This is what your bible and its god says about how believers should treat immigrants. I quote:
"When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God"
-- Leviticus 19:33-34
Pretty straightforward, believers. Why do you disobey your lord god?
But the SBC was the leading proponent of "legal immigration" in the 19th century, it's why they were founded. Maybe they are upset that they can no longer buy/sell, shackle, imprison and work to death the immigrants.
If you haven't already read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin, read it. It won the 1974 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and is an SF classic. I will warn you, it is heart-wrenching. š
āits descent into MAGA politics, conspiratorial thinking and cult worship has had catastrophic results for the religious values evangelicals once held dearā
Religious values evangelicals once wielded as weapons against folks who showed them up by actually holding those values (if they were, in fact, valuable).
Evangelicals hold nothing dear aside from self interest. Theyāre highly allergic to empathy.
I'm a big fan of the Sermon on the Mount, even though I'm agnostic, because the 'Golden Rule' has a universal application outside of religious doctrine. Medical doctors have as a motto: 'Do no harm' which puts the principle into practice. They need not be Christian (or atheist) to follow this guideline.
H.L. Mencken, the great American journalist, had nothing but contempt for the notion of the 'Christian businessman.' I deflect this contempt onto fundamentalists who ignore the biblical advice not to be worldly while they hitch their wagon to a fascist and spin in glee at the number of presumably anti-abortion justices elevated to the Supreme Court after nomination by Agent Orange. I save my respect for preachers who display a strong commitment to human rights, like MLK Jr., or Desmond Tutu, or M Ghandi. And people like John Lennon, who was 'crucified' but certainly not pious or religious. The politician who launched Medicare in Canada, Tommy Douglas, was a Baptist preacher. Canadians consistently vote him #1 Canadian.
I recoil at the word 'evil' or 'good' to describe people, because I aspire to not use words that have religious connotations and I use words like 'right' and 'wrong' instead. For me, it's personal, as a deliberately lapsed Catholic.
The religious leaders who bellow about freedom happily support politicians who seek to abuse a woman's right to bodily autonomy. This was an argument that was used to overturn Canada's abortion law over thirty years ago. I think that if the fundamentalists completely had their way, legal immigration would slow to a trickle. They should remember how their ancestors got here.
For an excellent analysis of how Trump sucked the dick of the evangelical Christians, read The Useful Idiot: And Why We Aren't Done with Him, by S.V. Date (available on Amazon).
We all got a good look at Christian religious charity and cruelty after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. We learned that there are almost always "strings" with receiving 'charity' from these assholes. Most People seem to have forgotten that with the immigrant crisis.
Religious aid groups try to convert victims
Muslim clerics object as Western Christian groups hand out food and Bibles, reports Jason Burke in Banda Aceh
Let's understand this: It is the 'religious' community applying these 'ungodly' practices to everything and everyone who disagrees with the idea that only 'religious' people can act with empathy and morality. Christianity has traded its Judeo-Christianism for Trumpism. An ism is "a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement." We can see clearly that the hold of the omnipotent, omniscient god on his people is tenuous at best. His flighty 'bride' finds pleasure under the skirts of other tents.
When they have drained the MAGA movement for all its worth, they will move on to the next wannabe dictator and their next ism. Religion is a fickle slut.
The bible? They will hang on to that since it validates what ever Christians want to do because it has no value that can be proven or disputed. Its ambiguity is its best asset.
"...traditional religious values such as kindness, empathy, self-restraint, grace, honesty and humility."
When was that?
For MAGAt Christians...
This is what your bible and its god says about how believers should treat immigrants. I quote:
"When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God"
-- Leviticus 19:33-34
Pretty straightforward, believers. Why do you disobey your lord god?
But the SBC was the leading proponent of "legal immigration" in the 19th century, it's why they were founded. Maybe they are upset that they can no longer buy/sell, shackle, imprison and work to death the immigrants.
