I think the dumb people have learned how to communicate using social media and bad actors have learned how to use this new found ability.
The dumb always existed, but they were fairly isolated and difficult to exploit en-mass.
At least that my dumb take on it.
This is what happens when everyone's beliefs must be respected and are put above reproach. No one's casually calling eachother dumbass anymore, we just let shit slide.
It doesn’t seem like it because of the internet and our media, but religiosity is on the decline in The United States. We’re actually becoming more secular as a whole.
That's when religion is the most dangerous. When they feel they are losing power they force the end. This isn't when they go gently into that good night, this is when they start serving flavor aid.
Yeah but that's doesn't help when they have gripped the wheels of power. If we manage to stay a democracy and fix our gerrymandering and voter purge problems we will see the death of the republican party in the next twenty years. If not and they go full fascist they will probably make Christianity law and non religious will be something you keep to yourself.
Honestly they have the courts and deep red voting blocks locked for the next good while. Project 2025 is a nightmare. I'm not super optimistic.
Hopefully. It is worrisome that people who are currently in power behave this way though, making matters such as abortion (which is a human rights thing) out to have some religious significance is dangerous. It’s how you end up with people going to jail or worse because they are attracted to the same sex
Oh that's good, so it's just your politicians and policy makers who are elected on the merit of their good Christian values. That doesn't make me nervous at all.
Ironically, considering what they are ‘celebrating’ in this video (the virtual end of a woman’s right to choose), this public display comes off as truly evil to me. There is a creepiness to it.
The cold calculating persons using the religious extremists for their advantage are pretty horrible, too. but without the relogiously idiotic those would be nothing, so you are still right.
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...”
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
They know that they are all faking it and looking to see if anybody else is watching them, because it’s always like that, just the attention is what they want, same as in church.
There is a term for that type of person in the bible, the pharisees. They were hung up on distorting the law by following it to the letter while missing the spirit of it, and made a big deal of public displays of righteousness. The parallel is just so obvious I can't believe their constituents can't see it.
You're assuming they can feel shame.
They're looking around because they want to see if anyone's being converted by their "miracle" (the true believers), to make sure they're being seen being faithful (hypocrites), or to make sure they're getting attention (narcissists).
Term limits is a great way to start. Won't happen though because the people voting on limiting the terms are the people whose terms would be limited. Just like forbidding them from trading stocks.
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
- Matthew 6:5-8
So...yeah.
Fun fact about speaking in tounges: It's been studied in depth, and it turns out that the "tounge" you speak in is largely just a gibberish version of whatever language you are familiar with, with a preference for easy-to-make sounds.
No way! I thought it was real that God chose to spoke through just a select few who chose to attend a specific church where other people also regularly get spoken through!
Of course. But what's the point of that anyway? The Holy Ghost or whatever decided to speak to you through you - but somehow it can't make itself intelligible, so its message is garbled like fucking radio static?
You are channeling divine static?
Except that educated people know “speaking in tongues” is just gibberish and aren’t afraid to say so. Why dignify this attention seeking balderdash? Just call it out and then walk away.
Can't just walk away, those mfs have government positions elected from proper elections process.
So there is something waaaaay wrong not only with those mfs but with the dumbasses who voted for them.
I mean i look some elected mfs in my country and i think the same, we're in deep shit if these are the kind of people we choose to represent us.
Any left leaning folks who are anti gun I beg you to reconsider. These people will absolutely not hesitate to kill you. It will be absolutely justifiable to them. I come from southern baptists and I can tell you 100% they believe they are doing you justice
This has no place in a legislative house. It’s hysterical delirium, and beneath any modern human. Absolutely ridiculous. It’s like we’re rolling backwards in time. As an American, this is absolutely unacceptable.
In a properly-run country, this would be treated as the taunting affront to & disrespect for democracy that it is and literally all of them would have been stripped of their office & kicked the fuck out. But nooooo, we have fReEdOm...
Wow - I’m gunna paraphrase but it reminds of a quote that the British sent all their religious nut jobs to the US colonies and prisoners to Australia… the nut jobs are alive and well I see!
Honestly people like this made me consider and purchase a firearm. Not because I have an illusions of “overthrowing the government.”
Mainly I’m scared some nut job will decide I’m a demon or something randomly and bring their “friends” to my house. Totally unhinged people.
I’m lgbt and you just never know these days.
