As opposed to Christianity, which HAS to be CHOICE.
I accepted Jesus, the Holy Spirit then began to change me from within. How does one legislate or force that?
SOME will outwardly comply, but that's like a car w/o an engine. MAGAs don't care, they just want an IMAGE that makes them comfortable
People say Trump's “retribution” is coming for his enemies. In the past, accepting this script would seem, frankly, unAmerican. Nixon's “enemies list” was shocking. We have acceptance because Capitalism is a religion and so is fascist leadership formation. In Capitalism, whatever wins is right.
If Reverends like this & Christian organization with ethics want to organize to do something about mega church imposters & charlatans
Who think a racist rapist felonious insurrectionists is the second coming of Christ
This is not true.
The United States is a Christian theocratic federal republic where people can vote but they cannot be freely elected.
Today, a declared atheist could not be elected president of the United States (I don't think any were?), nor a Muslim for that matter.
article 11 treaty Tripoli. “ as the government of the United States is not in sense founded on the Christian religion, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws religious or tranquility, musselmen, and as said states never have entered into any war or act of hostility “ John Adams
I have only an affiliation with the seminary that ordained me and otherwise I do not follow any prescribed dogma. I’m a firm believer in the universality of faith and that we all see the same good but with different names and through different lenses. Look up humanism. :) ✌️
Not to mention that the dominant form of so-called Christianity practiced in the US is about as Christian as bacchanalia. It's the antithesis of anything Jesus is actually said to have preached. They've rewritten Jesus in their own image and don't even realise what heretics they are.
Fuck jesus and his little cohort of hate preachers. The only decent people in america are the ones who actively reject jesus and his narcissist religion
The recent documentary, "Bad Faith" illustrated this pretty well. Highly recommend for a crash course about the collision at the crossroads of greed, power and proselytizing, which got us where we are right now.
Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Obviously. Christ commanded his followers to care for and feed the poor. He did not say, "Verily I say unto you, taketh all you can for yourself and let everyone else starve."
the pilgrims fled to america to escape religious oppression so they could worship freely... so the church chased after them and has been since the start of the nation. religious oppression is the problem, not just a tool but the entire point. there was never a need for organized beliefs.
I’m not Christian, but mourn the loss of “Christian values”from society nonetheless. Caring for the poor, loving one another, building trust have given way to greed, hostility and lies
See that button that says follow back, Mr. Takei? Instead of a screenshot of his post, maybe click on that. You'll see truth posted on the regular that way.
It’s time to make the case for campaign finance reform again. Maybe the GOP can see the monster of their own creation turning against them with threats of primary’s if they don’t bend the knee to the billionaire club.
The Roman Catholic Chirch, The Anglican Church, The Episcopal Church, The Presbyterian Church, and all those Evangelical "Mega" churches are all Capitalist endeavors that exploit the word of Christ for their own wealth acumulation.
Being a member of one of the religions you just called out, no, you are wrong.
Presbyterians are singly responsible for public education. They did not believe priests should be the only ones who could read & endeavored for all to ....
The colonists, which were of many different Protestant Reformation sects did indeed start many "Public Schools". They mainly taught boys, were focused on funneling those boys into the clergy or politics so that they would maintain the power.
Same issue here in england with people waving the flag about preaching about being "white british-born christians", forgetting that they don't go to church, the other UK nations don't care, and the english flag comes from a turkish guy...
Because Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that traditional America is a Christian country, so if they want to be true Americans they have to go to church and be Christians. America is though a very individualistic society, which doesn't fit in well with standard Christianity.
“This ain’t a Christian nation/Muthafu*ka please/America Never taught me to turn the other cheek”
—Immortal Technique, Mistakes (good song, really good song)
If America was founded on Christian doctrine, it wouldn't have counted black people as 3/5ths of a person. America has definitely used the Bible and God as a power play. And we've taken it in hook, line, and sinker.
Something I find really annoys a lot of Americans is the question:
'So what's the name of your country?'
States are not countries, America is the continent.
Heck, Vatican City is a country.
What country are the States in?
