GOP lawmaker offers an unlikely excuse for his wife who has been "swapping out books" and adding Bibles at libraries

I agree, it is interesting that he felt the need to try and walk this back, however hamfistedly, instead of issuing a full-throated defense.

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Oh, so she obtained better-quality Pride books to replace worn-out ones? What an angel!

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That is trumped by the 3rd Amendment to Nat-C’s Constitution, “The Right to Bear False Witness”.

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Well, they couldn’t admit that she was borrowing them to read for herself, could they?

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Google “Lying for the Lord” and discover that in some evangelical factions, “Real Truth” is what brings people to take up their religious views, and anything you say to promote that action is actually “more true.”
Furthermore, defeating evil is the primary mandate, so telling a lie to further that cause is actually a virtue, not a sin.
Once you’ve encountered prosperity gospel, you find you really can’t rely on the Bible or Jesus to understand these people.

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Oh, man, these guys would hate Jesus. A brown skinned Middle Eastern man espousing socialist values, attacking bankers and the wealthy, offending the religious leaders. Yeah, he is absolutely public enemy number one. Or would be, if they knew anything about him.

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See also Crisis Pregnancy Centres.

The concept of Mental Reservation goes back to the Middle Ages, but was intended to be used only to prevent a greater harm

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Is she Catholic? I would have guessed Southern Baptist.

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J: Honey, I goofed. I told the truth on FB and now people are mad at me.
S: I got this baby.

LATER, S: My wife did not say what you read in her post. Thank You.

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She told one commenter on Facebook, “I have taken out a bad one and left a good one in its place.”

I wonder how she’ll feel when Arkansas voters say the same thing about her husband on election day.

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Yeah, no one believes you. No. One.

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I’ve lost track of what Christians value nowadays. Is lying valued, because?

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“That’s Different” (hint: it’s not different at all)

I’ve tossed so many Gideon Bibles in the trash bin, she’s got a lot of work to do to catch up…

#TaxTheChurch #NeverVoteRepublican - same source of oppression

I guess stealing isn’t against her “christian values” either. I’m sure she justifies it by telling herself she’s saving children from the horrible left. You know, those of use who believe in letting kids be kids, not miniature MAGAts.

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Somebody in the area should visit the same mini-libraries she has, and replace all her Bibles with some classic banned books. Thinking To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, 1984, Of Mice and Men, etc. And also throw in some positive books about inclusivity.

That’s my idea of “replacing bad books with good ones”.

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Oh, but if “those darned leftists” start burning Bibles… Whee-doggies, the row and the runction that would soon begin…!

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