But what does it mean?
Christians (and other religious observers with their religious texts) have made an art form out of interpreting what passages mean.
A lot of people are trying to figure out what UCP means by putting this biblical quote out into the twitter verse at Christmas.
Many have piped up with commentary and criticized the mix of religion and politics. A convention long held in Canada.
As a Priest and Bishop-Elect, I\u2019d ask that the UCP send Christmas greetings without the wholly inappropriate inference of divine sanction for their government. There are so many things wrong with their use of these words from the Prophet Isaiah it\u2019s hard to know where to start. https://t.co/rwOxVzvnI5
— Anna Greenwood-Lee (@AnnaGreenwoodL1) December 27, 2020
But what does it mean?
Christians (and other religious observers with their religious texts) have made an art form out of interpreting what passages mean.
That’s what Dominionists believe. That god himself wrote the bible. Through inspiration of the actual authors, & only they can interpret.
Many devout Christians view the passage as a prophecy made centuries before the birth of Christ. A promise made by god through one of his prophets. Jews interpret the passage very differently.
Troublesome as it is for a Canadian provincial govt to be tweeting out Anti-Semitic propaganda, that’s not the only meaning this passage has for Dominionist Christians.
Perhaps @profagagne, @C_Stroop, or @MindShift2018 can fact check. They have far more expertise than me.
The passage also prophesies the establishment of god’s Kingdom on earth. Where Jesus is the supreme ruler.
As well, Jesus is going to simplify politics for everyone to ensure peace.
Humans are sinners and their only hope for salvation is unyielding faith and total subjugation to the rule of god (or his earthly regent). Those who don’t yield suffer the iron rod.
Dominionist Christian ideology, beliefs and values are dangerous, threatening and delusional. Like Trump, Kenney is harnessing fanatical beliefs to control politics and policy in Alberta.
Nothing will alter these beliefs.
https://t.co/qhKAxEzHD5
Close to 50 UCP MLAs are full fledged members of the Dominionist community, including the premier.
Let that sink in.
It means most of UCP are delusional and beyond the reach of reasonable discourse.
It means Alberta and Albertans are in grave danger.
It means we ignore the taboo of questioning religious beliefs or continue banging our heads against a brick wall.
We must expose the delusional thinking and fanatical beliefs shaping AB policy.
This is the first time in my lifetime. I’m 53. This is an enormously significant warning from an actual Christian priest.
The mentally unbalanced are in charge of the province with unfettered power to legislate, in the middle of a pandemic.
That’s reality that needs the public’s attention.
The embedded thread is a warning and quite accurate. Please read it all.
— Sunshiny AKA Cassandra (@sunnshiiny) November 13, 2020
While it is an imaginative attempt at prediction, it accurately captures the political ambitions of the GOP in the US.
Minority rule.
This is the EXACT same ambition of Canadian conservatives. https://t.co/c4Vx1CQxfW
More from Sunshiny AKA Cassandra
ENTITLEMENT. https://t.co/PmdZEUd3us
Seems conservatives have an overdeveloped sense of entitlement.
How does it feel to the average Albertan to be considered second class? Apparently UCP, CPC and other conservatives across Canada are exempt from COVID public health orders.
I wonder if that means anti maskers are first class citizens? What about church pastors and parishioners? Are they first class status too?
But teachers, physicians, police, first responders, grocery workers, and every other Albertan is considered second class.
We don’t get exemptions to avoid public health orders.
What kind of government flouts law and order?
This is not explained by the confused and poorly informed “freedom” focussed Q’Anon and the fanatical Evangelical Christian’s who evidently can’t manage to worship at home.
These are fully informed political aids and politicians. Refusing to be limited by public health orders.
So the Premier's press secretary wouldn't acknowledge "texts, emails or phone messages" from the media for several days. This is her job. She's a press secretary. Is she just not doing her job, or is she also on a tropical vacation? \U0001f914#AbLeg #abpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/q0evfu9tPU
— UCP Director of Sandwiches (@sjcalgary) January 1, 2021
Seems conservatives have an overdeveloped sense of entitlement.
How does it feel to the average Albertan to be considered second class? Apparently UCP, CPC and other conservatives across Canada are exempt from COVID public health orders.
I wonder if that means anti maskers are first class citizens? What about church pastors and parishioners? Are they first class status too?
But teachers, physicians, police, first responders, grocery workers, and every other Albertan is considered second class.
We don’t get exemptions to avoid public health orders.
What kind of government flouts law and order?
This is not explained by the confused and poorly informed “freedom” focussed Q’Anon and the fanatical Evangelical Christian’s who evidently can’t manage to worship at home.
These are fully informed political aids and politicians. Refusing to be limited by public health orders.
As we wait for the transition of power from despot to democrat, Facebook (Zuckerberg) has taken it upon itself to aid in the obstruction of that power transfer, facilitation of an insurrection narrative and disregard for the will of the American electorate.
In other words, the Social Media monopoly Facebook commands globally has gone full fascist in an attempt to preserve the corrupt and criminal hold on power by Republicans and Trump Administration.
Aiding and abetting a coup d’état.
As if there weren’t enough other reasons to dismantle Facebook’s monopoly, Zuckerberg is playing his cards and revealing clearly that Cambridge Analytica election interference was not just a onetime anomaly, but is now a feature of Facebook’s business model.
