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I can't stand to see all these people dress up their hatred in religion. [View all] milestogo Sep 22 OP

Nevertheless, they are the majority of Christians in the US. Mariana Sep 22 #1

Not so. It's much more complicated than that. Ocelot II Sep 22 #4

63% of Protestant voters and 59% of Catholic voters went for Trump in 2024 Mariana Sep 22 #7

Catholics aren't considered evangelicals, and neither are all Protestants. Ocelot II Sep 22 #11

I very clearly said the majority of Christians. Mariana Sep 22 #13

The majority H2O Man Sep 22 #22

And 2/3 of SCOTUS xuplate Sep 22 #40

And 66% of Americans oppose Christian Nationalism.** pat_k Sep 22 #41

For many Trumpanzees out there, hatred IS their religion. Aristus Sep 22 #2

Exactly the opposite. I have no problem with the basic teachings attributed to Jesus. 3catwoman3 Sep 22 #3

One of the best observations I've seen on TikTok unblock Sep 22 #5

Man made god in his own image LuvLoogie Sep 22 #31

I wonder what Jesus would think of Christianity today? ananda Sep 22 #6

Christianity has been ugly through much of its history. Mariana Sep 22 #8

You have a point there. ananda Sep 22 #9

Christianity started to have problems when it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Ocelot II Sep 22 #15

This. milestogo Sep 22 #17

It started before that. Mariana Sep 22 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Sep 22 #34

Any time humans have power quakerboy Sep 22 #32

Honestly? I think he'd scratch his head JustAnotherGen Sep 22 #10

The best H2O Man Sep 22 #27

Perfect Stuckinthebush Sep 22 #44

He would puke. H2O Man Sep 22 #24

John Fugelsang is the best at exposing the truth about right wing "Christianity." ariadne0614 Sep 22 #12

"If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be--a Christian." Mark Twain Ping Tung Sep 22 #14

This is America Keepthesoulalive Sep 22 #16

There's no hate like MAGA Christian love. sop Sep 22 #18

Heretical Nasruddin Sep 22 #19

Grand Inquisitor bmichaelh Sep 22 #25

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." twodogsbarking Sep 22 #20

Not being very religious myself Mr. Ected Sep 22 #21

Didn't Mahatma Gandhi say that the one thing preventing Mtnmama Sep 22 #23

Tribalism haryn Sep 22 #26

That's exactly what I scrolled down to the bottom to say. Substitute "tribe" for "religion" and there we are. erronis Sep 22 #28

Unfortunately... haryn Sep 22 #37

They are squarely in the xtian tradtion from the crusades onward LearnedHand Sep 22 #29

Democrats have definitely taken the moral high ground Dr. T Sep 22 #30

More Psycho-Sexual anomaly. BurnDoubt Sep 22 #35

No hate like Christian love n/t hibbing Sep 22 #36

If he was here today, he might on a bus or plane multigraincracker Sep 22 #38

Which is why I'm DELIGHTED James Talarico is running!!! pat_k Sep 22 #39

Exactly. And in times like these I highly recommend everyone read John Fugelsang's helpful and brilliant book. ancianita Sep 22 #42

That is pretty much all their religion is about Warpy Sep 22 #43

Correct. White Nationalism is not Christianity. Qutzupalotl Sep 22 #45

Welcome to my world. Iggo Sep 22 #46

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