GOP Senator Josh Hawley Goes Full Christofascist, Openly Calls for Theocracy
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- In this clip from Mike's Twitch stream we look at the ways Republicans are pushing religiosity on the public in violation of the 1st Amendment.
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This is treason to his oath of office. Throw him out of Congress.
It won't be Easy, But yeah I get It?!
out of all the kinds of maga republicans, these religion-pushers are the ones i detest most.
Dems would never do that
@@mountainlion1989same here.
If we had a legitimate constitutional government he would be removed from office
Josh Hawley ran away. Bravely ran away, away.
When Maga Reared it's ugly head, Josh Hawley Turned his tail and fled.
Bravest of the Brave, Josh Hawley
I was reminded of Monty python with your limerick (from the holy grail)brave sir robin
@@mikepj67 That's where I got it from....LOL!
I heard flutes while reading your comment
I actually laughed out loud, take my upvote 🤣🤣
I was totally picturing MP animation of Hawley running.....
In 1692, the leaders of Salem, Massachusetts quoted the Bible as they hanged their neighbors for "witchcraft".
And then conveniently those religious conservatives were the first to bid over the widow’s land… how did they know?
Good news. It’s 2024. And our politicians cite democracy and equality while committing atrocities now.
They also quoted the Bible to justify slavery, Manifest Destiny, subjugation of women, and all the way up to the current US wars of imperialism.
As well as slavery, Manifest Destiny, apartheid, and practically all US wars.
@@FrozEnbyWolf150trail of tears led to oklahoma
They’re not saying religious freedom, they’re saying religious dominance.
In God we Trust.
@@muellersgame8001when was that added to money?
@@saintsfearful He's not gonna respond to you, but I will so that everyone reading this can see: "In God We Trust" was added to US currency in 1956.
That was *180 years* after the US was founded.
@@derekrequiem4359 I know. The point was that he wasn’t going to respond. These people are liars.
@@saintsfearful Yep, that's what those types do. Try to start something and then run away when confronted. SAD!
Missourian here...Josh Hawley has done absolutely zero for the ppl in my state. Absolutely nothing.
Can't wait for the primary in August. Lucas Kunce is guarunteed the Dem nomination. I think he's our best chance to get Hawley out.
He did relatively well in northeast and southwest Missouri, so I hope his coalition can expand once he's the official nominee.
I doubt he's been that beneficial for your state.
@@vxicepickxv did you not understand what I wrote? I stated Josh Hawley has done absolutely nothing= zero.
@@countrygirl432did you understand what they wrote? As in he’s gone below even that bar.
@@keithk8275 which part of the reply? When it stated "I doubt he's been that beneficial for your state"? I comprehended behind that comment is JH is or has been beneficial but not so much that has made a difference. JH doesn't even live here in Missouri. He and his family have bought several 100s of acreage in the Ozarks and built multi million dollar mansions next to each other that they vacation in on their free time but he and his wife bought and live a house in Virginia. I grew up around the same area of this racist Bozo. I remember when he wrote a Manefesto defending the Oklahoma City bomber that was published in the local paper. The whole family is disgusting.
As a Socialist Muslim, he makes religious people look bad. We adhere to the separation of church and state 💜
My family came here 400 years ago escaping religious persecution. Who would have thought that we would be going full circle and I may have to go back to where they came from.
ok colonizer
You do what you have to do to be safe 💜 this place is treacherous. I'm thinking about forreal moving to the motherland (the Czech Republic in my case) but the corruption there is insane!
@dan8910100 lol you haven't a clue if their family did any of that. Calm down. No nuance nellie.
As a socialist atheist, I'm glad to have you on our side of democracy, pluralism, and REAL religious freedom.
You be You, I'll be Me, We'll be Us!
This guy should have been thrown in jail with the J6ers. Instead he's a senator.
Not for long if I and my fellow KC peeps have anything to say about it.
Agreed.
@@vanessacallahan3515get that asshole out .
I agree .
Yes!
True freedom of religion includes freedom FROM religion, if one so chooses.
