If you come up in here caping for dude, something is wrong with you.

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It's below zero with the windchill in most places, and he wants to play games. He's such a bastard.

I've been trying to figure out who's the bigger bastard; Abbott, or DeSantis.

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https://news.yahoo.com/anger-worthless-texas-governor-drops-180548642.html

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and can basically do whatever they want with no consequences.

Like the type of behavior that the only response is “what the fuck is wrong with you”

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my general reaction to seeing him is usually "ugh,not this guy". he just rubs me wrong

but i also think he's a decent human being who cares about people, and no amount of Beto cringe even begins to compare to being a vile, hateful pos who would human-traffic scared, desperate human beings as a troll stunt.

May he rot in hell

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Throw the book at these fascist worms.

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first so kidnapping might not stick.

Gee, I wonder if there's any coercion or deception involved in those contracts.

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The insult to injury.

It's always puzzled me how they are able to get away with this and still thump their holy books with no sense of irony or shame.

And get away with it.

these aren't real people. theyre criminals. illegals. even if they're not ALL gang members you gotta beak a few eggs for brandon to address the border crisis.

they justified the kids in cages thing the same way, mixed with alot of 'what about obama'

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Most people's perception of god is, essentially themselves.

So if they're for/against something, than so is their god.

that's not a knock, just a basic truth. People tend to perceive a god that aligns with their own values.

But for those who like to use their religion as a means to oppress, there's usually some verse somewhere that they'll use for justification. Whether or not it actually holds up is irrelevant, because then they'll usually say that *they* have a correct understanding of the scripture.

In this case, I'm sure they'll use some old testament verse somewhere about driving out foreign tribes or some shit.

And if you corner them on that, they'll find some other apologetic or excuse, or just change the subject altogether.

A current favorite tactic is an extreme end of presuppositionalism, where god has revealed the truth to them through personal revelation. In essence, they are the source of that information, and don't need an external source. They'll say the book has been corrupted or some shit, and now their god reveals directly to the person.

Or, in many cases, they'll skip all of those steps and get straight to the personal attacks on the person who dared question them.

started to see this so much back when I was heavily involved in church. I haven't been to church in some time...and I do struggle with it every now and then. Like...am I fucking up? Did I try hard enough? To your point, though...I would be talking to someone about a certain thing and they'd bust out a scripture. I'd say something like..."that was Paul speaking directly to the church of Corinth". It would be an immediate shutdown of conversation on their end...usually ending with some form of "You've got to have a personal relationship with him!!!" Like a conversation would almost turn into an admonishment.


>A current favorite tactic is an extreme end of
>presuppositionalism, where god has revealed the truth to them
>through personal revelation. In essence, they are the source
>of that information, and don't need an external source.
>They'll say the book has been corrupted or some shit, and now
>their god reveals directly to the person.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

>started to see this so much back when I was heavily involved
>in church. I haven't been to church in some time...and I do
>struggle with it every now and then. Like...am I fucking up?

as someone who completed their deconstruction years ago, I'd say... NOPE. But then, I'm now an atheist and I'd love to see the entire institution fade away.

In fact, even if you're still a believer, I'd still argue the same.

The institution itself has not only hijacked, but arguably replaced, sincere faith IMO. But that's another topic.

>Did I try hard enough?

Without hearing another word, I'd make an educated guess of "yes".

>talking to someone about a certain thing and they'd bust out a
>scripture. I'd say something like..."that was Paul speaking
>directly to the church of Corinth". It would be an immediate
>shutdown of conversation on their end...usually ending with
>some form of "You've got to have a personal relationship with
>him!!!" Like a conversation would almost turn into an
>admonishment.

I hear you loud and clear.

In fact, those conversations unwittingly laid the foundation for my eventual atheism. And it's because there are better retorts to your point about Paul speaking to the church of Corinth", both inside the Bible, and sheer logical deduction.

Too much just doesn't add up. And while I'm passed the phase of wanting to poke holes in people's faith, I'm never passed the point of encouraging people to challenge their own beliefs in general.

I think, if nothing else, people owe it to themselves to take a real hard, objective look at their religious views, because we're all here, right today, and we have shit to deal with, that those holy books just aren't helping with.

Lastly, one conclusion I've formed is, that the best- and best-intentioned- christians, are usually the ones who deviate most from established doctrine to the point where they're openly shirking most of it, and adhering to but a small sliver of it.

and prolly full of spelling and grammatical errors, lol. My bad in advance...
I was introduced to a pastor through my best friend...she was starting a church out of her home. She asked me to visit. My homey already "went" there. It was legit a bunch of folding chairs in a kitchen/living room/dining room type floor plan. They had a little boom box for music and a mic. I started hanging around a bit more and took a liking to some of the folks and vice versa. In time, a building was in the works...but the lot where it would be built literally had to be cleared by hand. I was there...in the weeds (pun intended). Long ass Saturdays and Sundays...and even some weekdays when possible. We got that lot ready. When the actual church building was built, I was a regular attendee. Fast forward years and I'm a deacon, counting money after church, heavily involved in decisions pertaining to the church, coming up on days off and cleaning/cutting grass, the whole deal. The pastor was a former school teacher, the assistant pastor was her sister. Two black women running a church. Kinda new at that time. Over time, like anywhere else you start to see the human side of people. There became a division in the church. Some folks like the stylings of the pastor, some preferred the style of her sister. It got to a point where folks wouldn't come if they knew one was preaching and not the other. They both had children who were involved and soon you had cousins going at cousins, members going at members...it was like you had to choose a side...you simply could not rock with both. Ultimately, the pastor's sister left and went to a different church...mad people left and followed her. It was shitty. The church was crippled. There was resentment, gossip, you name it. I felt caught up because I genuinely loved both of those women. They taught me a lot. I became jaded and just like, whatever. Where I used to religiously be at every service, bible study, concert and anything else going on in that building...I began to get lax. I would miss Sundays and not call anyone, stop showing up at bible study, just generally checked-out type behavior. Eventually I stopped going and despite several calls and visits from folks, never went back. A former member passed and at the funeral I saw the pastor. She gave me the tightest hug and said..."baby, you need to come home". I told her I needed to think about it...but, I knew I wasn't. It hurt me that I lied to her instead of being straight up...I just didn't feel that was the time or place...but, also I never made it right and that is a regret I have. A few years later, she retired and dissolved the church. The building was sold and became a daycare center. One day I drove by it and just sat in the parking lot in my car and cried. Not even sure why. These days, the slightest mention of church makes me roll my eyes so fucking hard. I wish people could just get together and look out for each other and be genuine with each other without all the other bullshit...because for a while we really had a great thing.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

and its something I struggle with as a former church goer who just got tired of Sundays.. lol.

I used people’s hypocrisy as a reason to stop going. Mostly I just wanted to sleep in and not miss 1PM kick off’s.

My daughter is curious, I think about all the friends and community I formed due to church as a youth and wonder if I should start going again. Will there be backstabbers and shitty people at the church? Prolly.. but those people exist everywhere else I go so why should that stop me?

One thing that is missing in my personal life is a sense of community like I had back home. I want my kids to have that and church is a great way of doing it.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

you just look...their list of things god wants exactly matches the list of things they want

and they always have an exception for themselves.



www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

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