House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a ChristianĀ before anything else. He hasĀ saidĀ his ā€œfaith informs everything I do.ā€ He hasĀ toldĀ people curious about his views to ā€œpick up a Bible.ā€ His wifeĀ reportedlyĀ runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized,Ā states, ā€œWe believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adulteryā€¦is sinful and offensive to God.ā€Ā He hasĀ saidĀ he and his son use a software program called Covenant Eyes to ensure neither is looking at porn.

Given all this, you may think that Johnson would not be comfortable showing up to a criminal trial to defend a guy who allegedly had an affair with an adult film star (according to the adult film star anyway, though Trump denies it), paid her to stay quiet about the alleged affair, and then was accused of covering up said payment. But you would think wrong!

On Tuesday, Johnson attendedĀ Donald Trumpā€™s hush money trial in Manhattan, whereā€”prior to the proceedings getting underwayā€”the congressional leader nodded approvingly at Trump from behind a metal barrier, like a groupie at his favorite bandā€™s concert.

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    7 months ago

    Apologetics is an amazing thing! Youā€™ll never guess how that one thing doesnā€™t mean what you think it means, and Iā€™m the sole authority to tell you why!

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      Yeah, self made man Obama who never looked at another woman after he married is a tool of Satan, and the guy who embodies all Seven Deadly Sins is the finest man alive.

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        Imagine the year is 2012. Many Christians are taking their views door to door, urging you to vote for the Christian candidate, Mr. Mormon Mitt Romney, and not the Muslim, professing Christian Barack Obama. One of them goes to church. The other got married in ceremonial underwear. But one is black and the other is white.

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          Someone said that they think the Mayans were right and the world did end in 2012. Itā€™s just sputtering along on momentum.