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2naSalit

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9. A wise woman once told me...

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 01:51 PM

Jan 13

During a mutual rant we were having about politics and religion. In the middle of a point she stopped and said,

"You know, if you want to gain control over a whole lot of people in a hurry, start a religion."

In our case, here in the US, we have a wannabe dictator who co-opted religion for his purposes. All the trappings and blind faith were already prepackaged for him, all ha had to do was promise them what they wanted to hear, that their bigoted wet dreams would come true if only they gave him power over everybody else too.

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White, conservative Evangelicals were key to electing the most morally bankrupt President in history. Can they survive? [View all] lees1975 Jan 13 OP

I hope not. eppur_se_muova Jan 13 #1

Can White, American Christianity be Forgiven? atreides1 Jan 13 #2

"Can they survive"? maxsolomon Jan 13 #3

Like cockroaches. 2naSalit Jan 13 #7

Americans have only experienced a taste, here and there, of what White, Christian Nationalism would be like. lees1975 Jan 13 #8

Yes, it seems a bizarre non-sequitur Mike 03 Jan 13 #10

But the number reporting Christian beliefs goes down every year. Elessar Zappa Jan 13 #13

Of course they'll survive. Times change. So does God. keithbvadu2 Jan 13 #4

I don't care what anyone's personal religion is so long as they keep it to themselves. Lonestarblue Jan 13 #5

If Satan existed and wanted to create a church ThoughtCriminal Jan 13 #6

A wise woman once told me... 2naSalit Jan 13 #9

Most people in a conservative, Evangelical church are not aware of the church's theology or doctrine. lees1975 Jan 13 #12

GOP has Churches that Preach GOP Oneear Jan 13 #11