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How come Republicans are the most fervent Christians? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 9 months ago by filister to c/asklemmy

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[Disclaimer] - I am not an American and I consider myself atheist, I am Caucasian and born in a pre-dominantly Christian country.

Based on my limited knowledge of Christianity, it is all about social justice, compassion and peace.

And I was always wondering how come Republicans are perceiving themselves as devout Christians while the political party they support is openly opposing those virtues and if this doesn't make them hypocrites?

For them the mortal enemy are the lefties who are all about social justice, helping the vulnerable and the not so fortunate and peace.

Christianity sounds to me a lot more like socialist utopia.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean if you're looking for a nature answer you're probably not gonna find it with me.

I don't trust these people, I believe they wish harm on me, but I don't believe in the slightest that there's a facet to them as a fact of their biology or anything else of that unchangeable nature that makes them into these zealous lunatics.

A toxic community will begin to warp even the most innocent souls into something far more vile and ugly, and these places and churches have been incestuously reinforcing toxicity for hundreds of years now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Grew up in a religious household with 8 years of private school operated by a religious institution in the states.

Never really believed and went full atheist around 13 years old.

Good feelings about something not on the bad list (usually something sexual) they take as a message from god. In other words, if they want something that benefits them, those feelings are used to justify their shit behavior because its some divine touch making them feel that way.

At least that's been my experience. I wouldn't trust them either.