carhoch
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Post by carhoch on Jun 10, 2016 18:49:36 GMT
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) joked at a conservative Christian event on Friday that he prays President Barack Obama’s “days will be short.”
The first-term senator began his opening statement at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference by telling attendees to pray for Obama. With a smirk, Perdue said, “We should pray like Psalms 109:8 says. It says: ‘Let his days be few and let another have his office.’”
The large crowd laughed.
Perdue did not continue reciting the words, but Psalm 109 is a death wish for one of David’s enemies.
It goes on: “Let his children be fatherless; and his wife a widow. Let his children wander about and beg; and let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. Let the creditor [seize all that he has; and let strangers plunder the product of his labor. Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him; nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. Let his posterity be cut off; in a following generation let their name be blotted out.”
Caroline Vanvick, a spokeswoman for Perdue, issued the following response:
Senator Perdue said we are called to pray for our country, for our leaders, and for our president. He in no way wishes harm towards our president and everyone in the room understood that. However, we should add the media to our prayer list because they are pushing a narrative to create controversy and that is exactly what the American people are tired of. The Christian Science Monitor noted that conservatives have used this verse in the past to talk about the end of Obama’s days in office.
I don't know how to post a link but it's on the front page of the Huffington post and all I am going to see say about this is that's the kind of crap that keep me away from religion and from the GOP .
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jun 10, 2016 18:50:52 GMT
Not funny or christ like at all!!!
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Post by krazykatlady on Jun 10, 2016 18:52:29 GMT
Once again an embarrassment for us Georgians. Perdue has always been an idiot so it's really nothing new.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 10, 2016 18:53:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 18:56:38 GMT
SMH. How very Christian and family-values of him.
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craftykitten
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Jun 26, 2014 7:39:32 GMT
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Post by craftykitten on Jun 10, 2016 18:57:43 GMT
Ugh, that's horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 18:58:57 GMT
ETA: I obviously misread the OP, got it completely wrong and was wrong to quote this.
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mimima
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Jun 25, 2014 19:25:50 GMT
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Post by mimima on Jun 10, 2016 19:09:11 GMT
That went around Facebook early in his presidency. I think finding it funny reflects upon the person, not on the President.
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Post by elaine on Jun 10, 2016 19:15:37 GMT
That went around Facebook early in his presidency. I think finding it funny reflects upon the person, not on the President.
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Sarah*H
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Jun 25, 2014 20:07:06 GMT
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Post by Sarah*H on Jun 10, 2016 19:18:22 GMT
First of all, from where is this quoted?
Second, bullshit. He quoted this psalm:
You know, it's not really ambiguous. Or funny. He should own it and apologize. But no, instead we'll be treated to endless spin that the words don't really mean what the words mean. Whatever, I actually don't find it a big deal, esp. given the growing ignorance and lack of deference to the office of the Presidency among some sectors of politicians but if you've got the balls to say it out loud, have the balls to own your words. Or go ahead and add spineless weasel to your CV.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 10, 2016 19:18:47 GMT
:0 that is not ok.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 10, 2016 19:19:49 GMT
He sounds like another horrible person that I wonder how he got elected.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 10, 2016 19:22:43 GMT
I would totally sign up for the coalition conference. Stacy Dash is a speaker. She's like Cher's best friend in Clueless. ETA: and Mr. Trump himself is also a speaker.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 10, 2016 19:28:55 GMT
Holy crap. I have no words, but yet here's another shining example of another Senator who shouldn't be in office. You don't get to pray for an early death of the president of our country.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 19:31:10 GMT
First of all, from where is this quoted? Second, bullshit. He quoted this psalm: It's a quote from the OP. But, I saw this... and totally missed that he Said this... So I take back my defense of his meaning, or what I thought was his lack of words and meaning.
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Post by mellyw on Jun 10, 2016 19:41:10 GMT
Honestly, after almost 8 years of Obama's Presidency, nothing surprises me much anymore. And it makes me sad to say that.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 10, 2016 20:03:05 GMT
Sigh. Of course he knew what he was saying. If he truly wanted to pray for President Obama -- and one CAN pray for one's enemies -- there are many many MANY other verses from Psalms that he could have picked.
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Post by mzza111 on Jun 10, 2016 20:17:12 GMT
Wow, you're a very deeply disturbed person for posting this justification/defense. I don't give a rats ass that you "take it back" down below. For or the record, this is exactly why I fucking despise organized religion!
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 10, 2016 20:23:43 GMT
Typical Republican/Christian crap. Different day, same bullshit.
