Nancy Pelosi’s lost Biblical verse
On Earth Day, Nancy Pelosi quoted the Bible: “The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, ‘To minister to the needs of God’s creation is an act of worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor the God who made us.’ On this Earth Day, and every day, let us honor the earth and our future generations with a commitment to fight climate change.”
Apparently, it’s a favorite verse of hers. She has used it in official statements on global warming, the budget, Martin Luther King Day, Christmas, and why she’s a Democrat. Jim Hoft has audio chronicles.
Dr. Claude Mariottini, an Old Testament scholar, noted on his blog last year and this year that no such Biblical verse exists.
CNS News asked other Bible scholars for the source of the quote in the Old Testament that Nancy Pelosi keeps invoking.
Can you?
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Maybe her couch buddy Newt Gingrich can help her out?
Blogger Joel Osborn: “I guess my questions about mixing church and state aren’t a concern here. Unless you count the made up religion of environmentalism.”
Stacy McCain gives Nan an assist:
Normally, I don’t help Democrats, but because I am bitterly clinging to my religion — and since I’m already working with Rush Limbaugh to help Hillary Clinton stage her comeback — in this case I’ll be happy to cite chapter and verse. Genesis 1:28:
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
This verse kind of pisses off the Planned Parenthood crowd, to say nothing of the animal-rights activists.
Of course, Mrs. Pelosi is a typical liberal hypocrite in this regard. She supports population control, but has five children herself, much like Al Gore, who frets about mankind overwhelming the Earth but is a father of four, or Ted Turner, who supports China’s one-child policy but is himself a father of five.
Since Mrs. Pelosi seems to be in such need of biblical guidance, I suppose she won’t mind a backslid Baptist preaching her an old-time gospel sermon.
Because, you see, if you’ll “spend a little time in the Word” — as we bitter Bible-clingers are wont to do — once you get finished reading the Old Testament, you come to something we call the New Testament, which is about a guy named Jesus. Maybe you heard of him.
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Well I would like to hear her spin on 2 Peter chapter 3? Is the world on fire because of global warming! How about the sun, the moon and the stars? Universal Warming? Climate Change Yeah right!!!
It is all going to burn baby!
2Pet 3:11 “Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives”
So start to live righteous before God’s climate change gets a hold of your soul.
She is a loon no two ways around it.
She must want to educate all of her illegal immigrants workers to take better care of her land!!!
On-my-soap-box said:
God expected man to “keep” the land (Gen. 2:15). Obedience to God is absolutely an act of worship. We are to honor God in everything we do, so every act ought to be an act of worship.
The Bible does not teach that God rejected Cain’s offering because it came from the land (although many preachers read this into the text).
In fact, one of the offerings in Leviticus is the grain offering (Leviticus chapter 2), which did not involve animals or blood. It was second in importance only to the burnt offering.
The Bible does approve of people using animals for food and clothing, but it does not condone being abusive to animals. The same holds true for the land.
That doesn’t mean I agree with the environmentalists. They elevate the land over people, when the Bible clearly teaches that man comes before the animals and the land.
Nancy Pelosi also stated she was a good church going Catholics..anyone see the citizens of San Fransico constantly mocking catholism…when was the last time she said, that is disrespectful to her religion?
So now mother earth is the lastest “Scared Cow” for the Progressives? They will worship anything but the concept of a divine maker. What did the old testment state about “Idol Worship” craven images a golden calf. Progressives pandering to the religious and doing a real poor job of it.
San Fran is in its own little world, so it’s no shock that Pelosi must be quoting from a San Fran bible. We know that most “churches” there don’t even follow what the REAL bible says so they just make up their own as they go along.
This falls under pagan worship the “earth” vs “divine”
This reminds me of the golden calf this link is to an account from a Rabbi.
http://www.mesora.org/goldencalf.html
… But there IS something in the Bible about worshiping the creation but not the Creator
Asking for a scriptural reference and Nancy Pelosi in the same breath …
Exodus 22:18 – thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
30 pcs, re #82, you are so right. As someone much wiser than me once said, “If something is 99% true, it’s still a lie!”
