It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMOB2K78iM
The offense I am taking is the PLEA to Trump. And, the kowtowing and servile deference that is constantly extended by those who can't speak the truth and show integrity and strength of character.
Love this. I am a liberal Christian too. I’m anti-organized-religion, not anti-faith, and I am only bc, as this situation demonstrates, too many have perverted the teachings of Jesus into a mercenary mechanism of personal enrichment and misogynistic societal control. Jesus would be flipping tables.
OK, followed you! I was raised in a Protestant church but haven’t been involved with organized religion for decades. I’m horrified at the role ‘Evangelical Christian’s’ are having in Trump’s rise. Not to mention the parallels between Trump/MAGA and the anti-Christ described in the Bible
Same. It takes a lot of nuance. And people who hate the church usually have incredibly good personal reason so I don’t want to trigger people by coming off like “another one.” It’s none of my business anyway. I trust God enough to leave other people’s faith to them and their higher power.
It must rankle, to see your faith so badly misrepresented. It's one thing to disagree on what "fully God, fully Man" means; but to see the entire faith turned into an imprimatur for the worst human instincts wielded by powerful people against the vulnerable must be infuriating to an adherent.
YES. EXTREMELY. Although if I’m honest this isn’t new. Christianity used to perpetrate horrors is kind of a defining feature . The sex abuse. The Indian schools. Colonization. Hard to find any calculus that has Christianity coming out positive. It’s why I’m anti-organized-religion.
Ugh, so true. The use of God as an unassailable reason to achieve greatest at the cost of some truly horrific things is old hat. All of those historical teaching are twisted beyond original intent imho.
Always a relief to find someone who gets it! There is so much context that's never applied and is twisted instead.
And yes, when the subject comes up, I also clam up.
He never knew the teachings of Jesus Christ come on people. Do you really think he’s a religious person give me a break wake up you’re doing the same stuff you did for the last 10 years
No, he's wrong. christians are generally pro-death. That's been apparent for 200+ years. The newest batch have automatic weapons. Ooooh, the Spanish Inquisitors or Salem Witch Trial prosecutors wouldv'e LOVED those! Today's christians have ALL the best killing tools.
Recently saw a pastor use the pulpit to call for all LGTBQ to be lined up against a brick wall and shot in the back of the head, calling it 'God's Grace' to take them away from 'a life of sin'. Even used the Bible to justify it so, yeah... It seems to me Trump is acting quite Christian
And yet he wraps himself up with the flag and doesn’t place his hand on the Bible for taking the oath. Is that because he had his fingers crossed (means he takes it all back)?
This… Amen. So proud to know a spiritual leader was not afraid to plead for mercy, compassion and Christian love in the name of Jesus for those less fortunate- as Jesus himself taught. ✝️🙏🏻🥰
Thank you for sharing, George. As a Christian, I am very troubled by how many Chrstians, upwards of 80%, can support the most un-Christian man in our country. I will share his account to others I know who feel the same way.
In the past 20 years the word “Christian” has morphed into something other than “Christ like”. Sadly, lots of my fellow Catholics have gone “Christian”
I had to stop going to church in 2021 and I'd been going for over 60 years. In my part of OH, the orange molester and seditionist is worshipped more than the word of God. I stood up one day and told our little congregation that and walked out. How did they twist God's word to make cruelty okay?
I think perhaps that Trump voters have not read Martin Niemoller's poem. They see immigrants as taking their jobs when in reality, they would not do those jobs. They are homophobic so they don't care if Trump takes rights from the LGBTQ. They don't realize that they will be next.
As an atheist I find it hard to believe that anyone with half a brain cell can fall for the whole Trump believes in God trick
The man lies about everything!
You can take that verse, as with almost every other verse in the Bible, and interpret it in a way that suits your own agenda. There isn't something like a "real" Christian. There are only less harmful or more harmful Christians. The same applies to any of the other religions.
I agree. But I 💯 believe he is, his minions, and MAGA are all guilty of being false prophets as it is defined. One doesn't have to be religious or even Christian to see how they have weaponized Christianity and faith.
MAGA you have redefined everything to justify your hate. Try saying your prayers out loud. Condemn a message of love and tolerance. Tell god, you have chosen to abandon him to a false idol. Shout to your god, that his word must be punished. Pray so you can hear how you plotted your own way to hell.
Does anyone think Trump and his supporters believe in Jesus Christ? They really should just drop the charade. They’d save more in tithes than they are going to save in his tax cuts.
There are psychics predicting that same 3 year timeframe and something health wise happening. His current photo looks like he had a mini stroke, one eye drooping.
The IDGAF of this is the 3 and half. I really don't care when it occurs, just that it does. personal choice would be a series, each more crippling than the last, but not quite enough to allow Vance in.
Vance is the wolf in sheep's clothing. He is under the control of Peter Thiel and will be compliant. Also he could serve 2 terms as President allowing for the full range of changes that would result in a 'New' 'Improved' Constitution. think long game when considering this bunch.
He has no clue of such teachings . When everything in your life is transactional you get offended if people don’t think like you , you feel so offended and attacked just like the man baby bully that he is ! What a clown 🤡
Trump doesn't care about God.
He plays for the other team.
See my piece in the Huffington Post that says Trump's was born in hell and his father is Satan.
It must be true.
You read it on the internet.
Neither Jesus nor the New Testament is liberal or progressive or woke. If Jesus said it, it’s Christian. If you can’t handle what He said (which the Bishop paraphrased accurately), then that’s on you.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you had me handcuffed and deported to a country where torture and arbitrary detention was the rule, never to return”
Bishop Budde walking the walk with tremendous courage -reminding me that there really are a few true Christians left un-compromised by greed and gluttony.
