Texas Governor Faces Backlash for Bible Verse Tweet After Attack at Orlando Gay Club

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Biblical verse tweet by Texas governor is causing a storm:

Lt Gov Dan Patrick Faces Backlash for Bible Verse Tweet After Attack at Orlando Gay Club (http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/politics/2016/06/12/lt-gov-dan-patrick-faces-backlash-for-tweeting-bible-verse-after-mass-shooting-at-orlando-gay-club.html)


Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 01:45 PM EDT

Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick is facing a backlash after a tweet was sent from his Twitter account Sunday morning quoting a verse from the Bible hours after the mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub.

At around 7 a.m. Patrick's account tweeted (https://twitter.com/DanPatrick/status/741963306294902785) a photo with the words of Galatians 6:7. The verse reads, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows."
A tweet sent out on the same account an hour later also referenced a Bible verse from Psalm 37:39.

It read, "The Salvation of the righteous come from the Lord; He is their stronghold in time of trouble."


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[Anti Federalist]

Is he wrong?

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Is he wrong?

Let's pause for a while so early reporting/typos etc are confirmed before proceeding with evaluation of his tweets.

This was past tweet mishap from him:

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[William Tell]

Biblical verse tweet by Texas governor is causing a storm:


Lieutenant Governor.

[randomname]

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http://www.danpatrick.org/facebook-statement-regarding-mornings-bible-verse-post/

[Anti Federalist]

742103933619822592

http://www.danpatrick.org/facebook-statement-regarding-mornings-bible-verse-post/

So...timing.

[Ranger29860]

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http://www.danpatrick.org/facebook-statement-regarding-mornings-bible-verse-post/

Just very unfortunate timing for him then.

[Zippyjuan]

Is he wrong?

Worked out for the shooter.

[William Tell]

Dan Patrick only plays the part of a social-con. He is a politician who will say anything for power, he will become liberal if the electorate does.

[William Tell]

Is he wrong?

Isn't it interesting how on the one hand some folks will say there is nothing wrong with what they are doing. And on the other hand the same people throw a fit about any mention of sin and assume it is directed at them?

[69360]

Is he wrong?

Depends oh his intended target. If he saying gays have it coming yes he's wrong, if he's saying America does, then maybe no.

[specsaregood]

Isn't it interesting how on the one hand some folks will say there is nothing wrong with what they are doing. And on the other hand the same people throw a fit about any mention of sin and assume it is directed at them?

isn't it interesting how we have an incident where a muslim kills a bunch of gays and yet people seem intent on somehow making it about and/or getting mad at Christians over it, even here on rpfs.

[pcosmar]

isn't it interesting how we have a incident where a muslim kills a bunch of gays and yet people seem intent on somehow making it about and/or getting mad at Christians over it, even here on rpfs.

Oh,, I just wait for these moral superiority folks to get caught with some little boys cum on their shirt.

This ain't about religion.. despite those that like to use it.

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742103933619822592

http://www.danpatrick.org/facebook-statement-regarding-mornings-bible-verse-post/


He should take note that Biblical verses tweets are not suitable at all times.




Lieutenant Governor.

Ok, I stand corrected. Some other news headlines had called him Gov.

[oyarde]

I agree that it would be unwise to mock God .

[libertariantexas]

I agree that it would be unwise to mock God .

Agreed.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster will have his vengeance on all who do not believe in Him.

It's time some of you people get right with GOD!*



*If it turns out that the FSM is not "the one true God," and God is actually Zeus or Odin or the Christian God or the Great Turtle or Allah or Yahweh or (insert any of a thousand or more "Gods" man has believed in at one time or another), please disregard the above.

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Billy Graham avoided the bad timing by few days or there would have been major backlash against him.

Billy Graham: 'The Days of Noah' Are Returning to Earth

Christian Post-Jun 1, 2016
The Baptist minister points to Genesis 6:5, which warns that God's "great Day of Judgment" will come just as the floods came during Noah's time ...

[erowe1]

I don't get this. Are people interpreting him to mean that the yesterday's murder victims deserved it?

It's not like the tweet really suggests that. Why would anyone jump to that conclusion?