GOP legislator prays to Jesus for forgiveness before state's first Muslim woman swears in
Source: Washington Post
By Reis Thebault March 26 at 11:24 PM
State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz was on the ninth “Jesus” of her opening prayer in the Pennsylvania statehouse when other lawmakers started to look uncomfortable.
Speaker Mike Turzai, her fellow Republican, glanced up — but Borowicz carried on, delivering a 100-second ceremonial invocation that some of her colleagues decried as an offensive, divisive and Islamophobic display shortly before the legislature swore in its first Muslim woman.
“God forgive us — Jesus — we’ve lost sight of you, we’ve forgotten you, God, in our country, and we’re asking you to forgive us,” Borowicz said, followed by a quote from the Bible’s second book of Chronicles that implores God’s followers to “turn from their wicked ways.” Then she praised President Trump for his unequivocal support of Israel.
“I claim all these things in the powerful, mighty name of Jesus, the one who, at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, Jesus, that you are Lord, in Jesus’ name,” Borowicz said.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/27/gop-lawmaker-prays-jesus-forgiveness-before-states-first-muslim-woman-swears/?utm_term=.9d6cd290606c
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dalton99a
(94,115 posts)
At a “Women for Trump” rally are, from left, Marcie Lynch Assetta, Dr. Jessica Hosley, Rep. Glen “GT” Thompson, Penny Ammerman-Thompson and Stephanie Borowicz.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)The progress of our county has been slow and often some serious problems were allowed to develop until confronted. The Republican Party long ago sold its soul to the extremists in desperation to gain offices. Unfortunately, its people who are often the victims that have provided them with their support. They are the suckers that are born every minute that are just waiting to be fleeced. Often it is their own failures that have contributed to their plight and in desperation the are willing to support the most vicious of demagogues. Its not their fault that they are desperate; its always some scapegoat.
With Hitler it was the Jews; today its the Hispanics that ae taking their jobs. Jobs that in fact few Americans will only take in desperation. Many of them are in reality only surviving on social safety net programs that are keeping them alive. The very programs candidates that the support are blaming for the situation. It is more than ironic. They are telling Americans that the drug problems is the fault of the suppliers. The fact is that if the suppliers didn't have buyers they wouldn't be in the business. Having been addicted to cigarettes when smoking was glamorous and the problem of stopping, it seems to me that the solution is convincing people not to become addicts that is going to destroy them both physically and financially.
Democracies are messy and move along with fits and stops. Authoritarian governments are far less complicated. They just exterminate what the conceive as the problem. They can control immigration by just mining the border and machine gunning down anyone who wants in which has always migrated to killing those who are trying to get out. Canada had better wise up. They could be facing a massive migration of Americans in the near future if the Republican Party remains in control. This county in on the way to becoming only habitable to the wealthy and their massive economically desperate slaves.
Smackdown2019
(1,358 posts)Brainwashed Trumpers and who is the guy in the picture? Was he once a female and is legitimately posing in a woman for trump snapshot?
Talking about Jesus, forgiveness are for those that deserve it. NAZIS were not forgiven, nor were they taken back within society. 20 years from now, trumpers who post their likes and poses as trumper supporters will regret it as evil beings. There needs to be a document collection of Trumpers and when the fall of the Nazis cometh upon our Nation, we need to do what the French did with Nazis! FOR NOW, all that is missing are the birds that constantly bombard their cars with white droppings!
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,303 posts)Modern day Pharisee
mountain grammy
(29,035 posts)I’d like to know what is.
susanna
(5,231 posts)Wow. And not in a good way.
greyl
(23,024 posts)Leghorn21
(14,090 posts)
Holy shit, these fuckin people
Ligyron
(8,006 posts)What's with the fish though? To feed the multitudes at his Klan Rally I guess?
mercuryblues
(16,413 posts)Ligyron
(8,006 posts) 
catbyte
(39,152 posts)That hate-filled, bigoted religious zealot has no business anywhere near government.
