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Showing Original Post only (View all)"A New Christian State or Bloodshed." [View all]
Are these people serious or not? From Rawstory: Republicans attend rally to carve out new Christian state: Its either going to be bloodshed or Liberty State:
The far-right gathered in Spokane Valley to push for the creation of Liberty State, a 51st US state that is intended to be something of a wildlife sanctuary for Christian conservatives, the Spokesman-Review reported Friday.
The Liberty State Gala drew about 200 people to the CenterPlace Regional Event Center in Spokane Valley. Supporters of the new Christian conservative state which would span parts of Washington and Oregon as well as Idaho, Montana and Wyoming raised money by auctioning pies and other desserts, the newspaper reported.
One of the speakers was notorious far-right Republican state Rep. Matt Shea. Shea published a biblical war manifesto last fall.
Shea was not the only elected official to attend the Liberty State rally. The lineup of speakers included Shea, a Spokane Valley Republican who has championed the Liberty State movement; Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan; Spokane City Council candidate Tim Benn; and Loren Culp, the police chief in Republic, Washington, who made national headlines when he pledged not to enforce a controversial gun control initiative that voters passed in November, the Spokesman-Review noted. County Prosecutor Larry Haskell, former Treasurer Rob Chase and gun activist Anthony Bosworth also were in attendance, as were Barry and Anne Byrd, who lead the Marble Community Fellowship in northern Stevens County.
Sheas legislative assistant, Rene Holaday, warned of violence if people did not go along with the idea to state the new state.
Yeah, I know! This is the type of rightwing Christian fanaticism that keeps popping up in recent years; but, may I suggest reading the biblical war link. Shea has big donors and his "biblical" call to arms is particularly bloodthirsty, even for the Religious Right.
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Atheists seem his main target, but his assistant looks for generalised "bloodshed"
muriel_volestrangler
May 2019
#4
It's a threat of insurrection - "do what we say, or we become terrorists"
muriel_volestrangler
May 2019
#7
Those of us in Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties pay for all of the other counties in the state.
Aristus
May 2019
#10
In this century, when it comes to breaking apart stable democratic nations, follow the money...
Hekate
May 2019
#5
Organized religion has always been a source of suppression and persecution of different 'others'.
triron
May 2019
#15
I am curious what links you have that supports the premise that Shea has "big" donors"
grantcart
May 2019
#17
Perhaps effort should be concentrated on supporting the Democrats, liberals, and
PufPuf23
May 2019
#20