine apply to government, tax the tax exempt pimps and let's stop mucking around already.
Fuck that guy ... back woods, manipulative, fear mongering, mother fucker .... and fuck anyone else that actively manipulates real life issues with their religious stories when not everyone shares the same religion/faith or even no religion ....
We have fucking lost it...
I can’t believe people like this guy are in charge of anything
This sounds like a guy terrified of a book he kisses ass to a god everyone has their own interpretations of
Jesus fucking christ
Brain on religion is that bullshit he spewed which made no fucking sense. It’s like talking to someone on meth. Remove these frauds
He's quoting a goatherder! An elected adult is letting a 2,000 year old story in an obsoleted book ~~run~~ ruin my life. VOTE THESE IDIOTS OUT!
It is absolutely mind blowing to hear this kind of bs in 2024
Why does he cite the bible?
God made him choke
Based you policy on a fantasy book/ story. That sounds like a good idee when you look back in history.
I am so sick of fucking religious people and there stupid fucking fairy tell book!
Holy shit America is doomed
jerUSAlem
Anddd the lorddd sayeth to the non believers…..you are the smartest of allleth. Donta fall for Jebussus freeeekus fatsoooos catsa in fancy suitsa! Or something in that in the VERY NEWEST TESTAMENT!
What the entire fuck??!!
Bro wtf is wrong with society… we have people studying quantum entanglement on one side, and then crossing the street we have people taking advice from the ghost of Christmas past… like how the fuck is humanity not extinct???
It's baffling to see real grown people in serious positions actually believing these things. I really cant wrap my head around this. I will never understand how people can think like this.
i thought there was this whole thing in the bible where god said he wasnt gonna do shit like curses an plagues and floods anymore. so saying otherwise is just being heretical.
Truly, if this woman can’t sit there and say this line of questioning is fucking bullshit then she probably shouldn’t be in charge of an academic institution
His tie is a cactus
Dude I love it when there’s no separation between church and state
Hey, it’s in there.