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amom23
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Jun 27, 2014 12:39:18 GMT
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Post by amom23 on Jun 10, 2016 20:36:04 GMT
Typical Republican/Christian crap. Different day, same bullshit. Gotta sit on the same bench this time.
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flute4peace
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Jul 3, 2014 14:38:35 GMT
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 10, 2016 20:53:15 GMT
Typical Republican/Christian crap. Different day, same bullshit. ?? What does this mean? Not being snarky, I'm fairly new to politics & don't "get" the whole rep/dem hatred.
The gentleman (ahem) made a very poor choice of "joke", that greatly offends me. It would offend me no matter who said it and who they were saying it about.
Don't know if it matters, but I consider myself to be a "mainstream" Christian. I would be horrified if someone from my Church made such remarks - it absolutely 100% goes against what we believe.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 21:02:54 GMT
Wow, you're a very deeply disturbed person for posting this justification/defense. I don't give a rats ass that you "take it back" down below. For or the record, this is exactly why I fucking despise organized religion! I misread the OP. I thought he said, "let his days (in office) be short" and that people were attaching the bible verse to it. I totally missed that HE mentioned the bible verse. I read it wrong and that in no way makes me "a very deeply disturbed person".
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caro
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Jun 26, 2014 14:10:36 GMT
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Post by caro on Jun 10, 2016 21:03:14 GMT
Sigh. Of course he knew what he was saying. If he truly wanted to pray for President Obama -- and one CAN pray for one's enemies -- there are many many MANY other verses from Psalms that he could have picked. This is so true. He knew what he was saying but can't own his words when called on it. What a jerk.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 10, 2016 21:03:28 GMT
I remember back in the dark ages when I was a young girl going to church (Episcopal) with my family. As part of that service we prayed every week for the leaders of our country irrespective of their party affiliation. Every single week. There was no praying for it to end soon, no praying for ill intent. Simply a prayer for them.
I have no patience for this kind of ugliness-implicit or explicit. It is just not okay.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 10, 2016 21:06:25 GMT
I remember back in the dark ages when I was a young girl going to church (Episcopal) with my family. As part of that service we prayed every week for the leaders of our country irrespective of their party affiliation. Every single week. There was no praying for it to end soon, no praying for ill intent. Simply a prayer for them. I have no patience for this kind of ugliness-implicit or explicit. It is just not okay. Our church does this, as well.
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 10, 2016 21:16:17 GMT
Typical Republican/Christian crap. Different day, same bullshit. ?? What does this mean? Not being snarky, I'm fairly new to politics & don't "get" the whole rep/dem hatred.
The gentleman (ahem) made a very poor choice of "joke", that greatly offends me. It would offend me no matter who said it and who they were saying it about.
Don't know if it matters, but I consider myself to be a "mainstream" Christian. I would be horrified if someone from my Church made such remarks - it absolutely 100% goes against what we believe.
It means that this is normal, every day spewing hatred towards Obama from extreme right wing, Republicans and Christians. My experience is that the most vile hatred for Obama comes from these two sources. It just goes on and on and on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 21:16:37 GMT
There's little wonder that there is so much hatred of Christians in your country when there's people like him masquerading among the true Christians.
He ought to be ashamed of himself and all the others that joined him in laughing at his sick"joke". What a despicable thing to say and to have the audacity to even quote the Psalm.
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Post by lucyg on Jun 10, 2016 21:16:40 GMT
Jeez. Do you never get tired of defending the indefensible? ETA yes, yes I see that you have now taken it back. This time.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 10, 2016 21:28:54 GMT
I remember back in the dark ages when I was a young girl going to church (Episcopal) with my family. As part of that service we prayed every week for the leaders of our country irrespective of their party affiliation. Every single week. There was no praying for it to end soon, no praying for ill intent. Simply a prayer for them. I have no patience for this kind of ugliness-implicit or explicit. It is just not okay. My church still does this (PC/USA). It's part of what we call the "pastoral prayer" which comes immediately after prayer concerns have been offered by the pastor or worship leader or congregants (we're a small church so we pass around a microphone). It starts "globally" -- the world, events, leaders -- then moves to nationally which is when we'd pray for the president "and all who lead us", then it moves to specific prayers from the church members.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 21:37:44 GMT
Jeez. Do you never get tired of defending the indefensible? ETA yes, yes I see that you have now taken it back. This time. I misread the OP, that's it. It's that simple. I don't defend the indefensible. Jeez. Do you never get tired of mischaracterizing a difference of opinion?
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