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[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Western Christianity was co-opted by the Roman state with predictable consequences. But it was already "founded". There was no undoing the fact that core Christianity was "do no resist an evil person", "turn the other cheek", "love your enemy" etc. All features that are inconvenient to a would-be organiser of religious wars.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 2 days ago

Sure, if you ignore the whole "anyone who doesn't believe this deserves to and will be tortured for eternity" part, which is why it was so easy to co-opt in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jesus was a long haired, brown skinned, hippie from the middle east.

American Christians would have drone striked him.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 1 points 3 days ago

Yes, I think Jesus would be almost unique in drawing equal amounts of hate from both the left and right of America. Telling people to lay down their arms while being against gay marriage will do that lol