The worst people I have met in life are usually christian
How many cases of child sexual abuse have they swept under the rug?
Tax the church!
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025
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Ive been grown up in Germany as part of the evanglian lutherian Church, the main Christian church in northern Germany.
And all the officials of the church (Pastor, superintendend etc) and volunteers ive met have been really nice people. Collecting money and stuff for the poor, giving refugees facing deportation church asylum, taking part in civil rights movements to fight for the rights of minorities like LGBTQI*, people of color or member of other religions, taking care of the old and sick, helping alcohol and drug addicts etc.
Like a good aunt. Not always the most progressive person you know, but still always good hearted and kind and willing to fight for the good.
So churches can be imho a good place.
Can be but they are not
As a millennial, Christianity for most of my life has been defined by queer bashing and other horrific shit. Ollie fucking North is held up as an example. Growing up in a shithole southern state, it’s less a religion and more a tribe/enforcement of social conformity. It’s also the expected social safety net here - that’s why they gut social programs, to force you to comply with whatever your local church thinks you need to do to deserve to eat.
Sometimes I hope this all a joke - that Trump/Musk are Antichrists sent to exemplify the hypocrisy and rot at the heart of American white dominionist Christianity, that eventually Jesus himself will show up and call these fuckers out.
I must be one of the lucky few who weren't raised by hypocritical Christians. My parents actually tried to be generous and helpful.
I was raised by hypocritical Jews if it helps. But then that kind of goes with being Jews. We don’t exactly follow the books unless we’re super orthodox.
Humans in general tend to be hypocritical unless they are intentional about things.
Especially when it comes to religion.
My parents actually tried to be generous and helpful.
That was one of the first lessons of first communion and confirmation while being raised christian. Being a great human just isnt enough, you had to go through some church ceremonies or you'd burn in hell. Too bad for the brown people who had no contact with christianity, but I'm afraid their souls were all just doomed to burn in exquisite agony forever.
Lesson for the children: Anyone not like us burns in hell. They are lesser.
I'm not religious anymore myself. Grew up Catholic. But my experience with it definitely seems to be different than a lot of other people. The priest we had was super progressive and inclusive. Didn't spout any of the fire and brimstone crap either. Actually tried to live the life of Jesus and told us to love and accept everyone, including gays and people from other religions, etc. I do realize this isn't the typical experience for most people though. I think father Matthew was genuinely a good guy and got into the faith because he actually wanted to help people.
ITT poor understanding of Christian theology
Are you talking about the vast majority of people who call themselves "christian"?
What's your point?
The point is people actually practicing Christianity as it was originally meant to be practiced will inevitably end up in socialist bent. Jesus was a poor person. He hung out with beggars and prostitutes.
There are no rich men in the Kingdom of Heaven. There are no billionaires in paradise. Billionaires do not go to Heaven. In the end, every last one of them burns.
That is what I believe. That is my version of Christianity. I take the "eye of the needle" passage very literally.
There are definitely kings and aristocrats in heaven so you're wrong.
Which one? There are several schools, and each thinks its the correct one.
Eastern Orthodoxy
I like the ones that think they're correct, but that it almost doesn't matter and everyone is saved anyway.
And then there are the Calvinists…
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