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kpete

(72,014 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:24 AM Apr 2015

OMFG: Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God ‘wrote the Constitution’

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.”

“Governments like we have are very easy to destroy,” Hagee later noted.


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

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OMFG: Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God ‘wrote the Constitution’ (Original Post) kpete Apr 2015 OP
Holy Constitution, Batman! Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #1
... napkinz Apr 2015 #2
Like! Martin Eden Apr 2015 #15
K&R!! 2naSalit Apr 2015 #29
Only delberate dumbing down and self-imposed religulous idiocy hifiguy Apr 2015 #47
mr delay, you are out of your fucking mind, cheers, God. spanone Apr 2015 #3
They are all fucking crazy malaise Apr 2015 #10
they throw this red meat to feed their crazy base...even delay can't believe this crap. spanone Apr 2015 #11
Tom DeLay is still an ass. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #4
He mutated. trusty elf Apr 2015 #41
And salvation can only be had through Delay. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #44
Did Faux pas Apr 2015 #5
I'd like to see God's autograph. FarPoint Apr 2015 #6
The inevitable result of sharp_stick Apr 2015 #7
The inevitable political result of politicians kowtowing to Bible thumpers in rural Iowa and NH every 4 years. Fucked up system. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #8
New Hampshire? onyourleft Apr 2015 #27
I sure saw 2naSalit Apr 2015 #30
I was just very aware of... onyourleft Apr 2015 #40
We're the second least religious state in the country. bunnies Apr 2015 #45
this is highly troubling. the scariness on the Christian right can rival the islamists if there samsingh Apr 2015 #9
Says who? nt ladjf Apr 2015 #12
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!! treestar Apr 2015 #13
Crazy motherfuckers Autumn Apr 2015 #14
Do you see god's name anywhere here? hobbit709 Apr 2015 #16
It's that fancy 2naSalit Apr 2015 #31
God is a plagiarist, then. Baitball Blogger Apr 2015 #17
THIS is the scary part: "when we allowed our government to become a secular government." "ALLOWED"?? WinkyDink Apr 2015 #18
Excuse me. Surely, I misunderstood what I just read. Hiraeth Apr 2015 #19
That gives new meaning to the term "Ghost Writer". Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #20
Well, that's 'the hammer's' explanation because you know, The Enlightenment was as phony HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #21
Says someone who ought to be wearing an orange jumpsuit. marmar Apr 2015 #22
Wow! MoonchildCA Apr 2015 #23
Too much bug spray aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2015 #24
The GOP must believe rewriting history is no big deal. Facts are just barriers to their reality think Apr 2015 #25
Tom, put down the Raid bug killer and step away from the can. notadmblnd Apr 2015 #26
Words pale to describe this delusional individual. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #28
YO!! Tom!!! pipi_k Apr 2015 #32
Is this the same god that just drop-kicked Nepal? Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #33
maybe his god was just pissed because all those temples and things were not dedicated to him. niyad Apr 2015 #50
It is conservative self-congratulation for their refusal to educate themselves The Second Stone Apr 2015 #34
There are rumors that Tom DeLay will run for his old House seat in 2016 Gothmog Apr 2015 #35
introduction to the Constitution napkinz Apr 2015 #36
God wrote the Constitution. stage left Apr 2015 #37
Where in the Constitution does it mention the Bible, God, or Jesus? Initech Apr 2015 #38
has DeLay been talking to Huckabee? napkinz Apr 2015 #39
Yeah, God realized later that he'd fucked up on the slavery thing, so he fixed it. Paladin Apr 2015 #42
Prime example of pandering to the bubble. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #43
God wrote the constitution??? LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #46
https://thatsmyphilosophy.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/7-mountains.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #48
no, bugman, your hateful, monstrously bellicose, woman-hating god did NOT write the constitution. niyad Apr 2015 #49
Well, God did not write your Constitution - but it IS based on biblical principles... TomVilmer Apr 2015 #51

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
1. Holy Constitution, Batman!
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:27 AM
Apr 2015

I had no idea that the Constitution was brought down from Mt. Sinai on two stone tablets.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
47. Only delberate dumbing down and self-imposed religulous idiocy
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:32 PM
Apr 2015

can result in this kind of monumental historical ignorance. Being as stupid as the BugMan makes it a shorter process, though.

spanone

(135,873 posts)
11. they throw this red meat to feed their crazy base...even delay can't believe this crap.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:01 AM
Apr 2015

or maybe he can....it's beyond comprehension

FarPoint

(12,437 posts)
6. I'd like to see God's autograph.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:32 AM
Apr 2015

Makes me wonder where God slept while he wrote the Constitution..... Should be a famous Bed and Breakfast by now.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
8. The inevitable political result of politicians kowtowing to Bible thumpers in rural Iowa and NH every 4 years. Fucked up system.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:46 AM
Apr 2015

onyourleft

(726 posts)
27. New Hampshire?
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:30 PM
Apr 2015

I didn't realize we were known for our Bible thumpers. I truly learn something new every day.

