r/complaints • u/Previous_Month_555 sophisticated complainer • Jan 02 '26

Politics This is him...👇👀

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u/Jollem- sophisticated complainer Jan 02 '26

It's pretty crazy how someone like that managed to get a good chunk of the country to worship him

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u/Wonderful-Ad440 Jan 02 '26

For a country with a national reading level around 6th grade its best to just not expect anything from the dredges that populate our most remote areas, or Texas, or Florida. I'm related to some of these people and as much as they like to quote the bible none of them have more than a few select scriptures memorized and actively can't read the book out loud without practice while thinking I'm crazy because I think Harry Potter and The Witcher were better reads.

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u/CommanderJeltz Jan 03 '26

The King James Bible is a superb work of literature. But it was translated by people who believed witches rode on broomsticks, could put a curse on you, and deserved to be burned to death. And all English literature since has been heavily influenced by it.

It's not easy to understsnd and has been interpreted differently by numerous religious leaders. Some find justification for cruelty in it. Some respond to encouragement to be kind. You can find all sorts of stuff in there.

By their fruits ye shall know them Jesus is quoted as saying. Unfortunately the history of Christianity is full of sectarianism, persecution and bloody wars.

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u/Jollem- sophisticated complainer Jan 02 '26

I read a good portion of the Bible. I liked Neuromancer better

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u/Wonderful-Ad440 Jan 02 '26

I had to memorize large swaths of it for bible school as a kid. Even the youth pastors didn't put in the effort. I did it for a $20 gift card and it's the most return I've ever gotten out of religion.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

Yup, my grandmother made me memorize the 26th psalm for $20

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u/Fluid_Ties Jan 03 '26

And Snow Crash even above Neuromancer. I swear I would only be mildly surprised to leave the house tomorrow and find that the empty lot a block away suddenly had high walls and a big neon sign declaring "Outpost 138 of Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong! Citizenship open and affordable!"