It’s so hard to lean back out of this and try for a wide angle view of the last decade and the destruction we’ve witnessed of democracy, christianity, GOP, civility, honor, justice. Truth means nothing with the liars ‘truthing’. In ‘16 there were folks who knew but didn’t act and it snowballed.
One of the things the GOP has done is to claim being an complete *** is part of their religion, and must be protected. Isn't it an equally valid argument that supporting being decent to people is part of our religion, and must be protected.
Can we all please stop with the Christianity nonsense. None of them are Christian in the sense of Jesus’s teachings they are opportunist grifters. Trying to guilt them is stupidity on your part.
I would guesstimate that half of self proclaimed American Christians are about as far away from the teachings of Jesus and the Bible as humanly possible. Sickening.
Does anyone think Trump, The Entire GOP really even believes in God?! Or.. It's what they use to make money off the ones that actually do?! And now they are just enabling the Anti-Christ (for lack of a better term)
There are many good Christians. Those who believe Trump is an emissary, have been blinded and gaslit. Those doing the gaslighting and blinding, many of whom are Church officials, are not doing so religiously; they are doing so selfishly and politically.
Right. Maybe it would be a good idea to finally start referring to them as 'Christian nationalists' to differentiate as to who they are from regular Christians. We need to educate more people about this.
Because the good Christians are humble and follow Jesus' teachings. They are a population that has diminished as a % of all Christians, for sure. And many are not political, nor do they worship politics or political noise. But they're there.
We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus, who actively and publicly advocated for the marginalized, embraced outcasts and berated pax romana. What are you talking about?
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full....
"...But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.". Matthew 6:5-6, NIV.
My father was a Deacon and Trustee of The Presbyterian Church. He always told me to be suspicious of a politician who tells me how to worship and a pastor who tells me how to vote. I am just baffled.
And I’m not being a dick. I appreciate your point. But there is just a lot of bad religion out there and we have to call it what it is, to wit, Franklin Graham and the Opus Dei folks on the Suoreme Court.
Absolutely. The new evangelicals. You know... the anti Christ kind. You see them all around. They fly flags instead of crosses. They have NP with humans being hunted in schools and churches. They ban books instead of weapons of mass human destruction. Yum.
There is no misunderstanding of JESUS' teachings for these people. It is their creation of a JESUS that exists for their actions or lack thereof. #JESUS #EMMANUEL
I'm proud of Bishop Budde. And proud to be part of the cathedral's online congregation. I'm not surprised that she asked him to have the same compassion that he says God has shown him. I'm also not surprised at his reaction, or that of his sycophants. Even the ones who claim to be Christians.
I had 16 years of Catholic education, 40 yrs working at a Catholic institution, and I was a Eucharistic minister. Four years of Trump and seeing how almost half the country worships this thug has convinced me that I was probably just as guilty of being in the cult of religion.
I’m not a Christian, but even I can tell Christianity in America has largely become a sarcasm.
I’m reminded of this entry, from a diary in 1936, of a young German boy ripping a crucifix off a wall and throwing it down yelling “Lay there, you dirty Jew!”
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It's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMOB2K78iM
Almost all immigrants Trump wants to deport are Catholics.
Deportation of 21 mio. Catholics is never seen before.
Not even Stalin did that.
21 MIO. CATHOLICS
21 mio. Catholics caught by the military and put in camps.
👉... you say the bishop was rude to you?
*small print*: loving thy neighbor is optional. No refunds
Ironically (?), the Bible, which they love to “preach” about, talks about them, like the parable of The Good Samaritan.
It wouldn’t hurt them to read the Bible every now and then 🤷🏻♂️
And yes, when the subject comes up, I also clam up.
Bonus benefit - Alt text annoys the heck out of Trump and Musk.
#Resist
#MakeMAGAmad
#NoFascists
https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/17/a...
They're twits.
https://youtu.be/UMdsW5iAFRE?t=60
The most common sect of christianity in the US is Southern Baptist.
They separated from “Northern”Baptists (just called Baptists) because they wanted a church to officially condone slavery. It’s why they were founded.
The man lies about everything!
Don’t really care what he thinks (or thinks of him as a flawed messenger of God)
As long as he does what they want him to do
Wow... 🤯
Thats the difference right?
@insuret.bsky.social
It is something eggstra special 🥚🍳⏲️
He’s raised his kids to be just like him.
Ice Immigration Raids start today nationwide.
Know your rights #aclu
Tus Derechos. Conoselos, Consulado Mexico Listo teinen abogados: llamalos!
Apoyo a todos Mexicanos!
Diles: Abogado Abogado Abogado. say attorney attorney: #Mexico #ICE #StopIce #USDemocracy
Deeply, deeply misunderstood the teachings of Christ.
But it’s us atheists that are the problem…
He plays for the other team.
See my piece in the Huffington Post that says Trump's was born in hell and his father is Satan.
It must be true.
You read it on the internet.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wikileaks-confirms-that-d_b_12070168
Matthew 25:35
https://bsky.app/profile/thejimjsmith.bsky.social/post/3lge7yzb6u22e
https://bsky.app/profile/brcremer.bsky.social/post/3lgc7avv5wc2f
If they spent more time reading the Gospels instead of the books of Leviticus and Revelation, they would know what she is referring to.
Perfectly stated
It's not about cussing. It's about using God & Religion as an excuse to do harm.
They sure are good at staying hidden.
They’re doing it religiously too.
CINO's... Christian in name only.
HEY #DAVECHAPPELLE ASKED trump to do better too!
have they arrested him for being black AND on NBC yet?
…what would Jesus do…?
https://bsky.app/profile/brcremer.bsky.social/post/3lgc2bv34mc2f
I’m reminded of this entry, from a diary in 1936, of a young German boy ripping a crucifix off a wall and throwing it down yelling “Lay there, you dirty Jew!”