Michele Bachmann: God told me to sponsor an anti-gay amendment

[marmar]

During a Monday stop in early caucus state Iowa, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann explained that God had told her to sponsor an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution outlawing gay marriage.

At the event, sponsored by Bob Vander Plaats' Christian conservative group The Family Leader, Bachmann, who has yet to declare her candidacy for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, reminded attendees at the group's most recent presidential lecture series installment that she opposes gay marriage.

The Republican as a state senator twice spearheaded unsuccessful efforts in Minnesota to constitutionally ban gay marriage.

Bachmann said she was “devastated” by the 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that legalized the institution in that state. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8102&MediaType=1&Category=26

[Buzz Clik]

1. Great. Another Wingnut who talks to God.

[think]

12. She reminds me more of the pharisees

and sadducees that Christ called hypocrites:


Matthew 23:2-33

2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.

16 “Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the....

....

29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!

33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Whole Bible passage:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023:2-33;%20Mark%2012:13-40;%20Luke%2011:39-54


Note: It seems even the Bible is copyrighted now days or I'd posted the entire scripture....

[cliffordu]

34. WHO THE FUCK COPYRIGHTED THE FUCKING BIBLE??

[Buzz Clik]

41. Jeebus's agent.

[cliffordu]

42. LOL......

Judas, for sure.....

[Buzz Clik]

45. For sure. Judas deserves to make a little cash off the deal.

One little kiss, and suddenly no one is naming their kids Judas anymore.

[hunter]

43. Some translations are copyrighted, some are not.

Some translations are copyrighted but the owners of those copyrights encourage copying.

You can always grab King James from gutenberg.org

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10

[think]

48. Thank you Hunter!

I'm not sure the other sources would care either but one never knows unless explicitly stated otherwise :)

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Project_Gutenberg_License

Thanks again!

[mysuzuki2]

13. Dog told me just a minute ago

that he thinks M.B. is a total asshole.

[66 dmhlt]

44. Not so bad she talks to God, but that she thinks God talked to HER!

[Drale]

2. Funny I was talking to God yesterday during our weekly poker game

and he had never hear of this Michele Bachman women. Also he wanted me to teller her that if she thinks she is talking to him, she needs to commit herself.

[Shiver]

4. Buddha spoke to me last night.

Said God was busy, but wanted to let everyone know he is totally cool with people being gay.

[Drale]

7. Buddha comes to play poker sometimes but

he was busy this week. :rofl:

[simonisme]

3. I wonder.

Was he off mic when he told her?

[madamesilverspurs]

5. Oh no He didn't!

And she knows it. He did, however, mention something about not liking it when people blame Him for their own stuff. . .

Better start walking on coals, Ms. Bachmann, you'll be glad you practiced.


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[Cerridwen]

6. I remember a time when anyone saying "God told me to..."

were sent to the local mental health clinic. It's one thing to say "I'm doing The Lord's work" or some such; but to actually claim hearing the voice of God...straight to the straight-jacket; metaphorically speaking.

[Odin2005]

15. Oh, but now days you have the "anti-psychiatry" people say it's...

"just a different way of thinking!!!" :rolleyes:

[Cerridwen]

18. Really?! That's a new one on me. I must be out of touch in that area.

The last time I ran into the idea that you tolerate that kind of crap was by someone "bending over backwards" to be tolerant of someone's "religious" beliefs.

Not that I don't believe you, just that I'm shocked that kind of idea exists.

[Odin2005]

23. Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-psychiatry

That's not to say that some points they make are not justified, the way we used to treat the mentally ill was horrific and atrocious (what was that movie with the evil nurse Ratchet? "One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest"), and I think that our society's cenception of "normal" is too narrow (not suprising given me being on the Autism spectrum), but someone who has voices in his/her head tells the person to do awful things for God, or if the person is so manic that the person is a thread to himself and others, that person has a problem and needs help.

[Cerridwen]

26. Thanks for the info. All this time I never knew it was a whole

"movement." I knew about scientology and I know the usual criticisms of psychiatry; treatment of gays and women and slaves who refused to be happy slaves, but I didn't realize it was used to justify, erm, "different ways of thinking" that included hearing God.

I'd laugh but that's not that funny.

[madrchsod]

8. these guys are stupid and dangerous

[demtenjeep]

9. The Repukes mantra God, Guns, Gays and fetus

they make me sick

[The Wizard]

10. Was her communication

via email, phone, drums, pigeon, smoke signals or the voices coming out of the radiator?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5BnCEPr7cU

[GReedDiamond]

27. GOD did indeed speak to ME one time...

...and its voice was transmitted to me through the LSD (a big green barrel).

