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(72,903 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2014, 05:38 PM Feb 2014

Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God ‘wrote the Constitution’ [View all]

Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God ‘wrote the Constitution’
By David Edwards
Thursday, February 20, 2014 16:23 EST

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) this week warned Americans to remember that God “wrote the Constitution” based on the Bible.

During an appearance on John Hagee Ministries’ Global Evangelism Television (GETV) network on Wednesday, host Matt Hagee asked the Texas Republican where the country had gone wrong.

“I think we got off the track when we allowed our government to become a secular government,” DeLay explained. “When we stopped realizing that God created this nation, that he wrote the Constitution, that it’s based on biblical principles.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/20/tom-delay-people-keep-forgetting-that-god-wrote-the-constitution/

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Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God ‘wrote the Constitution’ [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

God told me he didn't write it. CJCRANE Feb 2014 #1

Yep, me too! CTyankee Feb 2014 #18

Wait just a minute. What channel did you get God on? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #35

I dunno...she just "tunes in" to me... CTyankee Feb 2014 #47

Tell me you didnt give her your credit card info. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #58

She already has it. She has yours, too... CTyankee Feb 2014 #66

Goddess made credit cards They_Live Feb 2014 #103

Naw, she just knows everything...I guess that makes god a "busybody"! CTyankee Feb 2014 #104

Second story I read today that should be from The Onion. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #2

Says the exterminator who gave it to his termites in Congress jsr Feb 2014 #3

Hey Tom, your fantasy does not make it fact!!!! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #4

What a nitwit. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #5

Yeah, God was really big on "freedom of religion" jberryhill Feb 2014 #6

James Madison is God? exboyfil Feb 2014 #7

You beat me to it. First though that entered my mind. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #41

Same Here ProfessorGAC Feb 2014 #53

No, but James Mason is! kentauros Feb 2014 #72

No, God was a committee with Gouverneur Morris as chair. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #75

Gouverneur Caretha Feb 2014 #92

Tom Delay keeps forgetting to go to prison FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #8

Wait! Didn't She also write the Qur'an? IggleDoer Feb 2014 #9

Looks like he forgot to sign off on it Zambero Feb 2014 #10

There'd be a few differences if God would have written it jmowreader Feb 2014 #11

The people insisted on the Bill of Rights. merrily Feb 2014 #98

in what language tommy boy? spanone Feb 2014 #12

This Fiction Has Gotten Out Of Hand colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #13

He's right--if by "God" he means "James Madison". Arkana Feb 2014 #14

Actually --- JDPriestly Feb 2014 #39

Madison was by far not the only drafter. merrily Feb 2014 #100

I'm well aware. Arkana Feb 2014 #110

Both statements are wrong. merrily Feb 2014 #111

That would explain why slavery is allowed in the original Constitution. earthside Feb 2014 #15

It is extremely difficult SamKnause Feb 2014 #16

This is what happens when you huff bug spray Blue Owl Feb 2014 #17

........... trusty elf Feb 2014 #57

DUzy! Coyotl Feb 2014 #65

Sorry Tommy. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #19

he's confusing it with the 15 commandments eShirl Feb 2014 #20

And that whole "3/5ths of a person" thing? Not God's best moment, IMHO hatrack Feb 2014 #21

Time To Disabuse Mr. DeLay ---> napkinz Feb 2014 #22

+ a whole bunch! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #29

It's unbelievable how ridiculous these religious right wingers are! YOHABLO Feb 2014 #38

Well done, napkinz! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #44

I was several years too young to vote when Goldwater ran. My liberal parents thought he was maddiemom Feb 2014 #90

Furthermore ... napkinz Feb 2014 #23

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #45

You have got to be effing kidding me. stevenleser Feb 2014 #24

he might be thinking of Canada Enrique Feb 2014 #25

Imagine Madison's surprise. nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #26

And God sent me an email saying that Tom DeLay was a clueless asshole. edbermac Feb 2014 #27

I believe that. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #46

Those Enlightenment Deists would be amused by this claim. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #28