From the last link
We must appreciate that the Israelites had recently been liberated from Egypt. In Egypt they were exposed to, and influenced by, the pagan practices of that society. Therefore, they still had an attraction to the primitive, and were still subject to the insecurities of the instinctual part of their personalities.
Note to San Fran “They still had an attraction to the primitive” yes replacing the divine with the earth would fall under “primitive” or “pagan” which some people would describe some of San Fran’s cross dressing mocking the catholic church citizens.
Jim M – I can’t stop laughing…
Jeeeze, I love this place!
Genesis: 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor.
It is pretty clear GOD was not pleased with Cain’s offering.
Yes, doing all things as unto the LORD is worship. That being said, these enviro-nuts are not trying to save the planet for GOD or as worship to HIM.
MtsEdge,
I would have preferred that she stayed away from quoting the Bible altogether.
Me, too, 30.
Well, I think I like Stacy McCain.
Listening to Nancy Pelosi quoting the Bible, is like Newt Gingrich or Vince Neil from “Motley Crew” giving marriage advice..
~ Dan Lee
On-my-soap-box said:
God did not accept Cain’s offering, but the Bible doesn’t say why. Many preachers assume that it was because God wanted animal sacrifices only, but the Bible does not teach that. Since Cain hated and ended up killing his brother, the reason God rejected his offering was probably because of Cain’s attitude. Cain may have given the leftovers and not the first fruits, which also would have been insulting to God.
In Leviticus 25:4, God commands that a Sabbath rest be given to the land every 7th year. So there are commands from God to take care of the land.
The eye for an eye is a principle of justice – that the punishment ought to fit the crime. It sounds barbaric to those who are soft on punishment, and too nice for those who are too vengeful. It is neither harsh nor soft, it is a fair standard and indicates that punishment is a part of justice (whereas many liberals say it is wrong to punish, that our only goal should be to rehabilitate the criminal).
As a Criminal Justice major, (a major about as useful as English, Philosophy or Religious Studies, as i found out), the prison system in America is set up to not only punish but rehabilitate as well. Prisons don’t do that which is why recidivism rates are so high. Granted, some are beyond rehabilitation, but its an important aspect of punishment nonetheless.
That doesn’t exactly sound like what Pelosi said. In fact, it sounds like almost the reverse of her ‘quote’.
JimM if your not, you should be a comedy writer. LMAOROF
Finally figured out where her vwerse came from. I’ve been pondering this all morning. It’s from the same book that she learned about ethics from.
I guess using the Bible is OK by Dems when the “verse” fits your world view. If a Republican tries it, it is a violation of “separation of church and state”
There are several versions of the Bible, such as the King James edition or the New World edition. Apparently, this comes from the Democratic Party edition. Unfortunately, the Ten Commandments didn’t make it through editing.
Jim M. your exerts from the book of Al are hilarious yet somehow life changing. I will go forth and emit no more.
CC,
I wonder why… hmmmm.
Maybe that’s her problem she is on meds(drugs).
As long as we’re making up verses, I swear my Bible has a commandment that says “Thou shalt not vote for Democrat candidates.” I follow it religiously.
I heard that this is one of Paris Hilton’s favorite biblical passages too, she just couldn’t remember it when Larry King asked.
Off topic somewhat.
If Pelosi gets more Botox injections maybe her face will split.
She reads with eyes wide opened.
I am suprized, The Speaker reads, If you asked me, when handed a book, I would think all she does is chew on the cover and lick the pages
Old but appropriate joke.
Well 30,
I guess the left just believes the Bible should justify their agenda, not drive it.
Or because it was just too much work
redefining words like adultery and covet.CC, HA!
Over at DUmmie Funnies is a regular author as Jim. His writings are called The Book Of MoonBat
His writings include chapter and verse…
I think Pelosi might be reading from the Pegan Bible
txvet2 said (#45):
Watcherdownsouth said (#59):
With conservatives arguing like this, it’s understandable that liberals win the arguments. Insult and dismissal are not reasons.
FYI, medicine is more effective in Europe than here, with the exception of certain very expensive and rarely used (both there and here) procedures.
