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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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The whole story was bullshit

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