Newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson gave Americans a glimpse of his "worldview" on Thursday night while fielding a question about homophobic remarks he made.
So I take it that he has no opinions about his civil rights, or anyone else’s. Because the Bible does not talk about our rights, only our responsibilities. You will not find a single verse referencing freedom of religion, surely. But also nothing about freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, the right to privacy; or the right to a speedy trial by a jury of your peers, in which you have the right to face your accusers, and to see the evidence against you. And on and on, all the way down. Nothing at all.
These rights were so important to the colonists that they laid down their lives for them, against one the the most powerful empires in the history of the world. Why doesn’t Mike Johnson respect the founders of his own country? Or perhaps he doesn’t actually understand anything about it?
So I take it that he has no opinions about his civil rights, or anyone else’s. Because the Bible does not talk about our rights, only our responsibilities. You will not find a single verse referencing freedom of religion, surely. But also nothing about freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, the right to privacy; or the right to a speedy trial by a jury of your peers, in which you have the right to face your accusers, and to see the evidence against you. And on and on, all the way down. Nothing at all.
These rights were so important to the colonists that they laid down their lives for them, against one the the most powerful empires in the history of the world. Why doesn’t Mike Johnson respect the founders of his own country? Or perhaps he doesn’t actually understand anything about it?