this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
265 points (99.6% liked)

politics

23948 readers
2568 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Rep. Mary Miller ― a Republican from Illinois who once praised Adolf Hitler ― wrote, edited and ultimately deleted a social media post decrying “a Muslim” speaking in Congress.

“It’s deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning. This should have never been allowed to happen,” she wrote Friday. “American was founded as a Christian nation, and I believe our government should reflect that truth. May God have mercy!”

The man leading the prayer was guest chaplain Giani Singh, a follower of the Sikh faith, not Islam. Miller’s Republican colleague Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.) introduced him as such on Friday.

top 46 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 22 points 1 hour ago

Pepperidge farms remembers when bigots were shamed away from talking not their target minorities.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Dumbfuck can't even get her religions straight, and apparently she thinks America was founded to be a Christian theocracy. Astoundingly ignorant and misinformed, yet there she sits Congress, governing the nation with her 2 brain cells.

Her average constituent sees turban and thinks Muslim.

She represents her district in more ways than one.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 minutes ago

It was founded as a secular nation you dumb cunt.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 49 minutes ago

It’s deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning. This should have never been allowed to happen

I believe our government should reflect that truth.

She's right: leading prayer in Congress at all should never be allowed. Government should reflect the truth of a secular government.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 1 hour ago

Chicagoan here. Like I always say, the souther you go the Kentuckier you get. And this is just central IL. Fuck her bitch face.

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 146 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

American was founded as a Christian nation

-- Every American Christian Bigot

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

-- First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

🤔

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It literally says "Congress," of which she is a member.

Every newly elected Congressional Rep and Senator should have to pass a difficult, graduate-level test on the history of the United States, and the Constitution, before being sworn into office. You can't be sworn in until you pass the test. These people are tasked with leading our country. Knowing the basics is the least we can demand of them.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago

And they won't be paid until they pass either.

[–] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 117 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Don't forget:

The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.

-- John Adams

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 11 points 1 hour ago

Thomas Jefferson had his own personally edited version of the Bible that focused on the philosophies and stories in the Bible, and left out the supernatural mythology and fairy tales. There were parts of the religion he liked, but he was clearly uncomfortable with the actual religious parts of it.

And he actually WROTE the founding documents.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

“As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religious or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslim peoples], and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan [Muslim] nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.” - Treaty of Tripoli, signed 1797.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 37 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly who could say what they meant by that, it's such an open to interpretation remark.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Good thing we know exactly what they meant in the second amendment.

The thing you have to realize is that some words change meaning over time. If you check a dictionary from the time, you'll find that back then "regulated" meant... oh, looks like it meant the exact same thing it means today. Huh, looks like it's meant the same thing since it was taken from Latin. Fancy that.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 2 hours ago

Yes but they're going to go extinct if we cut off their arms.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 hours ago

Why the FUCK would I Care about the Constitution or Founders?

-Pro Life People who Defend MASS CHILD KILLERS because of the Second Amendment!

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 96 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Well you see, the thing about conservatives is that they are fucking stupid.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 16 minutes ago* (last edited 15 minutes ago)

Well you see, the thing about conservatives is that they are fucking ~~stupid~~ self-serving liars.

FTFY

This bitch knows damn well America isn't a "Christian nation," but she'll shout it from the rooftops if she thinks she can get away with it in order to advance her hateful, bigoted agenda.

Do. Not. Give. Her. Any. Benefit. Of. The. Doubt.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And they celebrate their ignorance...

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Trump loves the poorly educated, he said so himself. And they want daddy trump to love them.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

That's what he says to his reflection in the mirror every morning.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 hours ago

America is fucked

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

People of the land... you know... morons

[–] Forester@pawb.social 4 points 3 hours ago

Why is the common clay so common?

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Why does the House of Representatives even have prayer in the mornings to begin with?

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Seriously. When is the designated time for thoughts?

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

“Thoughts and prayers!”

“Uh we’d like some more thoughts, please.”

“Well we’re OUT of thoughts! We only had three bits and we didn’t expect such a rush.”

“So my choice is ‘and prayers’? I’ll have the chicken then, please.”

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 hours ago

Because 'Murica

[–] GoobyMcMooby@lemmy.zip 35 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yet another Sikh man misidentified as a Muslim (not that it would matter if they were) by some backwood dumb fuck using weaponized religion.

[–] thisisnotmyhat@programming.dev 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Surprise twist: He redirected all your Christian prayers to Waheguru and you're all now an additional cycle away from Mukti.

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 minutes ago

Also a mental disorder.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 24 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Mary Miller represents district 15 which surrounds but does not include both Springfield and St. Louis. It is 90% white, 2.9% black, and 2.8% Hispanic. There are basically no non-Republican elected officials above the county level and voted overwhelmingly for Trump. This district became home of the second resurgence of the KKK in Illinois in the 1920s and has stayed their home through resurgences in the 1950s and 1990s.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

I hate Illinois Nazis.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 hours ago

One of the most insufferable people I have ever known lives in her district. He moved there willingly because of politics. I cut ties entirely over a year ago and it's been great.

I almost feel less bald for it. (A lie.)

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 hours ago

I think it is far more troubling if the world's only superpower regularly has prayer sessions in their top leadership...

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Wow, this is exactly what someone who 1. doesn’t practice real Evangelical Christianity would say 2. would believe not having studied the most basic of United States history.

The separation of Church and State is exactly that. The Colonist came to North American because they didn’t like how the Church of England was being operated. In practice they might not have wanted other religious groups to have such freedom but if you try to take the Bill of Rights and Constitution at face value, then you as a person in the United States government have no reason to judge them for being a non-Christian. Much like how I much challenge you to prove you belong to a well regulated militia when you own a gun.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
  1. would believe not having studied the most basic of United States history.

😂 🤣

As if whatever lessons she may have been exposed to in school were not simply written off as the school personnel trying to "groom her" and/or "fuck up her faith" for their own liberal ends...

😂

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I mean, let’s be real. The Pilgrims caught a ride. This country was basically founded by tobacco companies. The Virginia and Plymouth companies weren’t charities.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago

Fucking idiot piece of shit jesu-fried fuckwit.

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 3 hours ago

this woman has no knowledge of any event before lunch today

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Cancel her ass and move along. She doesn't deserve any attention other than to oust her from office

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Can't wait for TST to show up!

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Would this be considered ad hominem?