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doxydad

(1,363 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 04:13 PM Jun 2014

Southern GOPer Says Only Christians Should be Protected by Constitution




Being back in Georgia always reminds me of the very different norms governing politics in Deep Red country. Yesterday I mentioned that in Georgia’s 11th district GOP runoff, Barry Loudermilk and Bob Barr were in disagreement about what, if anything, the U.S. should be doing in Iraq. I didn’t mention they both favored the impeachment of the president (Bob Barr touts his experience as a Clinton impeachment manager as a plus), though Loudermilk thinks maybe it’s a waste of time to pursue it so long as Senate action to finish it is unlikely.

In another GOP runoff in north Georgia, in the 10th congressional district, the Rev. Jody Hice, who finished first on May 20, is an aggressive supporter of the point of view that only Christians should benefit from First Amendment protection of religious liberties, as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jay Bookman reports:

“Although Islam has a religious component, it is much more than a simple religious ideology,” Hice wrote in his 2012 book. “It is a complete geo-political structure and, as such, does not deserve First Amendment protection.”

Hice believes that the Muslim Brotherhood is infiltrating the United States, with the intent to impose Sharia law on all of us. He also believes that it’s fine for women to seek political office, at least if certain conditions are met. “If the woman’s within the authority of her husband, I don’t see a problem,” he told the Athens Banner-Herald in 2004.

That makes him a spiritual brother to 11th District candidate Loudermilk:

Loudermilk is an eager member of the Glenn Beck wing of the GOP. He is also an apostle of faux historian David Barton, who preaches that the U.S. Constitution is a document intended to create a conservative Christian government. Like Hice, they reject the notion of a separation between Christianity and state, and argue that the First Amendment was intended only to keep government from favoring one particular Christian denomination.

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Southern GOPer Says Only Christians Should be Protected by Constitution (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP
First Amendment to the United States Constitution.... SummerSnow Jun 2014 #1
Actually, he just singled out Muslims. KamaAina Jun 2014 #2
the new civil war RainDog Jun 2014 #3
They are afraid of Muslims Sharia law but they has their own Sharia Law... Historic NY Jun 2014 #4

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
1. First Amendment to the United States Constitution....
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:12 PM
Jun 2014

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances



*oh wait that doesn't count, forget that and move to #2*

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
2. Actually, he just singled out Muslims.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:47 PM
Jun 2014

I'm sure he has no problem with First Amendment rights for Jews. Or Pastafarians.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
4. They are afraid of Muslims Sharia law but they has their own Sharia Law...
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:57 PM
Jun 2014

as the Christians they pretend to be.

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