Christian Nationalists' Ideas All Come From One Man

[@thatgut2375]

These pastors are the epitome of a saying I heard once... "Tell a lie quietly and eventually it will be forgotten. But say and repeat it loud enough, people will eventually swear it was truth all along."

[@davidlafleche1142]

Nationalism is a waste of time, because all Christians know and believe that Israel is destined to rule the world with their Messiah and King, the Lord Jesus Christ. "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion" (Psalm 2:6, KJV). Praise God, the Lord Jesus Christ shall keep His covenant with Israel!

[@normaowens7340]

My religion or lack of religion is not anybody else's damned business!

[@klp3309]

I’m so tired of the stories these people make up about public schools. They don’t have a clue. They are either homeschooling their kids or sending them to private school anyway. Why tear down the public schools for everyone else?

[@Scanner9631]

Because many of those fighting hardest to do that are young Earth creationists and evangelicals. Science immunizes you against their faith and it REQUIRES them to convert people. So teaching science to the general public has to go.

[@julietfischer5056]

Attacking education is a standard tactic for authoritarians. Make the average person suspicious and afraid of teachers and learning, then step in with their 'solution' to the problem they created.

[@bostonb4kedbeans]

​@Scanner9631 it is way easier to control the uneducated. That's why they're taking away the department of Education. Way easier to control

[@hopefulmonsters4407]

Because ignorance makes a population easier to control for authorities, regardless of whether they're religious or governmental. They both benefit by gaining more power and control. It limits our imagination from considering what real freedom means, or understanding the perspectives of others. It keeps us from trying to make things better. Owen succinctly explains how it works in this video while discussing the role of Bartlett's lies in spreading support for Christian nationalism.

[@VerdadTruth]

Yo yo chill.. don’t generalize homeschooling. I was a homeschool kid.. I DESPISE christians.

[@EddieMillerStudios]

You CAN pray over your meal, but you CAN'T force other people to pray.

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

I’m Christian and these people frighten me.

[@louistournas120]

If any christian throughout history ever cared about the religion, they would unite and defend each other when one of them was being attack, when a church was being converted into a barn. I have never seen any of these united states priests mention such things even though such things happen today. A few years ago, an ancient church was completely leveled in Artsakh-Karabagh. It didn’t seem to bother any of these hard core christians. Several thousand churches have been destroyed in Turkey yet the USA made Turkey into a partner.

[@LisaMarie-om4ks]

Christians frighten me period!!!!

[@wltuck2456]

This all started in Lyncburg Va. Liberty University. Jerry Falwell Sr. It was the Moral Majority. It's time for me to talk to Terry Falwell, they back Project 2025

[@stevengarman4848]

If you need force and the government to promote your religion, maybe your religion is NOT worth promoting.

[@aporue5893]

''force'' wow,that's creepy!

[@CarlCoppinger]

Yup

[@JamieWard-u2h]

Im athiest..satan doesn't exist to me either...😂😅😂😅😂

[@iaminevitable_]

I’m an atheist too but these Christian nationalists act more like their satan than their Jesus 🥴🤦🏽‍♀️

[@rhiwright]

fun fact: the reason I'm not a Christian is that I read the Bible when I was 7. As a little girl, I saw the passages that show that it seems to consider women second class citizens and decided any religion that hates women was a hard no. It was a dealbreaker, so forcing kids to read the bible can easily result in fewer Christians

[@Sarcasticron]

Yeah, whenever I hear about these forced leather-bound KJV Bibles in schools, I keep thinking about the large number of people who have a similar story about how they lost their faith.

[@julietfischer5056]

And if it isn't the way women are treated, it's the genocide and other atrocities.

[@andreaseversonlopez8316]

There is a story in the Bible where Satan temps Jesus in the desert and offers him all the kingdoms of the Earth (earthly power) and Jesus rebukes him saying “my kingdom is not of this world.” There it is, right there in the Bible, Jesus rejecting Christian nationalism. Looks like some of these leaders would take that deal.

[@amazinginmn76]

Sadly, they have already taken the deal.

[@AmandineClaireDubois]

Honestly with the way it's developed over the last 20 or so years, I certainly wouldn't mind if certain sects disappeared. WE have enough hate preachers. It's starting to get ridiculous.

[@Kat-amber-t2z]

I was Christian back when I was in public school. I prayed at lunch. No one EVER tried to stop me or said a thing about it. These guys are basing everything on nothing but lies!

[@freedem41]

The reason most of the founders were Deists was because they were Masons and Masons allowed you to believe any religion but that you had to acknowledge the existance of some sort of god. This is still true to this day. Deiism was the most athiest you could be and still be a Mason. So this god had nothing to do with Christianity., or the first ammendment

[@wombly5596]

Our founding fathers based their ideals on personal experience and Enlightenment philosophy.

[@donnaabrahamsen3628]

Christian Nationals should be called out and take actions to fight against these false and dangerous ideals, along with prayers to God.

[@rebeccazegstroo6786]

The church got so corrupt that it sold forgiveness for $$$. Then along came Luther. Before that the church could crush any dissent or heresy. The corruption coat them that power.

