{"id":2080238,"date":"2023-10-26T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bravo-mr-speaker-mike-johnson-cites-bible-during-first-speech-in-new-position\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:19:39","slug":"bravo-mr-speaker-mike-johnson-cites-bible-during-first-speech-in-new-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bravo-mr-speaker-mike-johnson-cites-bible-during-first-speech-in-new-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson, in his first speech, impressively cites the Bible. Bravo, Mr. Speaker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbravo-mr-speaker-mike-johnson-cites-bible-during-first-speech-in-new-position%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=2080238&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>Freshly\u2062 minted Speaker of the\u2064 House Mike Johnson is \u201cknown \u200cfor quoting Scripture\u2063 and serving as a guidepost on constitutional issues,\u201d according to \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/oct\/25\/mike-johnson-new-house-speaker-has-reputation-man-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>. Bravo. Mr. Speaker. It\u2019s about time.<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200d Louisiana Republican wasted no time in setting the stage for his tenure as \u200cspeaker. In\u200b his first speech to the full\u2063 House on Wednesday, \u200che\u2062 was\u2063 quick to cite the Bible\u200c as the foundation of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t \u2064believe there are any coincidences \u200cin a matter like this, Johnson \u2062said. \u201cI believe that Scripture, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/game-changing-bible-prophecy-may-come-true-based-events-just-north-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a>, is very clear that God is the one that raises\u2064 up\u200c those in \u200bauthority.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In other\u200b words, God is in charge, not man.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson might have been \u200breferring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+13%3A1&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romans 13:1<\/a>: \u201cLet every person be subject to the governing authorities. \u200dFor there is no authority except from God, and those that \u200dexist have been instituted by God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative activist \u200cGreg Price summed up Johnson\u2019s opening in a post on \u200dX: \u201cYou don\u2019t see\u2063 too many politicians these days that\u200b talk about faith like \u2062this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Speaker Johnson: \u201cI believe that\u2063 scripture and\u200b the \u200dBible \u2062is very clear \u200bthat God is the one that raised up each of you \u200dand God \u200bhas allowed us to be brought here to this specific moment\u200b in time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t see \u200btoo \u2063many politicians these days \u2062that talk about\u2064 faith like this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97MTrCMAeJ\">pic.twitter.com\/97MTrCMAeJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1717253071879721088?\">October 25,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Price is right. Too many politicians \u2014 left \u2063and \u2062right \u2014 routinely tip their\u200b hats \u200bto God\u200d solely for \u200bpolitical \u2063purposes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s too early \u200cto tell for \u2062sure, but somehow Johnson \u2064seems like the real deal for Christian conservatives everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2023\/10\/26\/mike-johnson-house-speaker-55-things-to-know-00123593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> noted, he has opposed gay marriage\u200b and abortion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bravo-mr-speaker-mike-johnson-cites-bible-during-first-speech-in-new-position\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson, in his first speech, impressively cites the Bible. Bravo, Mr. Speaker!\">supported student-led prayer<\/a>\u200c in public schools. He\u2063 led a <a href=\"https:\/\/mikejohnson.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing<\/a> on the harmful effects of \u200b\u201cgender-affirming care\u201d on\u2062 children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-taunts-mike-johnson-speaker-vote-happy-wedding-anniversary-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> is\u2063 upfront and matter-of-fact about his convictions. \u200cHe doesn\u2019t couch his beliefs with swampy smooth talk like\u200c many \u2014 even most \u2014 politicians. He appears to be a true \u2062conservative and an authentic Christian.<\/p>\n<p>His\u2064 faith will be tested by the Democrats. Let\u2019s pray that he\u2019s up\u200d to the task.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u200c GOP congressional candidate Christian Collins noted on \u2063X, \u201cOur new Speaker understands the important role of faith \u2064in our daily lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When was\u2064 the \u2063last\u200c time\u2063 you saw a prominent elected official talk about God like this?<\/p>\n<p>Our \u200cnew Speaker understands the important role\u200c of faith in our daily \u2063lives<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d say Republicans picked a good one.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5UaAW8gWTX\">pic.twitter.com\/5UaAW8gWTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christian Collins\u200b (@CollinsforTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinsforTX\/status\/1717254626771157110?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Keep the faith Mike Johnson. Keep the faith.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you\u2062 like Mike Johnson?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal \u200dnews updates free of \u2064charge via email.