Rep. Lauren Boebert, now more televangelist than House Representative, is working to turn politics into a holy war


First 5 minutes of a 55 minute talk Lauren Boebert gave on September 9, where she was introduced as a Member of Congress

At a September 9, 2022 speech at the Truth and Liberty Coalition conference in Woodland Park — the same appearance where she confused the word “wanton” as in “wanton killing” with the word for the Chinese dumpling, the announcer introduced Lauren Boebert in her official capacity as a Member of Congress. But during her talk, Boebert talked less about policy and government and acted and spoke exactly like a televangelist preacher, strutting back and forth across the stage, invoking the apocalypse with lines like “we are in the last of the last days.” She urged her audience to “rise up and take our place in Christ and influence this nation as we were called to do,” adding, “you get to have a role in the second coming of Jesus! How cool is that?”

Then on October 20, 2022, at the Knox County, Tennessee, Republican Lincoln Day dinner, Boebert was again introduced in her official capacity as a House Representative, but instead used the opportunity to preach, using the exact same lines she used on September 9, saying “we are in the last of the last days,” and “You get to be part of ushering in the second coming of Jesus.”

With increasing frequency and intensity, Lauren Boebert is using her speaking opportunities to portray herself as more of a religious figure and less an elected officeholder.

In her talks, Boebert pushes for a religious takeover of government and calls for an end to the separation of church and state, all while juxtaposing Bible quotes with lines like “I won’t wear your stinking face diaper,” and “You can take your syringe and stick it.” She infers her audiences are the good guys, favored by God and loved by Jesus, telling them they’ve been called to fight “enemies” like people with different sexual identities. What’s even more frightening is that these are all applause lines that her fawning audiences receive with obvious delight.

Lauren Boebert’s persistent and dangerous effort to conflate her role as an elected official with that of a religious figure has drawn ridicule, to be sure, but given how effective her efforts have been at convincing her audiences she is some kind of hero called to her position by God, it is also a very dangerous strategy that turns Americans against each other and turns politics into a holy war instead of a reasoned debate about the merits of ideas.

 

  8 comments for “Rep. Lauren Boebert, now more televangelist than House Representative, is working to turn politics into a holy war

  1. If she was truly an instrument acting on behalf of Jesus Christ, she would have changed the toxic drinking water supply which plagues Colorado City & many other small towns in CO to fine quality H2O.

    This would have served her constituents, young & old.

    But oh- she would have also been required to work with the “Sadducees” & non-Gentiles.

    Oh (poison) well- too bad, so sad. A day of life lost = one day closer to judgment day, right? In fact, why doesn’t she Qrowd Qreate a Heaven’s Gate kind of Qrossing?

  2. She is a fiery orator full of bullshit. I’ve seen these religious snake oil preachers all my life and they are predators not Christians. I believe in Jesus. I do not believe this is Jesus in any way, shape or form.

  3. She is a fiery orator full of bullshit. I’ve seen these religious snake oil preachers all my life and they are predators not Christians. I believe in Jesus. I do not believe this is Jesus in any way, shape or form.

  4. She doesn’t have the intelligence or knowledge to talk about political issues and she obviously doesn’t believe in the separation of church and state.

  5. She found her calling and she’s going full throttle. The snake oil business has serious competition and she’s got the stilettos to prove it!

  6. I can’t help but think that the floor she struts on is in reality the plank of a pirate ship. I don’t think the sea will care once those fine heels snag the edge.

  7. She may call herself a Christian, but she is not walking in Christ’s footsteps at all. If he were alive now he would be horrified.

    • A GOP christian is a whole different animal. From my point of view, the biblical Christ pretty much espoused social values that I respect. The GOP christian, on the other hand, shouts to the multitudes “I got mine, so cluck you!”

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