[@wombly5596]

@@rebeccazegstroo6786 and the sad part is that the protestants became just as corrupt and genocidal as the catholics.

[@MegaPeedee]

I am an Australian, and an atheist. Don't despair, America ... idiots are everywhere. These Christian campaigners have to campaign to save the entire ship from going down. It is depressing to see them floundering, rejecting the lifebuoys that are tossed to them.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Serious, personally devoted classic gospel Christians like me say they don't know what they're dealing with, anyhow. A purification of the house of God is underway.

[@wombly5596]

@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 The road to heaven is narrow...

[@CarlCoppinger]

​@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648there is no god. 😊

[@markw-s5734]

Some of Founding Fathers elaborated (in writing) on the First Amendment and clearly stated that there should be a wall of separation between church and state. That’s where we get that phrase. And if these anti-American religious zealots knew anything about British history they would understand why the Clause was written.

[@lajohnson1967]

That’s true and later it was refined in the 1970’s and used to clarify that any organization that received funding from the federal government must adhere to a “separation of church and state” this came about over the Ten Commandments in schools back then.

[@julietfischer5056]

Hell, European history shows it pretty well. Then there were the Puritans here. There was no agreeing to disagree on matters of faith. You toed the line or left the colony. _The Maypole at Merrymount_ is Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of an actual event.

[@lindadodson1586]

I have some MAGA friends--people I've known a long time and have a history with. This election season was particularly stressful as I called them out on their BS. I made sure anything I posted was legit, providing links. None of them gave my thoughts the time of day but made excuses, rationalizations, justifications, and showed absolute blindness to Trump's words and actions. I was told many times that a Christian cannot vote for a "Demoncrat." MAGA folks and Christian Nationalists are definitely mentally disturbed as they cannot process reality. Everything is black and white: Republicans/conservatives = good; Democrats/liberals = evil. They apply the bible only as supports their position and ignores that which does not. They are so focused on the speck in others' eyes and ignore the beam in their own.

[@markhaunert5029]

Great points and comment 👏

[@stevenclark5682]

Folie a deux cult

[@lespaul1755]

Trump is the Jim Jones of the 21st century

[@shawntapp3456]

But they ignore golden idols .. idolatry .. Greed .rich people & eye of needle .. helping poor .. the handicapped & needy …

[@louistournas120]

@@shawntapp3456 If any of these priests and the republican party or Donald cared about the poor, there wouldn’t be any in the USA. They would raise taxes on the rich, provide Obamacare 70 y ago, cover the cost of university, not export all jobs to elsewhere. Anyone know why it costs less to have someone overseas do the same job? Why is there a difference in the value of money? Show me the math.

[@reefhog]

He couldn’t even get the quote correct. It’s supposed to be something like “insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, and expecting different results “.

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

I think The Vatican would be the most christian nation in history. They're kinda hard to beat on that front.

[@laurencewinch-furness9450]

Or if you're looking for most Protestant, Geneva under Calvin. Orthodox would be a bit trickier - maybe Russia under Ivan the Terrible?

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Claimedly-Christian...

[@Sarcasticron]

Well, if you go by who they claim to follow, sure. But Jesus said that claiming to follow him means nothing, and the only thing that counts is actually doing what he says. They've failed terribly at doing that.

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Hey, we atheists are increasing in numbers!

[@Sarcasticron]

I'm a devout atheist, and wicked preachers have chased so many people out of the church, it actually makes me sad. So many people depended on the church for comfort and community, and now they don't feel welcome. I don't mind if people want to believe in God, as long as they do what Jesus says. If their religion inspires them to be kind to people, I don't mind. Though I do have my doubts about people who need a book or a religion to tell them to be kind to people. Also, Jesus never mentioned anything about starting a religion, so they can't have read their book very carefully. Oh well.

[@lisaspikes4291]

I never would have thought that so many people could be so ignorant. Unfortunately, now I know.

[@millicenthollins9104]

He should get a lawsuit for misquoting Einstein

[@davidknapp5224]

That's so funny the same amendment gives him the right to think something even if it's wrong.

[@wombly5596]

Evolution: US law >>>British law >>> Roman law >>> Code of Hammurabi. 😱

[@PuppyLuver256]

"Bottom surgery doesn't happen to kids under 18" Clarification: _voluntary_ gender-affirming bottom surgery doesn't happen to kids under 18. Intersex infants _regularly_ have their genitals molded to be "correct" for the binary sex they'll subsequently be assigned, sometimes not even learning about their status as intersex people until long after they've grown up and still can't figure out what's "wrong" with them until finding out that the doctors handling their birth didn't like how their body looked. Obviously that is not at all the discussion happening here, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if the people railing against kids being trans have no problem with mutilating a baby whose genitals aren't strictly one set or the other (and then shaming them for their body giving them the "wrong" puberty for the box they were crammed into) or even just infantile circumcision on an otherwise normal baby penis, but after listening to some intersex people I feel we should take their trauma into consideration too when refuting anti-trans fearmongering.

