They're not Christians. Real Christians don't weaponize the word of God nor do they co-op it to make transactional relationships. But, this behavior is why so many are turning away from the church but identify as spiritual or Christian.
Most of the most christ-like people i know now are non Christians, and Christians who stopped going to church because their churches were becoming the kind of people Jesus would have chased out of a temple with a whip
Neither do I, and I really don't like how *they* have really tarnished the name of "Christian." Now I get to immediately be thought of as an asshole just because I say that I believe in Christ, and I have to explain how I absolutely believe in choice and women's rights
It’s affected me. My pastor thinks Trump was the better choice. I wrote him back emphasizing T’s lawlessness, narcissistic personality disorder, etc. His only response was Trump did have a “brash personality”, but Harris was for abortion, homosexuality. Failure to discern bigger picture, nuances. 😔
Agreed as a "real" Christian who believes in respecting others. My parents always taught me to treat others like I would want to be treated regardless of religion/race/sexual orientation/etc. My husband is atheist and our love/how we treat each other will always be more important than anything else
I recently left a job where i sat next to a MAGA DJT supporter. An older lady, sweet & generous and very Godly. I heard her comment something awful during Pride Month. She then voiced her support for DJT after the convention. It was difficult to continue working w/her much less be friends.
Christian myself. I no longer speak to many of the religious frauds I knew. It's really a trip listening to them pray then turn around &hate the rest of us. And glorify- literally put a HALO on -the most miserable, corrupt and immoral human.
At least the chump unmasked them.
Respecting any adult who still has an imaginary friend, regardless of who they follow, is a tall order for me. It tells me they’re easily-led by dishonest charlatans.
They say that Trump is God’s choice for the US.
I agree.
It’s much like the Babylonian captivity from the Old Testament.
The US is being punished for our racist, misogynistic, and xenophobic ways.
When I said this to Trumper’s that I know, they seemed puzzled.
The US, FA and we will FO
The bible doesn’t begin and end with Matthew 7:12, it’s a fucking horror show that commands you to worship a tyrant from start to finish. The vast majority of christians have never read it, but those who’re good people in spite of their religiosity would ditch it in a heartbeat after an honest read.
The bible is loaded with all three of those. The central character is the worst kind of monster, a genocidal cosmic dictator who cannot be escaped, even in death.
The theology of the Old Testament was borne out of the Bronze Age collapse; scared people trying to make sense out of a world where the social order had suddenly collapsed and disease, famine, and war were commonplace.
I was with you till you said another reason to pick up the Bible
Was it facetious?
I think your average atheist probably is a better Christian than these people who claim to be, but it’s certainly no reason for me to read the Bible
To throw some scripture into their faces. But also, jesus lore may or may not slap. I've been trying to read the bible for years now even when I'd stepped away from the church coz I wondered if I'd be inspired to write a story.
They *deep down* want to be loving, at least, if, in fact, Christ-like is what they seek; they’re just not reaching deep enough to get there or even know how far they have to go.
Christo-fascism, a religion-infused right wing political movement, is very different from Christianity, a religion. I don't suppose any Christian follows felon, rapist, liar, and cheat Mr. Trump. But, of course, many, many Christo-fascists worship the man as God's avatar here on Earth.
The Christian right is a membership of social and political identity masquerading as an expression of religious conviction. It's animating force is social dominance. It is political, not religious, is about exclusion, not inclusion, and is the antithesis of the teachings of Jesus.
Who is this least Christian like person in the country, and why is anyone "following" them? If you speak of the President to come, perhaps any Christian who voted for him make the best choice they could, given the not so great options before them.
they are fake christians. if you are not doing the christ basics feed the hungry, heal the sick, love your neighbor and your ememy, forgive, be a peacemaker etc and your support orange mussolini you are a fake christian
they're not "fake Christians". Read more than the first four chapters of the New Testament and you'll find that their philosophy of child murder, hatred of women and racism absolutely follow the Bible, especially the OT.
