Mormons have themselves to blame over Hegseth insult.

[yellowcanine]

Mormon senators were all in on confirming Hegseth even though it was clear he is a Christian nationalist and also unqualified to be Secretary of Defence. Now their ox is being gored and they object.

[paleotn]

1. Evangelicals, the heart of Christian nationalism, consider LDS to be a cult..

literally spawned in the bowels of Hell. We were taught as kids growing up evilgelical that Mormons were demonic and headed straight to fire and brimstone. In 2012 I thought they'd balk at voting for Romney for exactly that reason. Seems I forgot they're also wind up dolls with little independent thought. Poster children for cognitive dissonance. That's easy for those taught from the cradle to do what they're told and never, ever think for themselves.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. C. Nationalists calling LDS a cult? LOL! Hello, Pot.. Kettle?

[paleotn]

3. Youbetcha!

Luckily some of us came to the conclusion as teens that the beliefs we were force fed were just as fucked up as any we were taught to despise. Their imaginary BS is wrong but our imaginary BS is right? OK.

[walkingman]

4. If you believe there is a magic man in the sky, you will believe pretty much anything. ☮

[yellowcanine]

8. But somehow the Flying Spaghetti Monster hasn't caught on.

Why is that?

[walkingman]

10. The larger question is....

What motivates people to adopt and maintain religious beliefs in the first place? Social connectivity, indoctrination at an early age, fear of death, purpose of life?

I ask for rhetorical reasons, because I sure do not know...but religious influence seems to be a dominant factor where I live. It is constantly an issue, for some reason?

[Katcat]

13. Maybe they

Need a scapegoat to blame.

[haele]

14. Because spaghetti is non-denominational and will not discriminate...

Evangelicals are like "my way or the highway - to Hell!"
Spaghetti is like "I can be made with any grain, grass, leaf, veggie, or legume; cooked any way, nibbled on dry, and can be served any way with anything so long as I'm nutritious"
Spaghetti is Woke as hell.
So is the flying Spaghetti Monster.

[ToxMarz]

9. Pretty much every organized religion meets my definition of a cult.

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[multigraincracker]

5. Brining back the religious wars in Europe

of. The 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Christians vs Christians.

[hatrack]

6. Yes, because the 30 Years War was such a rollicking good time for Germany!!

And the best part?

Knowing that killing for Gaw-duh washes off all the sin (along with those pesky bloodstains)!

[MLWR]

12. THAT has been my thought since I first heard that they want to make this country a Xtian nation.

How will they ever decide which sect or cult they will choose? Are they going to go the way Europe went? A series of wars and dead folks promoting their own brand?

[CanonRay]

7. Mormons are naive to think they are "allied" with the Christian Nationalists

To the crazy right Mormons are just pagans with money.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

11. Is religion anything more than a food fight? Add "ism" to Cain-Abel.

[Midnight Writer]

15. Did Hegseth carve out an exception for Aqua Buddha?