Megalomaniac Marc has now revealed the true colours of Fascist Facebook.
Facebook is a weapon to manipulate the masses. A tool to carry out disinformation campaigns with impunity.
And the response of the left... is to delete their Facebook account.
As if the deletion of a Facebook account will do anything. It might send a message that your virtues are principled, your morality superior. But it enables the weapon to be continued to gaslight and manipulate the electorate.
An inherent flaw in the left’s critical thinking.
If you thought disinformation on Facebook was a problem during our election, just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after.
— Bill Russo (@BillR) November 10, 2020
Look at what has happened in just the past week.
In other words, the Social Media monopoly Facebook commands globally has gone full fascist in an attempt to preserve the corrupt and criminal hold on power by Republicans and Trump Administration.
Aiding and abetting a coup d’état.
As if there weren’t enough other reasons to dismantle Facebook’s monopoly, Zuckerberg is playing his cards and revealing clearly that Cambridge Analytica election interference was not just a onetime anomaly, but is now a feature of Facebook’s business model.
Megalomaniac Marc has now revealed the true colours of Fascist Facebook.
Facebook is a weapon to manipulate the masses. A tool to carry out disinformation campaigns with impunity.
And the response of the left... is to delete their Facebook account.
As if the deletion of a Facebook account will do anything. It might send a message that your virtues are principled, your morality superior. But it enables the weapon to be continued to gaslight and manipulate the electorate.
An inherent flaw in the left’s critical thinking.
This is one of the most important threads I’ve read in the last year. Maybe more.
@PaulDoroshenko hits the ball out of the park!
This is exactly what we need to do.
And remember, Harper stacked public service with loyalists. RCMP, judiciary, senate, government departments.
We need Denazification in Canada too!
There can be no tolerance for intolerance.
Many are opining about free speech. In Canada we have freedom of expression and it comes with some caveats. Harmful hate speech is not free.
We have been inundated with hate speech for decades.
It must stop. We must remove the fascists from power and eradicate the platforms they use to build support.
I’ve taught both my children by age 9 what fascism is and what it looks like. I can be done.
School based education is a must to nullify hatred.
But what about the adults? First we remove the ability to indoctrinate through the internet. Mainstream media needs to be purged of nazi sympathizers. And the internet needs regulation. Because some people cannot be trusted to refrain from hate speech.
You got a problem with restrictions on speech, take a look at the US where any form of speech is free. Lying, disinformation, promotion of hatred and psychological manipulation propaganda. And the result is January 6, 2021 attempted “patriot” insurrection.
@PaulDoroshenko hits the ball out of the park!
This is exactly what we need to do.
And remember, Harper stacked public service with loyalists. RCMP, judiciary, senate, government departments.
Denazification was the official term to describe the processes to de-platform nazis from all aspects of German society after the war.
— Paul Doroshenko, Q.C. (@PaulDoroshenko) January 9, 2021
It was effective.
Now the US must do the same.
\u23fa close his Twitter account \u2705
\u23fa arrest the thugs \u2705
\u23fa denounce nazism
\u23fa remove nazis pic.twitter.com/p9x3DFFOtB
We need Denazification in Canada too!
There can be no tolerance for intolerance.
Many are opining about free speech. In Canada we have freedom of expression and it comes with some caveats. Harmful hate speech is not free.
We have been inundated with hate speech for decades.
It must stop. We must remove the fascists from power and eradicate the platforms they use to build support.
I’ve taught both my children by age 9 what fascism is and what it looks like. I can be done.
School based education is a must to nullify hatred.
But what about the adults? First we remove the ability to indoctrinate through the internet. Mainstream media needs to be purged of nazi sympathizers. And the internet needs regulation. Because some people cannot be trusted to refrain from hate speech.
You got a problem with restrictions on speech, take a look at the US where any form of speech is free. Lying, disinformation, promotion of hatred and psychological manipulation propaganda. And the result is January 6, 2021 attempted “patriot” insurrection.
More from Twitter
This is from the official Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence DOD account on Twitter. Ezra Cohen-Watnick - after being appointed by Trump to chair an influential declassification board - "likes" a tweet that implies he is "Q."
119/7 = 17 & Q = 17
https://t.co/LQShObYZqn
I can’t find the like , or it appears to have been “unliked” but here’s a video of someone who claims it was there just a few hours ago
This comes from the JFK grandchildren video singing “Timber”
@ 0:50 👀
https://t.co/AmjDZ74kCl
Check the domino. Posted to 4ch it has zero returns on tineye
Now check the domino
Posted to 4ch it has zero returns on tineye
119/7 = 17 & Q = 17
https://t.co/LQShObYZqn
119 \u27977 is now the Chairman of the Public Interest Declassification Board. This new information could be of importance to many. I wonder what that could mean for those who have taken actions to obscure potentially damaging information from the public view?
— 337Tomahawk (@absitminded) December 23, 2020
I can’t find the like , or it appears to have been “unliked” but here’s a video of someone who claims it was there just a few hours ago
— Dr. A. non Questry (@DQuestry) December 27, 2020
This comes from the JFK grandchildren video singing “Timber”
@ 0:50 👀
https://t.co/AmjDZ74kCl
Check the domino. Posted to 4ch it has zero returns on tineye
Now check the domino
Posted to 4ch it has zero returns on tineye
