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applegrove

(130,334 posts)
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:16 PM Jul 2025

"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, “if your only solution is to pray, then you should work in a church, not government.”

PoliticsGirl (@politicsgirl.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T23:39:10.597Z
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"As someone smarter than me said, "if your only solution is to pray, then you should work in a church, not government."" (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2025 OP
Prayer, as useless as a dog barking at the moon. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 2025 #1
Or my favorite DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #16
Lip service is easy. Real work takes effort and costs their almighty money they love to grift. SheltieLover Jul 2025 #2
Pray away the dead... wcmagumba Jul 2025 #3
God helps those who help themselves. My mother said that. Srkdqltr Jul 2025 #4
Like the old joke about the guy stuck on his roof during a flood, turning away boat after boat... Beartracks Jul 2025 #8
It is a way for the GOP to deflect from the fact they will do NOTHING to help Americans. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #5
And many of those who work in churches senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #6
That oily little ferret talks the talk... GiqueCee Jul 2025 #13
That comparison is probably insulting to the entire Mustelidae family. lastlib Jul 2025 #19
I generally... GiqueCee Jul 2025 #23
I'll pass it on! lastlib Jul 2025 #25
MAGA Mike needs to crack open that Bible he claims to be so devoted to. ShazzieB Jul 2025 #18
What he tried to say was, "we don't have a prayer of doing anything through congress." Ol Janx Spirit Jul 2025 #7
Hey, Republicans -- how do you pray when you're also sitting on your hands? Just curious. n/t Beartracks Jul 2025 #9
Don't remember who said it, but it stuck with me. BlueKota Jul 2025 #10
Porn is what that boy prays for. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #11
I can't kick and recommend this enough! bronxiteforever Jul 2025 #12
They are praying not to get caught while they prey malaise Jul 2025 #17
KNR niyad Jul 2025 #14
No time for thoughts, only prayers IronLionZion Jul 2025 #15
Johnson is morally bankrupt despite his xtian assertions. Empty suit and hollow man. Evolve Dammit Jul 2025 #20
There's video clips of women "speaking in tongues" outside the White House not fooled Jul 2025 #21
Well, sure. Kablooie Jul 2025 #22
Great quote! kentuck Jul 2025 #24

SheltieLover

(76,906 posts)
2. Lip service is easy. Real work takes effort and costs their almighty money they love to grift.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:20 PM
Jul 2025

wcmagumba

(5,660 posts)
3. Pray away the dead...
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:21 PM
Jul 2025

Iron and Bronze Age drivel...Maybe we need to bring Congress a gift of frankincense and myrrh, they already have our gold...

Beartracks

(14,369 posts)
8. Like the old joke about the guy stuck on his roof during a flood, turning away boat after boat...
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:30 PM
Jul 2025

... 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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senseandsensibility

(24,256 posts)
6. And many of those who work in churches
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:23 PM
Jul 2025

do good works besides prayer. His attitude does not even correspond to the gospel.

GiqueCee

(3,422 posts)
13. That oily little ferret talks the talk...
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:48 PM
Jul 2025

... 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)
19. That comparison is probably insulting to the entire Mustelidae family.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:00 PM
Jul 2025

Ferrets are noble beasts compared to the deposits by oily slugs, Mikey Johnson. He is utterly contemptible.

GiqueCee

(3,422 posts)
23. I generally...
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 01:53 PM
Jul 2025

... 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.

ShazzieB

(22,222 posts)
18. MAGA Mike needs to crack open that Bible he claims to be so devoted to.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:54 PM
Jul 2025

Starting with James 2:26 "For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead."

Beartracks

(14,369 posts)
9. Hey, Republicans -- how do you pray when you're also sitting on your hands? Just curious. n/t
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:31 PM
Jul 2025

BlueKota

(5,053 posts)
10. Don't remember who said it, but it stuck with me.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 02:59 PM
Jul 2025

"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.

bronxiteforever

(11,106 posts)
12. I can't kick and recommend this enough!
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:48 PM
Jul 2025

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)
17. They are praying not to get caught while they prey
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jul 2025

on anything and anyone that/who will facilitate their accumulation of wealth and power.

IronLionZion

(50,830 posts)
15. No time for thoughts, only prayers
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:01 PM
Jul 2025

same with gun violence. Pray while it keeps happening again.

not fooled

(6,608 posts)
21. There's video clips of women "speaking in tongues" outside the White House
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:17 PM
Jul 2025

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:

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Kablooie

(19,043 posts)
22. Well, sure.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:28 PM
Jul 2025

To try and prevent this is going against the will of god. Just pray that he doesn’t 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. )

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