Republican: We've asked for shootings by turning away from God

[Morphine Prince 110,031]

"We are losing the acknowledgment of God, and I'm standing here talking, to Christians and Pastors, and I'm telling you we're losing the acknowledgment of God," Moore said, before reciting several verses from the Old Testament book of Hosea that deal with lack of knowledge of God.

"You wonder why we're having shootings, and killings here in 2017? Because we've asked for it," Moore said. "We've taken God out of everything. We've taken prayer out of school, we've taken prayer out of council meetings."

A Moore spokesman did not return a request for comment on the candidate's comments.

Moore has in the past suggested tragic events were the result of American society turning away from God. In a comment from February reported on by CNN's KFile last week, Moore suggested the September 11, 2001 attacks might have occurred because the US had distanced itself from God.

[ZiggyZiggs 30,067]

no one asked for anything.  

[Eighteen 5,430]

[uo111 5,285]

The saddest part is that this statement makes people want to vote for him.

[JustinLovesGaga 883]

 People like this is why non religious people think religion is ridiculous 

[RAMROD 118,160]

This is too real. I can't take this.

I hate every politicians who use religion to gain supports

[AmericanGUY 4,609]

the point of Christianity is to unconditionally love others and better people together not point out flaws and use scapegoats 

[SHALLOW 16,469]

 

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18 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

I hate every politicians who use religion to gain supports

I hate politicians that use religion period

This is a secular nation with secular laws. Religious beliefs have no business being anywhere near politics imo.

[Guest]

Ok let's add prayer in school then what? There would be the same results 

[manicholic 3,694]

So God is sensible gun control, background checks and NOT accepting millions in bribes from a homegrown terrorist organization like the NRA? 

[Guest]

Well that's a whole new level of stupid & delusion. Praying doesn't do jack sh*t.

[littlepotter 76,634]

what a fucking moron. institutionalized religion is the worst thing that could happen right now. let everyone deal with spirituality privately 

[Tom Nook 37,820]

Ew no separation of church and state  it’s first Amendment people 

[CautiousLurker 19,973]

That must be it... It's not like countries with larger percentages of atheists happen to also have some of the lowest crime rates or anything