GOP Rep’s Focus on Christian Tweet Over Trump Indictment Reveals Republican Losses

What’s more concerning: that a Republican congressman has religious liberty fundamentally backward or that‌ he’s focused on harassing grassroots conservatives ⁤while the GOP presidential frontrunner is indicted with the latest ⁣of 91 charges?

Religious Liberty and Political Priorities

Is‌ This Congressman Missing‍ the⁢ Mark?

On Tuesday, freshman Rep.​ Max ⁣Miller ⁤from Ohio went on X, formerly known as Twitter, to​ decry a call for “faith ‍in Jesus Christ alone” as ⁢“bigoted.” A post from an Ohio ⁢activist ⁣apparently set⁣ him off.‍

“There’s no hope for any of us outside ‌of having faith in‍ Jesus⁢ Christ alone,” wrote Lizzie Marbach.

Miller, who is Jewish, took offense.

“This is one of⁤ the most bigoted tweets I ⁢have ever seen,”⁢ Miller wrote, demanding Marbach ‌“Delete it,” because she had‍ “gone⁢ too far.”

“Religious freedom⁤ in ⁢the United States applies⁤ to every ⁤religion,” he added.

It’s quite ⁢a comment from ‌a congressman‌ who spoke at the ​30-year anniversary⁣ of the apparently bigoted Ohio ‍Christian Alliance.

Miller didn’t stop there.

In ⁢the​ replies to Marbach’s post, Miller ​wrote, “God says that ⁢Jewish people⁢ are the ​chosen ones, but yet you say ‌we have no hope.”

“Thanks for your pearl of wisdom today,” Miller added.

The posts got deservedly mocked ⁤all over the⁢ website.

Kingsley Cortes from the Center⁢ for Renewing America asked whether Miller had joined “the⁤ Squad.” But ​hours later, even squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar of ‌Minnesota showed ⁤herself to be a better ally to ⁢Christians than the GOP lawmaker.

“Stating the core beliefs ​of principles of ​your faith isn’t bigoted as ⁣Lizzie did,” ⁣Omar ⁤wrote. “[It’s] religious freedom and no⁢ one should be ​scolded⁤ for‌ that.”

Miller ‌apologized for the post after drawing online rebuke.

“I posted something ⁤earlier that conveyed a message I did not intend,” Miller wrote three hours after the initial⁣ post. “I will⁤ not ⁢try to hide my mistake or run from​ it.”

Miller’s office, however, did not⁢ respond ⁤to the Federalist’s repeated inquiries over what⁣ the congressman did intend by the Wednesday​ morning‌ deadline.

Misplaced Priorities

The top priority for​ Republicans ‍in Congress right now ought to be the nation’s‍ quick descent into banana⁣ republic ⁢territory. Late Monday, ‌Georgia prosecutors ⁢unveiled a new round of indictments against former President Donald Trump, bringing the total ⁤charges against ‍the lead candidate for the 2024 GOP White House nomination ⁤to ‌ 91.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump with 13 additional ​counts over his objections to the 2020 election — objections ⁢like those Democrats have made for decades.

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The blatant effort to‍ rig the next election is apparently an afterthought, if‍ any thought at all, on ‍the minds of Republican lawmakers like Miller as well‍ as leaders ​in the Senate.

While⁢ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at least put out‍ an immediate statement, the silence ⁣of ​top⁣ GOP Senate leaders ⁢on past Trump indictments has been on ‌replay this‍ week, with Mitch‍ McConnell still missing in action. Miller has also aimed less firepower at ‌the ‌latest indictment than at another Ohioan for⁢ sharing⁤ the gospel. But at least he made ⁣time‌ to tweet ‌about inflation.⁢

House Republicans, meanwhile, have the power to do⁤ more than put out statements if they wanted ​to. The weaponized FBI ⁣could be defunded, for starters‌ — but instead the agency remains on ⁣track to get⁣ a shiny⁢ new headquarters.

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