Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.“I want to tell all my colleagues here what I told the Republicans in that room last n...

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.

    • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ah yes, because the story clearly talks about Noah easily finding land again because only a small part of the world was flooded.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The whole story was bullshit, however floods throughout history are extremely common. Just look at the Libya flood.

        Old tales from the bible were loosely based off of real life, but embellished heavily.

        • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
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          1 year ago

          The whole story was bullshit

          No shit, but the story still makes god an evil villain.