• Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    You will never convince me that shit like this is more than just performative play-acting for the sake of their base.

    They aren’t actually fucking praying. They don’t actually believe any of this shit. It’s a tool used to keep the support of their base of white christian nationalists.

    That’s why we see them doing shit like this now than every before.

    In a world where more liberal minded Christians are balking at how “unchristian” these idiots are turning out to be, they have to make these shows louder and more obvious…and make damn sure there’s a camera around, so that they can play even harder to the more extreme supporters.

    If they were to quietly go about their business with no “performative acts of faith”, more people would recognize them as the monsters they are.

    But with shit like this, 81 year old grandparents the country over can look at them and say “I don’t understand what they’re doing, but they MUST be the good guys because look how christian they are…”

    If anyone thinks America is getting out of this without resorting to firing squads and hanging these fuckers upside down in town squares, they’re naive as fuck.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      8 days ago

      And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

      • snooggums@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        The bible also says to take care of the poor and a bunch of other stuff they actively work against.

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      8 days ago

      Ever see one of those photos with HitlerPig in the middle, with a group of people all with one hand on his shoulder, all with their eyes closed, praying? And there in the middle front, is HitlerPig, who we all know is an absolute Sociopath, and doesn’t believe any of that crap.

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        8 days ago

        So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”

        The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”

        And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.