Arkansas state Rep. Roy Mauch (R): ‘If Slavery Were So God-Awful, Why Didn’t Jesus Or Paul Condemn I - Polidicks

[IMG]http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mauch-215x300.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]After Arkansas Republicans disavowed a book by state representative Jon Hubbard (R-AR) claiming slavery was “a blessing in disguise” for African Americans, Hubbard’s colleague, state Rep. Loy Mauch (R-AR) has been outed by the Arkansas Times for his pro-slavery, pro-Confederacy letters to the editor over the past decade. Mauch’s run for reelection this year is backed by the Arkansas Republican Party. In letters to the Democrat-Gazette, Mauch vehemently defended slavery and repeatedly suggested Jesus condoned it: "[I]If slavery were so God-awful, why didn’t Jesus or Paul condemn it, why was it in the Constitution and why wasn’t there a war before 1861? The South has always stood by the Constitution and limited government. When one attacks the Confederate Battle Flag, he is certainly denouncing these principles of government as well as Christianity.[/I] [B]His other letters call Abraham Lincoln a Marxist[/B] and celebrate the Confederate flag as “a symbol of Christian liberty vs. the new world order.” He also organized a conference in 2004 praising John Wilkes Booth and calling for the removal of an Abraham Lincoln statue. Mauch has been supported mainly by contributions from the Republican Party and other Arkansas candidates. Now, the state GOP is pulling all funds from Mauch, Hubbard and another state legislative candidate, Charlie Fuqua, who wants to expel all Muslims from the country and thinks rebellious children should receive the death penalty. Though the party committee has cut them off, the three candidates are still receiving support from other Arkansas politicians, including U.S. Reps Steve Womack (R) and Tim Griffin (R). Mauch has also been endorsed by the National Rifle Association and the Arkansas Right to Life PAC.[/QUOTE] [url]http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/09/975021/arkansas-state-rep-if-slavery-were-so-god-awful-why-didnt-jesus-or-paul-condemn-it/[/url] Couldn't find another source with an as good article

What the FUCK how is he in any position of government!

these are the people running our government. take note, gentlemen

Ker-smite

Republicans say the darnedest things.

Kick the fucker out of any power.

Let's leave everything up to our deity, leaving no decisions to be done by ourselves Romney 2012

As an American citizen living in the south and my family being here for over 6 generations;and many of my family serving in the Confederacy I can sucessfully conclude that this dumbass just needs to be hanged for makeing us all look like idiotic hicks.

I'm pretty sure Jesus did condemn slavery. Hold on, I'm gonna read through my Bible again. Found it, Corinthians 5 condemns Slave ownership and the treatment of slaves.

Oh, Arkansas. You can be so silly.

Paul? Ron Paul? I know he's old as hell, but I didn't know he's [i]that old.[/i]

a chimp could run a better term than him take that as a pun or not, idk

I can't wait until religion is a broken set of exposed lies smeared against the side of human history. The sooner it, and arseholes like this are gone, the better. At least the GOP are distancing themselves from this lunatic.

[QUOTE=snapshot32;37977869]As an American citizen living in the south and my family being here for over 6 generations;and many of my family serving in the Confederacy I can sucessfully conclude that this dumbass just needs to be hanged for makeing us all look like idiotic hicks.[/QUOTE]I'm sorry, but you still can't use grammar or spelling. I always facepalm massively when I visit the deep south and see the business signs. Argh. Hard work for a grammar nazi.

[QUOTE=snapshot32;37977869]As an American citizen living in the south and my family being here for over 6 generations;and many of my family serving in the Confederacy I can sucessfully conclude that this dumbass just needs to be hanged for makeing us all look like idiotic hicks.[/QUOTE] You guys make great food, and I serve in a Confederate unit in Civil War reenactments. Thanks for being good at doing Southerner stuff.

Neither Jesus nor Paul said anything about homosexuality, either. Why is it so god-awful, then?

Can we maybe, I don't know, restart our government or something?

Its like political limbo. How low can you go?

Prepositions: "god exists" "god wouldn't allow things god-awful" "slavery is god-awful" Contradict the observed fact that "slavery existed" Therefore one of the prepositions must be false or your observation is incorrect. A Christian who believes his god is good either has to deny slavery or deny that it's an abomination in the eyes of his god. [editline]10th October 2012[/editline] Or deal with the fact that he's being illogical, which isn't unheard of either

Nice rebel flag in the background.

God DAMN IT. Why does my state have to have so many idiots?!

[QUOTE=Article] celebrate the Confederate flag as “a symbol of Christian [b]liberty[/b][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Article] pro-slavery[/QUOTE] :v:

[QUOTE=Sam xD;37978265]:v:[/QUOTE] Freedom to Republicans often means Freedom [I]to oppress[/I] people they don't like, not Freedom [I]for[/I] people they don't like.

[QUOTE=Moustacheman;37977872]I'm pretty sure Jesus did condemn slavery. Hold on, I'm gonna read through my Bible again. Found it, Corinthians 5 condemns Slave ownership and the treatment of slaves.[/QUOTE] I Corinthians 5: Dealing With a Case of Incest II Corinthians 5: Awaiting the New Body/The Ministry of Reconciliation These say nothing about slavery. Not to mention Corinthians was written by [i]Paul[/i], who was not a disciple, and the book is not meant to be a recording of the life or teachings of Jesus.

What the hell is wrong with Arkansas lately? This doesn't quite top the "death penalty for rebellious children" dude, but still, he's trying. [QUOTE=Naaz;37977941]I'm sorry, but you still can't use grammar or spelling. I always facepalm massively when I visit the deep south and see the business signs. Argh. Hard work for a grammar nazi.[/QUOTE] Yeah I'm sure you handed it to all those sign-owners. How dare they use local vernacular on their road signs.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;37978854]Freedom to Republicans often means Freedom [I]to oppress[/I] people they don't like, not Freedom [I]for[/I] people they don't like.[/QUOTE] Quite generalizing. This guy's an extremist.

[QUOTE=alexguydude;37977836]What the FUCK how is he in any position of government![/QUOTE] Because people vote for party rather than person usually. Especially in State elections, where it is much harder to get information about a candidate.

[QUOTE=Moustacheman;37977872]I'm pretty sure Jesus did condemn slavery. Hold on, I'm gonna read through my Bible again. Found it, Corinthians 5 condemns Slave ownership and the treatment of slaves.[/QUOTE] I call bullshit on this actually, what verse? [editline]10th October 2012[/editline] Even if there is a verse in the NT that condemns slavery it doesn't matter. At one point the Christian god promoted slavery and gave specific rules on how to treat your slaves. And don't give me that ear ring, treated them well bullshit. It doesn't make everything okay just because god goes "whoops my bad lol"

[QUOTE=Ast_risk;37979747]Quite generalizing. This guy's an extremist.[/QUOTE] I said often, I didn't say it was everyone. Besides, one of the Republican Party's strongest platforms is Social Conservatism.

[QUOTE=Foogooman;37979847]I call bullshit on this actually, what verse? [editline]10th October 2012[/editline] Even if there is a verse in the NT that condemns slavery it doesn't matter. At one point the Christian god promoted slavery and gave specific rules on how to treat your slaves. And don't give me that ear ring, treated them well bullshit. It doesn't make everything okay just because god goes "whoops my bad lol"[/QUOTE] Fuck, why did I put Corinthians? I thought there was something about it in Corinthians, but I guess I was wrong. And the Ear ring thing was semi-figurative, just like most of the Bible. Although some slave masters treated them OK, most of them abused their slaves, and I do agree it was a horrible metaphor.