KRISHNAMOORTHI: You don't believe that Lutheran Family Services is a money laundering operation, correct? REYNOLDS: *dissembles* KRISHNAMOORTHI: Is the Lutheran church a money laundering operation? Of course not! REYNOLDS: I can't speak to that - ThreadSky

atrupar.com • 18 days ago

KRISHNAMOORTHI: You don't believe that Lutheran Family Services is a money laundering operation, correct?

REYNOLDS: *dissembles*

KRISHNAMOORTHI: Is the Lutheran church a money laundering operation? Of course not!

REYNOLDS: I can't speak to that

Comments

essex-cube.bsky.social•18 days ago

Social media posts blown up on posters will never not look silly.

minerva1.bsky.social•18 days ago

This is great, do more of this.

lillylynn50.bsky.social•17 days ago

This is why we need to tax churches

dpubuff.bsky.social•17 days ago

Well done. Don't let them hem and haw on everything. You are congress. They answer to you and your questions.

cruxothebiscuit.bsky.social•18 days ago

hey christians, just keep it in mind that eventually there can only be one church

speck0dust.bsky.social•18 days ago

And then, the fierce competition within that church on who is the "most" christian. Some may not make the cut.

johnnyapplememes.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yeah, one church. Until someone nails his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.

blueontario.bsky.social•18 days ago

Keep flipping back through that book a few years.

johnnyapplememes.bsky.social•18 days ago

Also, you got a follow for that profile pic. Sherman, baby!!!!

johnnyapplememes.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yeah, I tried for cleverness over historical accuracy. Failed on both accounts, probably. 😆

blueontario.bsky.social•18 days ago

"A" for the cleverness. 😉

johnnyapplememes.bsky.social•18 days ago

lady-annabelle.bsky.social•18 days ago

And heretics tend to get burned at the stake.

linuxrebel.org•18 days ago

This is what they think the process of willowing it down to a single, GOP approved, religion will be like. When the truth is it'll be more like the Taliban

kmin444.bsky.social•17 days ago

This is where they will fail bigly. even the far right wing can’t agree on one church doctrine.

ajepaulson.bsky.social•17 days ago

Iowa is a Lutheran stronghold, with deep Scandinavian and German roots. The largest Lutheran church in states is in West Des Moines. And it’s a solid, loving, serving church.

This is appalling and a slap in the face to the people of her state.

Iowans need to call this out.

danielflucke.com•17 days ago

She is (or at least was) a member of that church!

chad-frederick.bsky.social•18 days ago

Did he quote past statements? I hate when they just "put them in the record." Say them out loud. Twice.

retiredrn2006.bsky.social•18 days ago

Get her out!

paigetomkinson.bsky.social•18 days ago

Who is she?

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Governor of Iowa

paigetomkinson.bsky.social•18 days ago

Oh, thank you!

serenadepa.bsky.social•18 days ago

Here is what Lutheran Family Services does in Iowa

https://lutheranfamilyservice.org/

allcaps-22.bsky.social•18 days ago

Legit question: Why is Reynolds testifying in Congress today?

mjwaldow.bsky.social•18 days ago

Because in her State of the State address she said Iowa “was doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5087525-gov-kim-reynolds-announces-plan-for-iowa-doge/

allcaps-22.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you!

scullystwin42.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yes, that’s my rep!

koutavi.bsky.social•18 days ago

my brain is melting out of my ears

momofvikings.bsky.social•18 days ago

What the actual fuck??

battleax-70.bsky.social•18 days ago

The Catholic Church, on the other hand...

itsbirdiebitch.bsky.social•18 days ago

If it’s not on script provided by “advisors”, what is she suppose to do answer with her actual knowledge base?

eliza-upstairs.bsky.social•17 days ago

Will members of the Luthern faith call and email her office with complaints? Will they demand a public answer to this question? Will they sue Musk for defamation or misrepresentation of their organization?

m-de.bsky.social•18 days ago

This preachers kid is pretty pissed off - just saying

kathrynlucht.bsky.social•18 days ago

Then they came for us Lutherans...

kymi1994.bsky.social•18 days ago

https://youtu.be/Liqz0VdZG1E

kymi1994.bsky.social•18 days ago

So frustrating
Obviously she has no spine or shame

jerseypatrick.bsky.social•18 days ago

Burn.🔥

kheine.bsky.social•18 days ago

Cognitive dissonance.