2naSalit

(86,775 posts)
30. I sure saw
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:38 PM
Apr 2015

more than my fair share of them when I lived there. And what about that community I think it's up around Lake Winnipesaukee where a whole religious RWNJ group has been trying to take over the county to start the spread of their dogma in government? And then there's the Union Leader crowd... just for starters.

onyourleft

(726 posts)
40. I was just very aware of...
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 05:14 PM
Apr 2015

...the Libertarian crowd who moved into Keane and Claremont, but not the Bible thumpers of which you are speaking.

 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
45. We're the second least religious state in the country.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:20 PM
Apr 2015

So if you saw "more than a few", it wasnt very many more.

samsingh

(17,601 posts)
9. this is highly troubling. the scariness on the Christian right can rival the islamists if there
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:56 AM
Apr 2015

was no rule of law

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:19 AM
Apr 2015


did he miss school? 8th grade or so? The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was covered.

I went to a high school named after one of the attendants. Many of the schools my state are named for them and for signers of the Declaration of Independence.

2naSalit

(86,775 posts)
31. It's that fancy
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:41 PM
Apr 2015

cursive style that makes it look biblical, I guess.

I suspect that this kkklown's surname indicates something regarding his intellectual progression.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
18. THIS is the scary part: "when we allowed our government to become a secular government." "ALLOWED"??
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 11:40 AM
Apr 2015

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
21. Well, that's 'the hammer's' explanation because you know, The Enlightenment was as phony
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 11:48 AM
Apr 2015

as global climate change.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
25. The GOP must believe rewriting history is no big deal. Facts are just barriers to their reality
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:25 PM
Apr 2015

Why do people let them get away with such things?....

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
33. Is this the same god that just drop-kicked Nepal?
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:45 PM
Apr 2015

Maybe we don't a constitution written by a being that gets its kicks by smashing people and things and causing general chaos.

niyad

(113,552 posts)
50. maybe his god was just pissed because all those temples and things were not dedicated to him.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:35 PM
Apr 2015

I would dearly love to see ole bugman explaining why his god would destroy a country like that.

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
34. It is conservative self-congratulation for their refusal to educate themselves
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:53 PM
Apr 2015

on history, religion and the law. Instead, they just attribute everything to their own God beliefs, which are not even based on scriptures, but rather the personal prejudices they choose. The bible says to care for the poor and sick thousands of times, yet it is the least important part of their religion in their actions and beliefs.

Gothmog

(145,554 posts)
35. There are rumors that Tom DeLay will run for his old House seat in 2016
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 01:07 PM
Apr 2015

The current GOP congresscritter occupant is a piece of furniture and may not be able to stop DeLay from returning to this seat

Paladin

(28,272 posts)
42. Yeah, God realized later that he'd fucked up on the slavery thing, so he fixed it.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 12:40 PM
Apr 2015

How does DeLay explain things like that, I wonder? What an utter piece of filth he is.

niyad

(113,552 posts)
49. no, bugman, your hateful, monstrously bellicose, woman-hating god did NOT write the constitution.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:33 PM
Apr 2015

many of the principles in the constitution are based on the six nations of the iroquois confederacy and their great principle of peace.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
51. Well, God did not write your Constitution - but it IS based on biblical principles...
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 07:20 AM
Apr 2015

The quite secular people, who wrote your Constitution, did not want to base it on biblical principles. But since we in the Western world are living in a bubble created by 1000 year of biblical influence, everything we do will have a smell of that.

In Denmark we have kind of the opposite discussion. Some people are claiming that Jesus invented democracy, but at the same time also, that he secured the separation of State and Church. Which has in fact only been partly true for the last century.

Until 1866, the Danish law was simply The Ten Commandments. Based on the bible so hard, that phrases and quotes from The Old Testament was in the paragraphs. The same thing, maybe not that strict, was and is in the philosophy and principles behind much of U.S. Law.

To get rid of that stuff, you are lucky to have people like Tom DeLay. They makes the stupidity very visible, of keeping that ancient stuff from the days of the Bible in our laws...

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