Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), known for her association with the QAnon conspiracy theory, is being roasted on social media after defending a controversial statement in which she suggested that Monday’s eclipse and Friday’s earthquake in the New York area were divine signals urging people to repent.
After enduring two days of backlash, Greene addressed the issue with a community note appended to her original post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. She argued that while eclipses are scientifically predictable, they are ultimately creations of God and may hold significance for believers.
“Many have mocked and scoffed at this post and even put community notes,” Greene wrote in her Sunday morning post on X. “Jesus talked about that in Luke 12:54-56. Yes eclipses are predictable and earthquakes happen and we know when comets are passing by, however God created all of these things and uses them to be signs for those of us who believe.”
Friday saw an earthquake shake the typically seismic-inactive New York region, while Monday promises a rare total solar eclipse visible across the country, an event not to recur for another two decades.
In her Friday post, Greene asserted, “God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses, among other things, are forewarnings. I hope our nation heeds the call.”
A subsequent community note was added, directing readers to government resources for earthquake tracking and eclipse prediction.
“Earthquakes happen all the time, all around the world, we can follow them realtime using USGS resources,” the note clarified. “Eclipses are not random, they follow strict mathematical rules and can be predicted centuries before they happen. NASA has a site listing eclipses until the year 3000.”
Naturally, Twitter users had a lot to ad to the note:
“You just don’t know when to quit, do you? While you’re at it, you should look up what Jesus talked about in Hebrews 13:4 regarding adultery and adulterers.” replied user @ChidiNwatu.
Another user wrote: “Even people who take the bible seriously don’t listen to evil psychopaths who asked for pardons. Get it?”
“You’re such an embarrassment,” @RvrLrd replied.
User @ZaleskiLuke chimed in writing, “If god is angry it’s at whoever elected Marge —Luke, 4:7:24″
In 2021, Greene issued apologies within a contentious closed-door House GOP conference meeting for her prior controversial statements and her association with the QAnon conspiracy theory.