To: Florida State Republican Party and Governor Ron DeSantis
Tell Gov. Rick Scott & Florida GOP: Denounce candidate who used Jesus' words to incite violence a...
Joshua Black's outrageous rhetoric -- using the words of Jesus to justify violence against President Obama -- renders him unsuitable as a candidate for public office. You must immediately denounce his candidacy, prevent any party resources from being used to support him, and make clear that misrepresenting Christianity and vilifying our nation's president are unacceptable.
Why is this important?
A Republican candidate in Florida is invoking the words of Jesus to argue that President Obama should be hanged for treason.
Joshua Black, a candidate for state representative, voiced his agreement that "it's time to arrest and hang him high," then went on to state, "This would be exactly what the President has done to others, and, as Jesus said, 'the measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again.'"
Black's rhetoric is unusually outrageous, but it's just the latest example in a pattern of conservative Republicans exploiting Christianity to advance a hateful agenda and vilify President Obama.
A few Republicans in Florida have begun to criticize Joshua Black's comments, but if the Republican Party is serious about putting an end to this kind of offensive rhetoric, they need to publicly denounce Black's candidacy and assure voters that he won't receive any support from the party.
Joshua Black, a candidate for state representative, voiced his agreement that "it's time to arrest and hang him high," then went on to state, "This would be exactly what the President has done to others, and, as Jesus said, 'the measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again.'"
Black's rhetoric is unusually outrageous, but it's just the latest example in a pattern of conservative Republicans exploiting Christianity to advance a hateful agenda and vilify President Obama.
A few Republicans in Florida have begun to criticize Joshua Black's comments, but if the Republican Party is serious about putting an end to this kind of offensive rhetoric, they need to publicly denounce Black's candidacy and assure voters that he won't receive any support from the party.