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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (13 children)

They are real Christians. This isn't the middle ages, you can't just call every sect of Christianity but your own heretics. That's a cop-out so you can keep being Christian without feeling bad about what you have in common with them. They're just as Christian as you, and half hearted gatekeeping doesn't do any more to stop them or help innocent people than thoughts and prayers. If you're gonna try and gatekeep Christianity as only the cool peace and love parts of the bible and not the murder and hate and rape and petty divine punishments that make up the other 80% of it, at least actually try to live like Christ and go out and do some charity and volunteer work and protest the fascism conservatives are doing in god's name

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (9 children)

You are right they are Christian, their actions are unChrist like and their attempt to make America into a Christian state only further destroys America while alienating people from the church. Christian nationalism is an oxymoron though.

I try to live Christ like, but God knows I miss the mark, however I try to anyway, including volunteering my time. I am well aware of the horror that is the bible, though not so sure I would say any divine punishments were petty.

I am also trying to voice out against fascism, unfortunately I have family that relies on my employment in a conservative place, so I have to take an indirect approach and try to make people think about what conservatives are doing.

Thanks for making me feel unwelcome though, I'll try to shut up next time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If the truth about your religion makes you feel uncomfortable then maybe you should examine why your involved in it in the first place man, idk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah but if he did that, they might crucify him, literally, again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think you responded to the wrong reply. Either that or I’m too stupid to understand what you’re saying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's about the guy you are responding to being afraid to be christ-like in a more literal fashion because he is practically admitting to such blaming their nature and all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago
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