Many experts and mainstream news outlets were quick to point out that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) called Monday’s total solar eclipse and other recent phenomena “powerful signs” from God. Although ridiculed, some of the same experts and media outlets remained conspicuously silent about the strange thing. Eclipse-related comments from one of MTG’s Democratic Congressmen.
On Monday, Green; self-proclaimed christianwrote on social media that the solar eclipse, which many people are eager to see, is a message from God against their sinful actions. “God is sending strong signs to America to repent. Earthquakes, eclipses, and so much more to come. I pray our country listens,” Greene wrote, along with a prayer emoji. Ta.
Greene is not the only Christian to notice the spiritual element of the eclipse. ”solar eclipse thoroughly prove the existence of God” tweeted the author and occasional Blaze News contributor. Eric Metaxas. “The evidence is truly astonishing!”
”If you worship; solar eclipse As a celebration of “Mother Nature” and “Science” you are missing the point.it is God That’s what the Red State columnist said. Buzz Patterson.
In other words, Greene’s comments were well in line with mainstream Christian conservative discourse. However, despite that fact, it didn’t stop many from making fun of her.
- “While God was unavailable for comment (probably because he is focused on picking the winner of the NCAA Tournament), people on social media had their own take on Green’s tweet,” he joked. HuffPost part of the story.
- ”marjorie taylor green“She looks to the heavens for omens…and seems to find omens in all natural phenomena,” he joked. TMZ.
- “Solar eclipses are not unexpected natural disasters like earthquakes. Solar eclipses can be calculated centuries in advance,” the controversial pollster tweeted. Frank LantzDespite this, MTG never stated or implied that the eclipse was a “surprise.”
- “Fun fact: There are about three solar eclipses a year around the world, and there are also many earthquakes. Both events were preordained at the creation of the universe.” Adam Kinzinger. “A solar eclipse is not an omen. If the clouds cooperate, it’s just a really great show.”[.]
Is this woman a member of parliament? ”
Lee’s comment was contrary to commonly known facts, but many of the people who laughed at MTG had nothing to say about SJL. HuffPost and TMZ did not report on Lee’s Moon speech, and Lantz and Kinzinger did not say anything about Lee on social media.
Lee later claimed that he had said the wrong thing. She has a history of similar gaffes, including in 1997 when she falsely claimed that astronauts planted the American flag on Mars, and in 2014 when she claimed the U.S. Constitution was “400 years” old. did.