3catwoman3
(29,406 posts)...convinced that there SHOULD be a religious test to hold office - only atheists and agnostics should be allowed to run for office.
She is dismissive, disrespectful, divisive and presumptuous.
LittleGirl
(8,999 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Don't condemn all people of faith because this repulsive twit can't control herself. Nancy Pelosi is a person with faith and she was, no doubt, horrified by this Jesus freak's behavior.
3catwoman3
(29,406 posts)...I usually try not to do. I am just soooooooooo effing sick of what I call the “squeaky wheel” so-called Christians getting all the attention, and thinking they have the right to dictate to everyone else that they know best how the rest of us should believe.
Spiritual belief or non-belief is very personal and private, and should be treated as such unless you are at a worship service with like-minded people. What’s that bit about “pray in your closet and not in the street?”
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)and I very much agree with you. Keep it at home or in a house of worship and don't ask me to cater to your taboos. Have "faith" that there are more and more atheists every single day.
Behind the Aegis
(56,108 posts)But oh so predictable with this type of fundie loser. Why are people praying in state houses and Congress?!
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cantfixstupid
(23 posts)Sad truth is that most evangelicals don't realize that Judaism is not that into Jesus or the Jesus freaks who are waiting for the end-times prophesies to bring about the Great Tribulation.
On the September 18, 1991 edition of the “700 Club,” Sid Roth, host of “Messianic Vision,” stated that “two-thirds of the Jewish people [living in Israel] will be exterminated” during a future Great Tribulation. He bases this view on Zechariah 13:8–9. He argued that incidents of Blacks turning against Jews in New York City were a prelude to a coming great persecution.
At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Mark Alan Siegel, who served as the chairman of Florida’s Palm Beach County Democratic Party, told an interviewer the following about what he thought of Christian and Jewish relationships:
“The Christians just want us to be there so we can be slaughtered and converted and bring on the second coming of Jesus Christ. The worst possible allies for the Jewish state are the fundamentalist Christians who want Jews to die and convert so they can bring on the second coming of their Lord. It is a false friendship. They are seeking their own ends and not ours. I don’t believe the fundamentalists urging a greater Israel are friends of the Jewish state.”
Peace, Shalom, Salaam, K’é.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)and that she wants "Jews to be perfected, as they say."
Coulter: We Want Jews To Be "Perfected"
The conservative commentator said this week that the nation would be better off if all Americans were Christian and that she wants "Jews to be perfected, as they say."
Appearing on the CNBC show The Big Idea, Coulter was asked to give her version of a better America. She told the show's host, Donny Deutsch, that it would look like New York City during the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Pressed for details, Coulter said, "People were happy. They're Christian. They're tolerant. They defend America ..."
"Christian ... so we should be Christian?" Deutsch interrupted. "It would be better if we were all Christian?"
Coulter answered "Yes" once, and after being asked the same question again by an obviously surprised Deutsch, answered "Yes" a second time.
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)I asked a young Pastor how we had gone from hating Jews for killing Jesus when I was young to loving them today. He looked uncomfortable, said,” Generation change I guess!”
He just returned from Jerusalim where they were warned not to leave their Bibles, or anything because in the area owned by Muslims would confiscate them. We are in the middle of a Holy War. Nothing else.
marble falls
(71,926 posts)to loving them?
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)I simply asked a Pastor about what the Baptist Church preached when I was baptised at the age of 12 to what the Baptist Church preaches today.
I firmly believe in Freedom Of Religion for all. My Country was formed on that freedom.
I received a very weak answer to my question.
marble falls
(71,926 posts)racism in that Baptist minister's church.
Here in Texas it seems a lot of "end times" evangelicals love Israel all the while hating Jewish only a bit less than they hate Muslims.
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)Just one of the reasons I left the Southern Baptist Church. Another reason is because the Pastor told us from the Pulpit who we had to vote against.
After I left I received an Email on the Prayer Chain of a Pastor comparing Trump to Winston Churchill. Suffice it to say the email did not go unanswered by me! I blasted them.
marble falls
(71,926 posts)JI7
(93,616 posts)to lose to israel for whatever bs they believe in.