Gary Numan has an album out. I thought y'all might appreciate this song, "When You Fall". The lyrics are powerful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODoOq93YDLo
If you haven't already read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin, read it. It won the 1974 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and is an SF classic. I will warn you, it is heart-wrenching. š
Good christians wouldn't walk away because Jebus.
Fuck you SubStack.
āits descent into MAGA politics, conspiratorial thinking and cult worship has had catastrophic results for the religious values evangelicals once held dearā
Religious values evangelicals once wielded as weapons against folks who showed them up by actually holding those values (if they were, in fact, valuable).
Evangelicals hold nothing dear aside from self interest. Theyāre highly allergic to empathy.
I'm a big fan of the Sermon on the Mount, even though I'm agnostic, because the 'Golden Rule' has a universal application outside of religious doctrine. Medical doctors have as a motto: 'Do no harm' which puts the principle into practice. They need not be Christian (or atheist) to follow this guideline.
H.L. Mencken, the great American journalist, had nothing but contempt for the notion of the 'Christian businessman.' I deflect this contempt onto fundamentalists who ignore the biblical advice not to be worldly while they hitch their wagon to a fascist and spin in glee at the number of presumably anti-abortion justices elevated to the Supreme Court after nomination by Agent Orange. I save my respect for preachers who display a strong commitment to human rights, like MLK Jr., or Desmond Tutu, or M Ghandi. And people like John Lennon, who was 'crucified' but certainly not pious or religious. The politician who launched Medicare in Canada, Tommy Douglas, was a Baptist preacher. Canadians consistently vote him #1 Canadian.
I recoil at the word 'evil' or 'good' to describe people, because I aspire to not use words that have religious connotations and I use words like 'right' and 'wrong' instead. For me, it's personal, as a deliberately lapsed Catholic.
The religious leaders who bellow about freedom happily support politicians who seek to abuse a woman's right to bodily autonomy. This was an argument that was used to overturn Canada's abortion law over thirty years ago. I think that if the fundamentalists completely had their way, legal immigration would slow to a trickle. They should remember how their ancestors got here.
The orange wotsit is their god.
OT - Best martial arts movies
https://stacker.com/stories/13219/best-martial-arts-movies
Sadly only two Murikan films made the cut, both by Tarantino. Anyone care to guess which two?
OT - He is doing it for god
California man allegedly planned to drive to White House, kill Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-man-allegedly-planned-to-drive-to-white-house-kill-joe-biden-and-anthony-fauci/ar-AAShZ77?li=BBnb7Kz
For an excellent analysis of how Trump sucked the dick of the evangelical Christians, read The Useful Idiot: And Why We Aren't Done with Him, by S.V. Date (available on Amazon).
OT: I love me some Oklahoma politics, I believe that this bill has a better chance of passing than he thinks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6esfj3x1f4
We all got a good look at Christian religious charity and cruelty after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. We learned that there are almost always "strings" with receiving 'charity' from these assholes. Most People seem to have forgotten that with the immigrant crisis.
Religious aid groups try to convert victims
Muslim clerics object as Western Christian groups hand out food and Bibles, reports Jason Burke in Banda Aceh
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/16/tsunami2004.internationalaidanddevelopment1
Let's understand this: It is the 'religious' community applying these 'ungodly' practices to everything and everyone who disagrees with the idea that only 'religious' people can act with empathy and morality. Christianity has traded its Judeo-Christianism for Trumpism. An ism is "a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement." We can see clearly that the hold of the omnipotent, omniscient god on his people is tenuous at best. His flighty 'bride' finds pleasure under the skirts of other tents.
When they have drained the MAGA movement for all its worth, they will move on to the next wannabe dictator and their next ism. Religion is a fickle slut.
The bible? They will hang on to that since it validates what ever Christians want to do because it has no value that can be proven or disputed. Its ambiguity is its best asset.
Last day of 2021. Here's a song about New Years (and I don't mean "Auld Lang Syne")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REgnv6y79ek