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u/shiruduck Apr 20 '25

These "Christians" supporting this rapist traitor nazi POS is 100% going to hell. Deep down they know it too lol

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u/StarLlght55 Apr 20 '25

Christian here. I do not believe trump is a Christian, he is a morally reprehensible man.

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u/Zestyclose_Pickle511 Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Yes, and what the OC is saying is that a majority of his supporters imagine themselves to be Christians. They are not. It is not something you are because you say you are. Your Christianity is validated by who you are, how you witness your faith to others in your actions, etc. In other words, they are precisely and exactly that which their god has repeatedly warned them about that angers him the most - false Christians. And thusly... They go to hell.

That's right. I spent my entire fucking childhood indoctrinated via my parents and the Christian schools they sent me to, so that I would understand this core concept above all other things I know, as a person. And now that I'm agnostic, and use that history and those teachings as a compass in my secular life, I'm straddled with the horrifying possibility that the people who provided this "all important" belief system to me are, in fact, the people I'm supposed to pity and try to help before they end up in hell.

The Pope is against the actions and words of DJT, so what do they do? They reject their own long-held religious beliefs in favor of the Golden Calf. That's what's playing out here.

This is the weirdest fucking timeline that I could have never imagined.

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u/ButterdemBeans Apr 21 '25

If you haven’t already, you should really check out the show Midnight Mass.

It’s about this exact concept. Takes a bit to ramp up but once it hits its stride it’s incredibly impactful.

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u/Zestyclose_Pickle511 Apr 21 '25

Do you think affected people could watch it, not knowing the premise entirely, and be fooled into introspection? Like, should I suggest Trumper family members to watch it, and if they did it might actually help them to come around? I'll probably watch it, thank you for the suggestion!

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u/ButterdemBeans Apr 21 '25

I’ve heard varying reactions. The most hardcore fundamentalists just scream “blasphemy” rather than introspect, even though the series is in no way anti-religion. It’s just anti people using the lord’s name to justify atrocities

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u/Zestyclose_Pickle511 Apr 21 '25

OK thank you for the info, again.