Maybe People are Waking Up; Christianity is a Threat to Our Democracy
The New York Times published a long article that should be required reading for all in this country who want it to succeed. It reviews the growing role of Christianity in the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
The link authors attended event after event across the U.S. They found an ever-increasing focus on religious pageantry and ritual mixed in with political rhetoric.
At events across the United States, it is not unusual for participants to describe encountering the divine and feel they are doing their part to install God’s kingdom on earth. For them, right-wing political activity itself is becoming a holy act.
Some participants afterward said the political meeting affected them in the same way a revival meeting did. They became certain God was right there in their midst.
Among the convictions of those attending Republican political gathers was that Biden's election happened only because of fraud. Add to that the belief those who crashed into the Capitol on Jan. 6th were political and religious heroes. At a Trump rally recently in Michigan, a preacher prayed:
Father in heaven, we firmly believe that Donald Trump is the current and true president of the United States.” He prayed “in Jesus’ name” that precinct delegates at the (upcoming election will vote for Trump supporting candidates).
Also noted was the frequency of contemporary Christian music at the political rallies. This music, I have read, is being assigned increasing time in contemporary religious services. The tread has moved into political/religious rallies.
If this tread in growing, can we expect it to get bigger and bigger? We can't predict the future but the trend is alarming. I could see it increasing for a while yet.
We dont do non of dat. We arent da only ones.
ReplyDeleteDose dat do dat are BS.
Imagine that, Christians prostrating themselves at the foot of the cupric calf, the Trumpian Ba’al. Who can save them now?
ReplyDeleteArdy B; Careful who you call "them". See my 2;08
DeleteMy bad helper.
DeleteTo rephrase: Imagine that, some Christians prostrating themselves at the foot of a tarnished copper calf, the Trumpian Ba’al. Who can save those lost souls now? Surely not the conductor on their crazy train. He just collects fares and sells tickets.
Helper, remind me, what is your take on human evolution? “Time and time again, the LCMS makes endless contradictory statements on a topic they can’t agree on because they can’t make it fit within their restrictive worldview.“¹ My question comes to light after reading, “Disbelief in human evolution linked to greater prejudice and racism.”²
¹ https://sheseeksnonfiction.blog/2022/01/02/lcms-what-about-creation-and-evolution/
² https://phys.org/news/2022-04-disbelief-human-evolution-linked-greater.html
Thanks Ardy--I'm looking forward to Helper's version of the absolute truth about evolution.
ReplyDeleteArdy / Jon; Good questions all. This is a subject that currently has no absolute answer due to the fact that even the scientists and related arts aren't in full agreement. Just two days ago I was watching a show bemoaning the fact that in the last chapter of "The origin of Species" , the author said he had no solution to some related matters. Today, they still stand in question, and more unanswered questions continue to this very day.
DeleteThis is a subject I don't spend much time with because it is not a hinge pin on "Justification by grace through faith".
What is, is. The here and now is where we are at. The how is another matter. The answers change when more questions arise, and they continue from to time within the scientific community. I will let you wrestle with that.
helper--"...no absolute answer due to the fact even the scientists ...aren't in full agreement."
DeleteWe all know there are disagreements on how the earth and the universe came into being. Many, perhaps most, scientists say they do not know how it happened. By saying scientists "aren't in full agreement" do you mean there is a large block of credentialed scientists who believe the universe had a creator? I had not heard that. My impression is nearly all credentialed scientists do not believe there was a creator. I'd even say there is little to no disagreement on that.
Jon; re; "do you mean... creator." Nope, never said that, and as usual you are off topic to confuse. Let me remind you the topic is evolution. See Ardy"s 5;56, and your 8;05.
DeleteAre your grey cells slipping?
helper--"Are your grey cells slipping?"
DeleteYes, I forget how to play the Christian mind games I was taught as a child. How could I forget that God created the universe. Then, on the 7 1/2 day he declared, "Now that I've created the universe, plants, animals and humans, let there be evolution and change everything I created." God knew how to separate the topics of evolution and creationism so one brand of Christianity could be distinguished from another. One would think I still had enough brain cells to separate the topics and the branches of good Christianity from bad Christianity. Now with less grey matter I just lump your Creed with its creationism in with all the others. It's also in la la land.
helper-- Mostly, I'm not publishing comments that are repeats of a previous comment.
ReplyDeleteWaiter, I ordered tomato soup, not bean soup. Waiter; " Soup is soup, both recipies are in the same cook book. Don't bring it up again, I've heard it before."
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