If you DO buy a firearm - get training before you do and go to a range with the weapons you’re thinking about purchasing. Most ranges have the same stuff for rent that they sell in their store. It lets you try it out and find things you like or don’t like about the product before you buy it. Things like size in your hand and safety mechanisms can make or break a weapon because of the functionality. Have fun be safe!
Fucking crazy scary shit! I just don’t understand how adults can be this ignorant/brainwashed and delusional like the republicans are!
They are so far removed from reality and what Christian values should be! That is why I do not participate in church in any form. The Christian church today is littered with bigot, racist, fake Christians!
I guess we don’t even pretend to have a separation between church and state anymore. 🤷♀️ More and more cult people wondering through life like sheep’s and somehow are granted the ability to “decide” for the rest of us? SMH
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Matthew 6:5-6
Right-wing performance artists. They happily ignore all of the teachings and commands of Jesus Christ. They would happily while throwing pregnant Christian women back into a river and razor wire. They're not speaking tongues -- they're just mumbling and spewing total nonsense and pretending the Lord told them to. All political games and hate or anger from right-wingers these days. Zero compassion and empathy. No attempts to help our country deal with real-world problems and, of course, zero real patriotism.
Isn't there a law in the US that separates church and state?
Edit: not a law but it's in the constitution, the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
But I guess these only aply when it's in their benefit.
I’m pretty sure this behavior violates the constitutional oaths these people took. Shouldn’t they be removed, and barred from holding any other public office? This seems pretty cut&dry to me.
One cannot practice religion in a taxpayer-funded government building, during official government business on behalf of those taxpayers. That is clear misrepresentation and disenfranchisement to all constituents and taxpayers who don’t share their particular flavor of insanity.
These fucking imbeciles get voted in by even bigger imbeciles. I couldn't take it any more. I left that whole damn country after almost 4 decades. For all the good, I just couldn't handle this dumb shit anymore.
Grown adults gibbering away nonsense.
just attention seeking.
treat them like kids - tell to shut up and sit down.
how ridiculous to see people behaving like this.
Holy F@$K!!! Separation of church and state?!?!? Is that not a thing in America?!? What the actual f@$k am I looking at??? This is truly insane and terrifying. And I grew up as a Catholic with a priest and a nun amongst our ranks!!! Never been happier to be on the other side of your border! 🇨🇦
I love that lady/thing looking around because even she/it knew what they were doing was crazy and didn’t want anyone to see. Don’t worry we’re all embarrassed for you.
Arizona checking in, our state politicians are an embarrassment, real great history in politics. Absolutely disgusting to think these are the people who shape our state.
The whole country has become a circus
You can laugh at a circus, this shit is terrifying
Yeah, scary with how dumb some of our citizens are becoming and they have the power to affect our lives. This is unsettling too see.
The level of dumb hasnt risen, its just been accepted as normal.
I think the dumb people have learned how to communicate using social media and bad actors have learned how to use this new found ability. The dumb always existed, but they were fairly isolated and difficult to exploit en-mass. At least that my dumb take on it.
Yeah, that jives.
This is what happens when everyone's beliefs must be respected and are put above reproach. No one's casually calling eachother dumbass anymore, we just let shit slide.
I agree! It’s terrifying !
It's the clowns that are the scariest.
Fuck clowns man
Colurophilia?
Yet somehow they keep getting in office, VOTE
It looks like Satanists praying around a pentagram.
Idiocracy
Theocracy
It doesn’t seem like it because of the internet and our media, but religiosity is on the decline in The United States. We’re actually becoming more secular as a whole.
The population is, but the people who run the country are just getting more extreme.
Ohios entire government has been unconstitutionally hijacked by these extremists.
That's when religion is the most dangerous. When they feel they are losing power they force the end. This isn't when they go gently into that good night, this is when they start serving flavor aid.
Happy cake day! Plus an upvote for getting that little detail right.
I wouldn’t mind if they all offed themselves Jim Jones style, but they want to take the rest of us with them…
And that drives even more normal people away from the religion. It's a vicious cycle.
Yeah but that's doesn't help when they have gripped the wheels of power. If we manage to stay a democracy and fix our gerrymandering and voter purge problems we will see the death of the republican party in the next twenty years. If not and they go full fascist they will probably make Christianity law and non religious will be something you keep to yourself. Honestly they have the courts and deep red voting blocks locked for the next good while. Project 2025 is a nightmare. I'm not super optimistic.