Absolutely
As a pagan I completely agree
In any other country Hawley and other lawmakers who made January 6th possible wouldn't be allowed to hold office.
Well, to be fair, we ARE the only country that puts up statues and names schools after their traitors.
And they would be jailed too
In some countries they would have been disappeared.
Freedom of religion cannot exist without freedom from religion.
Freedom means free edom (red). Birth of esau (stubble/harry) Genesis 25:25.
@@YAHsWayFreedom begat America. Dont get it twisted.
Macho man Josh Hawley didn't look very "manly" on the 6th when he couldn't run away from his peeps fast enough.
And he's a scrawny guy. A total pencil neck.
I love how the "proud of our heritage" types also want black people to forget about their own past and heritage.
In a sane world he would be removed from office.
He would be in jail for treason.
@@nsbd90now On the wall.*
If you'd like to help us Missiurians vot ehim out, I'd only ask out-of-staters to donate however much they feel they can spare to Lucas Kunce's campaign.
He's a marine vet from central Missouri who's been outspoken against US militarism putting us in wars we don't need to be in.
@@volk4523 Against* the wall
It’s funny to hear Hawley argue that religion does not divide America but rather unites America when even among “Christians” people can’t come to a consensus on who is “right or wrong”.
Use that to deepen their divisions. Divide and conquer.
The biggest issue I have with religion is not that it has caused wars the past, it's that people TODAY still wage wars because of religion and there are "Christians" who would fight a war for religion in the future.
Frankly in many cases religion is just an excuse or fig leaf for racist ideas, extreme nationalism, fascism, greedyness... all the stuff the religions recommend us not to do.
Just one example, Jesus lived without wealth and shared everything with his next ones. Teleevangelists in contrast think that wealth is a sign of god for being a faithful person... that's crazy.
Many came here to get AWAEY from religious persecution.
Yea, then they start doing witch hunts.
Then they persecuted and killed people for not accepting their religion. I believe they really came here to conquer and take what wasn’t theirs .
Strange that in grammar school we're taught people left England because the king chose the religion for their country citizens. Separation of church and state is what Americans want and not have their religion forced on America.
@@jamesjames6763 The puritans were pretty weird and people in England thought they were too extreme. Then they get here and turn on their own. 22 innocent people were put to death on the accusation of witchcraft. Several stupid little girls in town ran around faking seizures and pointing fingers.
@@EllieempressI learned in college that the first generation of settlers were actually on good terms with various indigenous tribes. They respected each other’s differences (including religion). It was the second generation that screwed things up. It sucks that I had to go to college to learn that though.
As a Christian, Theocracy is a terrible idea. Especially with the quality of USA's average Christian.
That's like saying:
"as a fascist, totalitarian dictatorship is a terrible idea. Especially with the quality of USA's average fascist."
You are the problem you claim to despise.
Agreed. We need to stand up for our fellow Americans who will be targeted under a theocracy.
Amen
A theocracy in the US wouldn't even look like America anymore. It would look like an Arab country but run by white people
Better than letting Islam overswarm the country.
Josh Hawley will do or say anything to stay elected........
but he always keeps his running shoes handy!
Vote Blue! 💙
Hear Hear.
Hawley is a loathsome excuse of a human being who epitomises the Peter Principle of failing up and should not be occupying Political Office.
I'm from kcmo...I'm so sick of Missouri Republicans being such a gd embarrassment. Sorry America, we'll try harder!
Lucas Kunce!!
Like, how?
*I'LL BE DEEP IN THE COLD COLD GROUND FORE I RECOGNIZE MISSOURAH!!!*
Well...this asshole is one of the best examples. Josh Hawley is bought and paid for by a group called "Americans for prosperity" which explains why he constantly attempts to get "right to work" passed in Missouri even though we democratically voted it down 👎
In your defense they’re dumb everywhere.
That’s the only system he can thrive under. That’s why these mfs keep calling for religious cults.
we knew all along that all their crying about "sharia law" in america was projection. they want to turn america into their version of iran.
