If you missed this in passing, I'm bringing it up now. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, hard-right Christian and Trump apologist, recently sponsored California-based pastor Jack Hibbs to be the House Guest Speaker.
That didn't go over well in a lot of sectors.
Thousands Sign Christian Petition Rebuking Mike Johnson
"In addition to this pushback from his House colleagues, Johnson now faces a growing rebuke from his fellow Christians, with over 12,000 signing off on a petition hosted by Faithful America, a Christian group that backs social justice causes and opposes "Christian nationalism." The petition condemns Johnson's support of Hibbs and calls on him to "stop manipulating the Guest Chaplain program to uplift divisive and hateful figures, and to commit to following the rules of the program moving forward -- including those that require attention to religious diversity and inclusion and to a focus on justice and peace."
Hibbs is a bit problematic.
"Hibbs attended the January 6 MAGA rally in Washington, D.C., that led to the pro-Trump insurrection, preaching that January 6 would go down in history alongside the Revolutionary War," the petition's official page explained. "After the violence, Hibbs even tried to justify the attack on False Prophet Tony Perkins's radio show, falsely claiming that the election was 'manipulated.' He has also previously slurred Jewish [people] as being in a 'stupor' and Muslim Americans as a 'death cult' and a vehicle for Satan."
It's guys like him that keep good Christians voting for really bad politicians.
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