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)Like everything else they use what ever they think works to keep power and control. Nothing more!
Jesus wa a Jew they proclaim but he also left so Jews crucified him. If they believe their Bible!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)While most Christians in mainline denominations are likely to accept it as a theological event and not a biological one.
cantfixstupid
(23 posts)Not really clear as to the distinction between the two in terms of acceptance by 'mainline denominations'.
Notwithstanding you are quite right in pointing out that Islam accepts the Virgin Birth of Jesus and regard him as a prophet vs the 'Son of God'.
There is however some granularity/distinction between a Virgin Birth and the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception which holds that Mary was herself conceived without the stain of 'Original Sin'.
Islam/Muslims reject the doctrine of original sin and it follows logically that there is no need for an Immaculate Conception.
Peace, Shalom, Salaam, K’é.
iluvtennis
(21,497 posts)
susanna
(5,231 posts)
ck4829
(37,761 posts)cstanleytech
(28,471 posts)Maybe a thin border on the edge as a nice trim to pull it together?
Then again I like dressing loud like black shorts with bright neon green trim and matching bright neon green shirt. (and yes, I do advise wearing sunglasses before glancing my way 
LOL)
Croney
(5,017 posts)the Muslim woman's clothes?
cstanleytech
(28,471 posts)color.
Having a horrible time finding a matching shirt though so usually ending up wearing a black one since the only other color that would work is brown and I dont have a shirt of that color.
Edit: My brother of course does enjoy ribbing me over my color choices however like I told him we all have differences of opinions and I like the colors.
Judi Lynn
(164,124 posts)Wishing her the very best, starting immediately.
Hope she will just ignore that sleazy "Christian" who used her "prayer time" as a prop to take vicious kicks at her.
The god of people as stupid as Rep. Stephanie Borowicz:
LittleGirl
(8,999 posts)instead of that racist bigots photo. She needs sensitivity training.
marble falls
(71,926 posts)
mn9driver
(4,848 posts)
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)With all due respect to the Right Rev. Curry, it would not appear he has read much of the Bible.
d_r
(6,908 posts)Christians are supposed to love their enemies and turn the other cheek. It is the whole thing Jesus was about.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The New Testament one throws people into a lake of fire.
Bet all those drowned people are glad to hear that God became somewhat nicer.
Archae
(47,245 posts)And killed a tree for having the NERVE to not have any fruit.
mn9driver
(4,848 posts)Who says, “No you don’t believe that. You believe this other thing that I have decided you believe.”
Have a nice day. 
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Because I'm pretty sure that Jesus believed the Old Testament. He did quote from it quite a bit.
I thought the flood thing was in the Bible, and I didn't realize there were different "God" characters in it.
God grew up, or got better, or found less reason to do all that smiting (with the notable exception of, e.g., Ananias and Sapphira in the Acts, and pretty much everyone else in Revelation). Got it.
Oh, and that guy's pigs. Jesus did an exorcism, sent the demons into some guy's pigs, and they all drowned themselves. Sucks if they were your pigs, but, okay. I'm sure it was a different Jesus, though.
mn9driver
(4,848 posts)
exboyfil
(18,359 posts)from becoming a state senator (Walt Rogers). I was so proud of our community that elected Eric Giddens even though Rodgers had all the advantages (former state representative and had just come off a campaign with name recognition).
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)I think they are a danger to all of us. I say : BEWARE ! Their agenda is Dominionism. They are trying to turn this country into a Theocracy.
Historic NY
(40,037 posts)True Blue American
(18,579 posts)And Republican State Houses all over!
aeromanKC
(3,890 posts)Ohhhh, to be a fly on the wall upstairs.
JohnnyRingo
(20,870 posts)I would have waited until the end so as not to hijack the process, then pulled her aside and unloaded both barrels for bringing shame to the people's house. Then I may apologize openly on her behalf since she's too ignorant.
