The church has no place in how a state should be run. That's why we must separate religion from politics.

@georgetakei There is an entire doomsday cult being built out of MAGA.

A lady at work is constantly going on about it. It seems deliberate. Like the cult asking you to drink to Kool aid.

It's tiring.

@theloopfarm @georgetakei Sadly, that doomsday cult is nothing new. I was surrounded by its particular brand of accelerationism as a child and they are, to a one, Zionist (because "God's Chosen People") and thoroughly Reaganized. They decorate their spaces with fake scripture verses and partial US flags. They vote reliably, because their lay-clergy instruct them to, and how. They accept and repeat provable lies as articles and demonstrations of faith.
Their Holy Bibles are plentiful and unopened
@paneerakbari @georgetakei I do really enjoy when people read the Bible to Christians but they think it is something else and they find it repulsive. Until they learn it is the Bible and then like they are programmed to react in a certain way, they do a 180 in their ideology and defend the repulsive.
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If theocracy is unavoidable, I prefer the flat earth religion because, unlike the Abrahamic religions, they don't do genocide.
@NMBA @georgetakei I am particularly fond of Buddhism, since it is called a religion, but it doesn't require any of that weird god stuff.
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And that includes the religion of money!
@georgetakei the bible never mentioned the internet or bitcoin but here we are
@GezThePez ...or cars, or planes, or credit cards. There is no mention of fast food, or Sales, or vacations. I think she is hallucinating, because the men of her Bibles, would stone her for daring to address a crowd - by any means. @georgetakei
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It never mentions America or the Republican party, either. So it's kind of weird that they seem to be the only Christians that matter.
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I agree that would be best. But failing that, let's tell them that CO2 and methane turn people gay.
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The bible also doesn't mention electronics or the Americas. Burn the witch!!!
@georgetakei 100% agree, but I´d go further. These people live by aesthetically associating themselves with "social merit badges" such as "patriot" or "christian" that get them social points. They are neither, so don´t let them do that. If they want to be recognized as tough, they need to not TACO. If they want to be Christian, they need to stop acting like the hell-bound Fake Christian goats of Matthew 25, kidnapping their foreign brothers and sisters. Just some strategy thoughts.

@georgetakei I'd rather say that a lot of the politicians in our world abuse religion to prove their points.

But no religion is here to prove that any of us is right. Religion is here to form us to be better people, to care for each other, to have a moral ground.

What these politicians so completely ignores is that their actions speaks louder than anything.

Such politicians coming with such claims as Mrs. Franson, who defends the way they treat their citizens (like, health care, immigration, helping people in need) should also point out where in the "Good Book" it says anything about refusing to help people in need, undignified behaviour towards immigrants, spreading hatred among the population, segregation of communities, refusing to help their own people getting proper health care. Oh, and I'm pretty sure most religions has some clear ideas how to preserve the creation and the world we live in as well.

Such politicians should be held accountable against the religion they claim to defend. And trust me, they would all fall like flies if you start digging into the gory religious details - regardless of the religion.

No religion is suitable for a "cherry pick your own faith". You need to take it fully in.

These politicians are abusing religious statements to gain more power and wealth for themselves. Nothing more, noting less.

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I agree 💯 politics shouldn't be merged with religion.
@georgetakei I’ve had nightmares about being The One during first contact. The reason is, whoever it is that they choose is (at some point) going to have to explain to them that a good portion of the planet believes in an invisible ancient sky dad that controls everything that ever was or will be. Including them, presumably. Oh, and three of the biggest groups all believe in the same skydad but each thinks he loves them most. Hard pass
@georgetakei i have also perused the bible a bit, and i’m sorry to say, it also doesn’t include her. far be it from me to insinuate any sort of implied conclusion, but…
@gekitsu @georgetakei The whole of Matthew 23 describes her ilk pretty damn well, I’d say.
@georgetakei The Bible is also silent on the issue of shooting yourself it the foot. If there is a God, he probably figures is people are that stupid then evolution should just take its course.

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One thing these fools can't seem to understand is that climate changes won't destroy the planet. The planet will survive the loss of humanity as a species.

@georgetakei Clearly this is the same grounds for creating war in the Middle East then, to bring on the end of the world before climate change destruction happens. Utter madness.

@georgetakei maybe Climate Change isn't in the Bible because God expected us to be smart enough to recognize it and figure out what to do about it.

