By Suzanne Bowdey, LifeNews, Oct 31, 2023
LifeNews Note: Suzanne Bowdey serves as editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand, where this originally appeared.
Washington, DC – Of the 469 members of Congress who call themselves Christians, the country has decided to pick on one: Mike Johnson. Apparently, it’s not a crime to say you’re a person of faith — it’s a crime to act like one. Unfortunately, that irony is being driven home with ruthless clarity in a nation where a majority of the population (63%) not only identifies with the new speaker’s faith but continues to elect leaders (87% of the House and Senate) just like him. So obviously, the issue isn’t that Johnson loves Jesus. The issue is that Johnson brings Jesus to work.
In office less than a week, Johnson has been savaged for everything from his pro-life views to his marriage. He’s been called a “sinister creep,” “MAGA toxicity at its worst,” a “religious fanatic,” which was tame considering that Bill Maher compared him to the Maine shooter that same segment. “And, you know, we don’t know much about the guy [Robert Card] yet, but apparently, he heard voices, and I thought: ‘Is he that different than Mike Johnson?’” …