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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCharles Pierce: "Amen" is Hebrew, Sluggo. Lawyer up.
Donald Trump Jr.
The prayer to open the 117th congress ended with amen and a-woman.
Amen means So Be It in Latin.
It isnt a gendered word but that didnt stop them from being insane.
Is this what you voted for?
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Charles Pierce: "Amen" is Hebrew, Sluggo. Lawyer up. (Original Post)
kpete
Jan 2021
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LuvNewcastle
(16,898 posts)1. If this is true, I'm sure it was done tongue-in-cheek.
But who knows where Junior pulled that from.?
Tanuki
(14,955 posts)5. He apparently got it from this guy and posted without attribution:
nolabear
(42,061 posts)2. OFFS. People have been doing that for decades.
Its a smile and a nod to including women. Fuck off, Junior.
Hugin
(33,411 posts)3. Well, he didn't get it from Google.
English - Amen to Latin - Amen.
Tanuki
(14,955 posts)4. Woman Amen