[@Sarcasticron]

Yep, it's awfully strange how these nutjobs don't care at all about this really happening to intersex people. I wish more people would mention this when they're arguing with them.

[@Jaggededge112]

I cry when I think about David’s story. The way he was messed with. He never felt right and then self deleted.

[@pvtread5207]

Proud to admit I've been without religion since 17yo and I'm 42 now!

[@hamobu]

Christianity: "the king rules by a divine right" Founding fathers: "Well f that...."

[@julietfischer5056]

Christian nationalists: 'The Founders believed in our version of God."

[@FkDJT-ut1hm]

x-ians (christians, but made like x-mas) are so full of shit some actually believe that the pledge of allegiance was originally written with "under god" in it. When in fact it was added in June 14th, 1954.

[@arsenicflask]

"The most christian nation" some people forget that the vatican city is a country and it shows

[@Dracorvis]

Don't you just love how the Ten Commandments-loving Christians constantly break the ninth commandment -- "Thou shalt not bear false witness", meaning, "You shall not lie."

[@dthomas9230]

Louisiana schools posted the Ten Commandments and adultery is now non-existent. Some kids didn't know what it meant . Teachers said to ask their moms.4th Grade boys asked what Covetting wives were and why Google search answered "see MILF" and "Are you over 18?". "What's MILF?" they asked the teachers "Ask your mom".

[@calebbevan]

To them it is okay because we are lying for Jesus.

[@yorkshirepud9004]

The whole point of the gospel is meant to be freedom from the law. The fact that the church sadly moved from the Grace of God to the Law of Moses is a big reason why their thinking became so stinking.

[@JayBirdBlue-n1d]

@@calebbevanwho is them - not all Christians are the same

[@calebbevan]

@@JayBirdBlue-n1d I'm talking about the Christian nationalist types. Yes not all Christians are the same.

[@claratalbot7613]

"You'll win your argument." What argument? People like Richard Harris are so blinded by their persecution complex that they think that people are going to get upset with them for following their religion in peace when most people only care if they're trying to shove their religion down other people's throats by trying to force convert people to their brand of religion or want laws passed that favor their religion over all others because they want rules for everyone else but be allowed to do whatever they want & use their religion to justify all of their actions because in minds the end justify the means of lying & bullying others as long as they end up convert even if it is against their will which is just really messed up

[@sarahkragness7138]

14th-gen American here, descended from Francis Cooke, Mayflower. About half the passengers on that ship were fleeing the established churches in England and Europe. They set up little church groups along the eastern seaboard and immediately started the same kind of harassment that was inflicted on themselves back in their home nations. The 'separatists' (what we call 'Puritans') hated Quakers, particularly. BTW - the other half were merchants. My umpty-umpy-ump great-grandaddy Cooke, btw, was apparently NOT a 'separatist' when he boarded the ship, but became part of the group later and was very active in surveying in the colony administration... sounds like joining the Masons because all the other business owners in town were doing it (my grandad, 33rd degree Scots Rite, who was head teller at the local bank in Excelsior MN). Cooke was not what would be considered a hard-core TRUE BELIEVER. After years of dealing with psycho religionists terrorizing and hanging women (and the odd guy here & there... one guy at Salem was 'pressed' to death, the women were all hanged) in the various colonies, and under threat of the British government's growing power over the colonies, the educated landowners and business leaders in the various colonies declared independence to prevent their subjugation to the English crown & church. Yes, taxes were one issue, but the established church of England was another big one, more than 100 yrs after the first colonists landed on Plymouth Rock.

[@erinw.9256]

HELL YEAH!! My great-grandpa on my mom’s side was a German Jew who immigrated from Germany to America with his father in the 40s. He and his dad thought it would be safe to be Jewish in America and quickly found out it wasn't. The “converted” to Christianity by showing up to a local Lutheran church every Sunday and he raised his kids and grandkids Christian, but Grandpa Martin went to a synagogue once a year until the day he died. I no longer consider myself Christian (I’m eclectic pagan) but I won't be letting these assholes turn America into a theocracy.

[@francesca7093]

Amen.😮

[@PLMMJ]

Not an American, but have relatives living there. They'll have to move soon since we're black. You summarized a lot of the issues with the American republican part really well.

[@Savalatte]

I'm a 14th GEN American too but from Jamestown. Can you explain what you mean by this:

[@OberonTitanicusRex]

I personally prefer that the politicians in charge of my country is as little religious as possible, because I like them to use logic and facts to make the laws of the land. When people claim to act according to the will of god, all I hear is "I obey the voices in my head!" Well, I can't hear those, so, no thanks.

[@GeniGodd]

And God rhymes with fraud. Barton rhymes with fart on.

[@gingercake0907]

Do you feel better now? God gives you the free will to spout your nonsense but unless you repent you will pay on the other side.

[@joyandrews3804]

Rule by fear! Eventually the people will rebel. People will turn away….

[@andrewolson5471]

I envy these people. They can create an alternative reality to live in though sheer willpower alone. As soon as I learn this power, I'm going to be richer than Elon Musk.

