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39. Wait, you don't believe that a magical undead carpenter

Mon Feb 12, 2024, 12:26 PM

Feb 2024

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born of a virgin impregnated by a cruel sky wizard is going to return to Earth to suck believers into the sky?! How could you doubt such an airtight tale?’! /s

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Those "He Gets Us" ads are funded by White Christian Nationalists [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2024 OP

Most annoying commercials next to diabetes the musical. live love laugh Feb 2024 #1

LOL! "Diabetes The Musical" . I know exactly which commercial you mean! Thanks for making me laugh! skylucy Feb 2024 #16

They. are. not. Christian. We need to stop using that term. There is NOTHING Christian about them Nothing. themaguffin Feb 2024 #2

Political Christians rather than Christians of faith. keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #3

How 'bout we invent a word Christianesque or Christianish? nt hvn_nbr_2 Feb 2024 #17

Some Protestants/Catholics think the other is a false Christian. They don't mince words. keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #19

Does KKKrishtun work for you ? magicarpet Feb 2024 #32

Religionists sop Feb 2024 #52

If they were, they would support healthcare, social justice etc, but they don't themaguffin Feb 2024 #20

Sure they are. Why aren't they? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #12

They are against the Gospel and social justice themaguffin Feb 2024 #21

No true Scotsman, eh? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #22

Well, how is one a Christian if they don't believe & support the Gospel? Worse, they have disdain for it. It's cosplay. themaguffin Feb 2024 #23

When you say "the Gospel," what do you mean? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #24

I'm sorry, but if you don't know what the Gospel is, I'm going to stop now. Not trying to be rude, I just don't themaguffin Feb 2024 #25

No no, we're good -- people generally figure the gospels are the teachings of Jesus. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #27

I think it's that and that they also seem to focus on the Old Testament which I find to be mostly negative and it's also themaguffin Feb 2024 #30

Some do. Others focus only on the New Testament. The ones that I see harassing people outside of abortion clinics WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #34

Read the sermon on the mount. honest.abe Feb 2024 #46

I'm very familiar with it. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #48

Its certainly not even a remote resemblance to today's RW evangelicals no matter how you interpret it. honest.abe Feb 2024 #49

Some of the stuff I put in that post is taken verbatim from right-wing evangelicals who go out day after day WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #50

I suspect if Jesus appeared today and said those same things they would call him a flaming libtard. honest.abe Feb 2024 #51

Could be. In the meantime, there's no need to repeat ableist slurs the right embrace. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #53

My apologies.. I was just tying to make a point. honest.abe Feb 2024 #54

The christian gospels do not advocate for social justice. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #36

I said and themaguffin Feb 2024 #58

They're right in line with the Bible though. Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #55

Yeah, the like select OT crap. Not the Gospels which is what Jesus said themaguffin Feb 2024 #57

It's all patriarchal mythology though. Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #59

You missed my point themaguffin Feb 2024 #60

This brand of Jesus,... magicarpet Feb 2024 #15

Who is "he" then? Prince? JanMichael Feb 2024 #18

He "gets" you. The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2024 #4

I wonder if he and his "father" Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #56

Are they also behind Heaven...Or Not? Boomerproud Feb 2024 #5

They get the fact that "religious"(phony or otherwise) groups are excused from paying income tax. Timeflyer Feb 2024 #6

Think of all the $$$ that goes into those ad campaigns. TSExile Feb 2024 #7

Yeah, I get you too.. Stupid Brainwashed Treasonous ASSholes. Cha Feb 2024 #8

And the anti sex trafficking ad is also funded by shady groups redqueen Feb 2024 #9

Yeah. But, I have to admit they are compelling--especially with the background music choices. hlthe2b Feb 2024 #10

They're creepy as hell ellie Feb 2024 #11

Yep. lindysalsagal Feb 2024 #14

Wait, you don't believe that a magical undead carpenter Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #39

hatemongers trying to spread their hate BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 #13

Actually I thought the foot washing one was pretty good underpants Feb 2024 #26

I thought it was gross as hell. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2024 #28

Same here -- wash your own fucking feet Blue Owl Feb 2024 #29

Why does Jesus need an ad campaign? Dulcinea Feb 2024 #31

If he wants me, he knows where to find me. lindysalsagal Feb 2024 #43

Tax free ads? Emile Feb 2024 #33

As far as I know Nevilledog Feb 2024 #35

Advertising is generally an expense not an income Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #44

So is a pair of shoes, but I still pay taxes on Emile Feb 2024 #45

A sales tax on a commodity. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #47

So what was the message? cilla4progress Feb 2024 #37

It's to immunize the masses to accept this version of theocracy. Nevilledog Feb 2024 #38

I'm left with confusion cilla4progress Feb 2024 #41

They're trying to rebrand their Christofascism. Show one thing, do the opposite. Nevilledog Feb 2024 #42

When I was involved in a Christian Church, we organized to do good deeds for others. Midnight Writer Feb 2024 #40