class-wars.bsky.social•18 days ago

Just a heads up for you all, this dude Raja K has strong ties to the RSS (the parent and the ideological head of Modi's BJP) who modeled themselves based on the original Nazi party. Like Ro Khanna this guy will reveal his true colors soon!

piucaffe.bsky.social•18 days ago

Politicians value constituents by their bank accounts. By that math, all of the Lutherans < Elon Musk.

welcome1991.bsky.social•18 days ago

As an Iowan, none of that surprises me. She's awful

goblinfolks.bsky.social•18 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/goblinfolks.bsky.social/post/3lhgydn6ay223

conniewright.bsky.social•18 days ago

Why is it these people can’t give a clear answer to any question? Because they are so fucking corrupt they dance around every question which is a direct response that they are doing exactly what they refuse to answer .

astridoliver.bsky.social•17 days ago

The top NGO USAID recipient was Catholic Relief Services, and Musk shut that down. Boy, MAGA really hates Christians.

fake-speeches.bsky.social•17 days ago

“We have to look at every item”

“So why are you singling out organizations based on your feelings about their politics?!”

deeznotez.bsky.social•17 days ago

Democrat: *asks reasonable line of questioning*

Republican: *dissembles*

Democrat: *reasserts same line of questioning*

Republican: *dissembling intensifies*

eawinick.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yes. Making these hearings a referendum on the pillaging of the federal gov't is exactly what should be happening right now. Thank you, Congressman.

raygunsite.com•9 days ago

Get 'em!

https://www.raygunsite.com/

raygunsite.com•16 days ago

FINALLY. Someone is standing up to the Lutheran Crime Syndicate. One of the greatest issues of the election. #raygun https://www.raygunsite.com/pages/search-results-page?q=lutheran

delilahsmom.bsky.social•18 days ago

Can they,at least once in their lifetime, just answer the question!!! Yes or no is so much easier to say than all the word salad they spout

middlerage.bsky.social•18 days ago

Meaning “I don’t want to lie on the congressional record.”

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Meaning she knows they are not a money laundering operation but she’s a NAGA stooge

zur-en-arrh.bsky.social•17 days ago

All Protestant and Roman Catholic Christian Churches are money laundering operations. Don't know about the other religions to speak on them but for sure the very nature of Roman Catholicism was to solidify the control of the Emperor and Protestants are the MLM version of that.

coffeedude82.bsky.social•18 days ago

Nutso Nazi

ohsaycanyousee.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wtf is she doing with her “Listen.” ☝🏽
Girl, YOU LISTEN. You’re not saying a damn thing. Can’t speak to that? DISHONORABLE.

judinthepines.bsky.social•18 days ago

I remember the Lutheran Church in my area being instrumental to helping Hungarian refugees after the uprising in 1956.

bingo46.bsky.social•18 days ago

She's a scared little child afraid to make Elon angry. Fucking pathetic!

whiskeybusiness8.bsky.social•18 days ago

I have a Lutheran pastor in my family and apparently the church gets the most funding for helping refugees settle in the states. That's why they're attacking them. Also,reminder to call your congressperson and senator today and complain about musk!

hopebluesky.bsky.social•17 days ago

Thanks for great explorations. I knew there was a reasonable story behind the fantasy story being spread.

ridder.bsky.social•18 days ago

Don't forget the reason Lutherans get public funds for this is the GOP under Reagan privatized these programs under the theory that private and faith organizations could deliver these services better than the government. At the time there was resistance due to church and state separation issues.

lumpycarruthers.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yup. Lutherans are ACTUAL Christians. The actual "love thy neighbor" instead of the "report on thy neighbor" type. For this day and age, the wrong type.

gatormom.bsky.social•17 days ago

Ummm. Got some bad news for ya. FIL & BIL & cousins are Lutheran & they are racist assholes. FIL thinks caravans coming down the road any minute 🙄 & he treats Hispanics horribly. Left his ass at a restaurant after he was making comments. Fuck him.

lumpycarruthers.bsky.social•17 days ago

I'm sorry regarding your in-laws, but in my experience, that's been more the exception than the rule.
There isn't a group out there that is 100% devoid of assholes.

gatormom.bsky.social•17 days ago

Quite an eye opener from that whole side. They went to church every week + involved in various organizations & one was for children of migrants. After the full curtain was pulled back on Christians in this country over the past 8 yrs we are now Secular Humanists.

bhcodem.bsky.social•16 days ago

which denomination? ELCA Lutherans are very accepting of all people, some other denominations are not.

gatormom.bsky.social•16 days ago

It’s the hypocrisy. They act all holier than thou do gooders + then spout racist bullshit when they think they are around likeminded family + friends. We’d lived many states away for years so when we attended a funeral a few years back it was quite disgusting to hear & I have zero tolerance.

gatormom.bsky.social•16 days ago

Missouri Synod

lumpycarruthers.bsky.social•18 days ago

Lutheran Family Services = Marty Byrde.
Joel Osteen = Franciscan monk.

