Definition of Gettin’ a Little Carried Away
Things got weird in Pennsylvania this week when Republican State Representative Stephanie Borowicz gave the opening prayer in the state house.
Borowicz was perturbed because Movita Johnson-Harrell, a Muslim woman, was sworn in that day after she won a special election, so she went high octane Jesus.
The Democrat from Philadelphia, who was elected earlier his month in a special election, said: “I knew I was going to receive some discrimination because of my religion, because I’m a hijabi woman, and I am the first, but I did not think it would come on the actual day of my swearing in.”
Borowicz did the Jesus Stomp at full blast.
You know, I’m kinda worried about this woman whacking Sweet Jesus around like he was a newly minted AK-47. I think it’s better that she resign her seat and take Mean Jesus with her.
“I’m kinda worried about this woman whacking Sweet Jesus around like he was a newly minted AK-47.” My morning chuckle.
1And here I thought that the separation between Church and State was settled law in this country.
This speech — full of stress spikes — is paid for by taxpayers. There should be no prayers to any religion in a legislative hall. Somehow we accept this.
And worse, the demand that anyone in the U.S. government must swear full allegiance to Israel. I am pro-Israel myself and am in favor of military aid but this just makes me sick.
2If there’s a drinking game using the word “Jesus”, everyone is drunk.
3Whew!
4Makes me really happy to be a UU/Humanist/Atheist! “Good Christians” are really getting on my nerves.
Alan @ 2,
The current crop of elected we have in DC are doing all they can to insert their own extreme religious beliefs into our laws and into our lives. Prayer and worship belong in the houses of faith and at home, not in the legislative halls, public schools and courts of law.
5Schumer went to aipac to trash a D house rep (Ilan d) just to please his thuglican masters
6Between these surrender dogs like Schumer and the dccc doing everything they can to protect thuglicrats like lipinski and cuellar, as examples, coupled with partisan doj and judiciary where is the opposition in senior d ranks in dc?
Jesus!
7Jesus.
8Well you can’t get any more welcoming and non-biased than that. Now if she had strapped a pair of cymbals to her knees, one-man-band style, and self flagellated while singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic, then there might have possibly been cause for concern.
9Maybe.
Another RWNJ who’s incapable of being embarrassed. What we did to deserve these people I can’t imagine.
10Well now, Mrs. Pious Christianity has done her part for AK-47 Jesus, so maybe she has it out of her system for awhile. I have nothing but sympathy for Movita and hope she does well there. (I couldn’t watch it.)
11I can’t wait until state rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell get’s to lead the prayer.
That’s right, I can’t wait because I’m sure I’ll be dead before that happens.
12Say that reminds me. How long does everybody think it’ll take for this piece of feces to get invited to the White House?
13So close and yet so far. Every time one of those whack-a-doodle bigots bows their head to prey, they should be bowing their head in shame.
14You have just seen the difference between KKKristian and
15Christian.
Somebody went overboard on the gallon jug of Holy Wine before her prayer.
16That woman should be praying for forgiveness but not for the reason she thinks. Being a horrible self-righteous bigot will not sit well with the Big Guy.
17US Constitution, Article 6: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
It is also unconstitutional for state governments to impose any such religious test. Borowicz is an ignorant buffoon, unqualified to hold office.
She is not there to “represent Jesus”, she is there to represent her constituents.
18omg……she’s just like the hypocrites in my childhood that disabused me of the notion that going to church made anyone better. my fav part was the man beside her that began to grab her arm to make her stop. lucky for him she took the hint and did not howl about her religious freedom mid-prayer.
19Thank you, Maryelle…I couldn’t stomach listening to more than a few seconds of this, and I’m in church most Sundays. Jesus is in my church, too, but I can honestly say I’ve never been whacked over the head like this.
Juanita Jean, honey, thank you for the AK-47 reference. You nailed it!
20“Embrace our God of love and peace of we’ll kill you.”
21If you use your religion to beat somebody else over the head, you’re doing it wrong. Whatever it is.
22Jesus is revered as a prophet by Islam. Probably she doesn’t know that.
23Revered prophet is correct. incorrect is using Jesus like a rented mule.
24Matthew 7:21
25…and then the Repubs all got up and left the chamber en masse. What a bunch of slimeballs.
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