Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican House speaker, used to conduct a seminar in churches premised on the idea that the United States is a ā€œChristian nation.ā€ This ministry, as he has referred to it, is yet more evidence that Johnson is committed to a hardcore Christian fundamentalism that shapes his views of politics and government.

The seminar, titled ā€œAnswers for Our Times: Government, Culture, and Christianity,ā€ was organized by Onward Christian Education Services, Inc., a company owned by his wife, Kelly Johnson, a Christian counselor and anti-abortion activist who calls herself a ā€œleader in the pro-family movement.ā€ The website for her counseling serviceā€”which was taken down shortly after Johnson became speakerā€”described the seminar, which featured both her and Johnson, as exploring several questions, such as, ā€œWhat is happening in America and how do we fix it?ā€ The list includes this query: ā€œCan our heritage as a Christian nation be preserved?ā€ There were different versions of the seminar running from two-hour-long lectures to retreats lasting two days.

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    Well, Qbert said sheā€™s tired of hearing about separation of church and state, meaning she should be disqualified for the same reason, but even after the vaping and the groping on top of that, sheā€™s still in office, sadly.

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        The xtians always use the ā€œIā€™m not perfect, just forgivenā€ thing which just says it all, really. The not very subtle implication being that, even if caught doing things in public like having your yabbos given a good fondling while you yank the crank of your BF (was her divorce finalized at this point? Isnā€™t that adultery? Does xtianity even allow divorce in the eyes of their god?) after some vaping, she is still better than you are if youā€™ve not accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior.