Rep. Conaway: "I am a Christian & we are instructed to go and tell."

[Bluebear]

Rep. Michael Conaway-R just said on the House floor "I am a Christian and we are instructed in the Bible to go forth and tell all nations"... in other words the Air Force academy higher-ups who proselytize have no choice in the matter since their Holy Book instructs them to do so.

[NJ Democrats]

1. I just was watching that

That and Holestter's (R-Indiana) comments which was total bs.

[donco6]

2. Book of Acts - the Great Commission.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you . . .

Maybe this would be ok if they followed the last part, and taught people to love thy neighbor as theyself.

But, darn, they never seem to get that far.

[helderheid]

3. I thought going and telling was living the word, not shoving it down other

people's throats.

[atreides1]

4. The Bible gives a lot of instructions that he doesn't follow, I'll bet

Well he forgot that the Bible also says to forgive all debts every 7 years, or don't eat shellfish, or don't shave your beard, or to do unto others as you would have done unto you.

It also says to clothe the naked and feed the hungry.

At least the copy I have at home does.

[BringEmOn]

5. The PNAC bible

...with bullets and napalm.

[Swamp Rat]

6. "I am an x-tian alien lizard and I am commanded to exterminate all

brown people... oh, we'll eventually get rid of all the different colored humans too, except the green ones." :D

[Modem Butterfly]

7. No Special Rights for Religions

Religion is the ULTIMATE chosen behavior. If you MUST choose to participate in this DESTRUCTIVE and DEADLY lifestyle, please, keep it to yourself. The rest of us have the right NOT to have your religion shoved in our faces.

[MisterP]

15. not religion, Fristianity: that's what really demands people getting

whacked

[Book Lover]

8. So?

I don't have to listen... oh wait, that's right, you think I need to be forced to listen. After all, where can you even *find* a Bible nowadays....

[jobycom]

9. Son of Sam said much the same thing concerning his murders

God as a dog told, God as the Bible told me...

[jilln]

10. that's fine...

but people who feel that way have free time with which they can "go and tell"... not when I'm paying them to do a real job.

[anitar1]

11. He left out a very important word.

It should have read, I am a Christian Extremist. They seem to be the ones who bray on street corners and knock at your door. If only the ability to bray could be taken away.My fantasy is to see their mouths moving with no sounds issuing.

[Ilsa]

12. I've been waiting for one of them to say this.

Maybe we should suggest that if they are going to tell the good news to "all nations", then they should simply leave to accomplish that?

[silver10]

13. How convenient

to cherry pick what you want out of the Bible, and ignore those things in it that don't suit you.

[KittyWampus]

14. Their Oath Is To Defend The Constitution NOT Christianity.