Maybe.
Or
The sacrifice was to be a blood sacrifice a precursor, if you will, of the requirement of the future sacrifice to come. GOD’s plan in sacrifice was the atonement of sin through shed blood. You still, to this day, can get blood out of a turnip.
I will leave it there so as not to “proselytize” and upset some of our trolls.
Pot, meet kettle.
Links and statistical studies please to back up your claim that socialized medicine in Europe and Canada are “more effective”. Such a lovely and broad generalization, left so much room for error.
lgm,
Liberals throw pies, shout down their opponents and throw tantrums. They don’t debate…with the exception of Rusty. I hope you don’t call what you do debating…
Proof? and does this mean that you’ll be on the next thing that’s smokin and headed towards Europe?
Here are is a start to claims on the contrary for our liberal “friends” from a Canadian no less:
Socialized Medicine Doesn’t Work
And this is but one of many. But you keep your head in the sand there LGM and toe the party line.
It’s in the New Testament, Matthew 25.
lgm,
Before you can “win” an argument you first have to make a point. You can’t say, “the earth is 4 billion years old now prove me wrong in 4 lines or less. See you can’t I win you lose.” That is a 5th grader debate tactic.
Your posts did not make a case for Pillosee while most of us conservative comments tore her “quote” to pieces.
Now you want to make a case for medacine in Europe? So you are doing the liberal tactic, “I say it is, you have to prove me wrong” while you will ignore any fact given.
Go play with your other troll buddies. SCAT!
The only thing they could leave in their version that JESUS said was:
“Render unto Caesar”
#132 lgm said:
Make sure you tell that to wealthy Europeans, the next time they fly over to the United States for everything from annual checkups to oncology!
Or perhaps they are just acting in solidarity with their Canadian brothers and sisters?
I have a bachelor’s degree in Christian theology, and I can’t think of a single verse that even sounds similar to the one she’s claiming. Unless it’s in the apocrypha (the books that only a few obscure Bible translations tend to include because they’re so far-fetched).
But maybe she’s thinking of this verse:
Republican,
That’s has to be it.
That has to be it.
Nanny Pelosi just misremembered the bible, after misreading…I mean misleading about misreading…This is what Nancy Pelunatic read:
“And God blessed them, and God said …. the earth, … the fish of the sea,… over every living thing … the earth….”
I can totally see how she got Global Warming legislation out of that.
Yes. Why don’t we voice our discontent by conducting ourselves in reasoned and peaceable fashion, like liberals?
Wouldn’t the world be a better place then?
/sarcasm off
Nancy has never worked a day of her life.
She is not to believed or trusted.
The Democrat Legacy, like the Kennedy and Cintons never to be believed or trusted.
This woman quoting the Bible to prop up her liberal belief systems (if this quote even exists) is yet another typical example of liberal arrogance. This woman can malign Conservatives and their belief systems but when it suits her, she can use the Bible or make up a biblical verse to support her wacked out agenda.
Hey Nancy, do you know the word “heretic?”
CPO/AJ/30:
Now, now, I think you’re being hard on San Fran. Perhaps, she’s got a perfect explanation for misusing the bible. Maybe she’s running out of Botox treatments and she’s feeling her age a little more?
Nahhh, not even a devil’s advocate could defend something like this….
self-edit: San Fran= San Fran Nan. Yeah, I have problems with the city but that’s another thread.
emjem24, I liver here in the middle of moonbat central, the home of Pete Stark-Raving-Mad, and only a few clicks from Bagdad-by-the-Bay, one place I never want to visit again, if I can avoid it. I feel your pain.
Read Michael Medved’s column from Wednesday about the double standard for religion.
“CLINTON: You know, I have, ever since I’ve been a little girl, felt the presence of God in my life. And it has been a gift of grace that has, for me, been incredibly sustaining. But, really, ever since I was a child, I have felt the enveloping support and love of God and I have had the experiences on many, many occasions where I felt like the Holy Spirit was there with me as I made a journey.”
Just imagine if Bush had said that.
Math Man, have you ever read the Bible? Or, like many other liberals, do you believe that reading it and following its precepts are for other people?
