@fmf saidPraying for a politician's death?
A conservative US congresswoman addressing a church congregation last week appeared to be praying for the US president's death when she cited Psalm 109...
"May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow."
...isn't a prayer like this an abuse of scripture and profoundly un-Christian?
I think so, yes.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI'd like to bump this for Princess Anne's benefit.
Kelly isn't involved in this thread.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidPsalm 109 is about praying for the death of a leader. When Psalm 109 says "May his days be few" it's about a leader dying not resigning. When she chose to cite Psalm 109 - she's a retail politician after all - she knew full well that her audience also knew full well that citing Psalm 109 is citing a prayer wishing for the death of someone.
I think she was praying for a political rival to be out of office and replaced by a member of her own party. (Hence her quoting the relevant part of Psalm 109 and not the part you alone cited).
@fmf saidAs already explained, Christians have a tendency to cherry pick biblical passages and present them out of context.
Psalm 109 is about praying for the death of a leader. When Psalm 109 says "May his days be few" it's about a leader dying not resigning. When she chose to cite Psalm 109 - she's a retail politician after all - she knew full well that her audience also knew full well that citing Psalm 109 is citing a prayer wishing for the death of someone.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke
It would seem you cannot hear the dog whistle. Fair enough, you are not Lauren Baubert's target audience.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidOf all the prayers she could have cherry picked, she cherry picked the one in Psalm 109.
As already explained, Christians have a tendency to cherry pick biblical passages and present them out of context.
@fmf saidI misspelled her name: it's Lauren Boebert.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke
It would seem you cannot hear the dog whistle. Fair enough, you are not Lauren Baubert's target audience.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidShe didn't have to cite a Psalm.
Can you provide an alternative Psalm she could have used that referenced a change in leadership?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI think the context of "May his days be few" is Psalm 109. "May his days be few" is about death. It is not taken out of context. The whole Psalm is about praying for someone to die. So I don't think the quote is "out of context" at all. Indeed, I think its context is the very key to what she was saying.
As already explained, Christians have a tendency to cherry pick biblical passages and present them out of context.
@fmf saidShe took the words out of context. You did the same to hers.
I think the context of "May his days be few" is Psalm 109. "May his days be few" is about death. It is not taken out of context. The whole Psalm is about praying for someone to die. So I don't think the quote is "out of context" at all. Indeed, I think its context is the very key to what she was saying.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidNope. The context of the words was what it was all about. Oh well. So, you didn't hear the dog whistle, that's OK.
She took the words out of context. You did the same to hers.