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'Scripture is very clear': New House Speaker tells Congress God has 'ordained' them (www.alternet.org)

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Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.

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[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Back then "the entire world" was a slang term for you neighborhood.

[-] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Ah yes, because the story clearly talks about Noah easily finding land again because only a small part of the world was flooded.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

The whole story was bullshit, however floods throughout history are extremely common. Just look at the Libya flood.

Old tales from the bible were loosely based off of real life, but embellished heavily.

[-] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The whole story was bullshit

No shit, but the story still makes god an evil villain.

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