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If this country can’t be honest with itself after a failed insurrection (and attack on the US Capital) by a sitting president and several senators, when would that time be?
AKA Nat-C. >

I did Nat-C that coming. >

I hate you. Take your upvote. >

My mom lives in MTG’s district and while I’m not religious I’ve gone to church with her bc she likes that. 
During the “shake hands with your neighbors parts” at the beginning they on more than one occasion when you ask how they are doing have said something to the effect of “fine, be finer when they hang the president for all this mess”.
Then the preacher gives a politically motivated sermon and we eat fried chicken at the one restaurant. >

Politics in sermons is why I don’t go to church anymore.  I’m still a believer but I left mainstream Christian ideology a log time ago and I played oboe in the orchestra of my local six flags over Jesus (ie megachurch). I really miss it too, I still play in one local orchestra but I love sacred music and enjoyed the other people I played with.  And they paid me.  But nope.  I couldn’t take the politicization of the pulpit anymore.  That and all the fake smiles and masks everyone wore while at church. It’s a shame too, the church would have many more people if they let go all their bullshit. >

You've probably heard this before, but if a church preaches politics you can report them to the IRS and they could lose their tax exempt status. It's not much, and might not work often, but we NEED to take every action, dirty or otherwise, to fight back. >

Unfortunately it's been a while since I have been to church but I honestly don't remember politics coming up much if at all in there. >

I often wondered what America would have been like if Eisenhower had put something…less obtuse? On the dollar to spite commies instead of “in god we trust” given the secular nature of the republic. >

His VP suggested "We've earned everything we've got" >

Oof, that would have taken from the Christian Nationalists and given it all to the slavery deniers and the people who think America's history toward Native American societies was good. >

His Secretary of State suggested, "Suck It, Nerds!" >

It’s better than what Connery’ suggestion >


As Religion News Servicereported last week, a spokesperson for committee member Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) suggested weeks before the report was released that the congresswoman objected to focusing seriously on Christian nationalism, telling The Washington Post that Cheney "won't sign onto any 'narrative' [that] suggests every American who believes God has blessed America is a white supremacist."

Uh no Liz. Strawman. Nobody suggested that. But it's interesting that you did. >

Interesting how these so called "Christians" seem to consistently idolize admitted liars and adulterers. >

By “role” they mean “central role.” >

Isn't that up to you, faith leaders? >

It really isn’t.  The Republicans are trying to displace the Church leadership with themselves >

No, I'm sorry, but that's awful. Christians aren't sitting there passively while Republicans impose Christian Nationalism on them. They are actively participating in and creating, if not Christian Nationalism itself, then an environment under which Christian Nationalism can thrive. America got hyper-focused in the 90s on religion as a belief system, and in all those tedious evolution vs. creationism arguments, forgot that religion is also a social structure. Christians are generally too willing to look the other way when someone inside their community does wrong to someone outside and too eager to play the victim when someone outside the community does wrong to someone inside. 
Faith leaders need to put their adult pants on and tell their followers what is good for them, not what feels good to them. >


Christians are generally too willing to look the other way when someone inside
their community does wrong to someone outside and too eager to play the victim
when someone outside the community does wrong to someone inside.

They're also all too willing to look the other way when
an authority figure inside their community does something to someone in their community who has no power.
Examples are numerous.  A couple that come to mind are Jim Bakker and Bill Gothard.
They worship aggressive toxic masculinity.
It's why they have no problem with Donald "grab 'em by the pussy" Trump.  They believe that God sent Trump to lead them, so he can do no wrong.
I'm in the middle of reading Jesus and John Wayne, which does a good job covering this intersection between evangelicals and toxic masculinity. >

start taxing churches. >

Amen! >

Nice.  I feel like Christian Nationalism is as harmful and evil as lobbying and political corruption in general.
Get rid of it!  And bring in Ranked Choice Voting for every voter, every Supreme Court Justice (no more appointments) and every candidate in primaries!  Then term limits and age limits!
Make America Transparent, Logical, and Compassionate ~~Again~~ For the First Time EVER! >

We all knew White Christian nationalists were the greatest threat to the USA in the late 1990s. But then 9/11 happened and everyone actively decided to forget and just blame foreigners for all the problems of the world as it was easier, and the bill came due with the assault in the capital.  If people dont start paying attention, another bill is inevitable. >

Amen >

Less talk, more action >

If you don't confront them, we can only assume you're complicit with the christian nationalism movement. >

Dear Faith Leaders: get your own houses on order. It’s on your heads. Stop praying and do anything constructive. >

What Would Jesus Do? If you think it’s beat the shit out of police officers for trying to protect and serve this Country because some guy who grabs people by pussies and tells the public to ingest bleach suggested it, well then the Jesus you’re worshipping is a total moron, and so are you. But “we ain’t no sheeple” as we all wear the same hat our pussygrabber master told us to purchase. And maybe that’s what you get when you believe in a book with talking snakes and magic powers as reality. I wish people could start to worship critical thinking/logic/reason instead, but we’ve steered so far from that in recent years and everyone (on both sides of the isle too) are too much a snowflake to admit they’re wrong when they are and just feed themselves whatever advertising based confirmation bias media feeds them the dopamine they’re addicted to. To be “right” is to feel good, in a world, misunderstood. If you don’t see them selling that concept, you’ve got a blindfold on. >

Christian Nationalism is ran by Christian Grifters. >

5 of the worst Christian Nationalists infest the Supreme Court. >

Barry Goldwater tried to warn the USA many years ago about the crazy Christians..
"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."
Barry Goldwater - GOP presidential candidate 1964