Saturday, October 6, 2012

Christian Supremacist dictates "God's Law" on federally funded research projects

Paul Broun is a Christian supremacist and Republican lawmaker representing the State of Georgia in the Federal House of Representatives who sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. As a supremacist, he dictates policy over money allocation for Federally funded research projects. His allegiance to his ideology can dictate future courses for scientific advancement in holistic technologies.
His ideology includes the following set of Laws:
* (Labor Rights) Exodus 21:20-21 "And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money."
* (Women's Rights) Deuteronomy 22:20-1 "If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house."
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(Human Rights) Leviticus 25:44-45 "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property."
* (International Law) Deuteronomy 7:1-2 "When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations . . . then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy."

Originally uploaded 2012-10-04 to "Youtube.com" by "LibertyBCofHart" (Liberty Baptist Church)
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU4B86AL5Go]:
US Congressman Dr. Paul Broun shares his personal testimony during the 2012 Sportsman's Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church, Hartwell, GA. Mike Griffin is the Pastor.
2012-10-06 "Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'" from Associated Press newswire

[http://news.yahoo.com/congressman-calls-evolution-lie-pit-hell-175514039.html]:
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior.
The Republican lawmaker made those comments during a speech Sept. 27 at a sportsman's banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell. Broun, a medical doctor, is running for re-election in November unopposed by Democrats.
"God's word is true," Broun said, according to a video posted on the church's website. "I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior."

Broun also said that he believes the Earth is about 9,000 years old and that it was made in six days. Those beliefs are held by fundamentalist Christians who believe the creation accounts in the Bible to be literally true.
Broun spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti told the Athens Banner-Herald [http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-10-05/broun-evolution-big-bang-theory-are-lies-straight-pit-hell] that Broun was recorded speaking off-the-record to a church group about his religious beliefs. He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
It seems unlikely that Broun's remarks were supposed to be kept private. The banquet was advertised, Broun spoke before an audience and the video of his remarks was posted on the church's website.


20120-10-05 "Broun: Evolution, big bang theory are 'lies straight from the pit of hell'" by Nick Coltrain from "Athens Banner-Herald" newspaper
[http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-10-05/broun-evolution-big-bang-theory-are-lies-straight-pit-hell]:
Evolution and the big bang theory are “lies to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior,” U.S. Rep. Paul Broun said in a recently released video.
In the video, taken from the 2012 Sportsman’s Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell, Broun also repeated fundamentalist Christian tenets that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old and the Holy Bible is a guidebook to every aspect of life.
Talking Points Memo first posted a short clip of the 47-minute speech Friday afternoon. The full speech was posted Thursday, according to the Liberty Baptist Church’s YouTube page.
Broun, a Republican from Oconee County, is a medical doctor and running unopposed in District 10 on the November ballot. He serves on the Congressional science and technology, and homeland security committees.
“God’s word is true. I’ve come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution, embryology, the big bang theory; all of that is lies straight from the pit of hell,” Broun told the crowd.
“And it’s lies to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior. You see, there’s a lot of scientific data that I’ve found as a scientist that this really is a young earth. I don’t believe that the earth is but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was made in six days as we know them. That’s what the Bible tells us.”
Meredith Griffanti, the Washington, D.C., spokeswoman for Broun, made just a brief statement about the video.
“Dr. Broun was speaking off the record to a large church group about his personal beliefs regarding religious issues,” she wrote in an email.
In the full video, he told the crowd that he was inspired by God to make his first run for Congress in 1990. He was elected in 2007.
In the video, he also shared stories of how he acquired some of the hunting trophies that adorn his Washington, D.C., office. In particular, there was a story of shooting a bear in the chest and then the bear running for 15 minutes. When they found it, Broun said the bear’s heart and lungs were destroyed by his bullet.
“I can tell you as a medical doctor, in four minutes, your brain dies,” he said. “How that bear did that, I don’t know.”
In another story, Broun said he believes God guided a bullet to kill a lion that was about to bound into the back of a truck he was riding in.
The shortened video can be found at [www.youtube.com/watch?v=rikEWuBrkHc]. The entire speech is available at [www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU4B86AL5Go].

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