On YouTube, I've been watching videos by @kristiburke.bsky.social . I'm new to the info, and I'm Canadian, also learning that the Constitution was not founded on Christian values. Sounded like the Founding Fathers wanted everyone to express themselves as they wish 🙂
Christianity and Trump! That is comparable to the old parable of “The Fox guarding the hen house”. But in America, you are free to support and believe in anyone. I wish you the best, as you follow the Orange Orangutan!
I'm not a trump supporter, far from it, but you're not going to just pretend that his entier base isn't just a bunch of Christians. Yall made your choice and you don't get to pretend this is someone else's fault now
Which denomination is the one true followers of christ then, if you feel so comfortable telling me who isn't a true Christian then tell me who are the one true sect of Christianity
If Jesus really lived and what in the bible was written is truth, than Jesus was a left communist. He shared food, he was against banking, he healed, helped those who where in need, lived together with twelve men
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion.
It’s notable that so many are still thinking that all the bad things religionists do are ‘perversions’ or ‘corruptions’ of religion, rather than the logical outcomes of perverse and corrupt institutions.
There’s nothing fundamentally anti-religious about communism at an abstract level. The communities described in the Epistles are described as holding everything in common, for example.
Marxist-Leninist doctrine conflicts, but’s that’s not the only version of communism.
And right now these 'christians' have put forward a SC bill to execute women who have abortions. This gets no coverage in the mainstream or on Bluesky. These 6 men have been empowered by Trump & need to be humiliated until they back down. This is a fight that was won before: https://bsky.app/profile/qasimrashid.com/post/3ldlojvoayk27
I disagree that the US is a capitalist nation that used Christianity to increase profits.
It is a capitalist nation where ethics is maximize profit at any cost. What matters is the most money for the upper management and ownership, built on the misery of others.
i think this somehow suggests that christianity wasn't purposefully created as a tool to control the masses in the first place. which... i mean this far christianity does seem to be serving its purpose tbh.
It wasn't that way before the 4th Century CE, when Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity & Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Later Emperors made being Christian mandatory, making refusal to convert from Pagan faiths a capital "crime".
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if god talks to you then you aren't special. you are schizophrenic.
I accepted Jesus, the Holy Spirit then began to change me from within. How does one legislate or force that?
SOME will outwardly comply, but that's like a car w/o an engine. MAGAs don't care, they just want an IMAGE that makes them comfortable
Who think a racist rapist felonious insurrectionists is the second coming of Christ
I’m all in
Let’s go
They are way too powerful
The United States is a Christian theocratic federal republic where people can vote but they cannot be freely elected.
Today, a declared atheist could not be elected president of the United States (I don't think any were?), nor a Muslim for that matter.
Capital, the Free Market, and the Invisible Hand.
* Greed
* Misogyny
* Racism
* Ignorance
* Intolerance
* Lust for power & influence
* Sexual misconduct
>>> Beware of those PERVERTING religion to "justify" their own prejudices.
I have only an affiliation with the seminary that ordained me and otherwise I do not follow any prescribed dogma. I’m a firm believer in the universality of faith and that we all see the same good but with different names and through different lenses. Look up humanism. :) ✌️
Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Presbyterians are singly responsible for public education. They did not believe priests should be the only ones who could read & endeavored for all to ....
—Immortal Technique, Mistakes (good song, really good song)
'So what's the name of your country?'
States are not countries, America is the continent.
Heck, Vatican City is a country.
What country are the States in?
But, yeah, religion is perverted for power.
My evangelical faith turned me into a Democrat
Control and income
But the conservative Christians overlook this because Trump promotes their pro-life, Christian family values and anti-trans/gay etc agenda.
USSR was secular and… didn’t work that well.
That religion doesn’t help is true but lack of religion doesn’t help either.
Marxist-Leninist doctrine conflicts, but’s that’s not the only version of communism.
It is a capitalist nation where ethics is maximize profit at any cost. What matters is the most money for the upper management and ownership, built on the misery of others.
“God Walks Out Of The Room When You’re Thinking About Money…”
"Obey or suffer, and keep paying for the privilege" is at the core of it all.
Very interesting research so far. Damning, but interesting.