{"id":1985101,"date":"2023-07-28T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T17:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-tmi-gop-rep-gives-off-color-reason-for-almost-being-late-to-prayer-breakfast\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T17:15:47","slug":"a-little-tmi-gop-rep-gives-off-color-reason-for-almost-being-late-to-prayer-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-tmi-gop-rep-gives-off-color-reason-for-almost-being-late-to-prayer-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Offers Unconventional Explanation for Nearly Missing Prayer Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-little-tmi-gop-rep-gives-off-color-reason-for-almost-being-late-to-prayer-breakfast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pro tip: Don&#8217;t Overshare at a Prayer Breakfast<\/h2>\n<p>Attention all speakers at prayer breakfasts: if you&#8217;re running late and need to give a reason, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/private-la-teachers-union-facebook-group-warns-members-not-to-post-vacation-photos-because-of-optics\/\" title=\"Private LA Teachers Union Facebook Group Warns Members Not To Post Vacation Photos Because Of \u2018Optics\u2019\">avoid sharing<\/a> too much information. Unfortunately, Rep. Nancy Mace didn&#8217;t get the memo. The South\u200d Carolina Republican was \u2063speaking at a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-average-republican-glenn-youngkin-leads-terry-mcauliffe-day-before-election\/\" title=\"Polling Average: Republican Glenn Youngkin Leads Terry McAuliffe Day Before Election\u00a0\">prayer breakfast<\/a> for her colleague, GOP\u2063 presidential candidate \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-asks-tim-scott-toughest-question-elite-will-absolutely-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen.\u200c Tim\u2062 Scott<\/a>, on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>However, she almost missed the Judeo-Christian\u2064 prayer breakfast.\u200b Yes, you\u2064 read that right, a <em>prayer breakfast<\/em>. Let me emphasize it again: <em><strong>prayer breakfast<\/strong><\/em>. It&#8217;s a religious\u2064 event. Mace had an \u200cexcuse though. Her fianc\u00e9,\u200b whom she is\u200c not yet married \u200cto, wanted\u200b to have sex and she had to escape his grasp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I woke up \u2062this morning at 7, I was \u2063getting picked up at 7:45, Patrick, my fianc\u00e9,\u2064 tried to\u2063 pull me by my waist over this morning in\u2064 bed,\u201d she told\u2062 the audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was like, \u2063\u2018No, baby, we don\u2019t got time for that this morning,&#8217;\u201d she added.\u200c \u201cI gotta get to the prayer \u200cbreakfast, and I gotta be on\u200b time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA little\u2062 TMI,\u201d\u200d she concluded,\u2064 to laughs. \u201cHe can wait,\u200c I\u2019ll\u200d see him later tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nancy Mace at Tim Scott\u2019s prayer breakfast:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI woke \u2062up this morning at 7, Patrick my fianc\u00e9 tried to pull me \u200cby my waist in \u200dbed and\u200d I\u2062 was \u2062like \u2018no baby we don\u2019t have time for that this morning\u2019 I gotta get to the\u200c prayer breakfast\u2026 He can wait. I\u2019ll see him later tonight.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LzAJ5M84P1\">pic.twitter.com\/LzAJ5M84P1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price \u200b(@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1684587803399659520?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But \u2064let&#8217;s\u2064 not forget, it \u200bwas a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-forcefully-defends-religious-liberty-national-prayer-breakfast-america-celebrate-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer breakfast<\/a>! The Bible \u200cis quite \u2063clear on the issue of sex before marriage, \u2062whether in the Old Testament \u200b(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Deuteronomy+22%3A13-19&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deuteronomy 22<\/a>) or \u200dthe \u200cNew Testament \u2062(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+7&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 Corinthians 7<\/a>). All\u200b Abrahamic religions share this belief. While everyone sins, it&#8217;s important to know your\u2062 audience and not proudly share your transgressions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Public\u200c Speaking\u2064 101: know your audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cari Kelemen (@KelemenCari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelemenCari\/status\/1684598849938300928?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mace later tweeted, \u201cI go to church because\u200c I\u2019m a sinner not because I\u2019m \u200da saint! Glad those in attendance, including @SenatorTimScott and our pastor, took this joke in stride. \u2062Pastor Greg and I will\u200d have a\u200b little extra to talk \u200dabout on Sunday now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I go to church because I\u2019m a sinner not because I\u2019m a saint!<\/p>\n<p>Glad those in attendance, \u2063including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorTimScott?