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Donald Trump says America should “forget about” the separation of church and state
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Let's just forget about the right to bear arms
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Sooner forget about the separation of his head from his shoulders but that ain't happening either
Raytheon, deliver us.
well he does also want to become pope. maybe he wants to multi class but what we really wish is if he dual classed.
I'd like to just forget about the church altogether
It's incredible that the U.S. is having this discussion again. What's the point—bringing creationism back to schools or stoning prostitutes?
GOP politics and agenda are all about control. And religion historically has always been a means of control. Add a more aggressive form of indoctrination instead of education in schools so that you have young people just smart enough to profitable but brainwashed into not being free thinkers who go tribal against anyone against their tribe. Once you have people replacing morality with religion you can alter that religion to match what ever you want as a means of control.
well i do like my prostitutes stoned…
The point is replacing a somewhat transparent legal system with an arbitrary mess which makes everyone that isn't exactly on the politically desired line feel uneasy all the time due to uncertainty of state actions.
- Cruisin' down the center of a two way street
- Wonderin' who is really in the driver's seat
- Mindin' my business along comes big brother
- Says, "Son, you better get on one side or the other."
- I'm out on the border, I'm walkin' the line
- Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order
- I'm try'n' to change this water to wine.
- After a hard day, I'm safe at home
- Foolin' with my baby on the telephone
- Out of nowhere somebody cuts in
- Says, "Hmm, you in some trouble boy, we know where you've been."
- I'm out on the border
- I thought this was a private line
- Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order
- I'm try'n' to change this water to wine
- Never mind your name, just give us your number
- Never mind your face, just show us your card
- And we wanna know whose wing are you under
- You better step to the right or we can make it hard
- I'm stuck on the border
- All I wanted was some peace of mind
- Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order
- I'm try'n' to change this water to wine
Christianity has done more harm to modern society than drugs ever could
Religion in general. It's what will bring humanity to extinction
tips hat
Religion is a plague
Maybe if they bring back the church into politics he will learn who this Jesus guy is who everyone is talking about. Might be surprised that he was a "radical leftist"
White supply-side Jesus is different from biblical Jesus which is different from historical Jesus.
There's a pretty radical idea going on in wiccan circles right now that believes the "Jesus" these Christian Nationalists are worshipping is actually something called an egregore. Now, an egregore is a non-physical entity or "thought form", created by the shared beliefs, emotions, and intentions of a group. What's more, I've met people who claim to have interacted with this being.They claim that it truly believes it is Christ and wants you to believe it, too. It desperately wants into Heaven, and it is vain, and narcissistic, and ugly. It butters you up with false flattery, empty promises and lies, and, if the true spirit of Christ is with you, it calls that spirit Satan. If you recognize it for what it is, instantly like a toxic person it flips to anger and threats to scare you into getting it to believe.
So like a poltergeist, but created by an entire population?
I've always been interested in jungian archetypical symbology. It's really amazing that these characteristics of humanity show up again and again as if it comes from the same well. I don't know anything about egregore but I'll have to certainly look into it. This is an interesting take, thanks.
He means American evangelist Christianity. Which is just capitalism with god. They are more interested on social control of masses and collecting tithe than any actual idealism.
It's far bigger than tithe. The article explains that the white house god office is run by someone who will take $1000 payments to send angels to people. They brought on that fucking moron Ben Carson too, which makes me think this is more about persecution if gay and transgender people than anything else. Other than that they're just making sure all the grifters (religious and MAGA) on the same team.
"Our Country." Is just his White America/Klansmen base. We need that separation more than ever.
A common theme of MAGA is inventing problems that they can solve.
The idea that Christianity in the US is under threat and needs additional protections, is some epic persecution complex.
I had an old boss tell me that Christians are the most persecuted people on earth. They truly believe it and get off on it. All while existing in a country where you almost have to be Christian or at least Jewish to be elected to national office. It's pure mass delusion propaganda.
A common theme of MAGA is inventing problems that they can solve
That they can pretend to solve.
when your only skills are being angry and stupid you have to get creative
Their skill is making other people angry, and that anger makes them stupid and easily manipulated.
"Under His eye. "
The final form of conservative regimes always resorts to imposing religion and rigid moral codes in order to suffocate any form of dissent. Conservatives have been painting themselves as the "rebels" in their manufactured culture wars and the warriors of freeze peach, but in the end it always funnels back to this: Bible authoritarianism. They will use this argument for push for more censorship, information control, stripping away rights and oppressing every community they deem against their dogmas. The writing has been on the wall for a decade now.
I am hoping that America's new implementation of this "Christian state" proves to be grotesque enough to serve as a warning for the rest of the world that even had the fleeting thought of going down this route. And I while am not very hopeful for Americans, I wish they find the strength to resist and revolt against this movement.
Meanwhile the vast majority of the leaders don't give a shit about christianity except when it comes to elections and a means to an end. Anyone who tries to say Donald Fucking Trump is a christian is in a cult.
Bible authoritarianism.
Based on one very specific "interpretation" of the Bible that nobody is allowed to argue against.
Isn't separating church and state really important?
Only if you care about the constitution, freedom, and/or democracy. It's very clear MAGA does not care about any of that so here we are.
Well then Allah be praised!
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So I occasionally check the Fox News site just to see what the idiot commenters say because I find it sad yet entertaining...anyway for the article that was posted about htis issue several people were like "this is a good thing, because sepration of church and state isn't in teh constitution" like bruh have you read the constiutuion? It's literally stated in teh first amendment xD
Amendments aren't part of the constitution... except the 2nd!
All of this is spelled out in project 2025. If you want to know what's coming next, just look at their website.
Just wait until they start banning porn. It's already started in some states tbh.
Canada almost had the same thing happen, but thankfully Poilievre didn't win PM, and even lost his seat too as a bonus.
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