.@CongressmanHice said yesterday that he opens every day with the Bible, and that he’s so thankful that Jesus has taken away his sins.

Well, Rep. Hice, if you believe in the Bible, why are you against health care, living wages, and lifting the poor?
How do you read the change-your-life-daily Bible but block voting rights and helping the poor?

How can you ask God to forgive sin and not do works of repentance?

How can you not repent of the sin of policy injustice?
It’s is so hypocritical to watch this session on “National Bible Week,” as they claim they want to test every piece of legislation with God’s word. They don’t really want that, because they would be found out as sinful hypocrites, according to Matthew 23, Matthew 25, etc.
This is one of the saddest forms of hypocrisy I have ever seen displayed in the Congress by people whose policy positions are so contrary to the biblical call to love, justice, truth, and mercy.
It’s just sad, and the level of delusion is dangerous.

I wish there were other politicians there challenging these outright distortions that are being promulgated over TV without critique.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @RevDrBarber

3 Dec
Someone came on my Twitter recently and tried to challenge what I said about discretionary spending. At @BRepairers and @UniteThePoor we value being truthful, so if you’re going to challenge us, you better come correct.
53 cents of every discretionary dollar goes to the military and the war economy, and here is why it matters and how it hinders our people from addressing poverty and low-wealth:
Discretionary isn’t code. It describes the spending that Congress decides every year through appropriations. And military spending is by far the greatest recipient of that spending. In 2020 discretionary spending was $1.6 trillion & $714 billion of that went to military spending.
Read 10 tweets
30 Nov
As I come here to share with the @Ch_JesusChrist, I come as a fellow faith traveler who takes seriously the Word of God and the deep moral values represented in various faith traditions—commitments to love, truth, justice, and care for one another as a matter of faith. #BYUdevo
Now, I’m no scholar of the Book of Mormon, but I’ve listened closely enough to your tradition to know that, in addition to the Scriptures we share, these values are in your texts too. I read in Mosiah 4: “Are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God”
It is clear to me that we face a crisis of possibility. A crisis of civilization. A crisis of democracy and morality that we must seek redemption from. We must believe we have in God the spiritual power to turn in new directions, towards a more beloved community.
Read 6 tweets
20 Nov
Mr. President, Many Americans—especially those who need it the most—want to see the #BuildBackBetter plan pass as a step in the right direction toward addressing the glaring reality of 140 million poor and low-income people in this nation.
They stand ready to let their faces and stories be the narrative in support of this legislation. They are the people who need paid family & medical leave, Medicare expansion, etc.

breachrepairers.org/blogs/our-lett…
Although thousands of poor and low-wage people and religious leaders have written you and signed petitions, we have not yet received a response from your staff.
Read 4 tweets
15 Nov
WATCH: Moral Monday | Build Back Better From The Bottom Up! #PoorPeoplesCampaign twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
James 5: “Now listen, you rich people, weep & wail b/c of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted ... Your gold & silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you & eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.”
We were told during the impeachment trials that Congress can do more than one thing at a time. Why aren’t we talking about voting rights, living wages, reparations, police reform, immigrant justice, climate justice, etc. now?
Read 30 tweets
11 Nov
WATCH: Bishop Barber, Transformative Justice Coalition Rally, March as ‘Lynching of Arbery’ Trial Continues! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
#AhmaudArbery’s father, Marcus Arbery: “This is everybody’s problem. This is not just a Black-white thing. When something like this happens, it hurts all of us.” #JusticeForAhmaud Ahmaud Arbery’s father Marc...
Read 6 tweets
11 Nov
The #PoorPeoplesCampaign understands the intersection between acts of racial violence like the lynching of #AhmaudArbery and the policy violence that leads to so many unnecessary deaths in this nation.
The defendants in this case are trying to use a citizen’s arrest law that protected slave patrols to justify hunting and shooting a Black man out on a jog. This is not only murder. It is also an act of terrorism that is dangerous to all Americans, not just Black people.
We must ensure justice for this family and for a nation where acts of racist terror are fueling the politics of corporate greed and attacks on democracy. #AhmaudArberyTrial
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(