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Update: Fur coats, resort vacations and a Porsche: Movita Johnson-Harrell resigns after allegedly taking $500,000 from charity
Pennsylvania state Dems slam Republican’s prayer as ‘offensive,’ bigoted
Pennsylvania state Democrats branded as “offensive” a Republican’s decision Monday to open a voting session with a prayer and a thank-you to President Trump for supporting Israel, with some Dems claiming to be “horrified” by the remarks and accusing the female lawmaker of Islamophobia.
State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, a Republican and associate pastor’s wife who was elected to the state House in November, was accused of bigotry after she invoked the name of Jesus just before the Legislature swore in its first Muslim woman on the Quran at the Statehouse in Harrisburg.
“God forgive us — Jesus — we’ve lost sight of you, we’ve forgotten you, God, in our country, and we’re asking you to forgive us,” Borowicz said added. She then praised President Trump for his support of Israel.
“I claim all these things in the powerful, mighty name of Jesus, the one who, at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, Jesus, that you are Lord, in Jesus’ name,” Borowicz said.
Democrats slammed her for the prayer. Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, the Muslim lawmaker who was just sworn in on the Quran at the Statehouse, accused Borowicz of using her religion against her.
Movita Johnson-Harrell, then the interim supervisor of Victim and Witness Services, speaks in Philadelphia, Aug. 1, 2018. (Associated Press)
“I thought that for the most part, the entire invocation was offensive,” she told reporters. “But to use Jesus as a weapon is not OK.”
“We cannot weaponize what’s going on with Israel and Palestine,” she continued, noting that everyone is free to praise the president.
“It was directly a political statement, and I think we need to be very, very clear that everybody in this House matters, whether they’re Christian, Muslim or Jew, and that we cannot use these issues to tear each other down,” Johnson-Harrell added. “And not only that, it was made during my swearing in.”
“I thought that for the most part, the entire invocation was offensive … We cannot weaponize what’s going on with Israel and Palestine.”
DEMS TO STRIKE ‘SO HELP YOU GOD’ FROM OATH TAKEN IN FRONT OF KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE, DRAFT SHOWS
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that he issued an apology to Johnson-Harrell.
“I was horrified. I grew up in Pennsylvania,” Wolf said. “Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn on the basis of freedom of conscience. I have a strong spiritual sense. This is not a reflection of the religion I grew up in.”
Democratic state Leader Frank Dermody said Borowicz’s speech was “beneath the dignity of this House” and suggested setting up a group to review the procedure.
But the Republican state representative defended her prayer Monday, saying that, “I pray every day. I prayed.”
State Rep. Jason Dawkins, another Muslim lawmaker, opened the session Tuesday by reading from the Quran, prompting applause in the chamber.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Who the he’ll is allowing the Muslims to be voted into our United States political system…. It is only for United States citizens!!!
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If they are naturalized citizens, the can run for office. Next question, why the hell is the Quran being used? Blow off the religious crap with government so the pansy assed elected officials will work. Basically Christianity just wanted equal time. Easily offended jerks
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Amen since when do we allow this reiigion to be allowed in the United States of America.This is not to be used here except in their only prayer time …this is the United States of America. Only to be on Our God only. We could NOT go to their country and pray in JESUS name. They would probably kill me on the SPOT! We are too lenient in this country…And they should not be allowed to run for government either…thank you,,,,only in America!
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Screw you Wolfe! The Republican Representative did nothing wrong my saying her prayer. You disgust me!
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her prayer was to a ideaology and not to a GOD of substance who is actually able to fulfill a request .ie: fake god!!!!!!!!
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You assholes in Harrisburg are out of your minds letting a Muslim into our states Government. We have 3 in our federal government. Didn’t 911 wake you up Governor how about Pearl harbor. The American people better wake the fuck up especially the taxpayers.
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Beware! Governor Wolfe has just converted to Islam! It is creeping in everywhere! They haves vowed to take over the US from within!
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I agree mostly however….Pearl Harbor??? Had nothing to do with Muslims, we were hit from Japan!
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Never should of got sworn in with Quran should have been BIBLE ONLY
that is AMERICAN way
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I LOVED YOUR PRAYER IN THE NAME OF JESUS THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR STANDING UP FOR AMERICA AND OUR GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Democrats are Christianophobes. Because of the Lefts core Marxist philosophy of “oppressors and oppressed,” they view Christians as victimizers and Muslims as victims. Little do they know that the day may come when non-Muslims will be the victims!
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ts in there pillars of Islam to dominate the WHOLE world (their own words) and they will keep trying!!!!!!!!!
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I learned in 1979 when I taught at an ESL school during the Iran hostage crisis that a Muslim’s first allegiance is to Allah, not Jesus or even their own country unless it was a Muslim state. One class I taught was a free, open discussion of any topic the students wished to discuss without any recrimination from the school or staff. One day the Muslim students chose Islam as their topic and it turned out to be a real brouhaha. They spent the entire hour denouncing Israel and the United States without showing any respect for the country that was preparing them for a future they wouldn’t otherwise have in their home country. After forty years, their priorities have mostly remained the same and will continue to do so until the Western world as we know it is wiped off the face of the earth by the fanatical element of Islam represented by the likes of Omar and Tlaib.
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Governor Wolf were you “horrified” by the crimes this Muslim rep committed before resigning?
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