[@RowenaSnow-px3jg]

Write science fiction?

[@andrewolson5471]

@RowenaSnow-px3jg I'm going to try that, but I'd much rather just be wealthy by pretending really hard. 😂

[@milascave2]

The most Christian nation that ever existed? Has he never heard of Vatican City? This is literally a city state in which the pope is the king. And that is just one of many, many specifically Christian nations, which ours is not. England, which probably has more atheists per capita than the USA, and pretty much lets all religions practice openly, still has a state religion. And because of that, it still has anti-blasphemy laws and can still ban speech that blasphemes against the church. The USA has no state religion, and never has.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

There are people who say that the various references and sometimes prayers and prayer recommendations made to a ruling divine entity referred to (whether falsely or truly) as God mean that we can jump to an "America is Christian" conclusion. Maybe, to try to be charitable, I can point out that the bible warns that there will be "tares" (non-wheat vegetation, as a contrasting figure to the wheat) in the church. But America's not a church so there's a double level of isolation there. The less "Christianity" we claim as already there in America, the better position serious Christians are in to bring serious awareness of Christ into America.

[@mattm8870]

The blasphemy laws in England and Wales was gotten rid of in 2008, Scotland got rid of them in 2021 leaving only North Ireland with any blasphemy laws on the book.

[@resourcedragon]

I have this sudden urge to redo the Turning Point USA signage as a roll of lavatory paper on the left with TPUSA then standing for "toilet paper USA". Call me childish if you like. I don't care.

[@AidanKelly-m7g]

Where in the bible does god say lying to promote your cause is acceptable?

[@aporue5893]

nowhere,obviously.

[@arthurmartinson4370]

I am gonna laugh when conservative catholic and orthodox trumpsters realize their protestant, evangelical "friends" aren't gonna let them keep their liturgies, their statues.....OR their jobs.

[@rebeccaboudreau7589]

I haven’t found a Christian who isn’t full of shit. I’m an ex Christian as is 3 of my sisters. The other 2 who still say they are solid Christians have been Trump supporters from 2015 to present. They are the worst as kindness, giving, gratitude, and any Christian trait you can list 🙄

[@DW10463]

They are completely full of shit.

[@PLMMJ]

Christians are way less insane out here in the third world.

[@dickflinghammer2985]

These are religionist churchies not followers of Jesus! 🤓

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Possibly you haven't found such because the ones who go around screaming how Christian they are, as if the world should listen to the bluster and somehow believe in God on account of it, are doing it for show before people. More Christians are likely near you but go incognito. I voted Harris, and discovering that Trump won the vote was like a punch in my chest. I knew this was going to mean big, big trouble for America to face. I allowed God his will as to what he allowed, but I prayed God for the best thing to do in its face. God wants me to be part of the spiritual resistance against MAGA, was what I concluded in my soul embracing God. Perfect I am not, but learning and gaining I am. And yes. A lot of serious Christians by soul towards God rather than by institutional allegiance join me in deeming MAGA's spirit a thing to fight. I pray that God confuse, confound, and drive out the spirit of MAGA. (In Christian understanding, as also referred to in the classic Christian bible, both evil and good things that can act have spirits associated with them. This will explain the reference to a MAGA spirit.)

[@Sarcasticron]

I'm also an ex-Christian, and I mostly agree. But there are some reasonable ones, who DON'T try to take the Bible literally. If the Bible says something stupid, they believe that part is wrong, and they don't follow it. The thing is, they don't go around telling people they're Christians, or preaching at people nonconsensually. So a good way to tell when they're full of shit is when they tell you they're a Christian.

[@rocketsummer]

as a christian, i say: what about england with their state church that we escaped from? is a state church not necessarily the most christian you can get aside from a theocracy?

[@josephhowell4250]

Bodily autonomy? In the USA? LOLOLOLOL

[@katwitanruna]

I don’t read the Bible by verses. I was taught to treat it as a series of books and read it like that so I see everything in context.

[@milascave2]

Absolutely. Is there any secular book that people take random sentences out of and claim that they represent what the entire book states?

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@milascave2 Maybe snippets of Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Man's Almanac" but other than that?

[@Sarcasticron]

Some of the artificial chapter divisions actually make it sound like the Bible is saying something different, like Romans 1-2, and there are a bunch more.

[@Sarcasticron]

@@milascave2 I spent a lot of time studying the Bible, especially the contentious parts, and it's amazing how many of the sick and cruel interpretations of verses they take out of context are refuted IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH! Or at least in the next chapter.

[@rigelbadger962]

James Madison drew inspiration for the Three Branches Of Government from the Spirit Of Law by Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, a french Judge who was building on the work of John Locke who also had a major influence on the American founding fathers as can be seen in the "right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" being almost directly lifted from Locke's Second Treatise on Government which also argued for things like Freedom Of Speech and Freedom Of Religion among other liberties. Montesquieu laid out three branches of government, one legislative, one executive and one judicial as a critique of French Absolutism. Also, Deism is sorta how you explain it but it has some caveats, basically Deism is the idea that there is a god that made the world as is shown through revealed theology, however deists deny that God has a sustained relationship with his creation for Deism while Atheism denies the existence of a creator all together.

