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Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 6 days ago by thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz to c/usa@midwest.social

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This is a really insightful and disturbing article.

Sobering thought: What are we supposed to do about 60 MILLION fucking people in this country who genuinely believe that Jesus is coming back any day to reign as an absolute monarch and punish the non-believers for their lack of faith and that this is a GOOD THING? No wonder democracy itself is crumbling. How are you supposed to have a functional democratic alliance with people who are praying every day for their literal god king to come reign over the earth and who eat up the bullshit of ANY and EVERY conman and grifter who feeds into that?

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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

All religious people use religion to warp their own reality to that of their choosing, instead of the actual reality that exists.

Of course the religious extremists are using their extremist religion to justify extremely unlawful actions. That's what religions are for. Religions have been doing the exact same things for thousands of years.

The point? Religions and those that support them have zero morality. Their religions tell them to lie, and they do. Their religions tell them to ignore the law, they do. They flip-flop positions as their religions will them to do. They ignore all decency and common sense, as their religions tell them to do.

The religion? A giant corporation that gives impossibly huge handouts to its corporate officers.

The only real thing about religions is the damage to society and individuals. That's very real, and it's constant.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social -2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

There's a meaningful difference between a religion and a doomsday cult.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Christianity is a doomsday cult born out of an apocalyptic era of Judaism.

https://youtu.be/cC6xCyFJ1Ro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWave1tX-k0

[–] WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 days ago

Only time, really

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago

Yes and no. At least in my experience, it’s always used for a definitive answer to something that’s impossible to explain. From there it nearly always gets weirder. Some hold it together better than others.