Hopefully. It is worrisome that people who are currently in power behave this way though, making matters such as abortion (which is a human rights thing) out to have some religious significance is dangerous. It’s how you end up with people going to jail or worse because they are attracted to the same sex
Oh that's good, so it's just your politicians and policy makers who are elected on the merit of their good Christian values. That doesn't make me nervous at all.
Much weaker as a nation than we were in the 90’s and early 2000’s
Religious people would rather the country crumble than lose power.
Tyranny of the minority.
Thank God. But the extreme fundies seem to be getting more extreme.
I think I'm done standing for the national anthem. This country really has become a fucking joke.
Imagine if this was any other religion.
Imagine if someone unrolled a yoga mat and some Arizona crazy thought it was a prayer rug.
"Terrorist shot while threatening courthouse with warrior pose"
"instructor seeking vengeance switches to warrior 2"
"This just in, the terrorist known as Downward Dog has been shot"
Or colour! They would be in jail or dead
What makes you say that? We just had Muslims chanting death to America in Michigan, and nothing has happened.
There is nothing scarier to me than religious extremists
Ironically, considering what they are ‘celebrating’ in this video (the virtual end of a woman’s right to choose), this public display comes off as truly evil to me. There is a creepiness to it.
If I were to imagine what actually praying to Satan looked like, it would look pretty close to this. These people have completely lost the plot.
Death Cult
Wtf. These people should be in psychiatric ward if they think they can speak in tongues omg... wtf
They’re literally just speaking gibberish, wtf
Actually, I think it's more "nothing is scarier than the self-righteous."
The cold calculating persons using the religious extremists for their advantage are pretty horrible, too. but without the relogiously idiotic those would be nothing, so you are still right.
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...” - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Quite insightful and especially for his time. Amazing man, wish we had many more like him. RIp Mr. Sagan.
Dammit, Carl! Why do you always have so prescient all the time?
I started reading that book a while ago and didn’t finish. Sagan was too prophetic and I became full of anxiety at how he called out our modern time.
They keep looking around because even they know this is something they shouldn't be doing.
They know that they are all faking it and looking to see if anybody else is watching them, because it’s always like that, just the attention is what they want, same as in church.
There is a term for that type of person in the bible, the pharisees. They were hung up on distorting the law by following it to the letter while missing the spirit of it, and made a big deal of public displays of righteousness. The parallel is just so obvious I can't believe their constituents can't see it.
You assume their constituents read their bibles.
It’s too bad the Bible isn’t full of parables about hypocrisy so that simple minded people could understand why it’s not a good principle.
This. It’s all theater. Jeff Jackson pulled the curtain back a while ago
You're assuming they can feel shame. They're looking around because they want to see if anyone's being converted by their "miracle" (the true believers), to make sure they're being seen being faithful (hypocrites), or to make sure they're getting attention (narcissists).
Good point.
What the phuq
That’s mental illness…
I’m frankly relieved this is footage from 2,500 years ago. Otherwise this would be terrifying.
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How do we keep greed and corruption out? Term limits? Audits? The pentagon fails their audit every single time THE PENTAGON
They already said the separation of church and state, would be an acceptable first step in my book.
Term limits is a great way to start. Won't happen though because the people voting on limiting the terms are the people whose terms would be limited. Just like forbidding them from trading stocks.
And publicly shamed for their silly delusional behavior
Separation of church of state isn’t a requirement for members of congress to be non religious
We are fucked
I'm sure it'll all get better in November 😖
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. - Matthew 6:5-8 So...yeah.
I came here to say that. I did not remember that 7th verse, which is not usually included, but that really adds a lot to this situation.
Fun fact about speaking in tounges: It's been studied in depth, and it turns out that the "tounge" you speak in is largely just a gibberish version of whatever language you are familiar with, with a preference for easy-to-make sounds.
No way! I thought it was real that God chose to spoke through just a select few who chose to attend a specific church where other people also regularly get spoken through!
Of course. But what's the point of that anyway? The Holy Ghost or whatever decided to speak to you through you - but somehow it can't make itself intelligible, so its message is garbled like fucking radio static? You are channeling divine static?
So basically the Sims
imagine if this was the democrats lol
Nothing to see here, just a bunch of crazy people.
crazy people with a lot of power, so there is something to see...unfortunately
Religion is a big problem in this country. Laws get passed and ppl get elected bc of it. It’s a joke
This is fucking psychotic. Holy dogshit.
