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TwistOneUp

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93. Nobody believes anybody else is right

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 09:38 PM

Dec 2017

Every religion has a subgroup (sect, division, movement) that believes they are the Only Ones that are the true followers of <insert supreme being(s) here> and Everyone Else Is Wrong.

Catholics believe they are the only "true church" (you really should pronounce this with a Celtic accent) and all others are wrong.
Orthodox Jews believe you have to keep kosher or you aren't a Jew.
Mormons will tell you if you do not believe in Joseph Smith you are not Christian.
Some Muslims believe that non-Muslims are infidels.

And all believe that if you are a penis-bearing lifeform that likes other penis-bearing lifeforms, you're toast.

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Our integrity is severely tarnished: Christianity Today editor says no one will believe a word... [View all] Soph0571 Dec 2017 OP

Well said Happyhippychick Dec 2017 #1

Well, when you are a lying, cheating, pedophile republican FAKE christian Achilleaze Dec 2017 #2

This progressive Christian agrees Nonhlanhla Dec 2017 #3

I am a Christian too...and spent some time in evangelical churches in Georgia (hubs liked the music) Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #7

I know many a fine Episcopalian. AllyCat Dec 2017 #15

Yes, "By their works,you shall know them". Christians are supposed to minister to the poor, the Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #18

Thing is, EVERONE should minister to the poor, and love one another. pangaia Dec 2017 #53

I agree. What I am saying is that those who claim to follow Christ and don't do those things are not Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #61

Yes, we agree.... pangaia Dec 2017 #62

I love my kitties... Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #63

My dogga daughter is evidence-based Christian Love. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #79

Every dogga daughter needs a little Christian love. Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #87

++1000 Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #65

No I love the cat GIF - have a copy in my GIF collection. n/t. airplaneman Dec 2017 #98

There've been hypocrites since time immemorial. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #78

I've been episcopalan all my life. No regrets. They evolve. notdarkyet Dec 2017 #22

"Trump and Moore have tarnished Christianity...perhaps permanently." That may be very true. Grins Dec 2017 #42

Such a list of deplorable "Christians"--well done! pandr32 Dec 2017 #46

They aren't any more christians than i would be a ball player if i walked into the mets dugout pangaia Dec 2017 #100

Excellent... defacto7 Dec 2017 #51

Don't forget Pastor Steven Anderson of Arizona dustyscamp Dec 2017 #81

Too subtle! He needs to be more outspoken. keithbvadu2 Dec 2017 #89

Good for you gopiscrap Dec 2017 #59

Those are not Christians. Never have been. Never will be. Fakes and frauds to the core Roland99 Dec 2017 #4

The certainly are Christians edhopper Dec 2017 #24

No. They arent. Theyre cultists who have distorted Christianity Roland99 Dec 2017 #36

No true Scotsman arguments edhopper Dec 2017 #38

Actually they would be. I am reformed. Former Catholic. Now atheist Roland99 Dec 2017 #47

I stand corrected edhopper Dec 2017 #72

There truly isnt such a thing. Not anymore. Roland99 Dec 2017 #73

What defines a Christian? edhopper Dec 2017 #74

It would be someone who followed his teaching, esp the Beatitudes Roland99 Dec 2017 #83

There's not much morality in the 'sermon on the mount' demopilot Dec 2017 #85

I have no desire to get into a theological debate Roland99 Dec 2017 #86

But consider the woman at the well.. jberryhill Dec 2017 #105

The believe his teachings thing doesnt jberryhill Dec 2017 #104

Everyone makes up his or her own definition. Mariana Dec 2017 #113

Do they believe that Jesus is their savior, who died for their sins? jberryhill Dec 2017 #102

Jesus spoke about and to the Pharasees. Left-over Dec 2017 #44

Innit something? jberryhill Dec 2017 #107

He did indeed. He said to obey them. Mariana Dec 2017 #114

Remarks that were long overdue. Vinca Dec 2017 #5

The "word" will be believed as long as it does not come from phony democratisphere Dec 2017 #6

Tiny problem in that reasoning: YOU DO NOT REPRESENT CHRISTIANITY. DetlefK Dec 2017 #8

Unfortunately edhopper Dec 2017 #26

actually, they are just following their holy book..... see below snooper2 Dec 2017 #54

It's OK to sell your daughter (no mention is made of age) to a man for him to use as a sex slave TwistOneUp Dec 2017 #91

Well to be kind malaise Dec 2017 #9

TL;DR on the Christianity Today article: Girard442 Dec 2017 #10

I give this writer a lot of credit. Mariana Dec 2017 #11

This shit is NOT a year and a half old Cosmocat Dec 2017 #12

Exactly! world wide wally Dec 2017 #13

THIS BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #31

I think it started with the "Prosperity Gospel" movement of the 1940s TBA Dec 2017 #34

