• dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de
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    said government work is “a calling” and government employees “actually work for God.”

    He then read a passage from Romans 13: “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God,” the passage began. “And those which exist are established by God. Therefore, whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.”

    “So we’re to obey the police, firefighters, government, all of those in authority” Netzorg offered as commentary.

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      How about that “render unto Caesar” passage there, rev? You paying your fair share of taxes? Not taking advantage of loopholes?

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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      Yeah, religious ministries got all Romans when the CIA extrajudicial detention and torture program was revealed to be fully active under the George W. Bush administration.

      Religious ministries can be heartless fuckers when they feel like it. But at that point both they and the state of the US lost any moral authority.