A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted Bible telling people not to 'resist author

[Eugene]

Source: Insider

A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted the Bible telling people not to 'resist authority' as it strips workers' park perks

Rebecca Cohen
Thu, September 14, 2023 at 3:26 PM EDT·2 min read

• A pastor invited to DeSantis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's meeting told attendees not to "resist authority."
• The pastor read from the Bible as the board discussed stripping park parks for Disney workers and retirees.
• Firefighters — who once backed the DeSantis takeover — are among those furious about the changes.

A Florida board picked by Gov. Ron DeSantis to run the area around Disney World defended stripping park employees of their perks — moments after a pastor invited to speak urged attendees not to "resist authority."

After a lengthy introduction, Pastor David Netzorg — who founded Emmaus Church in Winter Garden, Florida in 2011 — took the podium to start the board meeting on Wednesday night, said government work is "a calling" and government employees "actually work for God."

He then read a passage from Romans 13: "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God," the passage began. "And those which exist are established by God. Therefore, whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves."

"So we're to obey the police, firefighters, government, all of those in authority" Netzorg offered as commentary.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/pastor-invited-desantis-disney-board-192652935.html

[keithbvadu2]

1. Unless you are a christian trying to overthrow the gov't.

[Beartracks]

2. Give to the despot what is the despot's.

I might be paraphrasing Matthew a bit on that one.

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[AZ8theist]

3. Utter BULLSHIT

This clown reads from Romans and thinks we're all supposed to buy in to it without question??

Hey "pastor" Nutzoig, what if the government authorities were DEMOCRATIC instead of Repuke fascists???

The hypocrisy of the Reich wing in America NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Yep. Sounds about right.

[Skittles]

5. RESIST AUTHORITARANISM is what they need to do

FUCK DEFASCIST

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Well, since his "god" is a fairy tale...

Our governments laws are what matters. Not a fictional god's laws.

[Wounded Bear]

7. ...and thus their hatred of the separation of church and state...

What the good pastor means, of course, is to not resist HIS authority.

[Srkdqltr]

8. What religion is he? What is Emmaus?

[getagrip_already]

9. And here we have it... resistance is futile... obey your god....

Your governor, or his agents, are your gods messenger. You must obey!

You will be burned!!!

[Phoenix61]

10. Those firefighters were stupid for backing him in the first place.

It was all fun and games until they were the ones getting screwed.

[mountain grammy]

12. It takes a while for people to understand how fascism works...

eventually everyone gets screwed.

[Phoenix61]

13. Yep, you're either the screwer or the screwed.

If you wonder which one you are, you’re the screwed.

[Elessar Zappa]

11. So by the esteemed pastor's logic,

everyone should also obey Biden and his government. After all, earthly authority is chosen by God.