the gov. prosecuted a man for doing what the Bible tells us to do for people in need

[dixiegrrrrl]

Luckily a jury refused to convict him.

Link to tweet

[Hoyt]

1. That ticked me off big time. I think I read trial result was hung jury.

About what you’d expect for such a political and humanity issue. Maybe they’ll let him go, and he’ll get rewards from folks.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Frosted my cookies, too

very disturbing how far down the rabbit hole we have come so quickly.

[3Hotdogs]

2. Does anyone know how the jury was polling?

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I don't.

Swz possible Prosecutors can re-file charges, cause it was a mis-trial, not a not guilty verdict.

[Stonepounder]

8. I don't remember the exact numbers, but a large majority voted Not Guilty

Looked it up. 8-4 to Acquit.

[3Hotdogs]

13. Those numbers make it less likely for a re-trial.

Unless Gropenfuhrer requires a retrial.

[sheshe2]

4. Prosecutor can roast in hell.

PS. Grew up in the Episcopal Church. I am far from believing much of it anymore. I have been a long time gone.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Oh goody, that's in the Bible too.

[mountain grammy]

6. I was hoping for not guilty

But glad he wasn’t convicted . I’m thinking 40% of jury voted to convict. We’re down a dark road.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Today people were speculating if the Prosecutor had intentionally used those words

Pointing to the order of the words she used, being the same order of he bible.

I would like to hope that happened. then no worry about a new trial.

[jberryhill]

9. The government will also prosecute you for doing what the Bible says about witches

[SCantiGOP]

10. Jesus threw the moneylenders out of the temple

In 2019 he would be throwing the Republicans our of the Congress.

[MasonDreams]

11. WWJD works for me

The Bible has some dated ideas about shellfish eating.

[eShirl]

12. But if he'd refused to bake them a cake "because the bible said so", the govt would approve.

only conservatives are allowed a religious exception to law

[ck4829]

14. Well you see, there's doing what the Bible says and there's doing what the right wing wants you

to think the Bible says.

[real Cannabis calm]

15. recommended to publicize

[malaise]

16. This is the prosperity gospel posse

They endorse racism and misogyny and worship money with one goal - POWER!

[leftyladyfrommo]

17. And they scam the little guys out of millions. nt

[malaise]

18. I still think they scam more women than men

Effin' thieves and con men - no wonder they love the King of Cons.

[leftyladyfrommo]

23. I think they prey on more older women than men.

The women are probably more likely to watch their TV shows.

[malaise]

24. +1,000

although they'll prey on the gullible of any age or gender

[Retrograde]

19. By Trumpster logic

if a pharmacist can refuse to fill a prescription for birth control, or a baker refuse to sell a cake to a gay couple, because it would violate their "deeply held beliefs", then an actual good Christian* should be able to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, and shelter the homeless because Jesus actually told his followers to do this.

*I don't know what if any this person's religious convictions are: I'm using it to refer to one who practices the corporal works of mercy as attributed to one Jesus of Nazareth.

[Voltaire2]

21. Do you think bigoted bakers should also

get a pass based on their religious convictions?

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. That's actually an interesting problem.

Most of us grew up seeing "We have the right to refuse service to anyone" signs. People believe in them.

But Federal law supersedes state law. Equal Opportunity sez you can't refuse service to an entire class of people.

I'd tend to be a mite more sympathetic if it weren't for the fact these same "Christians" weren't also refusing to serve other groups, past or presently.

I don't support blatant hiding behind religion.