LuckyLib
(7,052 posts)Christians. Congress and our state houses need to be free of religious ritual.
weissmam
(910 posts)self righteous asswhole
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)She owed the pastor a big favor not connected to religion so my friend, not a religious person, took her friend, Jewish, to a Baptist church. A little over an hour in as the pastor was finishing up, another woman decided to testify. Half an hour later it was time to leave. I wrote this to make a point. I spent 1 1/2 hours in a Baptist church hearing about Jesus and I would rather do that then listen to someone like this for 100 seconds. Not on point, but, one parishioner asked the pastor why Abraham was kept from sacrificing his son but Jephthah did sacrifice his daughter? Before the pastor could answer, my friend said, "Excuse me pastor, but my friend is Jewish and could probably give this man the reason since it is in his Bible.". Nothing I like better than to explain scripture to a church full of Baptists.
True Blue American
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MrScorpio
(73,772 posts)
SomewhereInTheMiddle
(661 posts)I first heard that saying when I moved to central PA. I have found more than a little truth to it, though that may be unfair to Alabama (never having lived there). Central PA is a mix of urban liberal (Harrisburg, Lancaster, etc) and suburban and rural conservative (Gettysburg, Perry Co, etc).
I am saddened to see the bigotry shown in the OP article. I am gladdened that there is an increasing diversity in our legislature. I heartily wish religion was never an issue in US politics.
We still have a long way to go.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)If they swear an oath to represent all the people , when they already know they're lying and refuse to do it. Why are people voting people like this into office when they're so full of hate. Why are they promoting dividing the people up and pitting them to fight each other? That's not American values, that's anti Democracy , and anti American. It's like saying Make America great again, while they eliminate all health care for millions of people. Its all a scam, an act, and nothing more than another con job from corrupt people who only care about their own personal profits, or political gains, not ours.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,782 posts)Evangelical Christian believe they have a sacred duty to convert the unwashed masses into compliant Christians, so government rules and traditions are irrelevant to that goal.
Most likely to her, level of authority is equated to level of piety in the church, so she probably sees herself as superior to most of her peers in government. They will never admit to that state of mind though, and always show fake humility.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,782 posts)
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No one says it better than Mrs. Betty Bowers....
Link to tweet
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @BettyBowers
8:55 PM - 23 Mar 2019
If your parents are Jews, you're going to believe Judaism is truth.
It your parents are Muslim, you're going to believe Islam is truth.
If your parents are Christian, you're going to believe Christianity is truth.
Faith is not about reality; it's about conformity.
mwb970
(12,150 posts)That is all.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)She should be thrown out of office for doing something so incredibly hurtful and divisive. She's nauseating.
marble falls
(71,926 posts)To find the where required trying read the WaPo article before it locked itself. I think I saw it was Pennsylvania somewhere around paragraph six or seven.
Just one more reason to really loathe Jeff Bezos and his pay wall.
moonseller66
(430 posts)Somehow we're blaming these idiots for their religious views, and rightfully so. However, at times I think we're losing sight of the overall problem which is they are all listening to Priests, Rabbis, Pastors, Reverends, etc. who are instilling their views in the nearly empty heads of sheep scared to die. Religion knows this and takes advantage of it. (Pick a religion and whomever's current interpretation of it)
We need to remind people the "R" after Senators, Congress and locals really stands for Racist; DJT (R-acist), Mike Pense (R-acist), etc.
Sounds like a concerted effort by religion to rule the world, and by golly, it is. Put some cash in the plate! Go to heaven! Send thoughts and prayers to the infidels! (and NRA)
The First Amendment needs re-emphasis, BIG TIME. Remind the crazies there are 27 other Amendments of which 99% can't name more than 2, misquote most and can't understand the rest because of apathetic ignorance.
The need to remember:
Their Religion is NOT my law.
majdrfrtim
(340 posts)(for a dozen years, in my 50s & 60s; no prior service; four OCONUS deployments; ended last year) I figured that since Jesus doesn’t suffer from a senile dementia, I didn’t need to remind him of his name when I prayed publicly at non-voluntary-attendance gatherings.
