Rep Says His ‘Primary Mission’ In Congress Is To Be ‘An Emissary For Christ’

Posted by | July 13, 2015 18:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Religion

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North Carolina Congressman Robert Pittenger has Congress mixed up with a place of worship.

Pittenger joined several of his fellow members of Congress, such as Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert, as well as Religious Right activists “Coach” Dave Daubenmire, E.W. Jackson, and others in speaking at a week-long revival meeting in Washington, D.C., called “Celebrate America,” organized by televangelist and “Holy Laughter” preacher Rodney Howard-Browne.

Pittenger told the audience that his “primary mission” as a member of Congress is to spread the Gospel of Christ and that every issue of public policy is founded on the “reality of Christ.”

“The most important message that needs to be heard in this city is the Gospel and love of Christ,” Pittenger said, adding that people who hold different political views “just don’t know my Savior.”

“That’s my primary mission as a member of Congress,” the North Carolina Republican said. “Yes, to serve my constituents, to serve my region, and my state, and my country. But we’re here as emissaries for Christ.”

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19 responses to Rep Says His ‘Primary Mission’ In Congress Is To Be ‘An Emissary For Christ’

  1. F_cons July 13th, 2015 at 18:35

    Great, please allow me to help you go meet “your Christ”

  2. Anomaly 100 July 13th, 2015 at 18:36

    Do your damned job, you old Bible thumper.

    • F_cons July 13th, 2015 at 19:33

      but his belief in his sky fairy “trumps” everything

  3. Budda July 13th, 2015 at 18:37

    Your duty/job is to uphold the Constitution you idiot.

  4. Mike July 13th, 2015 at 19:02

    So these KKKlowns want a theocracy…like Iran or Saudi Arabia….Mmmmm

    Time for a little Barry Goldwater quote:

    Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.

    • Warman1138 July 13th, 2015 at 21:42

      Barry Goldwater was a very smart man and he didn’t like John McCain either, considered him unprincipled.

  5. AnthonyLook July 13th, 2015 at 19:13

    Vote Republicans out—– we need to rid America of this sickness of racists, bigots, sexist, fascist fake christians.

  6. BigDumbWhiteGuy July 13th, 2015 at 19:17

    Holy freaking crap!

    • Roctuna July 13th, 2015 at 20:47

      Pretty much what I said too

  7. The Original Just Me July 13th, 2015 at 20:43

    I am going to have to do a little research on this. I would assume that he took a oath with his hand on the Bible, to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. If so, then he is in direct violation of that oath. The first Amendment clearly instructs him to NOT get involved with pushing religion while doing the government’s work. This is got to become no less than interesting.

  8. Larry Schmitt July 13th, 2015 at 20:51

    If he only affected the residents of his district or his state, I’d say let him carry out his “mission.” But he’s supposed to be a US congressman, not a representative of his church. He’s not getting paid a rather large salary by all of us, along with very generous benefits, to proselytize on behalf of his god. If that’s what he wanted to do, why in the world did he become a congressman? How can these people not grasp this basic concept?

  9. Suzanne McFly July 13th, 2015 at 21:16

    I think James Madison just broke out of his grave and is looking for Pittenger to kick his ass and shove the Bill of Rights down his throat.

  10. Warman1138 July 13th, 2015 at 21:39

    It’s disingenuous vermin like Pittenger that f#$%&d up the country many times in the past. Stirring up hatred for immigrants, Native and African Americans under the pretense of biblical based social reform with lies and misinformation. Case in point, look at the events that led to Prohibition. It’s easy to see the devil when one is blind to reason.

  11. bpollen July 14th, 2015 at 05:44

    Apparently, Jebus is down on his luck if this clown is the best “emissary” he can get.

  12. rg9rts July 14th, 2015 at 06:50

    Separation of church and state means nothing unless there is an imam involved

  13. illinoisboy1977 July 14th, 2015 at 10:32

    “Render unto Caesar, that which is Caesar’s. Render unto God, that which is His.”
    Even Jesus believed that you shouldn’t mix religion and politics. I think he understood that a government should be run according to economic and logistical common sense, while a church is ran primarily on emotions and faith.
    For this man to claim to be an “emissary for Christ” in the statehouse, shows that he is acting in direct contravention of Jesus’s teachings.

  14. Jeffrey Samuels July 14th, 2015 at 15:42

    this man needs to step down. He may be a competent preacher, but he is obviously an incompetent legislator.

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