[@Pootycat8359]

2:40 Whoever did or did not say that, it was obviously not intended as an ACTUAL definition, rather, a retort against certain patterns of human behavior.

[@debhurd8898]

These idiots! No one is trying to take your Jesus away. Come!! On!!!

[@mattm8870]

Pretty sure these whiners want to force everyone to worship their version of Jesus only which means they want to take other people versions of Jesus away.

[@SurferTim850]

Moses was born in Egypt, wasn't he?

[@ladycalathieloropherion]

Now think why people do not want to identify as Christian

[@michaelbean2478]

Satan is Christian in that, without Christianity, the Christian version of Satan wouldn't exist...Yep, Satan comes in different flavors to enjoy, depending which story book one is groomed to believe.

[@jorgesinohui9940]

In this election, America fulfills revelation 13:11. The US has become a nation like a lamb (christian in the outward) but speaks like a dragon (satan) (using violence, hate, division, lies, deception, evil, etc. Following the father of lies and the lawlessness instead of the gospel of christ) and will eventually impose its authority and rules by force (THE GOSPEL PERSUADES, satan uses persecution and force) through project 2025 and "christian" nationalism. At the end republicans (project 2025) and Democrats (Agenda 2030) will unite and persecute faithful christians. Get ready, get closer to God. Just like in Jesus' time, church (Pharisees and other church groups) combined with government (Pilatus) persecuted and crucified Jesus.

[@lajohnson1967]

Satan is definitely a Christian concept! More accurately an abrahamic concept. The pagan religions before had no such character as they believed each person is both light and dark and balancing the two was the key.

[@EdwardM-t8p]

David Barton America's most renowned alternate historian.

[@aporue5893]

the sad thing is this is why people think ''all'' christians are like this...... sad cos there are some more chill christians out there.

[@johnk3119]

The holy Roman empire, exactly what was holy about it?

[@hamobu]

It was neither holly nor Roman nor the empire.

[@arthurmartinson4370]

@@hamobu You beat me to it. :-)

[@perthyren601]

your ginger cat perfectally imitates a meatloaf

[@BeardedGeezer]

Orange tabby cats are the best!

[@erinw.9256]

I love that. Good for him.

[@chrismayer3919]

That cat was so rock-solid still, I actually thought Owen simply had a projected still-image cast behind him! 😅

[@EddieMillerStudios]

Sweet fur-baby!

[@chrismayer3919]

Heaven and Hell DON’T exist. But if they did, only the perfect people go to heaven and everyone else would go to hell. Humans are imperfect. (Gives you an idea of the expected traffic numbers…)

[@Pootycat8359]

15:55 IF Deuteronomy were the foundation of our laws.....GOD HELP US!

[@jenna2431]

Two words for these liars: Magna Carta.

[@hisbigal]

They don’t read.

[@condorboss3339]

@@hisbigal Especially not Latin

[@tomboughan2718]

James Madison was a strong supporter of separation of church and state.

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I like to call him Mad Jim.

[@CarlCoppinger]

Yup. Because religion is 💩

[@stevengarman4848]

When have most people who call themselves Christians ever acted like Jesus Christ ? Christianity sounds like a good idea, but when the hell has anyone actually practiced it ?

[@BilliamJoyBoy]

11:57 and the fact this person says you will win the argument, the person using this argument will not listen to rebuttal

[@kurtkoeller523]

I wish he was right just about Christianity going away.

[@lajohnson1967]

Agreed! All three of the Abrahamic religions are problematic and it’s high time we close this chapter of history.

[@iaminevitable_]

@@lajohnson1967I agree! They are the causes of so much that’s wrong with the world 😒

[@mro4440]

LOL🤣🤣🤣

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@lajohnson1967 I don't think the major three Abrahamic faiths will bow out in the foreseeable future, but I see a lot of room for the refinement of Christianity.

[@Sarcasticron]

Evangelicals are only so numerous because they make about twice as many babies as everyone else. But those babies will grow up, and a lot of them will eventually leave too.

[@rebeccazegstroo6786]

What's their freaking problem? Their guy won. He supports theocracy as long as they keep him at the top.

[@hopefulmonsters4407]

They have to convince each other that they have to destroy us before we can destroy them, otherwise they might stop and ask themselves why they're doing things they know are wrong.

[@ultimate_pleb]

This is so sad Alexa, play despacito

[@thebagel_lord]

"well *I'm* going to pray publicly, and you can't stop me!" "Okay, that was always allowed "

[@tomboughan2718]

TPUSA= Toilet papering USA.

[@WillyBluefield]

How does MAGA support Trump? Jesus spoke of love, humility, justice, and he criticized hypocrisy and misuse of power. He emphasized caring for the poor and marginalized. He challenged those who put wealth and status above compassion and righteousness. Jesus focused on the importance of loving one's neighbor, seeking justice and humility.