That was in 1972, IIRC.

It now seems that I should have run for public office back when GOD was talkin' to me.

[The Wizard]

40. Green barrel

Ah the colors: White lightning, Brown dot, Blotter, Blue barrel, Orange sunshine, Window pane.
Zeus be with you.

[spanone]

11. if god talks to michelle, i'm the pope

[Odin2005]

14. She's psychotic. That's proves it.

[franzia99]

28. lol

[DCKit]

16. He's just setting you up, dear.

A cruel practical joke, I know. But you're old enough to know better.

[WillyT]

17. I Guess It's One Thing To Talk To God, Many People Pray, But...

when you're convinced God is speaking directly to you... you're either psychotic, or a Republican, apparently.

Or am I being redundant?

:evilgrin:

[Hugabear]

19. Hmmm. God told me that Michele Bachmann should throw herself off a cliff

After all, if she has total faith in Him, then He'll catch her and break her fall. Call it a test of faith.

:sarcasm:

[RadiationTherapy]

20. Pentacostals dancing remixed to technometal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtx3Qpy14c

[Hugabear]

29. Hey, at least it's more interesting than many churches

Personally I think they're all full of crap, but at least it looks more exciting than simply sitting down and reciting the same thing week after week ;)

[RadiationTherapy]

50. I also find that moving my body and experiencing exuberance

can feel spiritual, so I agree that this is more interesting than other religious expressions I have seen. But these people would not feel the same if looked in on a rave or a martial arts class, ahahaha.

[LynneSin]

21. Does the idiot know she's not a member of the Minnesota State Congress...

and therefore cannot sponsor any bills.

I mean just a small technicality.

[Mopar151]

25. But she's a Rainbow Woodchuck, 2nd class!

Nuttier than a squirell turd with rainbow sprinkles.......

[Mister Ed]

38. She did it back when she was a Minnesota State Senator

The bill she sponsored didn't pass, but it gained her lots of notoriety.

[geardaddy]

53. She was a state senator

and sponsored bills when she was there.

That's how she got all hot and bothered and hid behind the bushes when people held a protest on the capital steps in St. Paul.

[Fearless]

22. What a well-reasoned and intelligent individual.

I hope to run into her sometime.











:spray:

Ok ok, but I had you going for a second. :rofl:

[niyad]

24. my goddess told me, during our weekly baccarat session, that, although She loves all Her children,

a few of them apparently haven't turned out so well, and could probably do with a bit of a sartorial addition known as the I-love-me jacket.

[Shallah Kali]

30. Creating a god in their own image

Or if any of these religious right folk who claim to hear the word of a god - are you so sure this is really a being you should choose to worship? All that mean to down right vicious visions they speak of if I thought there really was a creature of some sort communicating it to me I would fight it not obey and worship it.

[Prophet 451]

31. Friend of mine has a saying

"When you talk to God, it's prayer. When God talks to you, it's schizophrenia".

[Zorra]

32. And so, God smote her, and made her even crazier as a punishment for lying,

and for willfully injuring innocent people.

[Renew Deal]

33. Isn't it a sin to lie using the name of God?

[applegrove]

35. Reminds me of David Koresh of Waco.

[Lugnut]

36. Yeah, right.

Looney tunes = Michele. :crazy:

[RainDog]

37. Such hatred and fear is mental illness - she hears the voice she wants to hear

which tells her to feed her hatred.

the racists in the south in the 1960s used the same ploy - using god to justify their ungodly knee-jerk fear and failure to respect the rights of others.

they don't understand the message of jesus, "to do unto others as you would have them do unto you," to "love your neighbor as yourself," (i.e. RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS) because they can't speak the language of love and respect. Their god is a false idol - Xenophobia. Their language is babble.

[Mister Ed]

39. God speaks to Michele through her radio

Which she keeps tuned to right-wing hate talk all day.

[immoderate]

46. All gods wear Snuggies.

--imm

[Dappleganger]

47. Baker Act her ass

She's fucking nuts if she hears voices in her head.

[Scout]

49. mostly, when people hear someone talking to them, they are CRAZY Michele n/t

[callous taoboy]

51. Why do we allow mentally ill people to govern?

Seriously. This woman is sick.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

52. God has her on speed dial. "Michelle, baby,want a gig as prez? Call me."

[geardaddy]

54. She also said that God told her to run for office

And she said she was "Hot for Jesus"

[FiveGoodMen]

55. Her existence is proof there is no god.

Her prominence in American politics is proof there is a devil.