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32. Religion has a checkered history. Our young country was conned by religion to

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 02:17 PM

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brutally murder mostly women (but also some men) for practicing witchcraft. And Jim Jones's followers were convinced to poison their children and themselves at the leader's direction. Seems to attract people who lack, for whatever reason, the ability to think independently.

Am for taxing churches because it does attract predators -- financial and sexual -- and all their ill-gotten gains are tax exempt.

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Speaker Mike Johnson ?? [View all] kentuck Oct 27 OP

Squeaker Johnson is a tool. That's it. Ocelot II Oct 27 #1

Scuttlebutt is he is on or has been on something called grinder. mwmisses4289 Oct 27 #12

Grindr is a gay sex dating website/app. Ocelot II Oct 27 #14

And it's been reported Johnson met his wife while she was working for a group that engaged in 'conversion therapy' Attilatheblond Oct 27 #22

he's only 11 years older than his "son". Javaman Tuesday #57

He's also a repressed christofascist poli-junkie Oct 27 #2

Usually someone with his degree of piety has something very embarrassing he is hiding. kentuck Oct 27 #3

I get that vibe from MAGA Mike too Ohioboy Oct 27 #10

Compensating for his tiny johnson Wicked Blue Oct 27 #15

Swaggart was from Louisiana,too,btw. BattleRow Oct 27 #20

And, sadly, Swaggart and Bakker continued their ministries long after their scandals. Wednesdays Oct 27 #23

Well, ya see, Swaggart and Bakker prayed for forgiveness... William Seger Oct 27 #51

Typical of many Christian nationalists. They lie and grift believing that their piety allegorical oracle Oct 27 #5

And there are a lot of crazy cultists in the CHdistian extreme Bluetus Oct 27 #13

Religion has a checkered history. Our young country was conned by religion to allegorical oracle Oct 27 #32

Just for the record, I am talking about Christian extremists Bluetus Oct 27 #39

The line between Christian and Christian Nationalist is seeking to pass laws that impose religious beliefs not shared... pat_k Oct 27 #49

It is about control. It is also about fear Bluetus Oct 27 #52

Tragically, in some churches, I fear a form of religious abuse is also at work. pat_k Oct 27 #55

They actually tell themselves and others that they're doing "God's Work" slightlv Oct 27 #18

Hmmm lonely bird Oct 27 #16

"Repressed" ...? BlueMTexpat Tuesday #56

God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, the miserable. Ping Tung Oct 27 #4

Agree with your third sentence. republianmushroom Oct 27 #6

Evil is as evil does. usonian Oct 27 #7

He's 100% compromised and relayerbob Oct 27 #8

There is nothing to disagree with here. I wonder though whether he is selling out his... NNadir Oct 27 #9

I think kompromat may be involved. yellow dahlia Oct 27 #30

The problem is that Johnson and many others KNOW what they're doing. They want to turn the U.S. Fil1957 Oct 27 #11

I agree. Along with all of his impotent co-conspirators. Greybnk48 Oct 27 #17

There is no either/or Bev54 Oct 27 #19

He's the new Vidkun Quisling. nt Wednesdays Oct 27 #21

He's a fascist tool who was put there to do the bidding of his news network masters. Initech Oct 27 #24

He is being blackmailed to comply and obey the orange maggot kimbutgar Oct 27 #25

Mikie Judas Johnson PuraVidaDreamin Oct 27 #26

Mike Johnson reminds me of... ultralite001 Oct 27 #27

I wonder.... MarcoZandrini Oct 27 #28

He is crazy enough to be maga mike house speaker. Omnipresent Oct 27 #29

I think there are a lot of issues behind the veneer. yellow dahlia Oct 27 #31

These are all the things that are driving my anxiety into overtime - TBF Oct 27 #33

I don't think JD can hold the attention of the cult. yellow dahlia Oct 27 #43

He'll do or not do anythng Mblaze Oct 27 #34

Years ago: Larry King "You've worked for how many Presidents now?" Sen. Byrd " I don't work FOR Presidents... underpants Oct 27 #35

He hasn't done much canetoad Oct 27 #36

I call him the grifter's "little Johnson". yellow dahlia Oct 27 #44

I would not be surprised if he tries to hold out on seating democratic electees right through 2027. paulkienitz Oct 27 #37

I have read that there are other entities who can swear her in, yellow dahlia Oct 27 #45

I don't know why they haven't done that. paulkienitz Oct 27 #46

Hear, hear! And Mitch McConnell, while we're about it. Martin68 Oct 27 #38

As far as I can tell, his level of integrity is well below that of Rump, and that is not easy. Trust_Reality Oct 27 #40

Is he still around? I thought he became unnecessary when Trump took all power from Congress. thought crime Oct 27 #41

If Republicans ever come to their senses, SleeplessinSoCal Oct 27 #42

someone... myohmy2 Oct 27 #47

For such a diminutive person he has a shockingly Buddyzbuddy Oct 27 #48

Splunker Johnson rammed through work requirements for poor people, while he FREELOADS off the taxpayers! Jack Valentino Oct 27 #50

MAGA Mike thinks he is safe as long as he follows Trump's lead Aussie105 Oct 27 #53

Speaker Johnson "Protector of Pedophiles" Emile Oct 27 #54