Rep. Al Green: "You used god to segregate me in schools. You used god to put me in the back of the..

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[demmiblue]

1. 3. That's it. 3.

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

2. OMG. I didn't think I could be suprised at anything re: R's nowadays, but 206 voted AGAINST?

uggh

[calimary]

10. Katko went with the good guys again!

He voted for impeachment a few weeks ago, too.

https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/new-york-state/katko-breaks-ny-gop-support-impeachment.html

[George II]

14. It's not easy being a republican in NYS, even upstate.

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. My wife is from WNY, about halfway between Buffalo and Buffalo.

She said that the expression around her 'hometown' was "White and uptight."

So, certainly possible to be a Republican there.

[11 Bravo]

39. That would put her pretty close to Buffalo, wouldn't it?

[Celerity]

18. the bill would need 60 votes to avoid a filibuster in the Senate, so it is DOA

[lindysalsagal]

3. If this doesn't cost them GQP women voters, nothing will.

And the reason will be church.

Sorry, but church is now our biggest problem, and this is just one bit of evidence.

[onecaliberal]

21. I'm sorry but if dump saying he grabs women by the genitals and they still voted for him.

This is nothing. They agree. I'm so sickened that is fucking 2021 in American we take rights AWAY from people and then say we have the best constitution that was written to protect white male supremacy and all of the non whites and non males are just working slaves.

[erronis]

27. Those people have no reason and no shame. They must worship something much darker, more foul

than even the evangelical religions, the cult of trumputin, the hatred of others.

I don't know what that foul thing is, but it stinks of unadulterated racism and sexism and tribalism. A throwback to the pre-thinking hominid.

[lindysalsagal]

30. Neanderthals, all.

[llashram]

34. Racism has always

had a home in America in every neighborhood in this country...

[JI7]

32. It's not Church. It's just bigotry . They might hide behind church but it's just an excuse

they were perfectly fine with Trump.

[onetexan]

35. Yup the Christian right used God to justify and excuse the con's corruption

And the violence and siffering their kind inflict upon other Americans, esp'ly those Black &Brown amongst us. Shameful & horrendous.

[ck4829]

4. K&R

[MerryBlooms]

5. Righteous delivery of truth, Rep. Green!

[UpInArms]

6. I wish this wonderful person was my

representative ... my world would be so very improved

[yellowdogintexas]

9. He is terrific. Represents TX-9

SW Houston, Fort Bend County & most of Missouri City.

Texas is lucky to have him.

Trivia: he actually filed the first Article of Impeachment against #45 in May 2017

[UpInArms]

13. Am really jealous

I have a definite POS ... Sam Graves ... I just wish he were in one (grave, that is)

[soldierant]

16. Be careful what you wish -

there is no Republican so vile that a worse one cannot be found.

[UpInArms]

28. Blunt and Quawley

And ... it just seems to get worse here

😞

[fwvinson]

20. I'll raise you the two in my state, Moscow Mitch and his side kick Rand Paul

[UpInArms]

26. Sorry

I have Blunt and Quawley

[Jay25]

7. Wow! Powerful true words spoken from the heart.

[Duppers]

8. Bravo! 👏

Speaking of using god, in today's news:

Tenn. bill would allow public employees to opt out of training using religious exemption 😵

This means first responders, teachers, or any other public servant would not have to do things like diversity, safety, sexual harassment, or other training.

“This bill opens so many issues, but at its core I do think its targeting diversity training,” Tennessee Equality Project Executive Director Chris Sanders said.

https://fox17.com/news/local/tenn-bill-would-allow-public-employees-to-opt-out-of-training-using-religious-exemption

[crickets]

43. Anyone who needs to "opt out" of any training for their job

is unsuited for that job, and should just opt out entirely. Give the job to a qualified human being, a qualified adult. It's so tiring having to deal with little children who never grew up to treat others around them with respect because it's the right thing to do.

[Duppers]

44. Yes, indeed!

[George II]

11. That was a powerful speech on the floor of the House. I thought he was going to break down and cry.

Al Green is a very passionate American.

[malaise]

12. He nailed it

Rec

[soldierant]

15. I could quote my (Republican) representative's statement

on this bill, since I just received his email on it.

But I haven't read it because I'm sure it will make me puke. And it would probably make everyone here puke too. So I won't.

But I will save it, as I save all his statements, hoping one day they can be used against him.

[keithbvadu2]

17. bounds of their habitation - Using the Bible to rationalize racism

bounds of their habitation -
Using the Bible to rationalize racism

http://samanthapfield.com/2013/08/27/bounds-of-their-habitation-a-request-for-guest-posts/

Using the Bible to rationalize racism


https://www.autostraddle.com/i-was-trained-for-the-culture-wars-in-home-school-awaiting-someone-like-mike-pence-as-a-messiah-367057/

Do a word search for ---- bounds

[demigoddess]

19. I keep wondering if when they die and go to heaven, God lets them know how wrong

they were and the fact that God made the gay people gay, because He wanted it that way. Perhaps to test his believers on their charity to others.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

38. What if their interpretation of the Bible is right

and progressives go to hell because they were wrong?

For the record, I'm an atheist and it's all made up, so when I die, I'm going where ever they put my ashes.

[demigoddess]

42. I believe everyone goes to heaven because if there is a god he is a lot more kind

and understanding than his believers.

[lpbk2713]

22. By God he's right.

Very compelling.

[AllaN01Bear]

23. powerful. you also used god to keep me in the closet or access a abortion.

[keithbvadu2]

24. Heavily Abridged 'Slave Bible' Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=rewritten+bible+for+slaves

Heavily Abridged ‘Slave Bible’ Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings

Why Bibles Given to Slaves Omitted Most of the Old Testament

[musclecar6]

25. The

Deplorable Party was, is and always will be who they are. Trash

[Blue Owl]

31. K&R

[twodogsbarking]

33. I have one comment on religion

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[OldBaldy1701E]

40. Seconded

Kudos to Rep. Green.

[WinstonSmith4740]

36. That was freaking awesome.

He should have gotten a standing O on that one.
But to answer your question, Rep. Green...no, they have no shame. No republican has had any sense of shame whatsoever since Nixon.

[2naSalit]

37. gawd was the excuse for the...

Genocide of the original inhabitants of this continent too.

[Victor_c3]

41. Great speech

As a middle aged white male who has never faced discrimination, I’m moved by his words.

It’s funny - a major tenant that has been told to me time and time again in church is that nobody should judge another person except for god. Yet, religion is weaponized against all sorts of people under the pretense that god forbids certain actions or people.

Live your own life and let god sort it out - that’s coming from an atheist that is dragged to church on occasion.