• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      For some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable

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        23 days ago

        What else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?

      • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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        In my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission.

        Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…

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      Maybe, but god damn I would hate for the Democratic Party to get taken over by religious psychopaths.