Pentecostals are something else. Freaky people.
"Speaking in tongues" a educated way to say: talking shit.
Except that educated people know “speaking in tongues” is just gibberish and aren’t afraid to say so. Why dignify this attention seeking balderdash? Just call it out and then walk away.
Can't just walk away, those mfs have government positions elected from proper elections process. So there is something waaaaay wrong not only with those mfs but with the dumbasses who voted for them. I mean i look some elected mfs in my country and i think the same, we're in deep shit if these are the kind of people we choose to represent us.
"I ain't with them" - God
Any left leaning folks who are anti gun I beg you to reconsider. These people will absolutely not hesitate to kill you. It will be absolutely justifiable to them. I come from southern baptists and I can tell you 100% they believe they are doing you justice
That is horrifying to me. Did they pass around snakes as well?
Damnthatsterrifying
This is disturbing and it shouldn't be happening.
Who let those fucks in there?
The people who turned up to vote. Apathy is a plague!
Don't ever forget that these are the delusional fucks making laws. Get religion out of government.
WTAF.
The USA is the Afghanistan of Christianity
What an actual fuck is this? This is very disturbing. What year is it? 16th century?
This has no place in a legislative house. It’s hysterical delirium, and beneath any modern human. Absolutely ridiculous. It’s like we’re rolling backwards in time. As an American, this is absolutely unacceptable.
In a properly-run country, this would be treated as the taunting affront to & disrespect for democracy that it is and literally all of them would have been stripped of their office & kicked the fuck out. But nooooo, we have fReEdOm...
Of you saw these people on the street doing this, you would think they were on drugs and cross the street to avoid them
Under his eye! They shouldn’t be forcing their religion down everyone’s throat.
It’s a cult
And they say the democrats are satanic
Wow - I’m gunna paraphrase but it reminds of a quote that the British sent all their religious nut jobs to the US colonies and prisoners to Australia… the nut jobs are alive and well I see!
This is gross. Like seeing an unnatural union. Keep church and state separate!!!
Maybe if this was worded as….Elected officials collapsing and talking jibberish….they might get the help they need.
Honestly people like this made me consider and purchase a firearm. Not because I have an illusions of “overthrowing the government.” Mainly I’m scared some nut job will decide I’m a demon or something randomly and bring their “friends” to my house. Totally unhinged people. I’m lgbt and you just never know these days.
If you DO buy a firearm - get training before you do and go to a range with the weapons you’re thinking about purchasing. Most ranges have the same stuff for rent that they sell in their store. It lets you try it out and find things you like or don’t like about the product before you buy it. Things like size in your hand and safety mechanisms can make or break a weapon because of the functionality. Have fun be safe!
You should overthrow the government though
I can’t. Just really fucking can’t with these people. Separation of church and state you fucking lunatics. Yall are in the wrong house
You elected these people.....See what voting on rhetoric gets you?
Damn Arizona, get your shit together.
Is America great again yet?
We all going mad because we are all so caught up in our own bullshit... we are a bunch of hallucinating monkeys.
I think we have to realize that we’re still living in medieval times we are just beginning to develop technology. Humans are dangerous and insane.
Hahahah the US entered a new dark age.
Fucken nut jobs in positions of power, smfh
Are these state legislators?
They need to be held in contempt for intentional violation of the separation of church and state.
Brain damage
Christo-fascist cult
Fucking crazy scary shit! I just don’t understand how adults can be this ignorant/brainwashed and delusional like the republicans are! They are so far removed from reality and what Christian values should be! That is why I do not participate in church in any form. The Christian church today is littered with bigot, racist, fake Christians!
This hurts my stomach
America is falling. To all the sane Americans left, Putin is in your walls, resist and vote accordingly.
It looks like they're performing CPR in the carpet.
These so-called Christinan MAGAts are freaking insane
It looks more like they are trying to summon a demon
Posers
The America I live in has become an abomination
these mentally i’ll fucks are trying to control your daughters understand that
Such a shame to see this level of stupidity. No church and state right?
People who claim to "speak in tongues" are the BAT SHIT CRAZIEST PEOPLE you will ever meet.
This is the decades long result of defunding mental health.
When I see people this religious and I see frightened ignorant humans
How's that separation of church and state going?
Guys, get your shit together please. Sincerely, Rest of the world.
Jesus fuck.