\u2063 You may opt out at anytime. You also agree \u200bto our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms \u200dof Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 67%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 67% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 33%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 33% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction \u200cffp_getCookie(cname) \u200d{<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname\u200c + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i \u200d <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3509403\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<h3>A lot\u2064 of Republicans were ready to tar and\u2063 feather Florida GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-airs-grievances-matt-gaetz-alleged-shouting-match-gop-rep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt \u200bGaetz<\/a> \u2064 for\u2063 engineering the ouster\u2063 of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It\u200b was Gaetz who was \u200dresponsible\u2063 for the chaos that ensued in the speaker-less house over the next\u2063 three weeks.<\/h3>\n<p>In 2021, Ilya Prigogine won the Nobel \u2062Prize in physics for demonstrating that \u201cthe world isn\u2019t always as chaotic as we think,\u201d as\u2063 reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/norwegianscitechnews.com\/2021\/12\/finding-order-in-chaos-wins-the-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norwegian\u2064 SciTech News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that a virtually unknown, God-fearing constitutional conservative was elected by a unified Republican conference as the\u2064 56th speaker of the House, how do \u200dyou like Gaetz\u2019s move \u200dnow?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Esther+4%3A14&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esther\u2063 4:14<\/a> reads, in \u200cpart, \u201cAnd who knows whether you have not come\u2063 to the kingdom for such a time as this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Johnson is\u2063 sorely needed for such a time as this.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, just maybe,\u200d the new \u200cspeaker can create, \u2063with God\u2019s\u200c blessing, a little order \u2063out of all the chaos\u2064 stirred\u2063 up by the\u200d radical left.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western \u2062Journal has been labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply because we have a biblical \u200bworldview and speak the truth about\u2062 what is\u200d happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and woke advertisers dictate\u2063 the content we share with \u200bour community. We stand\u2062 for truth.\u200d We stand for \u2062freedom. 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Johnson\u2019s unapologetic faith \u200cis a breath of \u2062fresh air in \u2064a political landscape that often seems devoid of genuine conviction.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is encouraging to see a Speaker of\u200c the House who acknowledges the authority of God and seeks to\u2062 lead according to biblical principles. In a time of\u2063 increasing secularism and moral relativism, \u2062Johnson\u2019s commitment to\u2064 conservative values \u200dand his faith-based perspective are a\u200d ray of hope for many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>While some may argue that religion has no place in politics, it is important to remember that our nation was founded on principles \u200brooted in \u200dJudeo-Christian values. The \u200bFounding Fathers understood the importance of faith in providing a moral compass\u2063 for\u2063 governance. Johnson\u2019s\u2062 focus on scripture and constitutional \u2062guidance aligns with\u2062 this\u2064 tradition.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson\u2019s conviction and \u200dfaith will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-vows-to-reform-nih-overnight-if-elected\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. promises immediate NIH reform if elected.\">undoubtedly face opposition<\/a> from \u2063those who disagree with his conservative stance on issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion. It is crucial that he remains steadfast in his values and continues to be a strong advocate for the principles he believes in.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 Speaker of the House, Johnson\u200b has the opportunity to shape the legislative \u200cagenda and influence the direction our country takes. It is \u2062our\u2064 hope that he\u200d will use his position to champion policies that align with biblical values and promote \u200bthe well-being of all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In a time of division and political polarization, Johnson\u2019s unwavering\u2064 faith and commitment to conservative principles can serve as a unifying force. \u200cBy leading with integrity and humility, he \u200dhas the potential to bridge the gap between different political ideologies\u2062 and bring\u200c people together for the common good.<\/p>\n<p>As Americans, we should applaud Speaker Johnson for \u200bhis boldness\u200c in proclaiming\u200c his faith and upholding the importance\u200b of \u2062scripture in leadership. Let us pray that he remains true to \u200dhis convictions and guides our nation\u200c with wisdom \u200cand \u200bdiscernment.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u200d success of Speaker Johnson\u2019s tenure will be measured by his ability to lead with grace, compassion, and\u2063 a firm \u200breliance on God.\u2063 May his example inspire other politicians \u2064to prioritize \u2063faith and moral values \u2062in their\u2064 own leadership roles for the betterment of our nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh Speaker Mike Johnson, praised for quoting Scripture and guiding on constitutional matters, wasted no time in setting the stage for his tenure. The Louisiana Republican&#8217;s inaugural speech to the House showcased his determination and readiness for the role. 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