Just sayin’.
Also, I believe diversity makes us stronger as a nation.
Wounded Bear
(64,324 posts)offering spiritual guidance to any who call on them, regardless of the seeker's religion.
At least it used to be that way. When I got out in the late 70's, emerging Christo-fascism was already in vogue.
From what I've heard, there's been a lot of evangelizing going on lately.
majdrfrtim
(340 posts)Military Chaplaincy *used* to value quaint values such as a Constitutional right to free exercise of religion — or lack of religion — but in my experience, those days are long gone. I’ve met (too) many Chaplains who bleat about “being told I cannot pray in the name of Jesus” (simply untrue, in most cases) while having a cow if they have to report to a senior Chaplain who’s —wait for it— a WOMAN, and/or who refuse to acknowledge the validity of the practice of any spiritual path other than their own, narrowly-construed, sectarian, exclusionary beliefs. They would scream bloody murder if they had to stand in formation while a Buddhist Chaplain prayed in Thai, for example — or a Muslim Chaplain prayed to Allah in Arabic. But they believe THEY MUST pray in the name of Jesus!
In my experience, many of them have only on-line coursework as their academic preparation for military ministry. In your day, every Chaplain had to have received an academic degree which assumed in-classroom courses. I came the Chaplaicy as an old fart, in my 50s, with six post-secondary academic degrees [none involved any on-line coursework] and a year of post-doctoral research in molecular virology. I never once felt the need to impose my religious views on anyone else in uniform while I served.
Thank you for your courageous and honorable military service, Teufel Hund. My hat’s off to you. So’s my hair.
Wounded Bear
(64,324 posts)and many thanks for your service as well.
True Blue American
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samnsara
(18,767 posts)
ancianita
(43,307 posts)are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
DBoon
(24,983 posts)Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
Grins
(9,459 posts)It's worse than it sounds.
Listen to the clip, but watch the Speaker of the House's body language and facial expressions. It even became too much for him and he nudges her elbow to get her to shut her yap and get off the platform.
She is, of course, a Republican. Her official state website has this about her:
Occupation: Stay at home mom. <We wish.>
Education: Altamonte Christian School (Altamonte Springs, FL.) 1995, Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, CA) 1999 BA in Liberal Studies, Minor in Bible. <Coulda' fooled me.>
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Us with your religious bullshit. No religion, especially in public areas and the capital.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,681 posts)Judi Lynn
(164,124 posts)She's pitching a fit and pretending it's "praying."
The Speaker IS very amusing. He couldn't take it a moment longer, afraid she'd never STFU.
Another great moment in "politics."
TNNurse
(7,541 posts)but not for the reason she thinks.
FM123
(10,372 posts)
Maxheader
(4,419 posts)the rank in file wingers can show their true xenophobic, racist attitudes...
cuz the boss does...
IronLionZion
(51,268 posts)Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)This is like a scene out of the Handmaid's Tale.
I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with this woman and others like her.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)That's pretty close for a county that went more than 2:1 for Trump.
Her first term, this former schoolteacher ran unopposed in the primary, the first change in 30 years when the popular incumbent Democrat retired and left what had become a strongly red district seat open.
And now in 2020 she will again have to run for that seat.
PA-76 is pretty rural in a sea of red counties, intensely white, assuming heavily Christian, but a large bulge of more diverse young people has or is reaching voting age. U of PA has a campus in this district.
Let's hope she acts out her religious extremism and bigotry often in the meantime, and that the natural incompetence of hard-core conservatives to govern wisely has time to backfire on her.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Islam, Judaism, and Christianity share the God of Abraham as their foundations.
magicarpet
(18,510 posts).... bit of Fascism mixed in with her Christianity and buybull thumping.
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)her god is watching her.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)If there's going to be justice, it's up to us
DeminPennswoods
(17,506 posts)He must've wondered why God was punishing him with both Metcalfe and her...