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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2400+ religious leaders sign letter condemning 'fundamentally unjust' Republican tax bill
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/30/1719903/-2400-religious-leaders-sign-letter-condemning-fundamentally-unjust-Republican-tax-billMore than 2,400 religious leaders just sent the Senate a letter condemning the Republican "tax plan" that the party intends to shove through, raising taxes on millions, cutting key services like Medicare, and making other tax changes in order to provide a windfall to the very richest Americans.
There was once a time when Republicans would mew endlessly about their supposed morality; they have largely stopped now, or at the least nobody is bothering to put those statements on camera anymore. Electing Donald Trump and standing by him despite a string of racist, sexist, crooked, and generally Constitution-punching things seems to have been the thing that finally shamed omnipresent Republican God-botherers into silence. At this point the "moral" crowd of far-right preachers and patriots is engaged in explaining why child molestation is a tolerable sin in exchange for certain tax cuts. ............
We, the undersigned faith leaders representing the Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Buddhist and other faith traditions and denominations across the country, express our strong opposition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act adopted by the Senate Finance Committee. This bill violates our moral principles of equality, justice, and fairness.
We call on Congress to oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act due to our strong belief that this bill is fiscally irresponsible, endangers our countrys economic health, and disproportionately benefits the wealthy at the expense of vulnerable people and low-income families. [...]
As people of faith, we view decisions about tax policy and the federal budget as moral decisions. Simply put, this proposed legislation is fundamentally unjust.
There was once a time when Republicans would mew endlessly about their supposed morality; they have largely stopped now, or at the least nobody is bothering to put those statements on camera anymore. Electing Donald Trump and standing by him despite a string of racist, sexist, crooked, and generally Constitution-punching things seems to have been the thing that finally shamed omnipresent Republican God-botherers into silence. At this point the "moral" crowd of far-right preachers and patriots is engaged in explaining why child molestation is a tolerable sin in exchange for certain tax cuts. ............
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2400+ religious leaders sign letter condemning 'fundamentally unjust' Republican tax bill (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Nov 2017
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. Republicans talk about religion, but piss on it
Didn't really give a damn with ministers say. They're only interested in mammon
no spirit of any kind within the ruling/moneyed classes. fake, false, facetious. both sides are deep in game playing bullshit & religion and righteousness is always a cover.
BigmanPigman
(51,644 posts)2. Psychiatrists did something similar with the crazy moron.
Dollar signs are louder and clearer and the only thing that gets their attention.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)3. I hope they remember this in 2018
bdtrppr6
(796 posts)4. good thing
no one gives a shit what religious "leaders" think. morals? who needs em?