Keep going backward misanthrope Dec 2017 #108

Absolutely true! get the red out Dec 2017 #35

Bingo workinclasszero Dec 2017 #58

Yes, I knew the Republicans had been compomised... TwistOneUp Dec 2017 #92

About damn time some of them speak out... Moostache Dec 2017 #14

You said what "I said" on another thread "that" multiplied by the sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #80

Roy Moore Was Just One Aspect Of A Larger. Phenomenon Vogon_Glory Dec 2017 #16

Integrity involves honesty. Moore can't be truthful. notdarkyet Dec 2017 #27

Not a problem that has only been festering for a year standingtall Dec 2017 #17

Agreed. These misguided, propagandized people have, PatrickforO Dec 2017 #19

That's right-TOTAL HYPOCRISY AND NO INTEGRITY!!! VaBchTgerLily Dec 2017 #20

Ya think? vlyons Dec 2017 #21

The good lord works in mysterious ways Politicub Dec 2017 #23

Good Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2017 #25

"religion loses it influence on religion"?? Glorfindel Dec 2017 #33

Derp. Thanks. Clearly didn't reread before posting it. Fixed. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2017 #48

Now that it's been put like that, though Pope George Ringo II Dec 2017 #76

K&R n/t Glorfindel Dec 2017 #28

Another probable truth is... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #29

I hope he is right get the red out Dec 2017 #30

I got news for them workinclasszero Dec 2017 #32

The RW has zentrum Dec 2017 #37

I have watched in amazement gibraltar72 Dec 2017 #39

It's so much easier for "good" Christians to just say, "They aren't Christians!" Mariana Dec 2017 #55

Well, you see there's this............. DFW Dec 2017 #40

K and R BadgerMom Dec 2017 #41

They should worry about how small their "integrity" is, not how "shiny"... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #43

Evangelical Christianity's reputation is in tatters, lark Dec 2017 #45

Gee, who would have thunk it? peggysue2 Dec 2017 #49

The venal hypocrisy of today's evangelical Christian Republicans... hunter Dec 2017 #50

Never thought I'd say it... but defacto7 Dec 2017 #52

For example... Renew Deal Dec 2017 #56

Lots of sane folks around who have trouble breaking through the LOUD noices of the RW riversedge Dec 2017 #57

Republican Jesus has destroyed Christianity sarcasmo Dec 2017 #60

85% of the White Christian evangelists supported Moore. ladjf Dec 2017 #64

Yeee HAWWWWWWWWW! raven mad Dec 2017 #66

Need to divide that pie some more. keithbvadu2 Dec 2017 #90

Nobody believes anybody else is right TwistOneUp Dec 2017 #93

I thought Jebus wanted the child molester. sofa king Dec 2017 #67

Sexual misconduct aside, the "Christianity" of the religious right uis severely tarnished by ... Martin Eden Dec 2017 #68

LINK to original article Sentath Dec 2017 #69

So ANOTHER win thanks to Moore's defeat RandomAccess Dec 2017 #70

That's fine, but NastyRiffraff Dec 2017 #71

"...no one will believe a word we say..." Iggo Dec 2017 #75

There is a reason for that, and they know what it is jmowreader Dec 2017 #77

A lot of Christians voted for Doug Jones. IronLionZion Dec 2017 #82

African-Americans tend to be pretty religious. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #106

That is certainly the case in Alabama, at any rate misanthrope Dec 2017 #109

Faith is a piss poor substitute for thinking. n/t demopilot Dec 2017 #84

Now you are getting somewhere with this discussion. TryLogic Dec 2017 #96

+100 misanthrope Dec 2017 #111

with all due respect Skittles Dec 2017 #88

Good! Maybe we can tear down the pompous temple of pretenders who always manage struggle4progress Dec 2017 #94

Well that's exactly who they are, and Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2017 #95

My observation of essentially all religions is that, from time to time, TryLogic Dec 2017 #97

But there is one thing... jberryhill Dec 2017 #110

Like so many other human institutions misanthrope Dec 2017 #112

Christian leaders have been watching kkkristian leaders taking it down the sewers for a while. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #99

Shameless, disgusting, hypocritical bile thinly disguised as "moderate, centrist, Comp.Conservatism" Rainbow Droid Dec 2017 #101

Christian churches made a big mistake by hitching their wagons to the Republican Party. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #103

I noticed this long ago... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2017 #115

So many republican so-called christians are full-on hypocrites Achilleaze Dec 2017 #116

marking for later. lindysalsagal Dec 2017 #117

I sometimes do battle on their Facebook page. dembotoz Dec 2017 #118