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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'God had cornered me': Mark Meadows explains why he had no choice but to work in Trump's White House
By Sarah K. Burris
Published December 07, 2021
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Former Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) frequently cites God as the one responsible for the path of his life.
In a 2017 interview with him from Christian Broadcast Network, Meadows said that he never wanted to be in Congress, but that God had other plans for him.
In his new book, Meadows also calls his tenure in former President Donald Trump's administration an act of divine intervention.
https://www.rawstory.com/mark-meadows-god-cornered-us/
SO dumbshit did "god" your "god" tell you the difference in evil and good, or are you going to go into the unicorn defense next.....
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)I plead the 5th.
Ocelot II
(115,732 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,054 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)BlueJac
(7,838 posts)FarPoint
(12,409 posts)" Oh for Fuck Sakes!!!!"
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)God freaks are always blaming "God" for the shit they do. I doubt any "God" would force you to run for Congress or work for Trump.
Ocelot II
(115,732 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Where are the men in white coats already? Religion seems like a cloak for some folks chronic mental illnesses.
ShazzieB
(16,412 posts)Evangelicals are very fond of saying things like, "God guided me to do [such and such]," and they really mean it in most cases. It's a bit disconcerting when you're not used to it.
In the case of Mark Meadows, it sounds like he's just spouting b.s. that he knows will play well with the Teump humpers.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)And not just always the good kind of magic.
Walleye
(31,028 posts)I think anybody who believes theyre getting messages from God is mentally ill
Diamond_Dog
(32,005 posts)When it comes to justifying their criminal actions. God also told him to lie, cheat, and steal?
question everything
(47,486 posts)Goonch
(3,608 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)...maybe those voices aren't god.
Maybe you need to be treated for schizophrenia.
cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)a bad name ...
No wonder so many are leaving organized religion.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/its-not-just-young-white-liberals-who-are-leaving-religion/
bluestarone
(16,972 posts)FUCK NO IT ISN'T!!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)He always came up with the funniest cartoons in The Far Side. He retired way too early.
soldierant
(6,880 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)I wasn't aware he still created his toons now and then. I can't wait to sift through them later.
Thanks again.
soldierant
(6,880 posts)It amazes me how many serious Larson fans (which sounds like an oxymoron, but isn't) don't know. Pass it on!
iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)so I don't see why I should accept the bologna he is selling.
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)FakeNoose
(32,643 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)jmowreader
(50,559 posts)I mean, I guess its a gentler punishment than having your wife turned into a pillar of salt or being stoned to death for saying Jehovah, but youve still got to do something exceptionally wrong to be sent off to labor for a psychopath.
onethatcares
(16,169 posts)I'd like to see the god they talk about walking down the avenue handing out food to everyone without pulling a cart behind him.
patphil
(6,180 posts)God doesn't care what Mark Meadows does. It's called free will.
Using the "the deity made me do it" defense is ridiculous, especially when the actions called for were essentially evil.
I think ol' Markie worships a different kind of God.
Martin Eden
(12,870 posts)... is the first refuge of the scoundrel.
(comes right before "patriotism"
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)the infection of psychotic level god chose me, like a puppet on a string
is just mental.
Frightening how close they came to making religion-induced psychosis official state policy.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)It makes it so much easier to say, Ewww. Yours is not my god. My god is an ethical god.
Traildogbob
(8,748 posts)Were gonna need a bigger bus. All his peeps should avoid bus proximity.
nolabear
(41,984 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)Tanuki
(14,918 posts)Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Because maybe he should?
Torchlight
(3,341 posts)Good job, Mr. Meadows. You did it in one, first try.
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)That is the most whacked-out, upside down excuse for ego I have ever heard.
spanone
(135,844 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Isn't religion a wonderful thing? I don't think that excuse will hold up in a court of law, though. Not yet, anyway, but they're working on it.
Farmer-Rick
(10,183 posts)If a God told him to work for that pants wetting ignorant psych then that God is very very stupid.
Rebl2
(13,521 posts)nothing. God gives you free will and its up to you to choose wisely. Meadows did not choose wisely. It almost sounds like hes using God as a scapegoat.
barbtries
(28,798 posts)that is all.
CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)Ohioboy
(3,243 posts)Basically Meadows is using God as a scheme to enhance his own importance and claim credibility. It's one of the most disgusting things a person can do.
The true hypocrites blame their actions on God. If he were to exist (as the OT God), he sure is taking his time smiting/rapturing these people.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)"God led me here", or "God spoke to me".
Excuses, excuses.
3catwoman3
(24,006 posts)Nothing like worming your way out of taking responsibility for your own actions by blaming them on someone else.
He is cementing his spineless coward image.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)what to do and how and when to do it for every single thing in their lives 24/7.
Plus, keeping the sun and planets all in line.....
It was exactly that sort of claim from people I knew in the 90s that was the last straw toward my complete divorce from any and all religions like forever.
KY-EG...... .......
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)people in prison when he gets there. So gods speed to you, Mark and tell all to the committee.