On Tuesday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio tweeted out a Bible verse to which several people had very strong responses.
The Senator tweeted this Bible verse:
"Peace I leave with you;my peace I give you.Not as the world gives do I give to you.Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."John 14:27— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 16, 2017
Some of the responses are shown below:
@marcorubio Omg it's better if u don't tweet anything— Brian Lemieux (@brianjlemieux) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio What the hell
Is this bullshit ? #psycho
— James Derek Dwyer ❄ (@jamesderekdwyer) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio "Execute my enemies in front of me"-JESUS (Luke 19:27)
Religion is NOT for people in public office! Keep this nonsense out of Politics
— Mark Shasha (@Shazam1001) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio Mr Rubio, please stop googling Bible verses and start doing the job you were elected to.— Wonder Dog (@WonderDogabides) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio Is this the part of the Bible where Jesus said we should give tax breaks to the wealthy? Or where he wanted no health care for the poor?— Best Friend to All (@spacefunmars) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio Be brave like your lord - stand up against what is wrong without regard for personal gain. Otherwise, stop quoting scripture.— H (@hd_2009) May 16, 2017
@marcorubio @LisaAMoyer Really Marco? A religious verse? How about following the scripture of Bill Belichick: "Do your job"! Please just do your job.— NH Flyfisher (@nhflyfish) May 16, 2017
@nhflyfish @marcorubio Just FYI this is his personal account, follow @SenRubioPress for updates re his job, FL issues, etc. Nothing wrong w/sharing a verse here:)— Lisa 🖤 (@LisaAMoyer) May 16, 2017
@LisaAMoyer @marcorubio @SenRubioPress I get it. However, overt religious quoting leaks into the public existence. Not a fan of blurring the lines between church and state.— NH Flyfisher (@nhflyfish) May 16, 2017
@nhflyfish @marcorubio @SenRubioPress I see what you're saying, But I believe that even public servants should be able to express their religious freedom on their personal page— Lisa 🖤 (@LisaAMoyer) May 16, 2017
@LisaAMoyer @nhflyfish @marcorubio @SenRubioPress it may be his personal page but he identifies as US senator on that page ergo he should express his religiosity elsewhere. he reps US GOV.— Jenn (@JennYates) May 16, 2017
@JennYates @nhflyfish @marcorubio @SenRubioPress Respectfully disagree. Most of us have jobs that we list in our bios, doesn't mean we can't have personal expression on our timelines.— Lisa 🖤 (@LisaAMoyer) May 16, 2017
@LisaAMoyer @nhflyfish @marcorubio @SenRubioPress I'd have no problem with it if his bio was personal like "dad - husband" etc...but rep. government employees shouldn't show religiosity.— Jenn (@JennYates) May 16, 2017
@JonWangsgard @marcorubio Dude... not a hater over here. Concerned citizen who wants God in her church and public servants working in the Senate. And don't mix 'em.— Maria Shinn Bouck (@msbinbay) May 16, 2017
The surprise with which so many responded to the tweets seems to show many think it is wrong for a Senator to tweet about the Holy Bible. Christian Headline describes it as "lack of understanding of the Christian culture."
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