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Archae

(46,291 posts)
Fri Mar 3, 2017, 01:05 PM Mar 2017

Another (bleep)-ing "Christian" theocrat running for office...

No wonder they are called the "American Taliban."

Rick Saccone Is Running For Senate Because God Wants Christians ‘To Rule Over Us’

By Kyle Mantyla | March 3, 2017 11:30 am

Pennsylvania Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone held a rally in Harrisburg earlier this week where he announced that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Sen. Bob Casey Jr. next year. Religious Right pseudo-historian David Barton and Sam Rohrer of the American Pastors Network joined Saccone at his rally, and yesterday Saccone appeared on Rohrer’s “Stand In The Gap” radio program where he explained that he is launching this bid for higher office because God wants Christians “who will rule with the fear of God in them to rule over us.”

(snip)

“God has set out a plan for us,” he continued. “He wants godly men and women in all aspects of life. He wants people who will rule with the fear of God in them to rule over us. And if they don’t, then the evil side will take over and the government will control and run over the good people and so they have to stand up, that’s just part of it. If you don’t have good people in government, then you’ll have bad people in government—and when bad people are reigning over us, the people will not be happy.”

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-saccone-is-running-for-senate-because-god-wants-christians-to-rule-over-us/

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Another (bleep)-ing "Christian" theocrat running for office... (Original Post) Archae Mar 2017 OP
Talibornagain Lindsay Mar 2017 #1
I like that. I have to remember to use that. Nt. Else You Are Mad Mar 2017 #8
Hey Saccone, bad people *ARE* reigning over us! And guess what? We're not happy! Initech Mar 2017 #2
No thank you brucefan Mar 2017 #3
Dear Mr Saccone ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #4
"in all aspects of life" dalton99a Mar 2017 #5
Another Dominionist vlyons Mar 2017 #6
Home Schooled? Me. Mar 2017 #7
Another home scholar! Initech Mar 2017 #10
Because Santorum worked out so well... DeminPennswoods Mar 2017 #9
Rick "Santorum" Saccone meow2u3 Mar 2017 #11

Initech

(100,013 posts)
2. Hey Saccone, bad people *ARE* reigning over us! And guess what? We're not happy!
Fri Mar 3, 2017, 01:10 PM
Mar 2017

He's part of the problem - a huge part of the problem!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
6. Another Dominionist
Fri Mar 3, 2017, 01:15 PM
Mar 2017

Right now, the people are not happy. We are very very PISSED! So I guess that must mean we have very very bad people ruling over us? Duuhh! He worships Jehovah, the jealous God of Vengence.

meow2u3

(24,757 posts)
11. Rick "Santorum" Saccone
Fri Mar 3, 2017, 02:02 PM
Mar 2017

Another RW nutcase trying to beat Casey. Good luck--you'll need it, Ricky, because you won't go near Casey's Senate seat!

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