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Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:52 AM Jul 2020

Yoho Won't Apologize For 'Loving His God' [View all]

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“I cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family, and my country,”


No one is asking you to apologize for loving God, Congressman Yoho.

As a person who claims the mantle of Christianity, you might want to apologize to Jesus.

Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.


Those are words from the founding document of Mr. Yoho's religion. Speaking as a cynic of religion, I reserve my judgement for the virtue signalling associated with Mr. Yoho's supposed courage in declaring his faith.

Unlike Stephen the Martyr, you won't suffer a barrage of rocky missiles for declaring your association with the Christian faith, Mr. Yoho. You don't deserve brownie points for loving your family or a Medal of Honor for loving your country.

The majority of the human race feels love for their individual families and every single person you despise in Congress is there because they love their country. They wouldn't be putting in the effort to work along side of you if they didn't.

And--not to take anything away from Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez--but George Floyd undoubtedly loved his family. He left behind a daughter and he called out for his mother with his last breath. Lt. Col Alexander Vindman loves his country. That's why he chose to serve in our military. And that's why he chose to risk his military career to speak Truth to Powder and honor our democracy.

You may have tried to position yourself as a brave stalwart of decency and righteousness when you chose to evoke God, Family and Country in your statement regarding your recent behavior, Mr. Yoho. But the truth is, when you were asked to do something difficult--namely, own up to your words and actions--you betrayed yourself for the hypocritical coward that you are.


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This belongs on every editorial page. Beakybird Jul 2020 #1
"His God" That sounds so condescending from a Super Christian, implying there are more than one. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #47
Well... Mike Nelson Jul 2020 #2
K&R. My response is- rzemanfl Jul 2020 #3
So it was your god who told you to call AOC a "fucking bitch"? Autumn Jul 2020 #4
This Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #27
The Devil made him do it. The Wizard Jul 2020 #33
It was on the third stone of commandments, JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #45
He sounds like a dangerous lunatic. Polly Hennessey Jul 2020 #5
Hell, he is not even your congressman and you seem to know him. Blue_true Jul 2020 #42
As i've posted elsewhere, In Yahoo's world loving God is a cover for male domination. onetexan Jul 2020 #6
This! Delmette2.0 Jul 2020 #8
These people "love" god like a stalker "loves" their victim. Salviati Jul 2020 #7
Very good abolish. And both make up fantasies about being wanted by the object of their stalking. n Blue_true Jul 2020 #43
Yoho's God supports calling strong women that voice their opinions "fu$king bitches"? Freethinker65 Jul 2020 #9
That's not God. tanyev Jul 2020 #10
You, Mr. Yoho, are a coward through and through. Nothing else to say other than 'man up' and ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #11
God is keeping book on Ted. Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #12
Doesn't the Bible say mountain grammy Jul 2020 #13
Yoho tried for a Red herring AND Attacking a Strawman. A Twofer! ehrnst Jul 2020 #14
OH PLEASE, PUT A MAN ON HIM blakstoneranger Jul 2020 #15
Yahoo is human garbage warmfeet Jul 2020 #16
Oh, FFS! That's "The Otter Defense". Grins Jul 2020 #17
Perfect. That's exactly what it is. paleotn Jul 2020 #40
The Otter Defense: Mariana Jul 2020 #50
Did you see the straw man fishing for the red herring? Botany Jul 2020 #18
Many cowards and frauds hide behind the "God" thing. Yoho is typical of that. Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #19
idol worshipper, idle lickspittle, punk ass loser...ha! this is easy! bringthePaine Jul 2020 #20
You sir, are full of crap. Dios Mio Jul 2020 #21
Even his "god" knows he's an asshole. Joinfortmill Jul 2020 #22
Another 'Moral' Christian. Tommymac Jul 2020 #23
His wiff Dios Mio Jul 2020 #24
This is brilliant matt819 Jul 2020 #25
Won't he be surprised ! packman Jul 2020 #26
God knows a fucking bitch when she sees one. ancianita Jul 2020 #28
Thats the Jesus who died on the cross..... Mustellus Jul 2020 #29
Hate to break it to Yo, but he ain't a fan flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #30
Lots of the New T are redacted in the GOP version 47of74 Jul 2020 #31
And the Lord sayeth, Call her a fucking bitch for she be uppity. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #32
What does that even mean? Is Yoho's god actually poverty? ck4829 Jul 2020 #34
Mammon central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #41
His God Is What The Rest Of Us Call Money n/t DallasNE Jul 2020 #35
The passion that Right Wingers Collimator Jul 2020 #37
Yoho's god lives in his pants. hunter Jul 2020 #36
Way to keep the faith, Tedster. czarjak Jul 2020 #38
God is just a dodge for these people .... paleotn Jul 2020 #39
What part of loving your god covers calling a woman a fucking bitch? Iggo Jul 2020 #44
Yoho's god is named Donald Trump jmowreader Jul 2020 #46
I really love that she riles so many people up n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2020 #48
Her direct, often blunt speech is part of her appeal. Collimator Jul 2020 #49
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