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flashman13

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92. Agreed - All of the above. The right wing christians are all presumptuous assholes.

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 07:27 PM

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They read (the parts they like) one book in their entire life and they presume to tell you that they know what the lord high holy omnipotent master of the universe is thinking, and what (he, she, it, whatever) wants. They also will tell you that after reading this one book they are ready and entitled to run the planet. That is some serious hutzbah!

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Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be [View all] dalton99a Aug 2025 OP

Conservative christians only feel empathy for their own kind. sop Aug 2025 #1

They care only about money. yardwork Aug 2025 #18

Their god is Power. markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #30

Yep LeftInTX Aug 2025 #59

Agreed - All of the above. The right wing christians are all presumptuous assholes. flashman13 Aug 2025 #92

Herrenvolk Empathy... Bourgeois Liberal Aug 2025 #48

Stop calling them 'conservative' Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #68

RADICAL right-wingers. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #96

No they don't radicalleft Aug 2025 #73

Jesus wept Walleye Aug 2025 #2

You beat me to it! Moostache Aug 2025 #33

Once they start judging people, accurately or not, the Christian right can be brutal bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #3

+1. The French didn't decapitate their monarchy sooner because of the church dalton99a Aug 2025 #8

I wish Jesus would come back and kick their ass! Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #4

They'd grab Just Jerome Aug 2025 #13

They'd beat him with loaves and fishes Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #72

Dostoevskey had this nailed in "The Grand Inquisitor" (within "The Brothers Karamozov)... Moostache Aug 2025 #34

Aside, what character in *Slaugterhouse-Five* Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #70

I am not sure... Moostache Aug 2025 #77

Satan (r) is loving this BoRaGard Aug 2025 #5

Satan (R) murielm99 Aug 2025 #43

of course BoRaGard Aug 2025 #47

That is some very twisted and dispicable thinking. Biophilic Aug 2025 #6

There is already a deep division BWdem4life Aug 2025 #27

Last time they did, it was the bloodiest European war until the 20th century DBoon Aug 2025 #67

Exactly. Religious wars are not gentle. They are fighting to see who will get to heaven. Biophilic Aug 2025 #74

I've often wished Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #75

And they're "Christians" . . . .. why? hatrack Aug 2025 #7

Exactly! These are NOT Christians, they are Satan's minions. HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #25

They believe they'll go to heaven as long as they have faith in Jesus, period. thought crime Aug 2025 #49

Ocelot II actually posted it before I did. I didn't notice because I replied to someone else. HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #90

They're devout followers of GOP Jesus William Seger Aug 2025 #38

Because they want to belong to the sect with the most secular power muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #61

Unempathetic Jesus would punch these clowns C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #9

These asshats are not Christians, they are heretics. FalloutShelter Aug 2025 #10

What religion are we talking about again? librechik Aug 2025 #11

Yep. Matthew 25:31-45. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #12

It's really quite clear and straightforward. IMO. yardwork Aug 2025 #19

That's NOT what raptor-riding, dual machine gun-wielding Jesus says! (n/t) Moostache Aug 2025 #37

Great minds think alike! HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #40

Well, Jesus never ask for no empathy when he was on the cross. 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #14

When you're dying (of something that can be cured) you don't need empathy BWdem4life Aug 2025 #29

I sure have no empathy for them. Guess I better be ready to sweat ..... FF!!! ;) n/t Cheezoholic Aug 2025 #15

These types of christians have no compassion. You must welcome empathy to have compassion. Clouds Passing Aug 2025 #16

She's a political strategist, doing her rightwing political strategy thing struggle4progress Aug 2025 #17

Nope. Lack of empathy is lack of love for your neighbor. Because of these lies they are anti-Christ-ian. ancianita Aug 2025 #20

If they are so concerned with sin why do they support Trump ? JI7 Aug 2025 #21

Today is August 21, 2025. WTFFFFF twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #22

Empathy is no sin EnergizedLib Aug 2025 #23

i have very little use for religion. barbtries Aug 2025 #24

This is a sick position LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #26

Well, they are definitely cons, but christian they ain't. mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #28

I've continued sending money to my Christian church, Ilsa Aug 2025 #31

Empathy is a "sin" to a narcissist because they are fundamentally incapable of it. milestogo Aug 2025 #32

Orwellian BS tryharder Aug 2025 #35

these 'christians' are not pfitz59 Aug 2025 #36

That's like saying a cop who commits a crime isn't really a cop. Iggo Aug 2025 #82

Empathy is an expression of love. It's never a sin. patphil Aug 2025 #39

These malignant monsters... GiqueCee Aug 2025 #41

Jesus gave 2 commandments...love God and love your neighbor. Everything else is above your pay grade JT45242 Aug 2025 #42

Exactly, well put! Ksout Aug 2025 #56

Ask them if they have read the words multigraincracker Aug 2025 #44

Doesn't seem to be much Christ in their Christianity JHB Aug 2025 #45

The biggest farce ironman_25 Aug 2025 #46

Oh fu*k them Figarosmom Aug 2025 #50

It mirrors the economists who say altruism is evil. thought crime Aug 2025 #51

As a Christian, their thinking is absolute bullshit. hamsterjill Aug 2025 #52

There are two major types of Christians... Christians of faith and political Christians. Norrrm Aug 2025 #53

The graphic omits "f*cks children" durablend Aug 2025 #65

Christians of faith? czarjak Aug 2025 #93

"Softness is not weakness. It takes courage to stay delicate in a world this cruel." ― Beau Taplin twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #54

I've thought for many years that the "church" has nothing in common with what Christ is supposed to have BComplex Aug 2025 #55

Of course they think that way. They accuse Democrats of being "Godless" because we have empathy. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #57

They NEED it to be a sin. Iggo Aug 2025 #58

Then some Christians need to read he words of Jesus Warpy Aug 2025 #60

Sin is just a tool cltap Aug 2025 #62

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #80

A worthy first post. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #89

I bet she'd favor empathy if struggle4progress Aug 2025 #63

Who??? Grins Aug 2025 #64

Define 'sin' Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #66

"Christian compassion", does that even exist? sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #69

It does and we know it bc not all christians are the same. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #76

And how does that differ from "compassion" without the Christianity? sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #81

Very little, of course. Everything an organized religion can accomplish, can be done as or more effectively other ways.n Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #85

This is just one reason why I despise all religions. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2025 #71

That is why I sharply question organized religion in particular tornado34jh Aug 2025 #78

Is hatred a virtue? Some conservative Christians argue it can be DBoon Aug 2025 #79

They aren't conservative or christian Nigrum Cattus Aug 2025 #83

Brings to mind this article. Wednesdays Aug 2025 #84

Pretzel Logic spanone Aug 2025 #86

Christians are now sociopaths. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #87

Fuck them, their warped thinking, and the horse they rode in on. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #88

Musk is a disgusting excuse for a human. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #91

I HATE it that they call themselves Christians therefore making that what we all call them. summer_in_TX Aug 2025 #94

The enemy of empathy is sociopathy. valleyrogue Aug 2025 #95