MSNBC reporting that some Republican Senators have "resorted to prayer" to get them

[CTyankee]

through this difficult time. Perhaps we will see footage of penitant republicans going to church tomorrow. (I expect no sackcloth and ashes, however).

Now, we are told that we must "hate the sin but love the sinner." But that is only if the sinner fully repents his/her sin against us and promises to never do it again. Prayer might help a few of them, if they are truly sorry and fear going to hell along with their beloved Trump, if they renounce him and the devil for whom they toil.

Somehow I don't see that coming...and, frankly, I don't care. If you republican Senators don't "walk the walk" (if you still know what that is) I don't wanna see you making a big show with Bible in hand at your local church tomorrow and your fervent beseechings to pray for Trumps family.

No, let Trump resign in ignominy and seek his forgiveness on his own time and without cameras.

[mucifer]

1. How does prayer help when they swear an oath on the bible?

Evil efwads!!

[CTyankee]

2. They are vewy, vewy sowwy IF they did anything bad. Note the "if." It absolves all sins.

[mucifer]

3. Oh yeah go to church and repent for what you are about to do

That's so awesome!

[defacto7]

5. Wrong religion? Nah...

The human mind is so vulnerable to clan mentality leading to mental illness. We're so damn creative we loose track of reality and start believing our concocted dreams. Then when faced with survival we double down on those myths. Magic vs. math. Kill the beast vs. cooperation.

[CTyankee]

11. Yeah, I have an ex husband who fits that description just fine.

Living well is the best revenge, I can tell you that!

[Bettie]

15. When they swear an oath on the bible

and it is already a lie because they don't plan to, in any way, follow that oath.

They use their religion as a bludgeon and a shield. That is all, it is a stick to beat others with and a shield behind which to hide.

[mucifer]

17. But then they lied to G-d so there's that?

[onetexan]

28. It "helps" them from the perspective that saying so

Gives appearance to their rabid base that God has enlightened them to do whatever evil it is theyre about to so. Remember 'thoughts & prayers' after each shooting, yet they continue to support thr NRA?

[Ohiogal]

4. Going to church in large numbers

And making a show of it just advertises that they are sorry and knew they did something wrong. At least, to me it does.

[CTyankee]

7. Well, that is what they "say" they are going to church for. I think they are going to pray for God

to save their own asses.

I am so sick of these bastards and their phony "religion."

[Ohiogal]

12. You and me both!

[Evolve Dammit]

48. "phony" is spot on. They are not in any way Christ-like. And the get-out-of-jail free card of

repentance or being saved or whatever is just BS. If there is a God, I suspect it's in your permanent record/ rap sheet, whatever. That's just in case we get caught, we're still OK. Such bullshit. How about just acting decent to begin with?? Not even Christ-like, just decent, LAW-abiding (since you are LAW-makers) human beings? FCS, is that too much to ask? I know it's a rhetorical question...

[sueunderh]

54. Pray for some moral authority!

Damn hypocrites. I am sick of their phony piety and "prayer" too.

[defacto7]

10. I think they feel they don't have enough faith if they don't get what they want.

Pray harder, whatever that is.

[irisblue]

60. I double checked, yep.. gop senators

plural noun: Pharisees
a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity.
a self-righteous person; a hypocrite.

{subset--Rand Paul, priggish Pharisee, all around asshole, definition mine}

[Bluepinky]

6. They need to "resort to honesty and truth", not prayer.

It’s funny, but those who are NOT religious are more Christian than those who ARE religious.

[CTyankee]

8. A familiar dodge.

We've all heard it from someone (if we live long enough)!

[walkingman]

9. Religiosity....

Selective Christianity, a kind of pick-and-choose religion that makes people feel good by acknowledging Jesus with their words, and denying him through their actions, is a very common approach these days.

[CTyankee]

13. you can go through the Beatitudes one by one and see where he and his followers come out.

And I am not religious.

[azureblue]

36. I posted the Bible reference for this down thread, but here it is in its entirety

Matthew 25: 31- 46 (The sheep and the goats,aka I TOLD you how to behave...

