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(79,066 posts) Sun Mar 19, 2023, 11:37 AM Mar 2023

Praying in the Capitol rotunda, Lauren Boebert stated that Jesus "went to hell in our place." [View all]

Anyone know when this happened? Today??

Praying in the Capitol rotunda, Lauren Boebert stated that Jesus “went to hell in our place.”

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Praying in the Capitol rotunda, Lauren Boebert stated that Jesus "went to hell in our place." [View all] riversedge Mar 2023 OP

Jesus went to hell to take the slot that was slated for her. llmart Mar 2023 #1

She took stage lessons from Paula White. if you can stomach it, compare the two at live events. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #79

she is a fucking lunatic, a clear and present danger Celerity Mar 2023 #2

Is there supposed to be something remarkable about that? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #3

Remarkable delusion, that's all ExtremelyWokeMatt Mar 2023 #12

Post removed Post removed Mar 2023 #25

Joe Biden goes every Sunday Effete Snob Mar 2023 #35

Well stated PJMcK Mar 2023 #34

I never learned Jesus went to hell when he died. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #41

It's kind of the point Effete Snob Mar 2023 #47

I thought God gave Jesus to humans because Jesus was a good person, an example and teacher. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #56

Good person? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #86

Not the story the nuns told us. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #91

Building a religion Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #105

Religion is one of the oldest and best grifts ever. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #107

The scapegoat orthoclad Mar 2023 #125

So basically the whole story taken from pagan mythology. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #129

Yes, it looks like a syncretic religion orthoclad Mar 2023 #135

Yes I would love to read it. Let me know when you finish with the piece. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #136

I was in the St Dominic Savio Society orthoclad Mar 2023 #137

I have not heard about the DS society or extreme Mary worship. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #138

Something about him accepting martyrdom orthoclad Mar 2023 #139

Wow that is such a neat rainbow story. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #140

The musta whispered it orthoclad Mar 2023 #142

.... Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #143

Back in the day, before I stopped giving a damn about conforming, aka-chmeee Mar 2023 #100

I most have not registered that part. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #104

It was in the versions of the Apostles' Creed BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #111

We didn't say this prayer much at all. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #113

Episcopalians used the Nicene Creed more in the liturgy BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #116

Catholics too Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #118

It's that overlap BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #121

It's right there Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #117

He didn't go to hell in my place but her book says he did go to hell. Autumn Mar 2023 #4

Standard Christian (at least Catholic) doctrine. Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #5

Pretty much standard everywhere else, too Effete Snob Mar 2023 #23

3 days? PJMcK Mar 2023 #40

Ever spend a weekend in Philadelphia? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #58

Try Flint, MI (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2023 #62

That's why Jesus went to Cancun afterwards Effete Snob Mar 2023 #76

That was Ted Cruz who went to Cancun after the Texas apocalypse. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2023 #83

The Apostles Creed recited in some churches uses the phrase Ilsa Mar 2023 #61

There are a couple of different creeds Retrograde Mar 2023 #95

Nicene Creed seems more like prose, more detailed in Ilsa Mar 2023 #112

Are you Roman Catholic? Retrograde Mar 2023 #114

No, always protestant. nt Ilsa Mar 2023 #124

correct dembotoz Mar 2023 #99

He went to Hell? 2naSalit Mar 2023 #6

They just make things up Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #9

The Catholic Church (not sure about Protestants but I think it's the same) Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #13

My daughter went to Catholic school and not once did I hear that. Demsrule86 Mar 2023 #16

It is part of their beliefs. Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #18

Thanks... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #19

I went to Mass so I got the 10% tuition reduction...and not once did I hear that... Demsrule86 Mar 2023 #21

5th article of the apostles creed. edisdead Mar 2023 #29

I sang in choirs... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #46

Did you ever sing Handel's Messiah? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #85

Oh... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #108

Perhaps you were H2O Man Mar 2023 #68

its in the apostles creed. edisdead Mar 2023 #27

+1 H2O Man Mar 2023 #71

It's true Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #119

I never heard that in Catholic School. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #43

One last reference for you Effete Snob Mar 2023 #87

Good god. Either the nuns left out that part or I blocked it out. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #92

You were correct. Effete Snob Mar 2023 #110

I grew up in the Lutheran Church and wnylib Mar 2023 #115

It's called the Harrowing of Hell. tblue37 Mar 2023 #20

Right and it is celebrated in the Ukranian Catholic church and Evangelicals in my experience hate Demsrule86 Mar 2023 #24

Someone even took pictures Effete Snob Mar 2023 #38

Have you ever been a member of a Christian denomination Effete Snob Mar 2023 #22

When I was a kid... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #31

What did Jesus do between Good Friday and Easter? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #33

From what I recall... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #42

Exactly. How could Jesus go to hell when he was perfect, the son of God. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #50