I quote this all the time, but
“When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross” -Sinclair Lewis
A rainbow flag yes
@@muellersgame8001 Provide the slightest shred of evidence that LGBTQ+ people hold any institutional power. Otherwise, admit you have no argument.
@@muellersgame8001 Show us on the doll where the gays hurt you.
@@muellersgame8001 The church used their tax free donations to cover up their scandals. Sit down.
@muellersgame8001 If they come to power, what are you going to do when you become part of the out group?
You could place this clip in The Boys, and there would be no difference between it and the parody of it.
Especially this season with the division narrative
I'm still laughing at the fact that conservatives didn't realize they were being depicted in a negative light and Homelander is actually not a very cool guy.
Josh: Religion brings this country together.
Okay, would you like to say good things about any religion that's not Christianity?
(Silence)
Yea, that's what I thought.
@robertcampbellii9787 if you look at most theocracies, they’ve always been in one war or another over their religions views and their need to exercise dominance over other people. Religion tears a country apart it causes division. During Jesus’ time you had the Pharisees and the sadnesses who were divided because of their religious views. One group believed in life after death and the other didn’t. However, both groups were considered the religious leaders of their time, and they used religion as a means to control everyone else. They also used religion as a way to gain political prominence and wealth. God does not force someone to love him or worship him so why should Christians? After all you want people to believe in something that you can’t prove is real. That would be the same as you trying to make me believe that Santa Claus is real. Either a person chooses to enter into a personal relationship with God or they don’t, but either way it’s their choice to do so. God gives men a choice. You can choose blessings or curses, life or death but in either case he’s not gonna force you to do one of the other. I think you forgot that point.
Oh look at that, it's the Faith & *Fascism* Conference!
Yup.... just how USA has been operating for however many decades now
'Religion unites!'
Said the people who were never in the minority.
Like a pack of sheep bleating wildly in favor of a wolf.
More like a bunch of goats. If you've read Matthew 25:31-46 you'll get the reference.
@@ToxicAudri the Religious have been referred to as "sheep", "flock", "herd" and are controlled by "Shepard's"
This is no co-incidence. - it's all cult speak.
When one is finally dropped their religious indoctrination they can more easily see Christians are fleeced for their money and consumed by dogma.
A Matt Walsh viewer unironically asked me what the downside to theocracy is.
"We love The USA as long as everyone lives the way we say."
Any Christian who thinks they want compelled Christianity should maybe think really hard about how many versions of Christianity out there they'd ABSOLUTELY refuse to have forced on them. Some of the most vehement religious disagreements I've seen were between sects that were indistinguishable to anyone not steeped in the nitpicky details of takes they have on the Bible.
Like Catholics and Protestants. Just two kinds of monstrous nonsense to me, nothing more.
Right? Ever heard a conservative Catholic go off on the Jesuits?
Mormonism perhaps?
RIGHT????
I am a Christian and I see and feel the sadness of what you hear. I am not and do not want to be like that part of pseudo believers. Christ taught me compassion, sharing, empathy and the key words: love. That is not faith, it is religious fanaticism and with the far right which is increasing it is destroying all the civil rights achieved so far. Furthermore, I am also an extreme left because I have the same political values as you.
That's good to hear Anita.
... but may I challenge you a bit?
I would present the idea that you're doing something similar to Holly.
... because you believe that Jesus was good and the lessons of Christianity represent love, picks and chooses from the whole of Christianity. Other Christians (a large %) don't believe that. Historically Christianity has not acted in that manner.
Just like Holly who can only see "his Christianity" as the "right one", you see your version as "the good one".
You are not being honest about the whole of and historical history of your religion... just picking and choosing the one that works for you.
Which is fine by the way, but then you can't say stuff like "pseudo believers" because that's based on your completely subjective interpretation. You are a "pseudo believer" in Holly's eyes and he's at least just as right as you, in that it's completely a subjective interpretation.
Food for thought.
Have a nice day.