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Nope. Lutheran Family services is not only the largest employer in South Dakota, but they are contracted to provide social services like elder care homes, opioid treatment centers and other govt programs benefitting both poor and middle classes.

lumpycarruthers.bsky.social•18 days ago

I was being facetious. I apologize if it did not come across that way.

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Sorry. I usually am pretty good at recognizing sarcasm🤷‍♀️

chad-hominem.bsky.social•18 days ago

FFS GOP is like a home invader that pretends it’s their house.

viraldonutz.bsky.social•18 days ago

I can't believe they're calling her Hon

ftwaygal.bsky.social•18 days ago

mayrasgdt.bsky.social•18 days ago

‪Lutheran Church and Lutheran Family Services members you need to pay your Governor Reynolds a visit. Bring an attorney with you. Suing Musk for slander might be in the cards. ‬

southerngent61.bsky.social•18 days ago

Can she speak to evidence that it is?

lolmao500.bsky.social•17 days ago

All religions are a money launndering operation. ALL OF EM... FFS the utah cult has like a trillion $ in money ``reserves`` because they dont pay taxes from all their brainwashing but of course they're just gonna target the ones who dont lick republican boots all day long...so mormons are safe

cfgolf78.bsky.social•18 days ago

Distraction to justify $50 million of condoms going to Gaza

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wrong “Gaza”. Those condoms were sent to Gaza in Africa to stem spread of HIV/AIDS.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/politics/gaza-condoms-fact-check/index.html

crichie21.bsky.social•17 days ago

Jesus christ

kxknauss.bsky.social•18 days ago

In 1933 German left were fighting amongst themselves and unable to mount a successful opposition. LEARN.

floridaman.bsky.social•16 days ago

All organized religions are money laundering operations (as well as pedophile rings).

realworldrj.bsky.social•18 days ago

Reynolds:

notarepuplican.bsky.social•18 days ago

Lutherans tend to be more liberal. That’s why they are targeted.

justmet.bsky.social•18 days ago

If any religious organization is laundering money it’s Catholic Charities! J/S

joegee65.bsky.social•18 days ago

Go ahead...fall right into their trap of "what aboutism." Thats how they win...

rozone74.bsky.social•18 days ago

USAID handed Catholic charities a huge sum of money! The corruption is spread throughout the government to make it more difficult to show the full picture and depth of it.

oxahath.bsky.social•18 days ago

LFS is a *huge* part of the social safety net in the Midwest as well as a major employer. Dems could absolutely make this a winning issue in many deep-red communities if they pushed.

agedwisdom.bsky.social•17 days ago

She is a Lutheran. She attends Hope Lutheran Church, which is a mega church, money laundering operation. That is why she is so confused. Lutheran Social Services is not, her church is.

tnbluedottoo.bsky.social•18 days ago

I have an honest question. Is there a legitimate, ethical r governor in our country? I learned today there are a couple of ethical r's in the TN assembly - on the surface anyway - so guess they're out there. The r governors I'm aware of can be lumped into a group of unethical trumplicans. Yes/No?

thornyopinion.bsky.social•18 days ago

Do this every day with every witness.

goldie333.bsky.social•18 days ago

So what Christians are ok in this upside down world we live in??

lindsayb7707.bsky.social•18 days ago

Does any republican possess even a single vertebra?

lisah7.bsky.social•18 days ago

“dissembles” - and that’s an understatement.

coffinprick.bsky.social•18 days ago

If any organization is being attacked by this president and his administration, you can count on it being because you don’t have to wear garlic around your neck or carry a stake when walking through their doors.

wuzzupg.bsky.social•18 days ago

GUILTY!

jane2157.bsky.social•18 days ago

Refuses to speak the truth. Seems to be how to remain in power.

susangeeheino.bsky.social•15 days ago

Of all the flavors of christianity to go after, why on earth did they pick Lutherans first? I had no idea we were so dangerous!