[@WillyBluefield]

And Trump speaks of none of these principles, he mocks them, and he has used religion as a tool to gain power.

[@mattm8870]

Its simple American Conservatives Preachers have been twisting the bible for ages with stuff like the prosperity gospel.

[@CarlCoppinger]

And people are uneducated.... And bigots ​@@mattm8870

[@TheSoulcraft]

Everyone needs to watch the interview Laura Coates did with the Oklahoma state ed Superintendent from friday night. This is the guy who is trying to mandate the Trump Bibles in classrooms. He was on basically audition ling for the dept of ed position & it is one of the most cringe things ive ever seen! He's right out of the Handmaid's Tale! I haven't seen it posted yet,but im sure it will be. The guy is sitting there bouncing with this creepy smile,full of arrogance & ignorance. If he gets the position idk. Im hoping even Trump might be creeped out by this guys energy! Not holding my breath though cuz the guy is praising Trump like a king & we all know how he eats that up@

[@katwitanruna]

Much of our constitution was drawn from the Iroquois.

[@sarahkragness7138]

So far that makes 6 of us that know that (you, me, and the other 4 people who 'liked' this comment...sigh)... the wingnuts have ruined American education.

[@erinw.9256]

Where'd you learn that? Real genuine question, cos I was taught that the Iroquois had their own confederacy but never that the founding fathers used their constitution to write ours.

[@PLMMJ]

The Founding Fathers took a lot of lessons from the Iroquois, it's the reason the US eagle has 13 arrows in its claws. According to the Iroquois founding mytho-history, a bundle of five arrows, one from each of the founding nations of their confederacy, was buried underneath a tree that an eagle perched on.

[@yeoldegunporn]

@@erinw.9256 Constitutional convention members such as Benjamin Franklin were very familiar with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy nations and their founding principles. He reviewed Cadwallader’s The history of the five Indian nations depending on the province of New-York in America, and he wrote the article, “Short Hints Towards a Scheme for Uniting the Northern Colonies.” Franklin wrote to his printing partner, James Parker, “It would be a very strange Thing, if [the] Six Nations… should be capable of forming a Scheme for such an Union, and be able to execute it in such a Manner, as that it has subsisted Ages, and appears indissoluble; and yet that a like Union should be impracticable for ten or a Dozen English Colonies, to whom it is more necessary, and must be more advantageous.”

[@killerbunny7206]

I think the Einstein quote is him applying that to say he doesn't believe in quantum physics. He didn't think you can run the same experiment again and get a different result. Turns out you totally can. It's wrong on every level.

[@mattm8870]

Einstein said his version of god is the Spinoza's God and Spinoza's God is not a being but the rules and laws of reality.

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

I can't say I know this as fact, but via anecdotes from friends and family, the more they've legitimately read the bible, the less religious they've become. Those who've read it 2 or 3 times cover-to-cover became full-blown atheists. So please, advocate harder for people to read the bible 😁 Also, I wouldn't call Newsom a fascist (they do it because a lot of the Republican candidates are absolutely fascistic), but I also wouldn't call him good. He's vetoed good union legislation and has been horrible for the unhoused in California. If I'm being generous, his record puts him right on the razor's edge of hunting the homeless for sport

[@AmberAmber]

Agree all.❤💔

[@AstralAkela42]

Amazing common sense point about the first commandment preventing leaving dude

[@joechamm]

Did new Jersey even have a public school system in 1816?

[@bradleyswinderman7442]

No Madison used The Baron de Montesquieu for the 3 branches

[@bradleyswinderman7442]

Also, John Locke, John Stuart Mill,

[@z.s.7992]

this guy thinks he is winning an argument against someone but I guarantee it is just the reasonable people in his life giving up on him ever understanding the first amendment, or why this country exists to begin with. It is just so messed up that people like this can just keep reinforcing these worthless beliefs by looking to confirm their biases.

[@arthurdent9375]

David Barton Americas finest voodoo historian

[@texascrimestories]

Lol, one of the founding fathers said looking for truth in the Bible is like searching for a diamond in a pile of horse shit

[@alibarron7558]

As people get more educated and learn more from archeology and research of historical documents, it is normal to evolve from the past due to all the more known about defects in the past, which all the past radicals got people to believe.