@@cassiusdhami9215 You've found someone who accepts the challenge! Truly, I didn't choose, but simply the case that wanted me to be born into an Italian, Christian family. I will never say that mine is the right one in contrast to other religions. As a believer, who absolutely does not think that she is better even towards those who do not believe in anything, I have developed this personal conviction: everyone must follow their path according to their conscience and then they will be judged not if they belong to this or that, but rather if they have used loving his life. How could I think otherwise, I am married to a great man…Muslim
Keep speaking up and out every chance you get, let them know they are the false Christian's the bible warns about.
@@cassiusdhami9215 As a pagan, I wholeheartedly thank you for this comment.
He certainly knows who he is speaking to. Make them feel threatened and besieged then give them a boogie man to blame it on. Politician class 101.
Exactly!
One thing that might help solve the problem would be restoring your country's original motto: 'E. Pluribus Unum'.
I mean it's still on the money as a motto. It's just less recognized because some associate with conspiracy theories like the Illuminati, others don't even know what it means.
"The first rule of being a man, remembering to save the crying for after you're done running for your life that you put in direct danger yourself, it's what Jesus would do 😢" - Joshy "alpha male, jesus warrior" Hawley
these people are STILL arguing over who's creepy old book is cooler...do they have nothing else to do but propagate their cult?
Propagating their cult is literally what their cult book says to do.
I don’t believe in the Christian mythology but I would like it to be true and be able to see the look on Thomas’s or Alito’s faces when they find out they’re going to Hell.
😆😅😂🤣
Yeah, these religious fanatics make this atheist wish there was a Hell too!
It's waaaay past time to take "under God" out of the pledge. Make the pledge great again!
I can see why Roman’s fed Christians to the lions
At least until Roman political figures recognized the power that religion afforded them to become the "Holy Roman Empire" Before that they hated Christian's because of their pacifism.
@@ToxicAudri
Back then, Christians were actually decent people who believed wholeheartedly in non-violence. So much so they wouldn’t fight back against lions. Now they don’t follow any of their precepts.
Religious wars are like little kids arguing over who has the better imaginary friend.
hawley is the weird kid who gets beaten up by the other kids. and he hasn't changed.
The older I get, the more I start seeing other people as overgrown children.
The sad thing is, they all have the same imaginary friend, they just give him different names.
@@davidka8345 Excuse you... I have multiple imaginary friends, as a pagan!
Everyone should read Chris Hedges' book: American Fascists: The Christian Right & The War on America.
Remember him prancing away from a little confrontation a while back...? Effing Grifter.... 'Shit-stirrer will speak what you tell me to, for money' Sign here...
I think I still have my First Amendment course notes from law school if he needs to borrow them.
Yeah Lil’ Josh, YOU can’t run away from the video of you RUNNING AWAY, man child.
Does anyone else realize that none of these people have ever been to a public school where the Bible was taught or people prayed out loud?
0:21 After that Cowardly display on January 6th his book was just major Cope. 🙅🏽♀️💁🏿♂️📕
imo, anyone pushing any religious belief/specific religion on everyone should be banned from all political office. If you can't keep it seperate from government, don't be in government, simple.
Anti theist here too. Religion is holding back humankind
If only those monkeys could develop some kind of self awareness...
👍🏾🎯🧠💯👏🏾
No ❤️ and I say that as someone that strongly dislikes monotheistic religions and oppressive organised ones
@@damien678selective dogma, based on archaic standards is not the recipe for a successful modern day society.
If they ever did descend our nation into Theocracy they would immediately be at each other's throats over WHOSE religion
Fascism is a beast that eats itself
Religion is poison.
Yeeeep! Can't wait til the Baptists, Lutherans, xtians, catholics, Mormons, scientologists, jw's, orthodox-anything argue over who's religious beliefs are the right ones, esp since none of them can provide ANY empirical proof. 😂
Yeeeep! Can't wait til the Baptists, Lutherans, xtians, catholics, Mormons, scientologists, jw's, orthodox-anything argue over who's religious beliefs are the right ones, esp since none of them can provide ANY empirical proof. 😂
Yeeeep! Can't wait til the Baptists, Lutherans, xtians, catholics, Mormons, scientologists, jw's, orthodox-anything argue over who's religious beliefs are the right ones, esp since none of them can provide ANY empirical proof. 😂
Don’t sell yourself short Mike, you’re twice the man Josh is.
