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[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 hour ago

He went on to say, "especially the little boys, they need to be escorted the most."

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 60 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

It's literally in their Bible... This should just be standard. Not special.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Yep. Also Catholic official "recommended ideology of state" was distributivism last time I checked, which is something of a holy mix (can't be unholy mix in this situation) between anarcho-capitalism and anarcho-syndicalism with a conservative touch.

It has its downsides, but the upsides are that limiting immigration, legal inequality, racism and fascism are in theory not allowed there.

(Just in case someone thinks Peter Thiel and such people's ideas are what Catholic church recommends, and they surely want to make such an impression, - no.)

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Bible is like the Constitution. Some people don't read it.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Because they'd be atheists if they actually did. The ones who read it and stay Christians are just sociopaths.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 3 hours ago

It made me a leftist lol.

The old testament is all about a people who keep fucking up by adopting the shitty practices of the people around them, then being shamed into being better for a while. And then the person who called them out dies or leaves... But if they stay they get too comfortable with power and abuse it. Some of them are assholes the whole way through... It's about history and notable figures, it's not aspirational at all

Then the gospels are a how to guide to living under an occupying state.

No temples, we just share meals now. No relics, water is holy now. No leaders, we all serve each other. No money, no stock piles, no rich people - let the tax man have nothing to take. No open resistance to invite a crackdown, instead we're going to just be really, really obnoxious to deal with through third path shit

It worked so well Rome straight up massacred the communes to stop the spread, and it was still spreading underground until Constantine slapped Jesus branding on the Roman religion.

Finally, I'm not sure what Revelations is about, but it has cool imagery

The Bible really hits different when you don't have someone explaining each passage one by one going "oh, that wasn't mutual aid, that was magic"

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

It’s literally in their Bible…

So it literal genocide. Committed by the supposed "good guys".

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

There's a lot in the Bible, but laws for protecting immigrants are not contradicted with the genocide of ancient civilizations. The establishment of Israel as a nation was just as promised as it's destruction.

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Something something Jesus new covenant.

[–] AHamSandwich@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

New covenant, who dis?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Lol, I should bookmark the "I came to fulfill the law" verse, I whip it out so much... They're so predictable.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 98 points 19 hours ago (15 children)

Jesus’ family were supposedly immigrants and asylum seekers. Priests should step up. So should real christians.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 7 hours ago

Another argument for renaming the "No True Scotsman" fallacy to "No True Christian" to make it more self-explanatory.

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[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 179 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

This is where we find out which faith is stronger, organized religion or the MAGA cult.

[–] pwnicholson@lemmy.world 129 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

The MAGA nuts are Christian nationalist protestants. They think the Pope is the antichrist (literally many of them do).

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 46 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Mormons too, they’ve been screeching about Armageddon and the antichrist since we elected that black fellow

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 35 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Which is complete bullshit, a long standing tenant of the Mormon faith was to “follow the laws of the land” but once we started actually making some social progress they started forgetting that more and more and more.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 27 points 20 hours ago

The whispered part of that is that members should run for office; that way they have the power to make laws conform to their ideology. I was surprised by the number of Mormons in Congress. They’re pretty over-represented for the population they represent.

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[–] SpongyAneurism@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

How many Americans are catholics though? (And how many of those are hispanics anyways?)

It's easy to ignore the pope, when he's not even part of your denomination.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Please refer to this terribly colored pie chart for your answer.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

At least the chart is in legend order, I guess.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Western Christians haven't cared about their religion for at least a century, probably more. Bets on MAGA.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 14 points 16 hours ago

If you're following Maga you've long since started zany rationalization of your Christianity. Trump is an absolute caricature of the anti-christ incarnate. It's absolutely laughable. This will not break the hippocrates.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 15 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The Pope isn't the American Christian icon you'd think. JFK was Catholic and it was a big deal.

American Christianity is dozens and dozens of sects and styles and flavors. Overall they roughly disrespect and respect the Pope about the same, he's irrelevant really.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

Modern American fascism has been claiming catholicism, see Vance. This is big for that reason. That and catholicism being the largest individual branch of Christianity in America

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 6 points 15 hours ago

On the other hand, Biden is a Catholic too and that wasn't an election issue. And Trump probably couldn't tell you which denomination he pretends to be part of.

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[–] mvilain@fedia.io 27 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

It'd be better if Pope Leo deputized and trained additional Vatican Guards and deployed them at various locations. Also a priest.

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