Steve HermanJul 5, 2023
On the #4thofJuly, a US senator tweeted a fake quote from one of America’s founding patriots. https://fakehistory.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/fake-quotations-patrick-henry-on-religionists/
Fake Quotations: Patrick Henry on “Religionists”

Did Patrick Henry say: It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Chr…

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Show threadSteve Herman
Such fake quotes are part of a campaign by some on the political right to challenge a traditional value of the American political system — separation of church and state —and have the US officially proclaimed as a “Christian nation.” https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156642544/more-than-half-of-republicans-support-christian-nationalism-according-to-a-new-s
Jul 5, 2023 at 11:43amWeb
Show threadSteve HermanJul 5, 2023
More on Sen. Hawley's fake Patrick Henry quote: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/josh-hawleys-fake-historical-quote-matters-rcna92604
Why Josh Hawley’s fake historical quote matters

Josh Hawley pushing a fake historical quote was cringe-worthy, but more important was the theocratic point he was eager to make — on the 4th of July.

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Show threadRora BorealisJul 5, 2023
@w7voa So he instead quoted from a white supremacist publication from the 1950s. I'm exasperated, but not surprised.
Show threadCome On Giant Asteroid!Jul 5, 2023

@w7voa

This guy?

Show threadAngry CentristJul 5, 2023
@w7voa Lying liar Josh Hawley, who didn't live where he was registered to vote (in fact he didn't have a home in MO at all at the time... sounds like voter fraud!) just can't seem to tell the truth about anything.
Show threadEnema CowboyJul 5, 2023
@w7voa If he wants to be a preacher so badly, he needs to resign so he can pursue his avocation. There's probably more money in it.
Show threadhenryJul 5, 2023
@w7voa “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Show threadFuck Elon Jul 5, 2023

@henry @w7voa

It is sad that you have to put the dates there but they are probably necessary.

Show threadJill MinorJul 5, 2023
@w7voa so bogus. I left this movement (theonomy/Christian reconstruction) 22 years ago and can’t believe the extent of my blindness. Of course I’ve since realized people were exploiting me for money.
Show threadOngo Gablogian 🇺🇦Jul 5, 2023
@jillrhudy @w7voa it takes a lot of strength and decency to recognize you're on a messed up path and find a better one. Props to you
Show threadJill MinorJul 5, 2023
@Ongo @w7voa I appreciate that. I wish it had been that simple. People don’t just change that dramatically without trauma, generally speaking. And I have had some great reading buddies who helped my understanding along.
Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Jul 5, 2023
@w7voa refresher
Show threadSquidAceBoiJul 5, 2023
@edgeoforever @w7voa that’s a big beautiful wall I can get behind!
Show threadClayton SlaughterJul 5, 2023
@w7voa
They don’t have to.
The Robert’s Court is making it so with revisionist rulings and selective memory.