Josh Hawley was filmed running from the Maga loons on Jan. 6. 😂
lol the radical left is divisive? Our mantra is literally Solidarity.
dsaKnee dsaRose
Facts and religion don’t mix , which is why they always need schemes , violence and lies in order to take power .
We are only a generation away from the changes they want to reverse:
19th amendment; 104 years,
Equal Credit Opportunity; 50
Civil Rights Act; 60
First New Deal; 90
Roe; 51
Obergefell Gay Marriage; 9
Loving Interracial Marriage; 57
Josh Hawley ✊🏻
Also Josh Hawley 🏃
Better we vote for Lucas Kunce 💪💙.
If I lived in Louisiana, should SCOTUS reject the governor's obviously unconstitutional law I would look into suing the governor for knowingly wasting taxpayer dollars on an obviously illegal law and inviting lawsuits. It's such a waste of time and money.
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries." - Madison
I'm agnostic, people can believe what they want, that's great. Providing it's not hurting anyone else. Majority of people who have religious beliefs just keep to themselves. Are just normies, either well meaning or only worried about their own lives and those directly around them.
My own beliefs are largely just a mix of hope and pessimism. I hope for a point to life, but I doubt it exists. A great source of depression and fear for me, as well as panic attacks. I'd love to be able to live believing that I'm going somewhere happy when I die. That my girlfriend went somewhere happy. Life would be easy. But unfortunately, it's not. I can't believe it blindly.
Mike, you said you're an anti-theist, but you're okay with people having their beliefs, would that not make you an atheist rather than anti-theist?
Fearmongering straight from the totalitarian playbook.
THIS IS OUR COUNTRY NOT YOUR CHURCH!!! VOTE BLUE
Are they going to teach how they took Wiccan and Pagan traditions and call them Christianity
Wicca is equally bs
‘’Religion isn’t divisive. The problem is the people who don’t agree with me about religion’’
Hawley's voter registration has his sister's address in Ozark, Missouri, so that he can be eligible to run again for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat.
Complete insanity
Support his progressive challenger Lucas Lunce! Let’s flip MO blue!
*Lucas Kunce 👍👍
Chapo once described Josh’s policy proposals as “Obamacare for masculinity” and I’ve never been able to forget it
Chapo are try-hard spicy comedians with nothing politically progressive to say
@@user-wl2xl5hm7k Ooh until you said that, I thought they meant El Chapo. Like the Mexican cartel leader
@@eon6274 lol not quite
As a bisexual man, I have decided to adopt the Moche religion after seeing their incredible religious ceramics and art. I am calling for the establishment of a Moche State somewhere inside CONUS.
man i am FANTASIZING SO HARD about holding up a rainbow flag with the word "vergogna" printed on it outside the supreme court this week but there's no way I'll make it.
if i had the time/money i would be on a plane right now getting that shit printed out and posting up for the trump immunity decision.
Cry me a river, Josh Hawley. As a practicing Pastafarian, my religious liberties are under attack from both the right AND the left. R'amen?
Name the left who's attacking you? I can't name a single leftist who's attacking religion rather than standing up for freedom of and from it
God, he sounds so fake. Like a snake oil salesman
his poor imitation of a black baptist preacher.
He could've been a guest character on Moral Orel, or even a resident of Moralton. Moralton is his vision for America.
Because he is one. He's selling theocracy like it'll be a cure all for all of the country's problems.
Whenever I see this guy, I see someone in government raising a fist in solidarity with January 6 insurrection. And someone running in a $3000 suit from the January 6 insurrection.
How on earth is this not impeachable??
People who identify as non-religious are growing in numbers, hopefully this is just the last gasp of a dying tendency, but I wouldn't be complacent.