The appeal to purity fallacy just makes you look ignorant.
Christian is an ugly word right now. Hatred, greed, hypocrisy, arrogance. We have them infiltrating our schools in Ohio too right now. It is their way or the highway. Reminds me of the old moral majority. 👎
I've spent years thinking about this. Fundamentalists believe God is a monster so why wouldn't they be monsters too? It gives entrance to a monster like Trump.
We should stop tiptoeing around the fact that most american christians are engaging in, or indirectly enabling, hate, misogyny, racism and intolerance.
Basically though I don’t call it rotten because I know some really great and altruistic people on that tree. But it definitely needs a massive trimming
That's fair and to be clear I know some well meaning people on that tree as well. But that's also why I pointed out the well meaning people are enabling the bigotry. If you worked for a company that continually engaged in misogyny and racism you'd quit - the church won't change until people leave.
There are a lot of different religions, churches and religious people — they are not all how you are painting them
Counter: I have seen people on the left being derogatory towards disliked people by using body shaming rhetoric. Are you enabling body shaming by supporting the left?
None of these so called “Christians” has ever read Revelations.
Trump and Elon are the obviously the two beasts, and MAGAts are all proudly wearing the mark right on their foreheads.
Now I wonder..
I have a degree in Religious Studies and I am horrified. When I wrote my thesis in 2011, it was about the commercialization of Christianity and romanticization of Jesus in America being contradictory to like everything honest scholars consider Christianity to be.
So far the few actions they actually bother taking have been either performative in nature or bungled to such a degree as to put us where we now stand.
Not only are they ruining this country, but are very systematically “stealing” all wealth from the working class.
It’s a fact that companies (CEOs) spent majority of their profits on lowering the supply of their company’s shares, thus making them and their friends richer.
Christians are hiding behind the smoke and mirrors and pushing their agenda while everyone is fighting each other!! This is not organic~this was generated by foreign influence and the Christian Nationalist.
Real Christian walk in the steps of Jesus and Mother Theresa not right wing zealots that lack all moral standing to call themselves Christian #TaxTheChurches
Agree I don’t get it. However perhaps it’s also the reason you see so many “youth pastors” and “pastors” who commit horrendous crimes against children. There is a whole swatch of religious types on the right that are just dangerous. Cloaking themselves in their religion.
Yep. I’m a British Christian and utterly utterly baffled how any Christian can have even the slightest inkling of the tiniest glimmer of respect for that man, let alone vote for him to run their country… AGAIN!
Watch their reaction when you bring up Leviticus 19:33-34 "Do not mistreat foreigners living in your country, but treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love foreigners as you love yourselves, because you were foreigners one time in Egypt"
Nothing's done more to assure me of the truth of atheism than the example American Xtians have set. The fact that they so fervently embrace a man who is unapologetically proud to be the antithesis of all their supposed values proves there's no "holy spirit" guiding their conscience. #antitheist
It’s really not about being Christian, they clearly are not but it’s really about a movement to control everything they hate. It’s almost like they are creating their own Taliban. Frightening from the party of freedom. 🤷🏻♀️
Having grown up attending Christian schools, the one thing that came up time & again was the importance of charity & helping others. Very much “my love language is acts of service” as a way of life.
I genuinely can’t find a shred of that reflected in his personality, life, or party.
Faithful America stepped up several years too late. This KKKrap is 100+ years old. DOJ failed to admit the truth- domestic terrorists are our greatest threat. 1A, like 2A, =\= no boundaries. For trump, 2002 he formally hooked up w Paula White in.
I heard a guy talking about this recently. Most know he is not a good person but they’re ok following him if they get their Christian Nation back, which it never was. Completely insane…they don’t feel a Christian leader needs to be a good person to succeed…that is inconsequential.
Yeh, this is why Christians are getting a pretty bad image in the US. They talk of piety and yet they follow a monster, who seems to take glee in how he can sin and be cheered on for it. Real religious hypocrisy!
