Republican Congressman wants Obama to declare 2010 the "Year Of The Bible"

[HopeOverFear]

I wish I were joking... :eyes:

OK, no joke about this. Rep. Paul Broun has introduced a resolution to encourage Obama to declare that 2010 is The Year Of The Bible. Now, excuse me if I'm wrong about this, but I thought 2010 was going to be the Year of the Tiger.

Is anyone else sick of living in the United States of Jesustan? And, um, why are these 14 Congresscritters wasting their time with silly stuff like this when we've occupied 2 foreign countries and our economy is in the tank? Is it because they think the only possible way out of the mess the Republicans created is to pray? I mean, that's SLIGHTLY less obnoxious than being merely the "party of no" but it still doesn't get us anywhere.

Cosponsors:
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
Rep. John Carter
Rep. James Forbes
Rep. John Gingrey
Rep. Zach Wamp
Rep. Todd Akin
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter
Rep. Mike Pence
Rep. Louis Gohmert
Rep. Trent Franks
Rep. Jim Jordan
Rep. Doug Lamborn
Rep. Kenny Marchant

[Orrex]

1. I thought it was The Year We Make Contact

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/

[Blue_Tires]

32. YES!

lol at that!

[lob1]

2. Jesus is rolling over in his grave.

[firedupdem]

3. LOL!!

:rofl:

[billyoc]

4. Throw them all to the lions.

[Webster Green]

9. I've been proposing this for years.

An oldie but goody, by God!

It's not hard to see how that could have occurred in the past, seeing how fucking obnoxious they are. }(

[d_b]

5. how about we declare it 'year of the dipshit'

[Orrex]

10. Didn't we just get through eight of those?

[TwilightZone]

6. Well, considering they could only get 14 co-sponsors...

I'd say that the vast majority of the House, including most conservatives, isn't taking it seriously.

[bertman]

7. United States of Jesustan.

:rofl: :rofl:


And, yes, very tired of it.

[Ocracoker16]

8. WTF?

This is a ridiculous idea. It is scary that there are that many members of congress that are such nuts that they would propose this. If you read the text of the resolution, you find that they think that the Bible has had a major impact on our country's history. I also don't like this, because our country is in very bad condition right now with the economic crisis. I don't think it would ever be acceptable to propose such a resolution but at a time when we need congress working hard on crucial issues such as healthcare it is especially egregious.

[Cha]

11. Two words.

Fuck off.

Three more..you fucking hypocrites.

[MadMaddie]

18. They aren't capable of counting to 5!!

[jody]

12. "Year of the Tiger". Woods is the best golfer of all time but that's going too far! n/t

[Ilsa]

13. Whose Bible? I bet my dad's Bible is different from Broun's. nt

[NightOwwl]

14. I've been out of the loop for awhile...

but on a related topic, isn't the RNC pushing for a resolution to get the Dems to rename themselves the 'Democrat Socialist Party'?

They really have gone bug-fuck completely over-the-edge insane.

[vaberella]

15. Why don't they go as far as to declare the year 2012: Book of Revelations?! n/t

[Raffi Ella]

16. It's ridiculous and they know it.

Classic republi'cant' straw man; when they're dismissed outright they can play "persecuted christians".

[NightOwwl]

22. Bingo! n/t

[Bodhi BloodWave]

46. i would tell them that its acceptable if

2011 is year of the koran 2012, 2013, 2014 etc etc each are years of a different religion to make all things equal(wonder if they would accept that change or if they would vote against it >D )

[MadMaddie]

17. What about the other religions in America?

I hate these people more and more every day!

[Lerkfish]

19. so... they got nothing.

this is what they want to do, while obstructing anything to help america, this is what they spend their time on?

oh, ok. republicans are on the endangered species list. They're pandering to their FORMER base, without even realizing the fundamentalists are fed up with them, too.

[Uncle Joe]

20. Could it be they believe in politics more than they believe in the Bible?

If they truly believed in the Bible as the holy book of God's message, why on Earth would they want to limit it to one year?