As a 'radical leftist' myself, I don't want to "destroy" anyone's religion, I just don't want it funded with tax dollars or policies passed that impose or privilege one religion over others.
Please just know that belief doesn't make you anti-theist.
Anti-theism is believing no religions should exist, and calls for atheism to be pushed onto everyone.
Inquisition 2.0
It’s probably time to flee the country and watch the idiocy unfold in safety while doing all we can for the imperial periphery.
Good night, and may your God go with you. Byee! Nobody will you you, Mistah Hawley!
So weird. People like him scream government doesn't work. Then say government should have religion in it
The reason religion has been successful in this country is because it has been allowed to thrive without state control and having it separate from government.
They call it grooming.
"One nation under god," was added to the pledge of allegiance in 1954.
"In god we trust," was added to money in 1955.
For the record. 😉
It's not Josh Hawley. It's Joshua Hawley. Seriously, he does NOT deserve to be called Josh.
This is why we need to build support and enthusiasm for Biden and everyone else down the ballot. Not just against Trump, because that might lead people to vote third party. He might not be anybody's ideal candidate, but we have *got* to vote for Biden and all other Democrats (exceptions would be people like Bernie Sanders and other Independents _that can actually win_ ).
Edit:
P.S. Every time you reference Hawley, you have to show two clips - him with his fist up, egging on the insurrectionists, and then him running away from the insurrectionists, past other politicians, so reminiscent of the aphorism, "...I don't need to outrun the lion, I just need to outrun you". What a b*tch.
It's like we are reliving history, wonder when this last happened...Oh wait, 1930s Germany
Sounds like a lot of Rs only think "frEeZe PeAcH" when they hear the 1st Amendment, forgetting about everything else in that amendment.
We currently have an illegitimate 6/3 court, I see no problem with making it a more legitimate 6/9 court.
It's gonna be really hard for Josh Hawley to run for re-election without people laughing at him, whenever he says the word run. 🧏🏿♂️🙆🏽♀️🤣
If someone says that they can’t eat ice cream because their religion forbids it, perfectly acceptable. If someone says that their religion forbids eating ice cream, therefore, I’m not allowed to eat ice cream, absolutely unacceptable and when it comes to unrelenting ridicule and public mockery, I’m your Huckleberry!!
Most Americans don't go to church, synagogue, or mosque. The younger the person the less likely they are to be actively religious. I learned decades ago that an old book, translated hundreds of times is another example of rewriting history to fit the prejudice of the era.
To quote an old rich guy from Corpse Bride; "Fetch me musket"
I had a crush on a mulim girl in school. Her, her mom and sisters were very open yet devout in their practice. The dad and brother hated me though. They practiced sharia law (on the male side) while the women didnt want anything to do with it. The dad didnt want his daughters to goto college, didnt want his daughter to date me because i wasnt muslim. When she openly said she wanted to be with me, she was sent off to an aranged marriage and her sister disowned the family and went to college. The girl i wanted to be with asked if ahe could move in with my family, but my parents basically said hell no (no parent wants their teens boyfriend or girlfriend living with them) the next day she was shipped off to washington to marry a dude twice her age and i never heard or saw anything of her again. Point being while some muslims in the country do want sharia law, a good portion of them are whole heartedly against it even in their own families. So i get extra mad when people blanket muslims under that singular aspect of a massive belief system. Its exactly the same as Christians who have over 200 denominations and even within those people dont interpret things the same and dont believe the same things about what theyre told to believe.
Your parents doomed that poor girl...
We DID almost become a Christian country. The Presbyterians and Baptists were starting to get at each other's throats petitioning to make their version of Christianity the official US religion. James Madison was baptised as a baby as Presbyterian, but he also read a lot of Diest tracts. He finally got sick of both the Presbyterian and Baptist factions going at it, and watching the inter-Christian brutality and religious meddling in government in Europe and said, "Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects?" Patrick Henry, who had been a leader in pushing Presbyterianism, was FURIOUS. By the way, James Madison and Patrick Henry were both my uncles. Uncle Pat never forgave Uncle Jim for the Separation of Church and State. Which was fine by Uncle Jim. Don't lose the plot now, America. No Christian will be safe if the Separation of Church and State is ever dismantled.
