The Progressive: Scott Walker Believes He’s Following Orders from the Lord

Ick.

and so did Bush. How and why are these people making it in the real world?

A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially:
a. A king.
b. A territorial magnate.
c. The proprietor of a manor.

...then I agree.

A carpenter doesn't screw unions.

Seriously. And I told her I wish she would.

So far, however - she hasn't.

When you talk to God, it's called prayer. When God talks to you, it's called Schizophrenia.

So...Walker blames his god for making him a piece of shit?

And as for God giving him orders, well it is the Almighty -- Dollar.

I never suspected that he admitted it.

poor and see that the rich get richer...when did things change..I always thought that it was just of opposite..

and that he must do the bidding of 'MONEY' to be.....$aved?

Of course, Jesus had no compassion for the poor so we can be certain he told Scotty to cut their support. :sarcasm:

to kick all those poor mothers off WIC, remove poor people from Badgercare and ensure the poor can't have a quality education.

Wasn't that the messae of Jesus anyway..."Screw the Poor"?

I swear these pricks are "Old Testament Christians" - they claim to be Christians, but haven't read past the Book of Leviticus yet.

They confuse the Gospels with the scalpels.

I'm just saying they are Christians who haven't read past the Old Testament yet.

Matthews description of Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees should be stapled to all these asshats foreheads!

"Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.”

“But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.”

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.”

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.”

That Jesus sure had a way with words, eh?

Walker? not so much :)

from the Almighty?

they have no reason to quit as of yet...

Jesus approves of planting troublemakers amongst demonstrators?

Jesus approves of threatening people's jobs in order to pressure other people?

:shrug:

It worked for Bush, Reagan and so many other republican liars, so Walker will use the same lie - The lying sack of pig shit!

for quite a number of them... it is not lieing... some (not all) truly believe it...

there are many people that still need (unconsciously) an explanation, a reason for this life... the church and those exploiting religion have incredible power

that he doesn't listen to God speaking through all the beautiful people in his state...

that obeying God stuff is (pardon my language) Bullshit!!!

It is extremely dangerous and hypocrisy at its finest and has no place in our government

sent me an email he did....

when Jesus says "That wasn't me you were listening to. Remember? I'm the one who said to take care of the poor, the weak, the sick...? Remember?"

wikipedia

Best to always be careful which Lord is talking to you.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36 naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.


"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Hard not to see American Christian Fundamentalism's focus on prostrating oneself before the "throne" of the "lord" as providing the underpinings for a master / slave view of the world. And from that, the belief that a political leader is imbued with the authority to impose his or her ("divinely inspired") will upon the populace, with no regard to reason or justice.

I support freedom of religion, but it is time to start calling out this philosphical rationalization for oppression of others for what it is. Free-thinking people bend their knee for, prostrate themselves before, and "give over their life" to NO ONE.

That is not good. Like Junior Bush, he is a mean and somewhat stupid man who uses religion to create a certainty and self-serving conviction as a way of avoiding any need for reason and reflection.

"Scott, this is your Lord speaking... These teachers are doing my Father's work. Be kind to them. These nurses are work to heal and comfort my children. Be kind to them. It is easier for a rich man to go through the eye of a needle than to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. They should not be the ones you listen to.

and draped in the flag---that is enough prophesy for me.

I seriouslu doubt the stand Walker is taking is at all in line with Jesus's ethics.

Am I the only person that thinks that shit is scary?

Why the fuck isn't he in a padded cell wearing a really nice long-sleeved jacket?

Ooooohhhh, that's right, it's because he said the voice belongs to "god"...Quick question Gov, how do you know that's not "satan" talking to you? Or the "Tooth Fairy"...

Xtian's that are this delusional worry me...In fact, all "true believers" worry me, regardless of the brand of religion they smoke...

You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. -- Ann Lamott

:evilfrown:

I thought so.

Doesn't sound like any Jesus in the bible - that must be the one, the fake one, they use for Republican Party Convention parties...

kind of like a blow-up sex toy except they're using Jesus to fuck over the American people. disgusting, I tells ya.

probably use fake blow-up Jesus in carpool lanes too...

Meh, no wonder.

Some dude named Sammy Lord.

You know, NO2, a micro radio receiver/transmitter somewhere in his body. And let us liberals take over his mind via the radio.

A quatloo for anyone getting this reference.