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him kwill be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, xI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,6 you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

[CentralMass]

14. +1

[DeminPennswoods]

16. God's answering their prayers by

showing them the evidence that Trump and his money changers need to be tossed out of the temple. I guess that's not the "answer" they want.

[no_hypocrisy]

18. Nothing fails like prayer.

[Farmer-Rick]

39. I sometimes think these fools who think prayer does something

Really don't believe it.

They just say it to con others.

[no_hypocrisy]

42. Just another form of "magical thinking."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking

In psychology, the entities between which a causal relation has to be posited are more strictly delineated; here it denotes the belief that one's thoughts by themselves can bring about effects in the world or that thinking something corresponds with doing it.[1] In both cases, the belief can cause a person to experience fear, seemingly not rationally justifiable to an observer outside the belief system, of performing certain acts or having certain thoughts because of an assumed correlation between doing so and threatening calamities.

In psychiatry, magical thinking is a disorder of thought content;[2] here it denotes the false belief that one's thoughts, actions, or words will cause or prevent a specific consequence in some way that defies commonly understood laws of causality.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

19. Prosperity gospel followers, the whole damn lot.

Someone please tell me again what year I missed when some new chapters of the Bible dropped down out of the heavens that tell us to worship the money changers and elect them as our leaders instead of running them off.



(thanks, EarlG)

Church visits for Republicans are nothing more than campaign stops.

KY..........

[Evolve Dammit]

51. nice post!

[malaise]

56. Great post

[KY_EnviroGuy]

62. Thanks and have a great weekend, Malaise!

That issue strikes heavy on my heart 'cause I watched the Southern churches degrade and get political after the mid-60s to the point where I'm ready for their tax exemption to be taken away.

Regardless of one's beliefs or faith, they used to be a positive influence on our communities.......

KY............

[calimary]

74. OUCH!!!!!!! Seven times over!

[spanone]

20. Put down the Bible and Pick Up the Constitution.....assholes

[MANative]

38. This!!!!!! Yes!!!!! N/t

[GoCubsGo]

21. How fucking pathetic can one get?

All they're doing is laying the groundwork for a "God said it was okay for me to let this vile sack of shit off the hook" excuse for their upcoming vote. Sad that loads of people will buy it.

[kentuck]

22. I pray they get some favorable results...

All they need is a little courage.

Otherwise, they will be on the wrong side of history.

[PCIntern]

23. Yeah and you know what?

Prayers are great but you have to keep your feet moving and your brain working. Fuck these phonies who pray that they can fool everyone into thinking that they’re so devout and thus moral. They have the morality of a clam

[bluedye33139]

24. Resorted to prayer? It's like they stooped to spirituality.

[ramen]

25. Assholes.

Their crocodile prayers are not fooling anybody.

[RKP5637]

26. Assholes! Properly the same ones that offer prayers as a solution to murdered children from guns! nt

[Martin Eden]

27. Rethuglican hypocrisy knows no bounds

They use religion to commit myriad sins and to manipulate folks into voting against their own interests, so don't be surprised when they try to exonerate themselves under the cloak of religion -- fervently clutching a bible as they acquit the orange god they actually worship.

[dewsgirl]

29. Sometimes there just aren't enough emojis.🙄

[TNNurse]

30. Do they think prayers have stopped mass shootings?????

[Perseus]

31. Another example of evil hiding behind religion

What a bunch of useless idiots.

[dalton99a]

32. Pray harder

(Tom Brenner/Reuters)

[Zeus69]

35. This picture

scares the shit out of me

[kairos12]

47. The look on his face. I am exalted, and the rest of you are screwed.

[3catwoman3]

71. This picture, and the others like it, make me...

...want to puke.

[onlyadream]

33. Just a show for the evangelicals

They don't give a shit about the bible or God.

[azureblue]

34. "Dear Jesus---

Please save my corrupt, greedy, lying ass from the consequences of my actions. I know I turned away immigrants. I know I cut health care so the old folks go untreated and hungry, but that's minor stuff, so please let me off the hook?"

