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5. One of the best observations I've seen on TikTok

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:33 PM

Sep 2025

Was from an "spiritual advisor" formerly devout Christian who quit religion after studying religions depth.

She concluded that societies create religions to justify what they want and need, particularly in their power structure. Religion follows rather than leads.

Societies with few resources have religions that condemn materialism, societies where many are unhappy hold out hope for a better life after this one, societies bent on conquest have religions of entitlement, and so on.

The right wing's religion is that of a bully. My god is bigger and better than yours, I'm right and you're wrong, and I'm justified to steal or kill.

It's who they are.

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I can't stand to see all these people dress up their hatred in religion. [View all] milestogo Sep 2025 OP

Nevertheless, they are the majority of Christians in the US. Mariana Sep 2025 #1

Not so. It's much more complicated than that. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #4

63% of Protestant voters and 59% of Catholic voters went for Trump in 2024 Mariana Sep 2025 #7

Catholics aren't considered evangelicals, and neither are all Protestants. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #11

I very clearly said the majority of Christians. Mariana Sep 2025 #13

The majority H2O Man Sep 2025 #22

And 2/3 of SCOTUS xuplate Sep 2025 #40

And 66% of Americans oppose Christian Nationalism.** pat_k Sep 2025 #41

For many Trumpanzees out there, hatred IS their religion. Aristus Sep 2025 #2

Exactly the opposite. I have no problem with the basic teachings attributed to Jesus. 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #3

One of the best observations I've seen on TikTok unblock Sep 2025 #5

Man made god in his own image LuvLoogie Sep 2025 #31

I wonder what Jesus would think of Christianity today? ananda Sep 2025 #6

Christianity has been ugly through much of its history. Mariana Sep 2025 #8

You have a point there. ananda Sep 2025 #9

Christianity started to have problems when it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #15

This. milestogo Sep 2025 #17

It started before that. Mariana Sep 2025 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Sep 2025 #34

Any time humans have power quakerboy Sep 2025 #32

Honestly? I think he'd scratch his head JustAnotherGen Sep 2025 #10

The best H2O Man Sep 2025 #27

Perfect Stuckinthebush Sep 2025 #44

He would puke. H2O Man Sep 2025 #24

John Fugelsang is the best at exposing the truth about right wing "Christianity." ariadne0614 Sep 2025 #12

"If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be--a Christian." Mark Twain Ping Tung Sep 2025 #14

This is America Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #16

There's no hate like MAGA Christian love. sop Sep 2025 #18

Heretical Nasruddin Sep 2025 #19

Grand Inquisitor bmichaelh Sep 2025 #25

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." twodogsbarking Sep 2025 #20

Not being very religious myself Mr. Ected Sep 2025 #21

Didn't Mahatma Gandhi say that the one thing preventing Mtnmama Sep 2025 #23

Tribalism haryn Sep 2025 #26

That's exactly what I scrolled down to the bottom to say. Substitute "tribe" for "religion" and there we are. erronis Sep 2025 #28

Unfortunately... haryn Sep 2025 #37

They are squarely in the xtian tradtion from the crusades onward LearnedHand Sep 2025 #29

Democrats have definitely taken the moral high ground Dr. T Sep 2025 #30

More Psycho-Sexual anomaly. BurnDoubt Sep 2025 #35

No hate like Christian love n/t hibbing Sep 2025 #36

If he was here today, he might on a bus or plane multigraincracker Sep 2025 #38

Which is why I'm DELIGHTED James Talarico is running!!! pat_k Sep 2025 #39

Exactly. And in times like these I highly recommend everyone read John Fugelsang's helpful and brilliant book. ancianita Sep 2025 #42

That is pretty much all their religion is about Warpy Sep 2025 #43

Correct. White Nationalism is not Christianity. Qutzupalotl Sep 2025 #45

Welcome to my world. Iggo Sep 2025 #46

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