I believe 2010 also happens to be an election year?...nah they wouldn't be that cynical, self serving, Machiavellian, hypocritical and manipulative of the American People's freedom of faith or non-faith, I 'm sure their mamas love them.

[Ikonoklast]

21. They do it so they can declare themselves persecuted when it fails.

And President Obama anti-religion.

Pharisees one and all.

[HopeOverFear]

37. OIC it's a setup

[Politicalboi]

23. No Michelle Bachmann?

Doesn't she know about this?

[Number23]

24. 2010 - election year AND year of the Bible??

Coincidence??? :think:

[Clio the Leo]

25. Did I ever tell y'all about the time I saw Rep. Wamp on his way to go fishing....

.... as I was on my way to church one Sunday morning?

You cant make this stuff up friends. :)

[lib2DaBone]

26. Year of the Bible... while people live in tents..and politicians stuff cash in their pockets

[tanyev]

27. OK, as long as 2011 is The Year of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

And 2012 has got to be The Year of the New Age of Aquarius.

[juno jones]

28. Yes we'll do them all year by year...

...The Koran, Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Buddhist Book of the Dead, Crowley's Book of the Law, and even Dianetics and Richard Dawkins, why the fuck not? Then we'll celebrate on thru the Eddas, The Egyptian Book of the Dead and eventually light on Ovid's Metamorphisis.

Maybe we'll have some tolerance around here once everybody knows that everybody else really just wants the same things from life...or at least is a bugfuck insane as anyone else. :)

[Arugula Latte]

29. Why not "The Year of the Epic of Gilgamesh." One book of fantasy/mythology is as good as another.

[OwnedByFerrets]

30. Fuck you Broun

[Sebastian Doyle]

31. Ironic thing is that Repukes couldn't give two shits about the Bible

Obviously the commandments "Thou shalt not kill" and "Thou shalt not steal" don't seem to register at all with them. Let alone the repeated condemnation of usury throughout the entire Old Testament. And I doubt any of them could quote even one line of JC's Sermon on the Mount.

[11 Bravo]

33. I'm a Christian, and I'm sick of these jackasses.

[Hieronymus]

34. I never heard of any of those congressmen.

[RoadRage]

35. And in related news...

those same legislators would like to see 2011 be noted as the year that all women returned to working in the home, and wearing dresses everyday. Men could eagerly look forward to coming home to supper ready & waiting at 5pm sharp, and his wife waiting for him upstairs as soon as the kids are tucked into bed.

Also, all gay people would take a magical pill and would wake up the next morning attracted only to those of the opposite sex...

What a nice 1953 Euphoria....

:eyes: Fucking Idiots.

[polmaven]

40. Don't forget about the pearls....

Wimmins just gotta wear pearl necklaces...and high heels, for that matter.

[RoadRage]

42. Hahaha.. you said "Pearl Necklace"...

sometimes I think i'm a 12 year old boy instead of a 30 year old woman. ;)

[polmaven]

45. LOL.

:rofl: Wellllll.... I grew up watching Father Knows Best, etc. The moms ALL wore pearl necklaces!

[WeDidIt]

36. Democrats should counter-propose making 2010 the Year of Holy Books

Bible, Torah, Talmud, Bhagavad Gita, Upanaishads, and Qur'an included.

Not to mention the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

[Political Tiger]

38. Only if 2011 can be Year of the Koran. n/t

[Forkboy]

39. Did they specify which one?

[CJCRANE]

41. Year of the Gospel.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." (Luke 6:31, NIV)

[LynneSin]

43. I think even Jesus himself would be annoyed at Jesustan

The guy was a modest liberal hippie jew who is probably shocked at the things done in his 'name'

[grantcart]

44. I didn't realize the bible needed the USG's help

[Hellataz]

47. I thought it was 2012 that was the bibles "end of the world" date.

I would think that was the year they would be aiming for, the year most of them are predicting "revelations"

[whistler162]

48. President Obama should compromise.....

make 2010 the year of the Torah, 2011 the year of the New Testament, 2012 the year of the Koran, etc. etc. etc..

[Cha]

49. He only wants to thump up the Hypocricy

when it's not declared.