Yeah, you know, when you it bring up, the Bible had a couple of things right. For instance,
1) An eye for an eye- the cretin who beat up the wheelchair-bound girl whose parents told him to shut up after harassing Mrs. Bush and her daughter should have gotten his just reward. Too bad too many passive, permisive liberals like yourself believe that criminals have more rights than their actual victims.
2) Homosexuality is wrong. Another thing the Bible got right. In Ancient Times, it didn’t take a complete dunce to recognize that boy + girl= offspring and girl + girl or boy + boy= sin, certain std’s, societal rejection, and liberal poutiness in some corners.
Aren’t you Jewish anyway? What does this have to do with you? Oh, that’s right you’re thread jacking.
What was your point?
Kaos,
No need to imagine. They ripped Romney to shreds over his Mormonism. Bush, well, just get in line. There’s just so much fodder there. But they can use religion and anything else as freely and carelessly as they want. What’s comical about all of this is that they do not have the final say.
Then I guess this means you’ll be left out in the cold because you posess neither, right?
COULTER: God says, “Earth is yours. Take it. Rape it. It’s yours.”
FENN: Terrific. We’re Americans, so we should consume as much of the earth’s resources…
COULTER: Yes! Yes.
FENN: … as fast as we possibly can.
COULTER: As opposed to living like the Indians.
Did she get that bible on her trip to Syria?
Rusty, have you heard of a little military healthcare program known as Tricare. It’s socialized health care, military style. I’m sure you and your little brigade of liberal buddies, have it all figured out and think that socialized medicine will make healthcare more available.
Since you’re not in the military, I’ll let you in on a few tidbits of what Tricare is all about:
1. In certain markets, medication is hard to come by. Many Tricare members pay out of pocket expenses (and if you have multiple prescriptions that’s not cheap) to get their medication. Something that was supposedly free (medication) is no longer the case.
2. Hard to get Dr’s appointments. Do you understand, even comprehend, what it’s like to have to plan months in advance just to see a doctor? What if you’re preganant? Yeah, that works out.
3. Not enough doctors, pharmacy techs, personnel. When you don’t have enough doctors to see to your needs, then there’s a problem.
4. Sheer incompetence. Do you know that the military is hiring more foreign doctors whose medical training doesn’t meet the same stringent requirements in our country?
Rusty, I don’t think you, or your other liberal buddies have any clue the kind of hell you and Obummer/Shrillary will put this country through with your utopian, health care nightmare. I’ve had 8 years of it… yeah, I’m really living the dream.
…and Jesus did not come to do away with the law, but to clarify it. Which he did on every point made in the ‘legal’ portion of the OT. Unless you live by all thing Levitical, don’t use this as an argument. Pelosi is twisting words & calling it ’scripture’ which is the same thing that sent Lucifer hurtling out of Heaven like a falling star.
The entire sacrificial system pointed towards the sacrifice of Christ, but not all offerings had to do with sin. some of these offerings were primiarily/exclusively concerned with worship – Abel presented a burnt offering, and Cain a grain offering.
The burnt offering was the most important and the most common offering in the sacrificial system. It symbolized the purest form of worship. The entire animal (minus the skin/fur) would be burned up. It signified that the person offering it dedicated all of themselves to the Lord, and the person gave himself to the Lord as the animal was sent to heaven via the smoke.
The animals were skinned since burning hair is not a pleasing aroma, and the primary purpose of this offering was to be a fragrant aroma to the Lord. It did include an element of atonement for sin, but its primary purpose was a sign of love towards God.
The grain offering wasn’t about sin, but was another of the “fragrant aroma” offerings. It signified that everything you have is dedicated to the Lord.
The offerings for the atonement of sin – the sin offering and the guilt offering – were not fragrant aroma offerings. They did not represent a love towards God, but rather a lack of love (sin, and thus needed to be atoned for with the shedding of blood). These were necessitated by the wrath of God, but were not pleasing to God.
I’m not trying to give people here a hard time, I’m just trying to save folks the embarrassment of being corrected about the Bible by a SanFran liberal. After all, even a broken clock tells the correct time twice a day.
