I'm so tired of this psycho Christian bullshit. When you teach people to fervently believe a bunch of things that make no sense... it's too easy to make up nonsensical excuses, and there are people who 100% fall for them.
this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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If she had read the Bible, she'd know God gave people free will, so that made-up argument is out. Not that I believe any of that crap. Here's one example:
James 1:13-16
"Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers."
A lot of Christians have a pretty vague understanding of the bible, or the religion as a whole, usually jusy what will let them justify whatever they need to be justified.
This should be expected, to be fair, since Christianity is a cultural inheritance. You're not expected to know much about it other than what your priest tells you, if the Christian even goes to church to begin with.
As an actual Christian that reads the Bible and goes to church, I wish more people who called themselves Christian actually followed what the Bible says. It's a big problem in the US
Yeah, if you don't read the Bible or go to church, it's almost impossible for you to actually be a Christian.
But for some reason what counts as a Christian is determined by what you choose to call yourself instead of what our holy text says.
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What's even the point of deciphering the Bible when you can make it say what ever it is you like. Why not just start with what you want to believe and patch together Bible verses that support it?
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And yet: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"
That has never sat well with me. It suggests that God leads the sinful into sin, and capriciously decides whether to deliver or condemn.
Maybe God interfered in her free will like he did with the Pharaoh?
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And shit like this exactly is why religion needs to be kept out of school. If someone is curious, they can learn about it on their own, it's a decision best made once more mentally developed, anyways. Don't indoctrinate children with your bullshit, especially if the teachers are clearly not able to keep their own shit out of it.
Her attorney said Monique is just a "normal Bible-believing Christian."
That's an admission of guilt, not a legal defense! O.o
I disagree. If any of those "bible believing christians" had actually read the bible they'd know to be full of shit.
The American cults are truly fascinating as they managed to create the stronges gap between staun fundamentalist religious belief claims and a comical lack of actual scripture knowledge.
It shouldnt be considered a religion but a radical ideology with loose association to Christian symbolism but no actual connection to christianity.
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yes, we all know how mischievous loki tricking us for doing his shenanigans
With conservatives. it is always someone else at fault. Always.
Although I have to admit that blaming the Holy Spirit for Nazi behavior is a new, bold move. What's next? "Jesus would have shot this person, too!" or what?
Granted, it goes the other way too.
Doctor saves a Christian's life? Praise jebus!
Ironic of someone to use the Holy Spirit as an excuse with the context of brainwashing.
~~Probably gonna get downvoted for this, but~~ that's a misleading headline. Nazi meme implies the meme itself is Nazi, where as the meme in question, according to the article, was comparing LGBT to Nazis.
I don't agree with the meme, for the record, I just have (what I think is) a reasonably specific definition of Nazi. "Bigoted" would be a more accurate word to use here.
But then, this is Not The Onion, and the headline is technically correct (it's a Nazi meme in that it's a meme featuring Nazis,) so whatever.
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Eventually it will become common knowledge the “Holy Ghost” feeling they’re experiencing is Bi-polar psychosis acting up
Alberta, of course
It's like Texas and Florida had a baby
The best part of Alberta is leaving it.
Can Confirm
Just a second. checks notes
God = Good
Devil = Bad
Something seems off here.
She's wrong
normal Bible-believing Christian
I agree with her attorney.
“Oh God, make me not responsible for my own actions!”
STAR PLATINUM told me to post Satanic content then.
Oh fuck i did it again. I posted 15tb of jotaro p0rn because santa claus told me to.
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Jesus: "Whatever you want others to do to you, do that to them."
Monique (Probably): "But what if, and just hear me out here, I don't wanna?"
Bitch, did I stutter!?
Not the Onion never fails to amaze me
Wild times...
Is she trying to tell us that God is the Nazi? Explains a few things
“Holy Spirit” sounds like an asshole.
God is a dick. The only one in that whole family that is cool is Jesus but nobody listens to him.
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Well, spirit of something, but whatever it is it isn't 'holy'.
The devil made her do it?
"She's a witch! Check if it weighs more than a duck!"
In Canada, btw.
In our defense it was in Alberta. At least our nutjobs stick together in one province, so there's that.
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The Holy Spirit ain't got a pen!
Can we get rid of religion already? So POS people like this doesn't get an excuse.
Saying the loud part out loud
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