Gender neutral opening of Congress

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Someone on another post mentioned how America is the only country that tolerates stupidness.

Are our "leaders" this stupid? Or are they pandering to the stupid masses?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-cleaver-ends-opening-prayer-for-new-congress-amen-and-awoman

 

 

 

 

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I don't think our leaders or populace is stupid.

However, I have had many discussions with best friend how I think we have experienced a "dumbing down" of our society.  

This is evidenced by people getting bent out of shape over things like "amen and awomen" and "we can't even say Merry Christmas anymore" and any number of insignificant things and showing no regard for things like the environment, science, believing that the truth is "fake news", not having a care in the world about covid 19, believing the election results to be false, on and on and on, we are a dumbed down society.

This prayer doesn't bother me in the slightest, but did anyone of those Republicans outraged have anything to say about the many lies of the President, or that the Democratic election process is being systematically destroyed by claiming it to be fraudulent without evidence?

3 hours ago, Tweety said:

I don't think our leaders or populace is stupid.

However, I have had many discussions with best friend how I think we have experienced a "dumbing down" of our society.  

This is evidenced by people getting bent out of shape over things like "amen and awomen" and "we can't even say Merry Christmas anymore" and any number of insignificant things and showing no regard for things like the environment, science, believing that the truth is "fake news", not having a care in the world about covid 19, believing the election results to be false, on and on and on, we are a dumbed down society.

This prayer doesn't bother me in the slightest, but did anyone of those Republicans outraged have anything to say about the many lies of the President, or that the Democratic election process is being systematically destroyed by claiming it to be fraudulent without evidence?

Not bent out of shape.  You know "amen" has nothing to with gender, right?  So why on earth would someone add "awomen"?

I thought it was a Babylon Bee story, at first.

Everything else you mentioned has nothing to do with this.  Just deflection. 

 

 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, Beerman said:

Not bent out of shape.  You know "amen" has nothing to with gender, right?  So why on earth would someone add "awomen"?

I thought it was a Babylon Bee story, at first.

Everything else you mentioned has nothing to do with this.  Just deflection. 

 

 

 

 

Fox content too often, unfortunately, looks a bit like a Babylon Bee story.  IMHO

31 minutes ago, Beerman said:

Not bent out of shape.  You know "amen" has nothing to with gender, right?  So why on earth would someone add "awomen"?

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Origins of amen
Amen is commonly used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement. It is spoken to express solemn ratification or agreement. It means “it is so” or “so it be.” Amen is derived from the Hebrew āmēn, which means “certainty,” “truth,” and “verily.”

In English, the word has two primary pronunciations: ah-men or ay-men. But, it can be expressed in endless ways, from a soft whisper to a joyous shout. Amen is found in both the Old and New Testament.

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What Does Amen Mean At The End Of A Prayer?

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Outrage over an invented word spoken in Congress, with criticism from a known adulterer.  Well at least he didn't praise Allah. 

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14 hours ago, Beerman said:

Not bent out of shape.  You know "amen" has nothing to with gender, right?  So why on earth would someone add "awomen"?

I thought it was a Babylon Bee story, at first.

Everything else you mentioned has nothing to do with this.  Just deflection. 

 

Fair enough and guilty of deflection.  I point out when others do it and don't like it as part of a conversation.

Cleaver said it was a pun for to acknowledge the record number of women in Congress.  He should have found a better way.

"Bent out of shape" may not be true and I exaggerate and will change it to them taking notice.   Ben Shapiro says it "Dumbest s--- I have ever seen'"?  Really this is the dumbest he's ever seen.  Must be living with his head in the sand then.

Donald Trump Jr. incorrectly said it was a Latin word and says “It isn’t a gendered word but that didn’t stop them from being insane. Is this what you voted for?”   Calling someone insane?  Really?

Amen is a Biblical and Hebrew word so I suppose it is worth nothing to do with gender so I suppose it's fair for them to correct him and mock him.  

Again, while it's deflection it's interesting prominent Republicans doing this yet staying silent about about the many lies and outrageous things Trump does without correcting him.  Just a thought I have that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.  

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And here I was concerned that so many Republicans seemed to look the other way when the President appeared to commit multiple state and federal election fraud and interference felonies.  I realize now they were just concerned with the far more consequential things happening in DC, like someone saying "Amen and Awomen" at the end of a prayer.

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29 minutes ago, MunoRN said:

And here I was concerned that so many Republicans seemed to look the other way when the President appeared to commit multiple state and federal election fraud and interference felonies.  I realize now they were just concerned with the far more consequential things happening in DC, like someone saying "Amen and Awomen" at the end of a prayer.

The power of propaganda...

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This didn't irritate me as much as hearing Hawley say "irregardless" in his speech....

https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-words-made-up-by-stupid-people-we-should-learn-to-accept/

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So Pelosi violates the rules by calling herself a mother and grandmother. 

I don't really have much time to research it but is smells like BS to me. 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-gender-ban-house/

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