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TlalocW

(15,383 posts)
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:35 AM Nov 2017

You know what pisses me off most about Roy Moore

It's not that he's done wrong, and he's trying to hide it. Most politicians and people try to do that - hopefully not about something as bad as what he did.

It's that he believes he's done nothing wrong. Remember, this guy thinks he had the authority from his god to put a monument to the 10 Commandments in the courthouse and to tell lower courts in Alabama to ignore the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality. In his mind, it's God, Jesus, then him, and he's on a mission to force America to become Christian, to illegalize homosexuality, and to make non-Christians second-class citizens, and it's not what he wants. He honestly believes that's what God has told him what to do, and in order to do God's will, he is either unaccountable to the rest of us, or God wants him to lie and deny about what he did so God's instrument, Roy Moore, can be used according to divine will.

TlalocW

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,731 posts)
2. But he also knows other people will think groping 14-year-olds is bad,
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:48 AM
Nov 2017

so even if he thinks he didn't do anything wrong, he's still going to deny doing it.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
3. +1, most likely hes' only denying cause people think its creepy. You know, he also denied that he
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:51 AM
Nov 2017

... never knew or met the woman in the Allred presser.

But it sounds like he knew her through divorce court.

Something aint right about that whole account from Moore's side, why would his lawyers contridict his other public statements ?!

 

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)
4. He Thinks God Approves
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 01:02 AM
Nov 2017

I assure you, he feels like God approves of his actions. Not forgives them, but actually approves.

meadowlander

(4,395 posts)
5. To be fair, there's not a lot in the Bible that indicates God wouldn't.
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 01:14 AM
Nov 2017

This is a book where Lot is set up as an example for handing his daughters over to a mob to rape and where shellfish is considered an abomination but marrying a 12 year old doesn't even crack the top 10 "Thou shalt nots".

Rainbow Droid

(722 posts)
6. The Old Testament God (aka The Devil) upvoted all of Sessions and Moore's twitter/Facebook posts.
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 01:20 AM
Nov 2017

NT and I don't mean New Testament though that might help.

Bradshaw3

(7,522 posts)
7. It's possible that he believes that. Or
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 01:42 AM
Nov 2017

it's entirely possible that he is a totally cynical piece of shit who uses religion and the rubes in pursuit of power, status, his fantasies and money.

Permanut

(5,610 posts)
11. Nothing more dangerous than someone "doing God's will"..
Thu Nov 16, 2017, 08:05 PM
Nov 2017

911 hijackers -

"When you ride the (T) [probably for tayyara, aeroplane in Arabic], before your foot steps in it, and before you enter it, you make a prayer and supplications. Remember that this is a battle for the sake of God."

- Mohammed Atta, from self written instructions found in his luggage.


Hitler -

"I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator."

- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, Vol. 1 Chapter 2

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