sutherla.bsky.social•16 days ago

He thinks it is Lex Luther not Martin Luther

karmageddon.bsky.social•18 days ago

What dimension are we living in when questions like this need to be asked?

big-steppa.bsky.social•18 days ago

Most of the church is

Bad people will do bad things even in good spaces

It’s actually better for them

heartmama.bsky.social•18 days ago

I just tried calling congress and the line is busy! Are Americans jamming up the phone lines or is something else up? I tried the switchboard, my reps DC office, and their local line. All busy. Anyone else?

noodlehead70.bsky.social•18 days ago

Email. And if possible show up at their offices.

thatmanglenn.bsky.social•18 days ago

Shameless.

barbarabolstad.bsky.social•18 days ago

I imagine all the Lutheran’s in Iowa are pretty pissed 😡 with this lady!

noainc.bsky.social•18 days ago

There are 2.79 million baptized Lutherans in this country. That’s a lot of pissed off Lutherans!

sentientar.bsky.social•17 days ago

More so than any other religion, right?

mitchking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Headlines should read: “Iowa Governor Reynolds Thinks Lutheran Church Could Be a Money Laundering Operation”

The ⚡️*War on Christianity*⚡️ is taking a startling turn.

terrip2.bsky.social•18 days ago

That is crazy.

drawnder.bsky.social•18 days ago

Uh the answer to this should be a definite "of course not".

imdoctorremulak.bsky.social•18 days ago

White Christian Nationalists

sanderson7575.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wow, now they are moving to make the public doubt the value of non profits like Lutheran Family Services. Will Catholic Charities be next?

chad-frederick.bsky.social•18 days ago

I really hope they piss of the clergy. We could use their help

trypax.charityweb.net•18 days ago

They already have. Even the Cardinal that spoke at RNC and Inauguration
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261889/cardinal-dolan-vance-s-remarks-on-bishops-and-immigration-scurrilous-very-nasty

daveferguson.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yes.

One church, one party, one race, one leader: thin-skinned, self-admiring, white supremacist Elon Musk.

Trump, famously versed in nuance and detail, will take another four weeks to realize that the Musketeers are "analyzing" the "legality" of payments for the White House staff.

iowanscott.bsky.social•18 days ago

I have lived my whole life in Iowa, and I took all the platitudes and veneer of honesty, tolerance and kindness to heart. I learned this was how I should act. The Iowa of today repeatedly shows me that it was never more than words to most. People then wonder why I would uproot my family and leave...

madgpie23.bsky.social•18 days ago

Same here. I raised my children in Iowa. The state went completely fascist under Brandstad. This woman is disgraceful. I fled 8 years ago.

sensibletexan.bsky.social•18 days ago

Geez.

pppistachio.bsky.social•18 days ago

Piss off Lutherans in the midwest? Please, please, please proceed, Governor

nymhartist.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thanks Iowa for sending its best

asimov2001.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wow. Excellent job.

mjwaldow.bsky.social•18 days ago

Now you all can see why it has been frustrating, disheartening, and mostly worthless contacting elected representatives in Iowa.

They’re all in bed with DJT and Elon, and the majority of Iowans believe the lies they tell.

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Well this might wake up a few Lutherans at least 🤷‍♀️

lucindalubelle.bsky.social•18 days ago

“I can’t speak to that,” she finally said, after he reminded her about the size of the Lutheran church in her state. Hmmm. 🤔

californiagirl777.bsky.social•18 days ago

Might be time for a recall. Do they do that in Iowa?

menckenfan.bsky.social•18 days ago

Unfortunately, no. All we have is impeachment, and both houses of the Legislature are packed full of republicans.

lluck002.bsky.social•17 days ago

IT IS A YES OR NO QUESTION, BITCH! 👏👏👏

cvicha.bsky.social•18 days ago

No, it's #Deznat and Ballerina Farm...

expatsy.bsky.social•17 days ago

https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/

hrm1973.bsky.social•17 days ago

Wonder how lutherans voted last election?

michelleraye.bsky.social•17 days ago

Depends on the synodic affiliation of the Lutheran in question. The ELCA is the largest of these and states unequivocally that all are welcome to participate fully in the life of the church.