The reason why I no longer attend church is because of people praising Jesus that a rapist got elected. That doesn’t mean I stopped being Christian, but the fact is that a lot of us are selling out to a false prophet.
It's not the Christianity I know. These people are a cult and Christian Nationalist that is rotted in hate, racism, sexism, and division. It's a bully cult to make everyone adhere to their way of living.
Republicans stood behind and in front of trumpie. And watched and Cheered while he Disparaged the Disabled population. Be they born with the disabilities. Or earned them fighting in Afghanistan. Iran or Kuwait. I'm not mentioning Vietnam.
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What religious community in the Continental United States. Treats their women as second class citizens. Very similar to those who practice Islam.
Barefoot Pregnant at the kitchen sink. Seen and not heard.
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I got kicked out of Sunday school at age 6 for asking for proof. I was told it is all about faith. Unfortunately, what I see in many religions doesn't allow me to have faith in any.
He ain't perfect, but he's done way more this last week than the libs have done for the past 4 years, wars are already ending. Republicans didn't vote him for "being nice", they chose him because he gets things done, credit where credit is due.
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One story is his teacher holding up Trump a sign of ungodliness. Faustian bargains with the devil abound.
Maybe these assholes will find Christ someday. Stop burning the earth.
🙏 to you!!
Unreal.
Has zero to do with his teachings.
Sounds like Trump is very Christ-like...
Religion is to often used for hatred, control and brain washing.
Harlan Ellison, science fiction writer, called religion "the last vestige of barbarism."
He was not wrong.
At least the chump unmasked them.
I agree.
It’s much like the Babylonian captivity from the Old Testament.
The US is being punished for our racist, misogynistic, and xenophobic ways.
When I said this to Trumper’s that I know, they seemed puzzled.
The US, FA and we will FO
Fuckem
Another reason for me to pick up the bible😔
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Was it facetious?
I think your average atheist probably is a better Christian than these people who claim to be, but it’s certainly no reason for me to read the Bible
The appeal to purity fallacy just makes you look ignorant.
We and #Canada better understand this fast, otherwise we won't ever understand what is happening.
81% Evangelicals (CNN)
63% LDS (Fox)
62% Protestants (WAPO)
56% Catholics (WAPO)
We should stop tiptoeing around the fact that most american christians are engaging in, or indirectly enabling, hate, misogyny, racism and intolerance.
It makes me laugh when they are split out because the Evangelicals want to distance themselves
Counter: I have seen people on the left being derogatory towards disliked people by using body shaming rhetoric. Are you enabling body shaming by supporting the left?
Trump and Elon are the obviously the two beasts, and MAGAts are all proudly wearing the mark right on their foreheads.
Now I wonder..
Billionaires are ruining this country for a profit.
Retweet to get this message spread please.
So far the few actions they actually bother taking have been either performative in nature or bungled to such a degree as to put us where we now stand.
It’s a fact that companies (CEOs) spent majority of their profits on lowering the supply of their company’s shares, thus making them and their friends richer.
https://americansfortaxfairness.org/engine-inequality-flood-corporate-profits-enriching-wealthy-shareholders-stock-buybacks-dividends-expense-workers-public/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
Good to see you here.
And yeah I don't respect anyone who follows that orange turd.
... So, like an Anti-Christ?
Hmm. This is talked about in their Bible, I recall?
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I genuinely can’t find a shred of that reflected in his personality, life, or party.
Overtly disrespect and find to be false, a liar and the opposite of Christian is more like where I am.
I find it disgusting. Golden calf shit. And they should know this if they claim to be 'Christian'.
So much in CONmon, both millionaires & bankrupted
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
https://youtu.be/bTm0du4kUH0?si=SD59XtdWjbSK9if6
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Barefoot Pregnant at the kitchen sink. Seen and not heard.
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I’m highly confident Jesus is weeping right along with Lady Liberty. 🤦♀️