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[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 262 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Evangelicals Are Now Rejecting 'Liberal' Teachings of Jesus

"Multiple pastors tell me, essentially, the same story about quoting the Sermon on the Mount, parenthetically, in their preaching'turn the other cheek'[and] to have someone come up after to say, 'Where did you get those liberal talking points?'" Moore said.

"When the pastor would say, 'I'm literally quoting Jesus Christ' ... The response would be, 'Yes, but that doesn't work anymore. That's weak," he added. "When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, then we're in a crisis."

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 120 points 1 week ago (8 children)

And people dont understand why I say the orange clown is an Antichrist and may be the Antichrist.

The doomed by a perfect circle is very disturbing accurate.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Came here to share the same article.

It's truly uncanny

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I reckon it has a lot to do with personality traits of evil people

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, while there are a few odd specifics that line up, most of the predictions are just describing the personality traits of a tyrant.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If someone asked me what Trump sounded like I would never think about a lion. His voice is nasally and weak. That part reminded me a lot more of Hitler yelling into a microphone

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[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 82 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Prosperity gospel has been shitting on the red text of Christ for decades now.

Jesus hated wealth inequality. The only group he said would never enter heaven were the wealthy ("easier to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven", in other words, it isn't possible for the rich to enter heaven). Jesus also violently flipped tables and whipped the wealthy to drive them out of temples.

So conservative "Christians" abandoned the teachings of Christ many decades ago.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not just the wealthy, but people who were using the temple as a place of business (and likely ripping people off on interest)

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The actual story of the money changers is worse than most people know.

See, as part of their religious observance, the ancient Hebrews made a pilgrimage to the Temple. This was a mandatory part of their faith, much like the Hajj is for modern Muslims.

Those who were too poor to bring their own sacrifice could buy one at the Temple, but the Temple didn't take the coin of the realm (the Roman coins), they only accepted Shekels.

So, the Money Changers. They set up in the Temple itself and were fleecing pilgrims of all their money.

In comes Jesus, who flipped tables and broke out the whip, and less than a week later he was crucified.

And this is the only part of the bible that I believe is 100% historically accurate. A peace loving Rabbi threw a fit over the Money Changers and was crucified for it.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 31 points 1 week ago

I guess we're going to get more denominational splits based on if Jesus' teachings about loving others is Biblically accurate. Yet another reason why he isn't coming back.

The real reason.

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[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 146 points 1 week ago (11 children)
[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 139 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"I hate you guys, kill yourself" said Jesus probably during daylight saving time because he didn't sleep enough.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Fair enough, that's enough to make me give up on humanity.

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hear he also dropped the n word a couple times on Twitter but he was taking Ambien so it wasn't his fault.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The only difference between a religion and a cult is time

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 36 points 1 week ago

I've heard the distinction described as "it's a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name."

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Apparently started from a hate ministry in 2021... Dude named James White on Twitter.

"When you start with man as image-bearing creature of God, you can understand why sympathy is good, but empathy is sinful.

Do not surrender our mind to the sinful emotional responses of others."

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 105 points 1 week ago

"Thou shalt not even try to be a decent person"

the 11th commandment I guess

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago (7 children)

My sister once told my mom that empathy is what's ruining this country. It's not even like it was a misinterpretation/misunderstanding, that's almost word for word how she said it. I can't fathom how someone comes to that line of thinking.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

To me it feels like social darwinism mentality - the belief that helping the weak survive weakens the herd. AKA "hard choices".

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[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago
[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Empathy is the enemy of the the manipulative. Their shallow and transparent manipulations wont get past someone with even a small amount of it.

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Deuteronomy 15:7 If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.

Luke 14:13-14 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

Luke 12:15: Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1 John 3:17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

John 13:34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 49 points 1 week ago

If Jesus ever returned, evangelicals will try to crucify him

[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remind me which level of Hell the hypocrites are in? Is it higher or lower than the one reserved for Jesus now?

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I mean I've seen some random Instagram stuff where Republicans think that Jesus would not allow immigrants into this country. It truly is another level of delusion at this point

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Don't forget that Instagram is owned by Meta. They've admitted to making people up to get more engagement and rage bait.

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 week ago

So no empathy for Elon Musk and his crybaby butthurt feelings? Fine by me!

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Hearing voices from people that aren't real is a pretty serious mental condition. I'm convinced religion and all the evil committed on its behalf all just trace back to the root of shit mental healthcare.

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On a similar note, the old testament had a historical purpose - to unite disparate tribes and create a national identity against the threat posed by the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires.

The new testament is just a collections of writings and letters. We have no idea who wrote them, they lied on the cover saying the texts are written by the apostles. And by a pretty arbitrary process, a bunch of priests picked their favorite writings and made them into a cannon.

If the same thing happened today, nobody would believe them outside maybe a fringe cult.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

PRIESTS made a cannon out of BOOKS‽ That's some Warhammer shit.

Seriously though, it's canon.

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Republicans would be very upset with you using the bible against them, if they had ever read the bible to know what it said.

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[–] Trees@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

Daniel 11:32

He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior… He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.

Daniel 8:25, 2 Thess 2:10

… a despicable person will arise… a man of contempt… to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will slip in when least expected and will seize the kingdom through flattery and intrigue.

Daniel 11:21

After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.

Daniel 11:23

He will try to change the set times and the laws.

Dan. 7:25

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