Despite the media backlash and mockery from the Democrats, Mike Johnson decided to cite the Bible during his first official speech as Speaker of the House.
This is MASSIVE!
While many Republicans claim to be Christian, they are often afraid of their beliefs, hiding them rather than living by their faith.
Not Speaker Johnson.
During his first speech, he cited the Bible as the foundation of leadership and servanthood.
It set the tone for his tenure as Speaker.
This is a tone and landscape we haven’t seen in Congress in years, if not decades!
When was the last time you say a Christian proudly sharing their faith and beliefs from the People’s House?
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: “I believe that scripture and the Bible is very clear that God is the one that raised up each of you and God has allowed us to be brought here to this specific moment in time.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 25, 2023
New Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, brought his Bible to the House floor yesterday, read Scripture, and then prayed with other Congressional leaders.
A light in a dark place.
May God use this man to make a difference in such perilous times. pic.twitter.com/k7V9IW2K43
— Stephen Cox (@StephenCox_SC) October 26, 2023
“I don’t believe there are any coincidences. I believe that the Bible is very clear that God has ordained and allowed each one us to be brought here for this specific moment and this time." –
Mike Johnson, US House Speaker pic.twitter.com/ddmH3o59K8— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) October 26, 2023
Of course, shortly after Speaker Johnson exercised his First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of religion, the radical left went berserk.
Fortunately, conservatives are standing up and praising Johnson for his courage and bravery.
The Western Journal published an editorial piece stating:
Freshly minted Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is “known for quoting Scripture and serving as a guidepost on constitutional issues,” according to The Washington Times. Bravo. Mr. Speaker. It’s about time.
The Louisiana Republican wasted no time in setting the stage for his tenure as speaker. In his first speech to the full House on Wednesday, he was quick to cite the Bible as the foundation of leadership.
“I don’t believe there are any coincidences in a matter like this, Johnson said. “I believe that Scripture, the Bible, is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority.”
In other words, God is in charge, not man.
ADVERTISEMENTJohnson might have been referring to Romans 13:1: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”
Conservative activist Greg Price summed up Johnson’s opening in a post on X: “You don’t see too many politicians these days that talk about faith like this.”
Price is right. Too many politicians — left and right — routinely tip their hats to God solely for political purposes.
It’s too early to tell for sure, but somehow Johnson seems like the real deal for Christian conservatives everywhere.
Johnson’s faith is inspiring, because there’s a lot of corruption and greed in Washington D.C.
If Johnson is able to stand strong in his faith, he will be able to weather the political storms that are sure to come his way.
After all, it’s not easy being an ally and supporter of President Trump.
Remember, if the Establishment can do “this” (constant fake witch hunt attacks) to President Trump, they can do it to Mike Johnson, too.
Did Mike Johnson just bring a Bible in front of the House? Okay he has won me over pic.twitter.com/peEEwpVsEU
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 25, 2023
Speaker Mike Johnson: “I believe that scripture, the Bible is very clear, that God is the one who raises up those in authority.” pic.twitter.com/OhEGElU3cK
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 25, 2023
For simply sharing his faith, Johnson has been labeled an “extremist.”
Here’s a look at how MSNBC covered the story:
Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected speaker of the House, is the most unabashedly Christian nationalist speaker in history.
No group has been more supportive of Donald Trump — and more likely to believe that the 2020 election was stolen — than Christian nationalists, who believe God wants the U.S. to be a promised land for their religion. Their champion may no longer be president, but, in Johnson, they now have a true believer second in line to the presidency. An enthusiastic backer of bogus legal theories seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the 51-year-old Johnson was first elected to the House in 2016. Before then, he cut his teeth trying to erode the separation of church and state and abortion and LGBTQ rights as a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund – the Christian right legal powerhouse now known as the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Think that’s bad?
Just wait til you see what the New Republican published:
Johnson previously worked as senior attorney and spokesperson for Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, a Southern Poverty Law Center–designated hate group that pushes its far-right agenda through the courts. Johnson is also an evangelical Christian who has said, “My faith informs everything I do.”
That may include his history of using extreme, homophobic language. CNN uncovered some of his previous rhetoric, which includes calling homosexuality “inherently unnatural” and a “dangerous lifestyle” that would lead to legalized pedophilia and could destroy “the entire democratic system.”
“Experts project that homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic,” he wrote in another 2004 column.
Got it.
So the media hates him just cause he’s anti-woke?
Consider me on the bandwagon!
While it’s too soon to know what Speaker Johnson’s tenure will be like, so far, all the signs are pointing to a more successful Speakership than McCarthy’s.
What a great man to prepare the way for the return of President Trump!
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