Maddow: GOP wants to ‘kill health reform through God’s intervention’

[babsbunny]

By David Edwards and Daniel Tencer
Friday, December 18th, 2009 -- 11:59 am

http://rawstory.com/2009/12/conservative-lawmakers-prayercast/

Prominent congressional Republicans have turned to Christian activist Lou Engle to help them bring God to their side in their battle to defeat health care reform.

In an online "prayercast" Wednesday night, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann joined a number of Christian leaders in praying that health care reform will be defeated. Leading the prayer was Engle, whose organization Call to Conscience describes itself as a "movement to bring holiness and purity back to America."

[Deja Q]

1. Hmmm

Lincoln = Reagan
Family Values = Newt and Larry
Fiscal responsibility = Reagan and Bush


God=Satan also seems to fit their M.O....

[rucky]

2. They better be wrong about there being a God...

because if there is, they're going to the bottom circle of Hell.

[DBoon]

3. because people get sick and die because god wants them to?

and alleviating suffering violates god's plan?

what a bunch of sadistic bastards

[polpilot]

4. Jesus ONLY healed those who had health insurance. Remember.

OR they were OVER 65 and had medicare. He said: 'To be healed is not a right...one must PAY for it'.

[Shallah Kali]

8. maybe they think we should all just go to IHOP -international house of prayer

:crazy:

The Holy Spirit Invades IHOP
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/holy-spirit-invades-ihop

When Lou Engle is not overseeing right-wing "prayercasts" and rubbing elbows with Republican members of Congress, he is affiliated with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, which is essentially a 24/7/365 version of one of his The Call prayer rallies.

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the fact that IHOP had canceled classes for several days because the Holy Spirit had descended on the campus and thousands of people were experiencing miraculous healings and spiritual re-awakenings.

Now CBN has produced this segment on the Holy Spirit outpouring in question:
http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/vod/PST170v3_WS

[iceman66]

12. If the Jesus described in the New Testamant

ever came back to Earth, he'd seriously try to exorcize these people.

[atreides1]

5. ?????

When the hell has this country been holy and pure???

[dgibby]

6. The most frightening thing about this is WHO'S doing the praying.

Keep you eyes on DeMint. He's the new darling of the tea baggers. I'm on the record that he'll be making a run for the WH in 2012. He's been making his moves ever since Sanford flamed out. And he is one scary dude.

[Shallah Kali]

9. DeMint is a long time Family member - link

Health Care in House Held Hostage By "Christian Mafia" Member Bart Stupak
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/10/30/798724/-Health-Care-in-House-Held-Hostage-By-Christian-Mafia-Member-Bart-Stupak

Undercover Among America's Secret Theocrats
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2003/03/0079525

[iceman66]

14. Anyone who is as big of an asshole as DeMint

just HAS to have some skeletons in his closet.

We just have to find them.

[LyndaG]

7. Know what?

I hope God punishes all those people praying against affordable health insurance made available for people who really need it.

[ellie]

10. What a bunch of fucking loons.

[iceman66]

11. The last time they tried to invoke God for some nefarious purpose,

their convention almost had to be cancelled due to a hurricane.

[NNN0LHI]

13. Snake handlers

Yea lets put these nuts back in charge.

Don

[applegrove]

15. DISGUSTING!!!