DeLay Criminal and Schizophrenic.............. PumpkinAle Feb 2014 #30

I was wondering who said that Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #43

Why isn't this mfker in jail? butterfly77 Feb 2014 #31

bobblehead of God JI7 Feb 2014 #32

Somebody needs to tape this criminal's mouth shut. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #33

Oh... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #34

God spoke. "Tom, thou shall not bear false witness! I did not write the US Constitution!" The Wielding Truth Feb 2014 #36

I knew God wasn't as infallible as some claim. Coyotl Feb 2014 #64

He's right. I DO keep forgetting that! OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #37

God said Tom Delay is full of shit. Cha Feb 2014 #40

And people don't keep forgetting that Tom Delay is a criminal. ananda Feb 2014 #42

She forgot to even mention herself in it. idendoit Feb 2014 #48

I'm old enough to remember a time when this would have been laughed off the national stage deutsey Feb 2014 #49

I remember too Caretha Feb 2014 #93

Yep, with a #2 pencil. Amiright, Tom? tanyev Feb 2014 #50

So God was in support of slavery and women not voting? Botany Feb 2014 #51

That was certainly what male clergy had long been saying. merrily Feb 2014 #99

It begs the question why He didn't write it correctly first time. Gore1FL Feb 2014 #52

Tom must have missed. deathrind Feb 2014 #54

Gotta e-mail from Zeus, and he holds the copyright Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #55

Explains a lot about what is wrong with this nation. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #56

"become a secular government" Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #59

Ted Cruz' dad told him that...nt freebrew Feb 2014 #60

"It ain't getting any smarter out there, people." ~Frank Zappa --nt CrispyQ Feb 2014 #61

So does that mean James Madison is god? Initech Feb 2014 #62

No, Gouverneur Morris. Madison was just a helper elf. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #74

And the Devil wrote the Republican Party rule book! Coyotl Feb 2014 #63

Funny, I never thought god was the shy retiring type NastyRiffraff Feb 2014 #67

If he had, he would have written it on stone tablets. Rozlee Feb 2014 #68

Wut? sakabatou Feb 2014 #69

Men wrote both the constitution and the bible malaise Feb 2014 #70

Just like people who think that the King James Bible... mwooldri Feb 2014 #105

Did God also write Roe v Wade, which has been found constitutional? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #71

Gouverneur Morris was GAWD? yellowcanine Feb 2014 #73

God also created Twister... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #76

According to Juanita Jean, Tom DeLay is planning on returning to Congress Gothmog Feb 2014 #77

Did he ever have to report to prison? Or was that conveniently avoided? I never heard. nt silvershadow Feb 2014 #78

No, he did no time. Jim Lane Feb 2014 #94

Stupid claims like this Token Republican Feb 2014 #79

it's true 2pooped2pop Feb 2014 #80

So should one of us tell DeLay that God is black? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #81

couple of things ... napkinz Feb 2014 #82

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams are rolling over in their graves. nt valerief Feb 2014 #83

Why Didn't God Sign the Document? stuartsdesk1 Feb 2014 #84

Tom DeLay forgot RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #85

Step away from the Johnny Walker, Tom ladym55 Feb 2014 #86

Was it in pencil or pen, perhaps iPad? JaneyVee Feb 2014 #87

I was recently wondering "whatever happened to the charming Tom Delay?" maddiemom Feb 2014 #88

people keep forgetting it because you just Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #89

wow Agony Feb 2014 #91

Did god write the constitution on the 5th or 6th day? npk Feb 2014 #95

I think someone needs to send the paddy wagon without de-lay davidpdx Feb 2014 #96

Tom DeLay... just trying to be relevant among the... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Feb 2014 #97

It's surprising to me how dumb he is. cheapdate Feb 2014 #101

keep the cap on father founding Feb 2014 #102

a must read ... napkinz Feb 2014 #106

So DeLay Would Have Fought On The Side Of The British In The Revolutionary War DallasNE Feb 2014 #107

... napkinz Feb 2014 #108

Treaty of Tripoli jorgebob28 Feb 2014 #109