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After her flippant reply to constituents' worries about health care and food assistance cuts, Sen. Joni Ernst followed up with a brazen video filmed in a cemetery.

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[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 136 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Wow, she’s talking about embracing Jesus Christ in the same statement as taking away poor people’s healthcare to give tax cuts to billionaires. These Christians love to wear their mascot like a badge while completely contradicting the explicit lessons of the book.

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 45 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Christianity has become incredibly perverted. So many of those who identify with it would go to hell if it were real.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Bible is pretty explicit about that as well. You would think that warning would prevent some of this behavior but here we are.

[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

sadly if you study up on more than the passages taught on sunday, much of this destruction is in line with jesus and the rest of the bible.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

The Bible contradicts itself so much it's hard to know what to believe.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago

become

Lol right

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 23 points 5 days ago

These Christians love to wear their mascot like a badge while completely contradicting the explicit lessons of the book.

Because they don't actually believe in anything but greed. They use religion as a tool to gain power. Hypocrisy be damned, they couldn't care less. It's the religious idiots that refuse to see this that kill me... But then again it's completely understandable, we are stuck in a 2 party system where it's "the ultimate evil" vs "people I generally agree with but don't particularly like." (That goes for whatever side you're on. We all see the politicians the same, except for the insane Trump cultists.)

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

They’ll throw six or seven figures at some charity owned by another rich asshole friend and call themselves Saints. I assume that’s how they trick themselves into thinking they’re anything but parasites.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think we read different books... The Bible I grew up on endorses slavery

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Dude, I’m an atheist, but the old testament is a complete contradiction of the new testament practically. The teachings of Jesus, who these idiots always put front and center, does speak tirelessly on helping the poor and telling the rich to give up their wealth to help others. I was raised catholic in a catholic school and I saw the contradictions as a kid they are so blatant. I’m just pointing out their hypocrisy in being so flippant about poor people suffering to give tax cuts to the rich while waving their Jesus saves bull shit.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 114 points 6 days ago (3 children)

“But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ.”

Oh, hey, well good for you. You have nothing to fear then. So get on with it you fucking psycho. Go feed yourself the business end of a shotgun instead of killing the poor and the helpless and let the rest of us work on cleaning up the mess your kind are making.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 68 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The best part to all this is their belief in an afterlife in heaven where you never have to worry about your health, your food or your shelter ever again .... an absolute communist hell hole.

They deny any humanity in this life because they believe in a humanity that will never happen in an after life.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I am beyond tired of "live and let live" when it comes to the religious right, when its influence negatively impacts the world so clearly, and its hunger for complete global subservience seems to never end.

These people are FREAKS! It is literally a death cult, and its cultists are in charge of more than half the country! They belong in communes in the wilderness of Montana, not ruling the most powerful culture in human history. Not with their hands on the nuclear football and giving orders to 11 Carrier Battle Groups.

Everyone should sever all ties with bible-thumpers. They need to either give up their delusions or be excised from civilization.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

We all die anyway right? So clearly we should all immediately kill ourselves and save on national resources!

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago

If we will all die anyway, is there anything wrong with killing the wealthy and powerful?

Or does the tune change then?

[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Only once you're not able to work for the corporate overlords may you apply for a permit to take yourself out.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No, suicide is a sin so you'd go to hell.

What you would need to do is set up a chain where the one Christian murders another, and then asks Jesus for forgiveness immediately, before the next Christian murders them. And so on...

At the end, you would end up with a single murderer who wouldn't have anyone to do them in... But that could be their sacrifice. Like Jesus or some shit.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago

I suggest she goes first.

[–] kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works 37 points 5 days ago

You first, bitch.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They have all forgotten who they were supposed to serve.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

GOP are supposed to serve rich people though. They haven't forgotten.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Nah every politician is supposed to serve not only their constituents but every civilian of the United States. Let's get some real accountability, let's restore the 5k donation limit. Let's block insider trading. We dont need them to start this.

[–] FahrenheitGhost@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

They can be reminded...

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 35 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Religion has always been a way to convince the poor to die for the rich. "Your rewards will come in the next life. Please kill yourself working."

Even Buddhism has the philosophy of suffering in this life will be repaid in the next. Fuck all that shit. There's no fucking reward, just death. Make sure you don't die carrying someone else's debt.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Even Buddhism has the philosophy of suffering in this life will be repaid in the next.

Not all Buddhism. Zen Buddhism, for example, is very clear that it's all about how you live right now, not later, and has nothing to do with reincarnation myths. Unfortunately, with Buddhism, Christianity and all religions, the dumber varieties tend to be the loudest and most popular.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

The most promoted

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Then let's say more specifically, religions promoted and encouraged by the rich and powerful. The ones who whip the mob into a frenzy and then are like, "rah rah! You go guys! I'll be right behind you, I just have to wash my grass first. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Yeah, don't wait up for me."

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago

Yeah; for any faith system, you’ll get someone attempting to exploit it to maintain their wealth and power.

Eventually, the entire underlying belief structure that’s usually based on something real becomes overlaid with a prescriptive ideology designed to help a small group of people get their way.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

tell me how it's not a death cult again

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

Inb4 they all still vote for her cuz they've been brainwashed that they have to vote the party line no matter what

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

Republicans always double down on ignorance and smugness. She doesn't believe some people didn't know about death but it's a good opportunity to shit on those same people that gave her limited power (which took a rocket ship straight to her head).

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 days ago

Don't be in such a hurry to meet Jesus, Senator, because He's going to cast you into the flaming pit you've been digging your whole life with every act of greed and heartlessness.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Says the cock sucker with free Healthcare.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

A cock sucker has more use than this woman.

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[–] Placebonickname@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Joni Ernst feels like a monster that should be on display at the Iowa State Fair.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

She should just lead by example, and be proudly displayed 6 feet under. I mean, we're all going to die after all, why should she wait? She can immediately make the world a batter place with this one little trick.

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago

Like gov Walz and his blue ribbon piglet?

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Religion is societal cancer

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can I interest you in a nice pint of bleach?

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 15 points 5 days ago

I'm living forever, she can go die if she wants, she should give up her medical from her gov job.

[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Is she volunteering, or…..?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 5 days ago

You first, Senator Bitchface. Go ahead, we'll wait.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

She abuses the fuck out of restaurant staff and tips with those fake $20s with scripture on the back, no question.

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

How does this employee get to say that to the bosses?

I mean she wouldnt say to that to the TACO in chief.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

I am surprised she didn't refer to her constituents complaints as "squealing".

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

No Rapture for her then.

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