[@COMALiteJ]

David Barton needs to read the first few verses of *Revelation Chapter 21* (the penultimate chapter in the whole Word of God according to most Christians), and keep in mind that it’s _after_ *Revelation 20:15* (last verse of that chapter) which says that whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life is _already_ cast into the Lake of Fire _before_ the next two chapters. So, by the process of elimination ,everyone mentioned _after_ that point is a *saved **_Christian_* whose name _is_ found written in the Book of Life! Revelation 21:8 ends with saying that *_all_** liars* will have their _part_ in the Lake of Fire. But wait, that’s not all. The next chapter, the _final_ chapter of the Word of God, has an angel coming to John the Revelator to give the closing of the revelation, speaking the direct words of Jesus. So while the words come out of the mouth of an angel, they’re Jesus’s words and a red-letter edition has at least some of this in red ink. In verse 12-13, He says, “Behold, I come quickly, and My *reward* is with Me, to give *every* man according as his *work* shall be. *I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”* Next verse: “Blessed are they that *do His commandments,* for they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the [heavenly] city.” Immediately followed by, “For without [locked _outside_ the Heavenly City _for eternity]_ are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, *and whosoever loveth and maketh a* _[singular!]_ *lie.* _[singular!]”_ That last part was verse 15. *Revelation 22:15.* Remember, everyone who was _not_ found written in the Book of Life had _already_ been cast into the Lake of Fire *two chapters previously!* So these people in 22:15 _are_ in the Book of Life, but that doesn’t get them into the Heavenly City or right to the Tree of Life. Those aren’t salvation (which is by grace). Salvation is just not being cast into the Lake of Fire for eternity. Those are *rewards,* and rewards are _stated_ to be by _works._ Loving, let alone making, even _one lie_ is enough to put you in Revelation 22:15, locked outside of the City forever, *even **_if_** you’re **_saved!_* If you ever get a chance to interview Barton, ask him to swear, _not_ on God the Father or Son, but on *God the **_Holy Spirit,_* that everything he’s said and done in his career in founding and running Wallbuilders, Inc. has been completely truthful in every aspect to every degree, without any attempt to deceive even by telling technical truths in a misleading way, withholding truths that’re inconvenient to his position and goals, etc. Lying in a sworn oath is a form of blasphemy, and blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a sin that can _unsave_ a saved Christian and blot their names out of the Book of Life, and its penalty goes beyond being locked out of the Heavenly City. It’s full-on Lake of Fire for full-on _eternity._ But if he’s telling the truth, he shouldn’t even hesitate to swear to that.

[@winros]

Are you kidding me about Einstein! Between religion and now Einstein, all lies!!

[@TamaraDippel]

I just tried to do a google search on who said the insanity repetition thing and it repeatedly kept giving results about people asking if Einstein said it or that Einstein didn't say it.... so it's commonly linked to Einstein, even though he didn't say it. So this may not have been an intention lie on their part since so many people have been attributing it to Einstein for awhile now. I tried to find out who said it.... the results kept insisting Einstein didn't say it... So this one thing might not have been an intentional lie.

[@marymcnabb7149]

Beliefs in an imaginary deity is magical thinking. It's about control. You can't have good food, house but if you are lucky (Conditions apply) you will have everything after you die.

[@samsonshaul3240]

Say it right Bible holders nationalists. Thank you. They are not Christians, they are mere Bible holders.

[@PLMMJ]

No they don't even look at the Bible, yet alone hold it.

[@DaraelDraconis]

No True Christian, right? Nice fallacy. If Christians want this stuff not to be associated with their faith, they need to get their own house in order before they try to insist others adopt a new term.

[@mcdopper]

I cannot not watch your cat during this great video.

[@toker__]

You know early morning thought. Einstein probably be insulted by the phrase. As his major was physics....something that has to be proven over and over to get the same results.

[@jonparker5728]

60% of the Australian population are NOT religious! There is hope 🙏 😅😂😂😂

[@Scanner9631]

I'd think the Vatican city would be the most Christian nation in existence.

[@kirkgray6949]

We can hope

[@DuruConsigliere]

About that favoritism thing. Someone better tell Oklahoma about it.

[@johnsatterlee763]

The 7 Mountain mandate is pure trash. Any true Christian would look forward to the Rapture than to stay in this world system which is broken and falling apart.

[@TraceyScruggs-wk7ru]

While Jesus / God walked on the earth all he taught was Kindness, compassion,courage, how not to judge others,to help others regardless of status or religion or race or gender origin or jobs whether a woman was a prostitute or a homeless person or a Jew or Roman ect ect ect! He taught How we’re to love one another and love our neighbours! Jesus was not nor ever a politician or a priest or made laws or controlled or condemned how people lived their lives He died for every single human from the beginning to the end of humanity with the hope all would walk in his footsteps and find Forgiveness and love in jesus name He was a man of empathy and love for all

[@Yarnballer]

