Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have finally found something they agree on - their mutual hatred of Tommy Tuberville.
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/02/tommy-tuberville-block-nominations-military
Wow, they really are the American Taliban.
I have to say, “pagan gods are real and were banished to another dimension but have returned because of GAY” is a flavor of Christianity I hadn’t yet been introduced to.
Seriously, I was taught that there are no gods except the christian one and only. This all seems totally heretical to me. Though I’ve found most “christians” don’t know or understand their own religion.
Who is also three gods, but still only one god, but also three gods, but…
Don’t complicate things. They can’t even comprehend that those other gods are myths (according the their own religion). You start waving th holy trinity around and they’ll become catatonic.
I would hazard to guess the folks you quote would read “pagan gods” to be the same as “demons”. That flavor of Christianity has a firm belief in Satan and his minions so likely they would understand “another dimension” as Hell.
According to the article, the councilor got this idea from a guy named Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic rabbi(!) from New Jersey whose beliefs seem to be a mashup of Rapture theology and Erich von Daniken.
The Church Fathers would be scratching their heads and wondering if you were insane if you went back in time and tried to explain this to them.
Your turn of phrase
a Messianic rabbi(!) from New Jersey whose beliefs seem to be a mashup of Rapture theology and Erich von Daniken.
says it all. I grew up among similar craziness in Texas.
I think you might be giving them too much credit there. Even Augustine in the City of God seems to take in stride all sorts of tales about demonic possession, miraculous healings, revivals of the dead, etc. I think the notion of a powerful demon/pagan idol being permitted to gain power and ravage the earth because of human “sinfulness” wouldn’t raise an eyebrow among the Patristic writers.
Or, more accurately, a Christian,
From that wiki page:” He has cast President Donald Trump as a heroic and biblical figure, and has attended Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with other activists.”
Talk about false gods! And which biblical figure does Trump represent? Lot and his family values?
The Golden Calf
Any prayers to TRMP have a worthless clause attached. Prayer beware!
Typical millennial, littering and expecting someone else to go clean it up /s
The Orange Bullshit
But it’s the BEST worthless clause! Grown men have come up to me with tears in their eyes saying that they love this worthless clause.
Regarding the worthless clause that Trump keeps talking about, he may be over hyping (or misunderstanding) it, but if it’s what I think it is, it’s pretty common.
My previous accountant put a similar disclaimer on the cover page of any financial statements or tax returns they did for us.
In fact, the first time we saw that, we called to ask about it as it seemed odd to pay for this only to be told it’s essentially worthless. As it was it explained to us, the disclaimer is simply saying that the accountant(s) that prepared the document have prepared it correctly based on the numbers given to them by us. They have not audited any of it. In other words, I tell them I spent $1000 at Best Buy on a new computer and they put that $1000 in the appropriate column, they don’t ask for recipients or proof that we actually spent that money at that store/on that item.
So, if that statement is what I assume it is, Trump is essentially saying that if the financial documents are incorrect, it’s not because the accountants screwed up, it’s because they were supplied with incorrect information.
In fact, here’s a scan of the disclaimer on one of my business tax returns.
They may use a slightly re-worded disclaimer for documents they produce that are going to a 3rd party (ie bank), but if they did, to the best of my recollection, it’s mostly the same idea. That is, ‘we didn’t verify any of this, it’s just the numbers we were given’.
Except that, if I understand correctly, the disclaimer was from the people who had provided the numbers (i.e. Trump and co). So it was less “We are reporting this in good faith based on what we were provided” and more “This might all be bullshit so caveat emptor”.
Even the Senate Republicans are fed up with Tuberville’s inane holdups on military promotions.
Lindsay Graham: “No matter whether you believe it or not, Senator Tuberville, this is doing great damage to our military. I don’t say that lightly. I’ve been trying to work with you for nine months.”
“No offense, but that’s just ridiculous,” Senator Dan Sullivan said. “He knows it. We all know it.”
Tuberville said it was fine with him to bring up the individual promotions to the floor of the Senate, but he objected to each one.