Gov. Kevin Stitt comes under fire for claiming 'every square inch' of Oklahoma for Jesus

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Gov. Kevin Stitt is under fire from local and national individuals and groups for saying that he has claimed "every square inch" of Oklahoma for Jesus.

American Jewish Committee, a national Jewish advocacy group, is calling on Stitt to retract his statement, while officials with the Freedom From Religion Foundation said he owes non-Christian Oklahomans an apology.

The organizations took issue with Stitt's controversial statements that appear to have been made sometime after he won his second bid for Oklahoma's top elected post on Nov. 8. He is shown in a video posted to Twitter making the remarks in his prayer outside the state Capitol.

"Father, we just claim Oklahoma for You. Every square inch, we claim it for You in the name of Jesus," Stitt said in the video. "We claim Oklahoma for You. [With] the authority that I have as governor, and the spiritual authority and the physical authority that You give me, I claim Oklahoma for You, and we will be a light to our country and to the world, right here."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gov-kevin-stitt-comes-under-133033882.html

[Demovictory9]

1. Wow.

[Sky Jewels]

2. Too late. I've already claimed it for Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess.

So F U, Kev.

[70sEraVet]

3. Did anybody ask Jesus if he WANTED it?

Sounds like one of those gifts that will be re-gifted next year.

[DFW]

4. At least give Jesus a deadline

Dear sir,

You have 30 days in which you can appear personally at the statehouse to claim the deed to every square (inch) of Oklahoma, after which time, it will revert to the people who live here.

On the 29th day, an immigrant from Honduras shows up and says "I'm here to claim every square inch of Oklahoma." Startled, the people at the statehouse say, "why? Who in the world are you?"

"I'm Jesús. Jesús Rodriguez Alvarado. Your governor said he claims every square inch of the state of Oklahoma for me, Jesús. I saw it on TV. I'm here to pick up my property. Muchas Gracias."

[madinmaryland]

13. I was thinking about Jesus Alou. I read that he is a scout for the Boston Red Sox!

Heh! An employee of the Boston Red Sox takes over half of Oklahoma!

[GusBob]

5. Obscure references to Reservation Dogs

OURS! OURS! OURS!

Did they copulate with catfish carcasses at the ceremony?

[tanyev]

6. Why does an omnipotent God need any human to "claim" anything for Him?

Hmm?

[crickets]

16. 👆👆 Bingo! nt

[catbyte]

7. Well,

[ck4829]

8. So that jubilee for debts older than 7 years is going to happen when?

[hatrack]

9. Oh, FUCK OFFFFFFFFF

Oh, OH OHHHH, I gotta HARD-ON FOR JEEZUS, AND I'M GONNA WAVE IT AROUND!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Karadeniz]

10. OK... so he now has to implement a govt in which every law is based on equal love for all, equality

of education, child care, job wages, voting ease, all of it. He also has to protect the environment. He has to love his enemies, so prison conditions and rehab must be improved. Unless you live Jesus's instructions, Jesus says you don't really love him.

[ShazzieB]

11. Tone deaf dumb ass. 😡

No matter what one's personal beliefs are, it should not be THAT hard to grasp the concept that not everyone shares them and show just a tiny bit of respect for those who don't.

In particular, the holder of a statewide political office looks like a fool when he makes such a public display of his complete lack of respect for those of his constituents who are not also his co-religionists.

[Tatertot]

12. We need to watch this guy

Anyone that wrapped up in religion will use religion to justify anything. Any restrictions on your rights will be fair game to him.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Is Oklahoma now marching toward 1492?

[RainCaster]

15. I bet tribal natives are excited about that

A real smart guy, that Okie Guvner.