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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"As someone smarter than me said, "if your only solution is to pray, then you should work in a church, not government.""
As someone smarter than me said, âif your only solution is to pray, then you should work in a church, not government.â
— PoliticsGirl (@politicsgirl.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T23:39:10.597Z
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(1,842 posts)DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)pissing in the ocean and expecting it to change color........
SheltieLover
(76,906 posts)wcmagumba
(5,660 posts)Iron and Bronze Age drivel...Maybe we need to bring Congress a gift of frankincense and myrrh, they already have our gold...
Srkdqltr
(9,383 posts)Beartracks
(14,369 posts)... saying, "I don't need your help. God will save me!"
Then when he drowns and goes to Heaven, he asks God why He didn't save him, and God says, "I sent you all those boats!"
We are all here to help others, and we can do that best sometimes through individual or targeted action and quite often through broad, collective (government) action. And we also need to remember to take help when it's offered! Who's to say that's not God answering your prayers?
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Irish_Dem
(79,890 posts)senseandsensibility
(24,256 posts)do good works besides prayer. His attitude does not even correspond to the gospel.
GiqueCee
(3,422 posts)... but he does NOT walk the walk. Prayer is just a convenient excuse for him to shirk his responsibilities as a decent human being, a task at which he fails miserably. The words, "decent", and "Republican" don't belong in the same room, never mind the same sentence.
lastlib
(27,566 posts)Ferrets are noble beasts compared to the deposits by oily slugs, Mikey Johnson. He is utterly contemptible.
GiqueCee
(3,422 posts)... include an apology the the weasel family when making such disparaging comparisons, but having to look at "Moses" Johnson's repulsive countenance for more that a few seconds induces a gag reflex, hence the resultant omission. Please express my regrets to any ferrets with whom you may be acquainted.
Thank you.
lastlib
(27,566 posts)ShazzieB
(22,222 posts)Starting with James 2:26 "For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead."
Ol Janx Spirit
(737 posts)Beartracks
(14,369 posts)BlueKota
(5,053 posts)"God gave you a brain, and it's not his fault if you don't use it." Hey Mikey, everyone who does use theirs knew climate change was real and that cutting the National Weather Service staff and budget was a horrible idea. It was your boss, you, and every other fellow cult member, who were too stupid to figure that out.
Not surprised, however, that you are unwilling to admit that or even begin to accept your responsibility to aid the victims you have irreparably harmed.
Kid Berwyn
(23,011 posts)Runs after the family, too.
bronxiteforever
(11,106 posts)The presumption that these pandering right wing politicians are spiritual leaders makes me insane. Are they praying as they sip fine wines while servicing rich donors? Are they praying as they intentionally rip families apart?
If these Repugs want to be spiritual leaders (most if not all professed Christians), they should renounce their power and political position and feed the poor., otherwise they should go jump in the lake.
malaise
(292,899 posts)on anything and anyone that/who will facilitate their accumulation of wealth and power.
niyad
(129,609 posts)IronLionZion
(50,830 posts)same with gun violence. Pray while it keeps happening again.
Evolve Dammit
(21,506 posts)not fooled
(6,608 posts)as part of their prayer session on the way in to work.
It's shocking. Should be shown widely on corporate media; the fact that these loons work in the WH and are directing the nation should be public knowledge and of course they should be fired. Just shows how the media is covering for these kooks.
The IHIP ladies are all over it:
Kablooie
(19,043 posts)To try and prevent this is going against the will of god. Just pray that he doesnt do this again.
(For some reason he dint realize that humans would be unhappy losing these people and needs to hear prayers in order to get it. )