Mr. "Give me liberty or give me death" wanted to bully people into believing what he believed? He would fit in beautifully with the current Republican party.
There is a place for the bible in schools - in the library. Because of the historical influence, it has a place in classes in history, sociology, geography, literature, etc. Same for other religious books. But teaching it as a factual historical document? To be polite, that's fucking lunacy.
The original Constitution of the United States that was ratified in 1789 had only ONE REFERENCE TO RELIGION: [Article 6] No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any Office or Public Trust under the United States.
The de facto motto of the United States, adopted as part of the Great Seal of the U.S. by an Act of Congress in 1782, was E. Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One). Congress changed it 174 years later (1956) to "In God We Trust".
The ORIGINAL 'Pledge of Allegiance' was written in 1892 by Baptist Minister Francis Bellamy who DID NOT INCLUDE the words "Under God". Those were added by Congress 62 year later (1954).
The U.S. didn't issue Paper Currency until 1861, & 'In God We Trust' didn't appear on it for 96 years (1957).
“As the government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian Religion" ~ Treaty of Tripoli; initiated under President George Washington, 1796, signed into law by President John Adams, 1797, ratified unanimously by the Senate, 1797, published in full in all 13 states, with no record of complaint or dissent.
"I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another."
--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, January 26, 1799
“Christianity neither is, nor ever was part of the common law.” Thomas Jefferson
“Religion and government will both exist in greater purity the less they are mixed together.” James Madison
“The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.” John Adams
"In every country, in every age, the priest has always been hostile to liberty...He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection of his own."
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father Thomas Paine on Christianity. “The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries that have afflicted the human race, have had their origin in this thing called revelation, or revealed religion…”
AMERICA WAS NOT FOUNDED ON "CHRISTIAN VALUES", IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN NATION, IT NEVER WILL BE A CHRISTIAN NATION. AMERICA IS A SECULAR COUNTRY. YOUR "FREEDUM OF RELIGION' ENDS WHERE MY CONSTITUTIONAL & BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, LIBERTIES & PRIVLEGES BEGIN. DON'T LIKE IT, D!3 MAD ABOUT IT.
The Bible on "freedom":
"Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse."
1 Peter 2:18
One small correction; the phrase "in God we trust" isn't part of the Pledge of Allegiance. The words "under God" were inserted into the Pledge. I think you may have meant to say that "in God we trust" was added to our paper currency in the 1950s.
According to Google, "in God we trust" was first printed onto coins in 1864, but that's still 75 years after the founding of the U.S. government, so if Josh Hawley believes that the United States was founded upon Christianity, he's clearly wrong.
“In God We Trust” IS ALREADY ON EVERY FEDERAL BUILDING. It’s LITERALLY ALREADY THERE.
That was introduced in 1950's
Pathway to theocracy? It IS theocracy! If I have to pay taxes for government to promote and support a religion I don't believe in, that is theocracy.
Oh yeah, Josh Hawley the man who ran away from the rioters on J6 when he thought no one was looking is peak masculinity. /Sarcasm
We're supposed to throw people out of office for this kind of stuff.
This is why I'm not a patriot to this country
I seem to remember a certain faction in history using "Gott Min Uns" as their slogan. Hawley has a lot in common with them.
"In god we trust...."
Ummmm.... no... no I don't have ANY trust in god, thank you. Especially after 20 years of trying to live in his "light" to find out I'm trans after leaving the "faith" and feel like I wasted 20 years of my life.
The Bible's morality:
"When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again."
Exodus 21: 7-8
I'd accept teaching the Bible in school as long as they teach the Jefferson Bible. You know, the one that Thomas Jefferson made by cutting out all of the miracles. 😂😂😂😂
Oklahoma passed a law requiring teaching the Bible in school.
They need to be sued into oblivion but I doubt that will happen.