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•18 days ago

I'm late to the party. Hon - is she a judge?

dreamdancer63.bsky.social•18 days ago

Governor of Iowa

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you!

atropius.bsky.social•17 days ago

God please push Kim down some stairs 🙏

modeka.bsky.social•18 days ago

It's a money laundering organization.

dwking.bsky.social•18 days ago

Lutheran Family Services operates nursing homes and opioid treatment centers. It provides social services and is THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN SOUTH DAKOTA. How is this “money laundering “?

gerts-michael.bsky.social•18 days ago

Raja came to play.

nezzi-nez.bsky.social•18 days ago

It was the Mormon/Latter Day Saints leadership that had a scheme to hide money. Not the Lutherans.

iamnotlarry.bsky.social•18 days ago

That’s my rep. Good job, Raja.

melwin7777.bsky.social•18 days ago

Lutheran Family Services and Catholic Charities are very important resources in my poverty stricken part of Missouri. They provide adoption and foster care resources and those are going to be needed more if we make everyone even poorer and unable to care for their children.

ariely831.bsky.social•18 days ago

I hope you are calling your elected representatives and raising hell about this. And explaining to all your relatives, neighbors and friends there in MO what exactly is happening!

togeyboi.bsky.social•18 days ago

Work and poor houses, reeducation and reintroduction into "society"...they have a plan already.

stiffelman.bsky.social•18 days ago

Unreal.

i2america.bsky.social•18 days ago

She is horrible.

wishformore.bsky.social•18 days ago

Fucking deplorables!

twopnkoneblue.bsky.social•18 days ago

Gawd I despise her. Surprised she isn't getting her drink on.

jeffinerd.bsky.social•18 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jeffinerd.bsky.social/post/3lhgwtac57s2l

arbell57.bsky.social•18 days ago

I am an atheist and I found her answers appalling.

marwoodwithnail.bsky.social•18 days ago

She doesn’t believe in a religion. The us is a mess of poor idiots that have been convinced by rich idiots that there is a sky fairy. Thoughts and prayers to you all. Time Europe fucked the us off. Plastic cheese surrender monkeys.

sharonatx.bsky.social•18 days ago

It’s wild they’re *already* going after other Christians

galadhros.bsky.social•17 days ago

It's because THEY aren't Christians. They're Christofascists. Christ is invoked in name only to "justify" their hatred. They can't stand what Christ actually said.

krisl62.bsky.social•13 days ago

I don't think "christians" consider main-stream denominations Christian. And don't get me started on non-denominational "churches".

angryparakeet.bsky.social•17 days ago

Evangelicals hate specific denominations of Lutherans, sometimes all of them.

The church I went to? Blanket hated them. Refused to work with them.

Evangelicals see the vast majority of other Christian’s as heretics and heathens to be ground under.

I left the church lol.

swizzlesister64.bsky.social•17 days ago

Her kind of Christian owns a megachurch and rips of gullible churchgoers with tithes and threats of eternal damnation if they don't cough up their life savings and hand it over to preacher.

drmke.bsky.social•17 days ago

They’re pretending to be the #Idiocracy, but really they’re willfully ignorant if it gives them an excuse to be cruel. And so ashamed of it they try to hide it, unsuccessfully.

sharkman1963.bsky.social•18 days ago

people are sooo disappointing

caramarais.bsky.social•18 days ago

She is digusting!

bluesugar322.bsky.social•17 days ago

musk takes billions. Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska gets about 100 mil or one third of their money from US taxpayers!!! not a penny from musk cause he doesn’t pay taxes… truth lfs helps refugees… they are in ted states!

https://www.onelfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LFS-Annual-Report-2023.pdf

bchanson.bsky.social•18 days ago

How can she not say NO

melbaggers.bsky.social•18 days ago

Sounds anti-Christian to me!

95hawk.bsky.social•18 days ago

As if Minnesotans didn’t have more than enough reason to dislike Iowans…

bleaktheology.bsky.social•18 days ago

As of 2020, she attended an ELCA Lutheran congregation... 1/2

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/29/kim-reynolds-says-her-church-still-meet-online-despite-lifted-coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions/3048532001/

bleaktheology.bsky.social•18 days ago

...that was removed from the ELCA roster last year.

https://www.seiasynod.org/news/lutheran-church-of-hope-west-des-moines-removed-from-the-elca-roster-of-congregations

notdonna.bsky.social•17 days ago

"Everything should be looked at."

Is that what they're doing, though?

chuleta76.bsky.social•18 days ago

It's like 2 different audio clips playing at the same time. If Nancy Mace can yell a hateful slur in committee, then others should be able to tell someone to STFU and answer the question.