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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 87 points 10 months ago (2 children)

On X, formerly Twitter, he wrote: "My deepest hope is that Americans of all political persuasions can unite and agree that: 1. Jesus Christ is Lord 2. Satan is evil."

Uh, no dork, we're not going to do that.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Americans of all political persuasions can unite and agree that: 1. Jesus Christ is Lord

no dork, we’re not going to do that.

The next step is to claim that, since you don't believe that JC is Lord, you're not an American. And if you're not an American, they're fine with persecuting you.

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Yep. Not even speculation. Look how upset they get when someone is sworn into office on something besides a bible, as if being a Christian is a requirement to hold office. No shame or second thoughts.

There was a court case I read about decades ago in American Atheist, a publication by Madalyn O'Hair, who was a separation of church and state activist. It involved someone (maybe her?) testifying in a court case in Texas, and they didn't want to swear on a bible. The judge determined that they couldn't believe any testimony from someone who wouldn't swear on a bible because they didn't 'believe in a future state of reward or punishment'... as in an afterlife in heaven or hell. Just nuts. That's seriously the only thing keeping Christians moral? The threat of hell or promise of heaven?

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago
  1. Jesus Christ is Lord

He is not, in any christian denomination lol. What a blasphemy!

  1. Satan is evil.

Satan is a questionable topic, if they even exists in original scriptures. Before fic lit like Paradise Lost and the Divine Comedy they didn't get registered as their own entiity.