Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert is once again under fire for comments she made, this time "joking" about Jesus Christ and gun rights.
According to statements Boebert made during an event at a Colorado Springs church, Jesus Christ never would have been crucified if he'd had access to an AR-15 assault weapon.
Of course by the teachings of Christianity, that would also mean everyone on Earth—Boebert included—would be doomed to hell with no recourse because Christ's sacrifice to save humanity never would have occurred.
God is in the details, as they say.
It was just one of several eyebrow-raising comments Boebert made during her presentation, including her prayers for Democratic President Joe Biden.
See her comments on Jesus' access to assault weapons below.
\u201cLauren Boebert thinks Jesus should have had an AR-15.\u201d— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1655286397
Speaking to the crowd at the Charis Christian Center, Boebert said:
"A lot of the little Twitter trolls, they like to say 'Oh, Jesus didn't need an AR-15. How many AR-15s do you think Jesus woulda had?'"
"Well, he didn't have enough to keep his government from killing him."
She is of course referencing the execution of Jesus Christ via crucifixion by the Roman state for the crime of sedition, Christ's sacrificial acquiescence to which provided the redemption and path to salvation that are the basis of the entire Christian religion.
Christ having had an AR-15 with which to "keep his government from killing him" would have kiboshed the entire religion, but that of course didn't stop the crowd at the church from getting a hearty laugh and applauding Boebert's bizarre comments.
Her statements only got stranger from there.
Boebert used the Biblical story of Adam and Eve's son Cain killing his brother Abel to rant about cancel culture and defend America's uniquely unregulated access to guns.
She told the crowd:
"Cancel culture has been here since the very beginning. Cain canceled Abel."
"And guess what, it wasn't with a big, scary AR-15, it was with a rock."
"So I don't think it's a firearm issue, I think it's a heart, a sin issue."
Okay then.
On Twitter, Boebert's comments caused plenty of offense and head-scratching, with some pointing out Boebert's comments about Christ's crucifixion are essentially heresy according to the tenets of Christianity.
\u201cthis is how I feel about the Boebert thing about Jesus needing an AR 15. Like, her whole thing is saying outrageous things for attention but the notable thing is that no-one is going to like call her out for this, from the religious side\u201d— jd vance's "holler aunt" (@jd vance's "holler aunt") 1655300744
\u201c@MikeSington We really went with if he had a gun maybe he would t have been crucified? Like, 3/4 the basis of the Christian story? That God gave his son for us? \ud83d\ude02 \u201cbut what if AR\u201d \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1655286397
\u201c@MikeSington Not funny at all! She had better hope God has a great sense of humor.\u201d— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1655286397
\u201cSo, if Jesus and his disciples were strapped with AR-15s, Jesus wouldn\u2019t have died on the cross and we would all be lost in sin and goin\u2019 to hell?\n\nNice work, MAGA! \u2066@laurenboebert\u2069 https://t.co/hptPMnQDS9\u201d— Tea Pain (@Tea Pain) 1655341920
\u201cIf you think British politics is crazy, I present to you Lauren Boebert\u2019s batshit take on Jesus and his need for the AR-15. Jesus would have wept.\u201d— Dr Martin Opposes Gov\u2019t Corruption (@Dr Martin Opposes Gov\u2019t Corruption) 1655382075
\u201cBoebert told a congregation that Jesus wouldn\u2019t have died if he\u2019d have been armed with an AR-15. \nDoes she or that church have any concept WHY Jesus supposedly came to earth? (Whether you believe or not).\u201d— \u15f0\u15e9\u1587K_\u15f7_O\u144cTT\u15e9_\u157c\u15f4\u1587\u15f4\ud83d\ude80 (@\u15f0\u15e9\u1587K_\u15f7_O\u144cTT\u15e9_\u157c\u15f4\u1587\u15f4\ud83d\ude80) 1655309701
\u201clauren boebert saying jesus did not have enough ar-15\u2019s to keep his government from killing him is among the dumbest shit i\u2019ve ever heard.\n\nnamely because isn\u2019t his death the whole point of that religion? ffs.\u201d— t\u00f8ny \ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b (@t\u00f8ny \ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b) 1655312461
\u201cLauren Boebert: \u201cJesus wouldn\u2019t have been crucified if he had an AR-15.\u201d That has to be the most MAGA sentence ever uttered.\u201d— jessica\ud83e\udee7 (@jessica\ud83e\udee7) 1655340498
\u201cSomeone please pastor this poor, Biblically-illiterate soul, before more people get hurt. \n\nLauren Boebert: Jesus wouldn\u2019t have been crucified if he had an AR-15 - https://t.co/gTdwQiySGQ\u201d— Matthew Sully is Hibernating this Summer (@Matthew Sully is Hibernating this Summer) 1655343291
\u201cLauren Boebert: \u201cOn Twitter, a lot of the little Twitter trolls, they like to say \u2018Oh, Jesus didn\u2019t need an AR-15, how many AR-15s do you think Jesus would have had?\u2019 Well, he didn\u2019t have enough to keep his government from killing him.\u201d\n\nWelp! So much for that sacrifice, eh? \ud83d\ude44\u201d— \ud835\udc7c\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc83\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc89\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 \ud835\udc82\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc85 \ud835\udc79\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc98! (@\ud835\udc7c\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc83\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc89\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 \ud835\udc82\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc85 \ud835\udc79\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc98!) 1655329910
The midterm primary is currently running until June 28 in Colorado, where scores of Democrats in Boebert's district are changing their party registration so they can vote against her.
Boebert is also facing a fraud investigation in Colorado for illegal misuse of her campaign funds.
Perhaps "another will take her office" come November.
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