So a few things from a Christian perspective from someone with years of study under their belt: 1. Christ told Pontius Pilate that his (Christ’s) kingdom was not of this world (ie, had nothing to do with human rule). (John 18:36) In prayer the previous night Jesus had stated his followers were no part of the world. (John 17:14). Christians in the first century were noted for their refusal to participate in politics or other actions that would be considered putting politics ahead of service to God. It should also be noted that Jesus was given the opportunity to become the ruler of all the kingdoms of mankind & gave a hard pass, knowing that was note his purpose. (Matthew 4:8-11) 2. Kings of Israel. The Israelites did not originally have kings following their Exodus from Egypt - that’d come hundreds of years later. For years the people were led by the laws handed down from God via Moses, with instruction on the law (which include those re: worship) coming through the tribe of Levi, and implementation of those laws through local judges spread throughout the cities of Israel. There were also judges who led the people on a larger scale during times of need or crisis as well as prophets. The Israelites eventually wanted a human king like other nations & God told the prophet Samuel to anoint Saul of the tribe of Benjamin to be the king. (1 Samuel 9:15, 16; 10:1). Saul was eventually rejected by God for misbehavior & Samuel was sent to anoint a new king, David. (1 Samuel 16:12, 13) Afterwards, the Kings of Israel (even after the 12 tribes split into the 10 tribe kingdom of Israel & 2 tribe kingdom of Judah) were descendants of David based on which of David’s wives they could trace their ancestry back through; it should be noted kings were eliminated after being conquered by other empires). With re: to non-Israelites, while they could become prosyletes (or worshippers of God) and were subject to the Law, their abilities to be treated and given positions of ruling authority was not allowed. 3. God as judge, lawgiver, king. (Isaiah 33:22) This applies in two ways. First it was applied to the nation of Israel as a whole. What we would consider the 3 branches of government (executive, legislative, and judiciary) ultimately stemmed from him and was communicated via priests & prophets. It obviously applied individually as well, with faithful Jews respecting that arrangement. However, when Christ died the Law provided through Moses was done away with & was replaced with the law of the Christ. (Romans 10:4; 7:6). The Law of the Christ focuses on underlying principles of behaviors & is intended for individuals to make changes in their lives. While Christians do view God ad judge, lawgiver, and king it is a personal subjection v a national government arrangement. As noted above, Christians eschewed involvement in politics although if it interfered with their ministry they would make use of legal mechanisms. (Acts 25:11; Philippians 1:7). Instead they recognized that human governments were God’s arrangements for keeping things orderly & were therefore expected to be respectful, law abiding, taxpayers who rendered relative subjection to those authorities so long as they were not asked to violate their worship of God. (Romans 13:1-7; Titus:3-1; 1 Peter 2:13-17; Acts 5:29). Ultimately God is allowing to happen without his involvement to prove the ineffectiveness of human rule (including those who misapply Scripture) and that man’s inclination is to dominate one another to their detriment. (Ecclesiastes 8:9). At a time he has set, he will remove human rule for that ineffectiveness and allow Christ to rule on earth as he does in heaven for the benefit of all mankind. (Matthew 6:9, 10)

[@dusklvr]

Sue for defamation and spreading misinformation

[@robertgrimm1723]

And the Right says we need to calm down on the rhetoric🤔

[@PastorChrisRN]

Just like in Europe Christianity is losing its cultural influence. There will always be Christianity in the US just like all the other countries in the world. It just won’t be in a culturally dominant position anymore. According to growth in China and decline in the US there will be more Christians in China than the US by 2030.

[@kwamesmith3214]

Good for the Chinese… they have a rash of suicides and other strange incidents they need to solve, so their faith is certainly good news

[@Nannyirene]

Excuse me, I'm not sure you are right about that.

[@iaminevitable_]

😂😂😂 what quacks 🥴🤦🏽‍♀️ they are so far removed from reality 🫠

[@D_waters]

Articles in the constitution that support the separation of church and state 1st amendment: Establishment clause and Free Exorcise Clause (Establishment Clause) :Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,.." (Free exorcise clause) "..or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;.." Article VI, Section 3: (no religious test clause) ...No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

[@jmbbk4737]

I had this vision of what has caused this new Christina movement. Ask most Pastor what version Bible they preach from. Please check out: The King James Bible Comparison Page. Too much adding and subtracting from the true Word of God for a long time. Many say, I search the Scriptures using more then one version. Easier read. The Lord Jesus Christ said He would preserve His Word FOREVER. They are all...another Gospel. Watered down. How many different Bibles come into churches each week? Does that sound like sound doctrine.? Jesus is God who came down to die for sinners. They are producing a new age approach from their many gods. Beware!!! The devil roars and seeks to destroy.

[@mattm8870]

Pretty sure the most Christian nation on Earth is the Vatican City after all it be hard to be more Christian than an actual ecclesiastical nation state.

[@COURRUPTIONCOIN]

16:11 Constitution s...... You can find the best description of " Constitution s " in the preface to the Masonic Bible ....It says basically that " Constitution s " come from Scripts drawn up by the Templars ....who created the first Guilds ...taught men in brotherhood to understand the ( From Arabia ) Maths - required to construct the great Cathedral s. ( Is Governing - Apposed to Monarch s )

[@kingwaymaker10349]

Im christian, but I do agree, Owen! God should never be forced, only be introduced that He exsists.

[@jensensnare2173]

"the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and expecting different results" - vaas (far cry 3) how am i supposed to take this guy seriously when he uses that quote also he never said that the person who said that quote was a woman by the name of Rita Mae Brown a civil rights activist and feminist written in her 1983 book 'Sudden Death' but the concept can be traced up to the 19th century edit: i didn't watch like 5 seconds ahead where Owen found the exact same source sorry but i still thing of the far cry 3 quote when i hear it

[@BardzoPowaznyUzytkownik]

What other constitutions were there when US was the first in the world?