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SunSeeker

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16. But Jesus' teachings in the Bible don't include any of that end times craziness.

Reply to cynatnite (Reply #15)

Wed May 16, 2018, 01:51 PM

May 2018

Just like he never condemned homosexuality or abortion.

Yet those three issues form the pillars of their faith. Which to me says they're all just a hate cult who want us all to die in the apocalypse...because they hate us. Hating anyone is in total contravention of what the Bible says Jesus taught us to do.

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This Is Why Evangelical Christians Love Israel (VICE on HBO, Full Segment) [View all] Quixote1818 May 2018 OP

Yeah, I don't get these people Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #1

And according to the Bible you can't speed up the apocalypse Quixote1818 May 2018 #2

I guess they didn't get that info in their bible Cliff Notes. Lol! n/t Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #3

They're not miserable, they're devout. A few years ago Hortensis May 2018 #7

Well, they hate everybody, so I guess they want us all to die in the apocalypse. SunSeeker May 2018 #12

I was a part of a church like this. Initech May 2018 #14

I'm the opposite TlalocW May 2018 #27

I wonder how the Israeli people feel about this Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #4

Clearly Israel knows it helps them get what they want so they just go with it. nt Quixote1818 May 2018 #5

The Israeli politicians seem to find it useful. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #8

And these people are in high levels of our armed forces especially the Air Force nt maryellen99 May 2018 #6

Why do these so called Christians love the apocalypse? Initech May 2018 #9

Because THAT is the only way to ensure Christ returns. MicaelS May 2018 #18

I think it's because the apocalypse is a giant revenge fantasy for them jes06c May 2018 #25

Suicide Cult HAB911 May 2018 #10

Yep. n/t dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #24

It's all about getting Jesus here...the sooner the better... cynatnite May 2018 #11

But Jesus is already here; his spirit is everywhere, according to Christian teachings. SunSeeker May 2018 #13

It's the end times stuff. That's a lot of the schtick. n/t cynatnite May 2018 #15

But Jesus' teachings in the Bible don't include any of that end times craziness. SunSeeker May 2018 #16

I never said it made sense. LOL. n/t cynatnite May 2018 #17

True. nt SunSeeker May 2018 #23

I figure they're killing Jesus every time He returns... hunter May 2018 #19

That is why so many of them don't care about our decimation of the environment misanthrope May 2018 #20

But, but, they're kicking Palestinian Christians out of their homes too? Ligyron May 2018 #21

What a load of codswallop. trof May 2018 #22

Same reason global warming offends them so greatly... Thomas Hurt May 2018 #26