Yeah, he greatly overestimated us

@georgetakei so if this woman doesn’t believe in climate change; she probably won’t like the part where the Bible says judgment is coming for unbelievers
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Cell phones and the internet are not in the bible so they can't exist either.
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literal morons in positions that matter
ignorance elevated b/c "elites" and "woke"
dumbfuqs
@georgetakei Utterly bonkers. Empirical evidence, baby! We got it, you don't!
@georgetakei Two and a half centuries, and still hoping.
@georgetakei People following this shit are dumb as fuck. Perfect GOP material.
@georgetakei Wait til she sees how the world ends in Rogue One, it will blow her mind
@georgetakei Pretty sure that seperation of church and state is constitutional. But these treasonous people aren't concerned with the constitution now, are they?
@georgetakei Who wants to go explain this concept of separation to the state of Utah
@georgetakei Mental illness deserves to be treated privately but the rest of us shouldn't be subjected to her illness. Recall her and elect someone who understands the role of government.

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Are mobile devices or social networking in the good book? Palantir? Nukes? Detention centres? Fake Christians?

@georgetakei Is she really that dumb? I guess people have abrogated rationality that much, it explains a lot...
@georgetakei Eating shellfish is a sin. Has Mary eaten shellfish? All sins are equal in the eyes of the Load.
mental cases belong in the bin

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Franson is one of the dimmest bulbs in the legislature. She’s as dim or dimmerer than Pam Altendorf.

Why do the GOPers keep electing these idiots? They’re not Christians, and contrary to their claims, they have not read the ‘Good Book.’

One has 5 kids, the other has 3. They’re trad wives with a combined IQ of -182.

@georgetakei Did these morons ever even consider the possibility that science is a tool sent by god?
I don't follow their beliefs, but that logic stands out to me from what I've read.
"God works in mysterious ways". Well, maybe vaccines and solar are fucking mysterious!

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Franson normally only comes out after the sun goes down.
Sunlight burns.

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FWIW the end of the world described in the bible speaks of fire and the earth being laid bare … it’s honestly where we’ll end up if climate change is unchecked. Wildfires, cataclysmic storms, land laid bare unsuitable for farming. You can make a pretty good argument that fighting climate change is prevention of a biblical apocalyptic.

@georgetakei incompetence and sheer stupidity..
@georgetakei New gen of kids surely look at this and go lolwat?
@georgetakei Religion is a disease of the mind.
@georgetakei The Bible literally ends with an extended metaphor in which an oppressive empire is cast as "the Beast".
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I don't think her fake blond hair and drama eyeliner are in the bible either...
@georgetakei Global warming seems to make a guest appearance in the last book of the Bible: “a third of the trees” burning, the “sea turning to blood,” and “scorching heat”
@georgetakei This woman is not THE Church, because she is nothing more than a pathetic person who is evangelical, fundamentalist, biblicist, and creationist. And there are definitely far too many of them in the White House and in Trump’s inner circle!
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You know what also isn't in the Bible? Her pay and pension... we should eliminate those
@georgetakei @lisamelton Clearly she hasn’t read The Good Book because climate change is in there. Idiot.
@georgetakei I have hundreds of books but I don't rely on just one of them to shape my beliefs and actions. I cannot fathom people who say the Bible is the b all and end all. It's just a book written by humans - like millions of other books.

@georgetakei These people have obviously never read the Bible:

"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty [...] for destroying those who destroy the earth."
- Revelation 11:17-18

@georgetakei What does the Bible say about airplanes?

I mean, you can choose to believe in this shit if you like. You can believe in ghosts and witches and Santa, but when your delusions start effecting my life, my children’s lives, you can fuck all the way off with those fantasies. Preach in your own damn church, and pay for it with your own damn tithes.

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This person hasn't read the end of the book. There are a LOT of major climate events. The sky fucking bleeds. Burning hail...lots of lighting...winds...a bunch of angels farting....

No dude. Climate gets fucked HARD and then everyone dies horribly and then the whole world is destroyed. Last two seals you do NOT want to be around exactly because the climate will be VERY inhospitable to human life.

They haven't read the book. It's just laughably apparent.

@georgetakei POTUS swear on the Bible, what did you expect ?
@georgetakei almost completely agrees
when the popes say *that’s fascism and it’s wrong*, i want to hear from the pope on government