Michael Flynn - US must have only one religion

[Occams Barber]

Disgraced former Trump aide Michael Flynn sparks outrage by saying US must have only one religion (msn.com)


Disgraced former Donald Trump aide Michael Flynn has sparked outrage by saying that the US must have only one religion.

Mr Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, called for a single religion on stage at the “Reawaken America” conference in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night – an event featuring a flurry of Trump loyalists and anti-vaxxer doctors

“If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion," he said.

"One nation under God, and one religion under God.”

Mr Flynn faced an instant backlash for his comments with critics saying he “hates the constitution” and warning about history repeating itself with the Holocaust.

“Michael Flynn hates the US Constitution,” tweeted Preet Bharara, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Fred Guttenberg, gun safety activist and the father of Parkland massacre victim Jaime Guttenberg, said that Mr Flynn’s comments proved why people need to be educated about “things like race in America and the Holocaust”.

“I am assuming when Michael Flynn tells his GQP followers we need to be a nation with ‘one religion’ he probably is not thinking Judaism,” he tweeted.

“And so, it begins. Maybe teaching history about things like race in America and the Holocaust do matter.”

California Rep Ted Lieu suggested that Mr Flynn “would fall asleep in Church class” and said he was thankful that the US is not a theocracy – a type of government where one religious body holds unlimited power.

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Disgraced former Trump aide Michael Flynn sparks outrage by saying US must have only one religion (msn.com)

 

[durangodawood]

When they pick the one religion for us, better hope its yours!

 

[Original Happy Camper]

one world government
one world religion

did we not see persecution during the dark ages when those two existed together

 

[Tanj]

one world government
one world religion

did we not see persecution during the dark ages when those two existed together

Because they didn't. Im mean seriously. The dark ages were like the opposite of this. You have heard of the crusades, right? What, you think the one government sent a bunch of holy avengers off to some other part of the world they controlled to fight people that believed exactly the same?

 

[Hans Blaster]

one world government
one world religion

did we not see persecution during the dark ages when those two existed together

What are you talking about? There has never been world government.

 

[Occams Barber]

one world government
one world religion

did we not see persecution during the dark ages when those two existed together

I think Mr Flynn's comments are restricted to the US.

I'm also not aware of a past time when we had one world government and/or one world religion.

OB

 

[Original Happy Camper]

Because they didn't. Im mean seriously. The dark ages were like the opposite of this. You have heard of the crusades, right? What, you think the one government sent a bunch of holy avengers off to some other part of the world they controlled to fight people that believed exactly the same?

government combined with religion = persecution

was the intent of the post

 

[Original Happy Camper]

I think Mr Flynn's comments are restricted to the US.

I'm also not aware of a past time when we had one world government and/or one world religion.

OB

government combined with religion = persecution

was the intent of the post

 

[Original Happy Camper]

What are you talking about? There has never been world government.

government combined with religion = persecution

was the intent of the post

 

[Hans Blaster]

government combined with religion = persecution

was the intent of the post

And where exactly were "religion and government" merged in the dark ages? (And for that matter, when? There seems to be some confusion already in this thread about when that period was.)

 

[Hans Blaster]

Flynn has been this bad for years. It's good to see major media noticing.

 

[Aldebaran]

Disgraced former Trump aide Michael Flynn sparks outrage by saying US must have only one religion (msn.com)

Disgraced? Maybe in the Leftist media, but not in the courts, which is what counts.
Michael Flynn: Court rules in favour of ex-Trump aide

 

[Albion]

Disgraced? Maybe in the Leftist media, but not in the courts, which is what counts.
Michael Flynn: Court rules in favour of ex-Trump aide

That's right. The thread is meant for only some readers.

But if we reject Flynn's thinking--although he has as much right to hold that view as anyone who adheres instead to Buddhism or Universalism or Judaism or whatever--what about those simply ridiculous, over the top, gratuitous claims made by the people who rushed to condemn him for anything and everything that must have seemed handy at the moment? Yikes!

 

[Aldebaran]

That's right. The thread is meant for only some readers.

But if we reject Flynn's thinking--although he has as much right to hold that view as anyone who adheres to Buddhism or Universalism or Judaism or whatever instead--what about those simply ridiculous, gratuitous claims made by the people who rushed to condemn him for anything and everything that must have seemed handy at the moment? Yikes!

Reminds me of how Trump was supposedly colluding with the Russians, and some will still believe it even after it's now been proven a known conspiracy theory the entire term of his presidency. But he and Flynn will always remained condemned, even if exonerated by the courts.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

government combined with religion = persecution

was the intent of the post

Yes, Forcing a religion and your religious morals on people that aren't religious or have a different religion. That would be wrong and persecution . It seems to be the reason, some Conservative Christians are excepting illegal behavior from the right.

 

[Albion]

Reminds me of how Trump was supposedly colluding with the Russians, and some will still believe it even after it's now been proven a known conspiracy theory the entire term of his presidency. But he and Flynn will always remained condemned, even if exonerated by the courts.

Well, that is the nature of the 'cancel culture,' isn't it? And that's just a newer way of saying that some people are totalitarians at heart and would be more than happy to live under a dictatorship so long as they're in the ruling clique.

 

[Sabertooth]

“If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion," he said.

"One nation under God, and one religion under God.”

Even among Christians,...

It's A Trap...!

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(Did he forget why Protestants fled to this country in the first place...!?)

 

[Albion]

Yes, Forcing a religion and your religious morals on people that aren't religious or have a different religion.

Excuse me, CCW, but where in the report did Flynn say anything about "forcing a religion" on anyone??

 

[Albion]

(Did he forget why Protestants fled to this country in the first place...!?)

Psst. Those Protestants were of the same religion as the people and rulers they left behind.

 

[Sabertooth]

Those Protestants were of the same religion as the people and rulers they left behind.

...minus the Free Exercise clause.