Jesus. "Damn - I already told you about this in Matthew 25:31-46. I told you that you are going to hell, so quit whining and accept your fate. You knew."

[hatrack]

37. Pray in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up first

So. Fucking. Tired. Of. These. Sanctimonious. Clowns.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. I'll leave this right here

https://m.

[FakeNoose]

41. This happens when TV cameras are posted in front of the church

As soon as the cameras turn off, they're gone!

[turbinetree]

43. Isn't there a separation from church and state..............................

when one commits treason.....................

[rickford66]

44. Didn't Al Capone donate to charity?

He was still a murdering gangster, best put behind bars.

[kairos12]

45. They genuflect to Drumpt. That's the Reich Wing praying, or braying.

[IronLionZion]

46. They need a Game of Thrones style walk of shame

[Timmygoat]

49. Where is Guilliani?

He seems to have gone into hiding, or perhaps he is just praying!

[DenverJared]

50. It is just a show for their constituents

So when they vote to acquit, they can say they asked god for guidance and that their vote was given to them by the almighty.

[Cyrano]

52. Republicans have turned hypocrisy into an art form

And in doing so, they may have fucked up American democracy beyond repair.

Let them all rot in that hell they make believe they believe in.

[underpants]

53. Thoughts and prayers

🙏

[stevesinpa]

55. so they are taking the same action as they do against gun violence.

talking to an imaginary overseer who, according to his own book, is as evil and immoral as the republicans praying to him?

[ReformedGOPer]

57. That's what the nuns used to teach us about gay folk a thousand years ago.

"love the sinner but hate the sin."

[Baitball Blogger]

58. We should look ahead and start now to print up "Forsoked* by God" pins.

*Yes, I know the correct term is forsaken but I'm woke.

[Gore1FL]

59. They haven't even worked up to thoughts and prayers, yet. nt

[MLAA]

61. You nailed it CTYankee! 👏🏽👏🏿👏🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏿

[ancianita]

63. My highest hope is that the "some" add up to a 2/3 vote for REMOVAL. Those who vote for it will

have both a spiritual and, most important, an historical legacy in US to their credit, however pitiably they earned it.

[Hotler]

64. I want to see them dance around and speak in tongue. I want to see them gather...

around Paula White while she heals a handicapped MAGA on the Capitol steps. Praise the Lord. Can I get an amen?
Gloooory Gloooory gloooory hallelujah!
Gloooory Gloooory gloooory hallelujah!
Help me I can't stop! Ooohhh the spirit is running through me.
OMG! I just healed myself. It's a miracle.

[Dawgman49]

65. I would suggest

an examination of conscience, assuming any of them have one at this point

[scarytomcat]

66. they need to pray

They better be praying for forgiveness from Moscow Mitch and Dimwit Donnie if they cross these thieves they will get knifed in the back.

[Baked Potato]

67. "What do I do, Lord?

This guy is Satan in a suit, but God Damn he’s punishing them Democrats...”

[shockey80]

68. Who are they praying too?

Does God listen to crooks, hypocrites, liars? What are they asking God? Please forgive me lord, I have sinned. Please protect me so I can sin again. Please make it so I pay no price for what I have done, let me lie and commit more crimes lord.

PUKE!

[LiberalFighter]

69. When does Lent start?

Will they give up lying or being scumbags?

[ellie]

70. Have they tried not being so corrupt?

Or did it not occur to them?

[coti]

72. GOD would tell you to ACKNOWLEDGE AND TELL THE FUCKING TRUTH. nt

[Ilsa]

73. A good penitant would simply obey their oath and do the right thing.

If tney are feeling this conflicted, then they already know what that is.

[jimlup]

75. Republicans are either stupid or immoral or both

in most cases it is both.

Though I'm an agnostic I attempt to practice Christian morality. Nevertheless, I find it hard to forgive the Republican scum who say the words on Sunday but either have no clue what they mean or ignore them.

[ProfessorGAC]

76. The Very Act Is Evidence...

...of the fundamental problem.
A trial with facts doesn't require extrinsic guidance.
Merely paying attention and being honest will do nicely, thank you.