I figured it out she is not used to anyone listening to her so she felt free to say anthing. What else has she been failing to tell people because she doesn’t think they are listening…yada, yada, yada
Trollman,
Can’t argue a single point. Suffice to say, Abel chose better (Mary vs. Martha and Martha got made at Mary too). I suppose when I look at offerings (of animal nature) I tend to lean toward the precursor to the Christ. There are other offerings, of course, as in gifts beyond tithe can be an offering. Those offerings do not point to the need for a sacrifice (of blood nature). While all of the offerings were for a reason, there was still a flood and a promise.
I love this topic and could have this discussion all day but I was scolded by see-dubya the other day for going off topic so I yield the floor before I end up on it!
On-my-soap-box said:
Hey, I’m just hoping I remember to watch Jeremiah Wright tomorrow night. Then we’ll learn what’s really in the Bible (Death to America, blame whitey, abortion rights) as opposed to that watered-down-Gospel that I hear at church (God is love, turn the other cheek, etc.).
How about, “vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
dejack, you cracked me up with:
“Yes 30 pcs, you left one thing out. The Bible is a living and breathing document. Much like our Constitution you are free to add or delete passages at will that you find uncomfortable.”
Except that it hurt to laugh because it’s so true. Thank God for the internet, which brings idiocies like this to light! Maybe Pelosi’s facial Botox injections are going to her brain, like that recent study on Botox in rats.
Hebrews 13:17
“Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
Along with Pelosi, the entire congressional idiots need to READ the book of Revelations.
You’d think that would scare the crap out of them.
Source
The free market works. Remove the incentive and the rush to develop new procedures is reduced to a trickle.
I don’t know what “bible” Ms Polosi is quoting!! Must be a new environmental version.
The bible ( King James version),says in
Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
It didn’t say that there would ever be a greenhouse effect in any way, shape or form. God just stated a fact, He made a promise. And I prefer to believe him and not the great Gore, and followers.
Nancy Pelosi had her eyebrows surgically lifted to hide her lobotomy scars. This woman is a moron. She became leader of the House Democrats by being the most ruthless, vicious, revenge seeking, dishonorable, outright liar. She is a thief’s thief!
Well you know – over the years there have been many interpretations of the bible written from King James to the Jefferson version. I think Nancy Pelosi is now trying to create her own – after all she’s great at imbelishing already.
Is it just me, or does it occur to anyone else that Nancy Pelosi bears a striking resemblence to an ostrich? The whole “head in the sand” deal is just icing on the cake.
On April 24th, 2008 at 11:47 am, AliasK said:
Yep. A couple of times at least.
On April 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, The Raging Republican said:
Pretty much. A little time with Google reveals as much:
Blessing:
We invoke the blessing of God’s Spirit so that our spirit may be renewed to discern God’s presence and the cosmic Christ in creation.
[...]
Serving Earth
We are called to minister to creation. Earlier (Chapter Three ) we discussed the implications of the mandate to dominate found in Genesis 1.26-28. That mandate has been one of the factors in our alienation from Earth. We now return to Genesis Two where the first commission of God to serve and sustain Earth is announced.
Full Google search here, complete with reference to a Theosophy book. Theosophy is a New Age heresy, by the way.
On April 24th, 2008 at 1:14 pm, Bonsai Billy said:
But there’s only… oh…
LGM since you are a bible expert will you try and find excerpts and verses that show that abortion is legal especially in the third trimester? The Lord told us to be good stewards of the earth but sometimes I think people Love the “Creation” abut hate the Creator.
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Gimme a doh!
It’s not mere stupidity. (Dumb though she is). It’s malice and lying.
The head libs really are bad people.
I think I can explain the double standard: If Bush had said it, people would have believed he really meant it, thus it would be offensive to people who are offended by sincere expression of faith.
On the other hand, people know that Hillary will say anything if it serves her purpose. Does anyone think for one moment that she was being sincere? I think not. Thus, what’s for those same people to get offended about? Her false claim to faith is offensive to the faithful, not to the anti-theists.