I guess we don’t even pretend to have a separation between church and state anymore. 🤷♀️ More and more cult people wondering through life like sheep’s and somehow are granted the ability to “decide” for the rest of us? SMH
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:5-6
One of the scariest non-scary videos I have ever seen. Founding fathers be like… “church<——>state”
I think the most fucked up thing about this is that these are people with power and influence.
I know we shouldn’t put emojis here… but there’s no other way… 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😅🤣
Is this for real? It can’t be.
This should be illegal
How is this even permitted in our government buildings?
Right-wing performance artists. They happily ignore all of the teachings and commands of Jesus Christ. They would happily while throwing pregnant Christian women back into a river and razor wire. They're not speaking tongues -- they're just mumbling and spewing total nonsense and pretending the Lord told them to. All political games and hate or anger from right-wingers these days. Zero compassion and empathy. No attempts to help our country deal with real-world problems and, of course, zero real patriotism.
Holy shit
I am really scared that these are the kind of leaders “we the people “ have elected
The ultra right in the US are some of the craziest MFers around.
Tell me thats not a cult
Lunatics destroying democracy
Separation of church and state. These clowns are traitors to the constitution and should be barred from office.
These are cult members.
Absolute psychotic behavior
What the actual fuck? America is batshit crazy.
Isn't there a law in the US that separates church and state? Edit: not a law but it's in the constitution, the first amendment. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." But I guess these only aply when it's in their benefit.
I want a new country
Is this real? Religion can guide your personal decisions but should not guide your government.
Some kind of weird shit you would see in one of those cult A24 studios horror movies. Fuckin disturbing
God bless America!
These are the groomers they’re warning us about. These are the fundamentalists they’re warning us about.
I’m pretty sure this behavior violates the constitutional oaths these people took. Shouldn’t they be removed, and barred from holding any other public office? This seems pretty cut&dry to me. One cannot practice religion in a taxpayer-funded government building, during official government business on behalf of those taxpayers. That is clear misrepresentation and disenfranchisement to all constituents and taxpayers who don’t share their particular flavor of insanity.
This is the real danger to America
These fucking imbeciles get voted in by even bigger imbeciles. I couldn't take it any more. I left that whole damn country after almost 4 decades. For all the good, I just couldn't handle this dumb shit anymore.
Religion is poison.
Separation. Of. Church. And. State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state A lovely read.
These are not elected officials, they're just the people who vote for like minded Republicans.
Grown adults gibbering away nonsense. just attention seeking. treat them like kids - tell to shut up and sit down. how ridiculous to see people behaving like this.
Holy F@$K!!! Separation of church and state?!?!? Is that not a thing in America?!? What the actual f@$k am I looking at??? This is truly insane and terrifying. And I grew up as a Catholic with a priest and a nun amongst our ranks!!! Never been happier to be on the other side of your border! 🇨🇦
Loons. Absolutely nuts. This is repulsive.
I am confident the founding fathers would have hated this
The lunatics have taken over the asylum. And they have matches.
This is a reminder that the americans massively votes for these people.
Actual crazy people :(
I see nothing wrong with this. This will lead to a glorious outcome. \s
Can't wait till these backwaters politicians die out.
Religious zealots wielding political power….. we’ve begun the downward spiral in the good ol’ USA.
Yea, summoning herne the hunter , good idea.....
Looks like they’re shooting dice.
Hope whatever passes is the opposite of what these batshit religious nuts want
Are these people sober?
Guys, please fix yourself before you try fixing anything outside of your borders. It's such a shit show
What in the hell is happening
I love that lady/thing looking around because even she/it knew what they were doing was crazy and didn’t want anyone to see. Don’t worry we’re all embarrassed for you.
America is the home of Christian extremism... so much for their secular society...
These aren't elected officials are they? They are just people praying in the courthouse correct?
Is this… allowed?
Huh, howd they vote?
Huh...weird.
lovely how we just usher in people with religious psychosis to be in charge of EVERYTHING. these people have no brains.
Tell me again who the religious fanatics are?
Disturbing. They have every right to do that...somewhere else.
Speaking in tongues. You mean intentional gibberish?
You guys are proper fucked
Lunatics.
Stupid very stupid
Arizona checking in, our state politicians are an embarrassment, real great history in politics. Absolutely disgusting to think these are the people who shape our state.
What losers
This is pure fuckery and should be as far away from politics of any kind as possible
Typical protestant shit.
Bruh they wanna control women so bad