He went there to let souls out. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #52

What was Jesus thinking? He sounds like the perfect enabler. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #59

Ever notice how these "Christians" behave? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #60

You nailed it right here Effete Snob Mar 2023 #53

See? 2naSalit Mar 2023 #54

That's what the initials are for Effete Snob Mar 2023 #57

Raised fundy Baptist in Texas. Nobody ever taught us this. Doesn't surprise me Crazy Boebert went to emulatorloo Mar 2023 #55

It's a pretty important part of the Christian dogma! PJMcK Mar 2023 #45

Jesus went through the ordeal because he was persecuted by the Romans. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #49

He could have simply zapped them with a death ray Effete Snob Mar 2023 #66

Because his god the father wanted him to burn in hell for earthlings. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #69

Yep. You got it. Effete Snob Mar 2023 #73

I have a queasy stomach and drinking blood and eating flesh didn't sit well with me. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #80

Never eat Jesus on an empty stomach Effete Snob Mar 2023 #90

You always eat Jesus on a totally empty stomach. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #93

I'm 51, so no spring chicken Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #120

I'm quite a bit older than you are. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #128

I still don't eat meat on Fridays during Lent Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #131

We could never eat meat on Fridays. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #132

If your mother was chill enough to teach you you weren't going to hell Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #133

That's not correct PJMcK Mar 2023 #77

Change "almost no" to "no" Effete Snob Mar 2023 #81

Yeah, we're on the same pages PJMcK Mar 2023 #98

I'm just telling you what the nuns told us. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #82

Before or after they rapped your wrists with a ruler? PJMcK Mar 2023 #97

.... Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #101

I've heard people call Jews "Christ-killers" orthoclad Mar 2023 #126

The Jesus story is a mash-up of a number of religious myths PJMcK Mar 2023 #127

The archetpes behind the myths orthoclad Mar 2023 #141

which is strange, because if the Jews did treestar Mar 2023 #134

From the way I was told... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #51

Don't worry, I'm not upset PJMcK Mar 2023 #70

That... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #75

He went to hell because he was "woke?" tinrobot Mar 2023 #7

In some versions of Christianity, this is what they believe. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #8

It is made up and not biblical. Demsrule86 Mar 2023 #14

It's an early church belief based on 1 Peter 3:19-20 and recited in the Apostles Creed. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #17

It is part of Episcopal doctrine Effete Snob Mar 2023 #26

Clearly she is ignorant...Jesus did not got to hell and if you believe he is now seated on the Demsrule86 Mar 2023 #10

Ever heard of the Episcopal Church? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #28

Methodists removed "descended...", later restored it unc70 Mar 2023 #65

So if he went to hell in our place we don't need religion. Emile Mar 2023 #11

Except only Christians believe that. Mosby Mar 2023 #15

That is indeed what some beleive Effete Snob Mar 2023 #32

Right so we can do whatever the hell we want, Jesus gives us a pass? Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #48

You are indeed starting to understand these people Effete Snob Mar 2023 #63

What I learned from the nuns when I was 8 y/o is that religious people seem crazy. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #64

Bingo Effete Snob Mar 2023 #72

One of my aunts was a nun and she was fabulous. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #78

Yup. Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #103

When I was young, most catholics I knew were not that religious. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #106

That's a new fairy tale on me Bayard Mar 2023 #30

She's trying to prove publicly her god has infinite patience. Judi Lynn Mar 2023 #36

She's right and she's wrong Maeve Mar 2023 #37

We'll have to bring in a Navajo elder to smudge the place after that. Hotler Mar 2023 #39

In some Christian doctrine Jesus went to hell during his 3 days in the grave Trenzalore Mar 2023 #44

Then, for the Mormons, he went on an American tour Effete Snob Mar 2023 #74

I'm interpreting "our place" as Boebert's house. ananda Mar 2023 #67

So much for the separation of church and state. What a whackadoodle. She should be Vinca Mar 2023 #84

She's just quoting The Apostles' Creed. MineralMan Mar 2023 #88

Mineral Man, I was just going to add that it is the Apostles' Creed. Said it every Sunday at Mass. debm55 Mar 2023 #89

Did he, Lauren? Or was he there putting the "reserved" sign on your table? Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #94

Hey MAGAs, this is our government, not your church. GTFO and STFU. Initech Mar 2023 #96

This is like someone telling me that Persephone went to Hades for me. Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #102

Sound like Jesus went to her bar. kairos12 Mar 2023 #109

I had no idea Jesus went to hell. Sounds like he went to the immigration office and changed his visa betsuni Mar 2023 #122

I'm going to ignore that loon, and comment on the history of this myth instead Meowmee Mar 2023 #123

What an utter whack job. roamer65 Mar 2023 #130