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Related: About this forumSteve King says he relates to what Christ 'went through for us'
Yeah him again.
"For all that I've been through -- and it seems even strange for me to say it -- but I am at a certain peace, and it is because of a lot of prayers for me," King said at a town hall in Cherokee, Iowa.
"And, when I have to step down to the floor of the House of Representatives, and look up at those 400-and-some accusers, you know we just passed through Easter and Christ's passion, and I have better insight into what He went through for us partly because of that experience."
The hours before Jesus' crucifixion are referred to as Christ's passion and reference the events -- including torture and intense public shaming -- that he went through before being nailed to the cross. For Christians, the Easter season is a time of remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice, ultimately leading to his death and his resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday.
An Iowa Republican with a history of racist remarks, King was likely referring to being stripped of his committee assignments and rebuked by members of his own party after giving an interview with The New York Times in January in which he made racist comments.
"And, when I have to step down to the floor of the House of Representatives, and look up at those 400-and-some accusers, you know we just passed through Easter and Christ's passion, and I have better insight into what He went through for us partly because of that experience."
The hours before Jesus' crucifixion are referred to as Christ's passion and reference the events -- including torture and intense public shaming -- that he went through before being nailed to the cross. For Christians, the Easter season is a time of remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice, ultimately leading to his death and his resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday.
An Iowa Republican with a history of racist remarks, King was likely referring to being stripped of his committee assignments and rebuked by members of his own party after giving an interview with The New York Times in January in which he made racist comments.
Yeah Steve did Jesus act like a racist fuckwit at any point in the Bible? I dont recall Jesus being a Kluxer like you.
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Steve King says he relates to what Christ 'went through for us' (Original Post)
47of74
Apr 2019
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JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)1. In a world where Jim Jones is John the Baptist
Steve King can be Christ.
May both of them burn.
madaboutharry
(41,354 posts)2. He feels aggrieved because it isn't socially acceptable
Last edited Wed Apr 24, 2019, 11:01 PM - Edit history (1)
for him to wear his armband in public.
Rep. Steve King (R- Vichy Iowa)
47of74
(18,470 posts)4. Or use racial and/or homophobic slurs in public.
And that people really dont like it when Kluxers wear their robes in public.
47of74
(18,470 posts)6. BTW Vichy Iowa, swiping that.
madaboutharry
(41,354 posts)7. Thanks for pointing out my typo!
BeyondGeography
(40,014 posts)3. This is how religions die
Here lies Christianity, RIP.
rurallib
(63,198 posts)5. Excellent point - catholics like old Steverino are why I am atheist today
I heard this said by Lisa Simpson in an episode many years ago:
"Religion - the last refuge of the scoundrel"
What a joke when someone claims to be a religious martyr for making racist comments