\">@SenatorTimScott<\/a> and our \u2064pastor, took\u200d this \u200bjoke \u200bin stride. Pastor Greg \u2064and I\u2062 will have a little \u200cextra \u200bto talk about on\u200d Sunday \u2062now \u2062  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/krK2f1ALNZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/krK2f1ALNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d Nancy Mace\u2064 (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1684650839397294080?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However,\u2063 religious conservatives were not convinced. Pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/allie-beth-stuckey-responds-twitter-suspending-calling-male-transgender-weightlifter-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allie Beth Stuckey<\/a> tweeted, \u201cThese comments just go to show how little politicians \u2014 \u2063even \u200dRepublican politicians \u2014 know\u2064 or care \u200cabout \u200dChristianity. They have no idea the values Christians hold. They\u2019d be aghast to know\u2062 we\u200b still think \u2063sex is reserved for\u200c marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thinking about\u2063 this again. These \u2064comments just go to show\u2062 how\u2063 little\u200c politicians \u2014 even Republican \u2063politicians \u2064\u2014 know or\u2062 care about Christianity. \u2062They have \u2062no idea the values Christians hold. They\u2019d be aghast\u200d to\u2062 know we\u200d still think sex is \u200creserved\u200c for marriage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/allkgBo4p3\">https:\/\/t.co\/allkgBo4p3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conservmillen\/status\/1684677471906471936?\">July\u2062 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mlb-made-subtle-change-social-media-will-leftists-furious-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Basham<\/a> suggested that a true shepherd would \u2064have a serious talk with Rep. Mace. She tweeted, \u201cThere\u2063 would\u2063 be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-tmi-gop-rep-gives-off-color-reason-for-almost-being-late-to-prayer-breakfast\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Offers Unconventional Explanation for Nearly Missing Prayer Breakfast\">real church discipline<\/a>. Not just because she\u200c is living in unrepentant sin, but also\u200d because of her\u2064 promotion \u2063of\u2063 abortion.\u200b What \u200bshe said is as much an \u200cindictment of her pastoral leadership\u200b as of herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(Alright y\u2019all knew I wasn\u2019t\u200b going to make full \u200dthree weeks before I \u2063posted on my feed). This \u2064episode tells us so much about the failure of church leaders. A\u2062 true shepherd would have a serious \u200ctalk w\/ \u2064Rep.\u2064 Mace. There would be real church discipline. Not\u2062 just because \u200cshe\u200d is\u2026 \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1i3c62P5bm\">https:\/\/t.co\/1i3c62P5bm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Basham (@megbasham)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megbasham\/status\/1684708695140139008?\">July 27,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A priest,\u200b Fr. Patrick Behm, pointed out the issue\u200b with the &#8220;c&#8217;mon, everybody\u200d sins sometimes&#8221; mentality. He tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re all sinners. \u2063That\u2019s not \u200cthe issue. The issue \u200bis \u200dwhen \u2064we have no \u200bremorse and no intention of conversion. If you know this\u200c is something \u2064you need to talk about with \u2063your pastor on Sunday, then I recommend you stop this behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re all sinners. That\u2019s not the issue. The issue\u200b is when\u200d we have no remorse and no intention of\u200d conversion. If you know this is something you need to talk\u200b about with your pastor on Sunday, then I recommend you stop this behavior. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ma8NwOfNzH\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ma8NwOfNzH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fr. Patrick\u200c Behm (@FrPBehm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrPBehm\/status\/1684711939241373696?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The real issue \u200dhere\u200c is the level of pride displayed. It&#8217;s all just a big joke! Ha ha, she was almost late because she&#8217;s living in \u2064sin. And now there&#8217;s more to talk about on \u2064Sunday! But if you feel the \u200bneed to share your &#8220;TMI&#8221; sins, just don&#8217;t. Not only \u2064does nobody \u2062want to\u2064 hear them, but it also shows that you&#8217;re not\u200b taking \u2062it\u200d seriously. The fact that\u200b Mace felt the\u2062 need to \u200cshare it as if\u200d it were\u200c no big deal is the main problem here, along with her other remarks before (yes, at a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-prayer-breakfast-biden-talks-capitol-incident-5-times-longer-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer breakfast<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro tip: Don&#8217;t give a &#8220;TMI&#8221; reason for being late if you&#8217;re the speaker at a prayer breakfast. Unfortunately, Rep. Nancy Mace didn&#8217;t receive this advice in time. The South Carolina Republican was speaking at a prayer breakfast for GOP presidential candidate Sen. 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