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SWBTATTReg

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11. I think the better question to ask is when will religion stand up for what is truly right vs. wrong?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Tue Apr 6, 2021, 01:33 PM

Apr 2021

When will organized religion quit being a tool and when will organized religion start policing itself, since apparently, there are no rules to flinging open the doors and declaring oneself a pastor and their building a church, and then start collecting donations? One can see the nutbag pastors out there today in droves.

No wonder percentages are down among those who claim to go to church, participate in services, etc. And guess who did it? The churches themselves. No one else did it, we don't see demons running amok in this Country, only the false prophets that god warned us amply about in the Bible.

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Republicans & Trump have thrown Evangelical Christianity into a full-blown crisis [View all] thomhartmann Apr 2021 OP

Thanks again, Thom! IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2021 #1

Sorry - they did it to themselves malaise Apr 2021 #2

"Let us prey" - nice! Pinback Apr 2021 #9

Here they call it the prosperity gospel malaise Apr 2021 #13

The collectors of PG seem to do much better in the prosperity than the donors. keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #23

well as the joke goes malaise Apr 2021 #28

A "religion" that worships Trump is exactly NOT Christianity. dchill Apr 2021 #3

It's the "prosperity gospel". SergeStorms Apr 2021 #24

The Religious Right have become total rageaholics. Girard442 Apr 2021 #4

GOP worships antiChrist. blm Apr 2021 #5

This is why my denomination doesn't have flags in the sanctuary gratuitous Apr 2021 #6

Excellent post! redstatebluegirl Apr 2021 #7

No crazy like religious crazy. twodogsbarking Apr 2021 #8

and continues to prove it. Amen. Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #14

Human's will use superstition to justify anything. Contradictions are swept aside by "faith" in the jalan48 Apr 2021 #10

I think the better question to ask is when will religion stand up for what is truly right vs. wrong? SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #11

Never seta1950 Apr 2021 #25

Great questions! n/t AwakeAtLast Apr 2021 #29

Great post. dalton99a Apr 2021 #12

I have a $100,000 heated doghouse. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #15

This From Trump Toady Jenna Ellis: Collimator Apr 2021 #16

FUCK Evangelicals! Joe Nation Apr 2021 #17

Honesty - a lot of these great christian patriots Cosmocat Apr 2021 #18

Cognitive Dissonance Marcuse Apr 2021 #19

Great Read! Sane1 Apr 2021 #20

There has always been those who use religion for power NullTuples Apr 2021 #21

Call me a cynic Thom but I'll say that's a big no yonder Apr 2021 #22

Roe V Wade in 1973 was the opportunity that the GOP exploited andym Apr 2021 #26

the fake Pisstians did this to themselves, their continued denial reveals total guilt bringthePaine Apr 2021 #27

It has seeped into the church I attend. AwakeAtLast Apr 2021 #30

The churches near me are doing fine. Maybe that is because no-one needs to go hungry. marie999 Apr 2021 #31

One of my "favourite" anecdotes from the Previous Guy was between the election and his inauguration. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #32

QAnon under a different name. They've been off the rails for 40 years. BlueNProud Apr 2021 #33

Credit where it's due, that's a great article, Thom. OnDoutside Apr 2021 #34

Evangelical Christianity turned into a death cult so fast I didn't really notice. Initech Apr 2021 #35

Kickski Snarkoleptic Apr 2021 #36