β² 1879 βΌ Apparently a right-wing deacon said this (sopuli.xyz) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 205 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cross posted from https://eldritch.cafe/@Jeanneadebats/114184886084246220
[β] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz [S] 150 points 1 year ago (8 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [β] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 141 points 1 year ago (2 children) "I hate you guys, kill yourself" said Jesus probably during daylight saving time because he didn't sleep enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago Fair enough, that's enough to make me give up on humanity. permalink fedilink source parent [β] evidences@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hear he also dropped the n word a couple times on Twitter but he was taking Ambien so it wasn't his fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 1 year ago Also, Jesus was so just of full love when they did the Nazi salute twice. permalink fedilink source parent [β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 year ago (3 children) The only difference between a religion and a cult is time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] FaceDeer@fedia.io 37 points 1 year ago I've heard the distinction described as "it's a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name." permalink fedilink source parent [β] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Number of followers helps too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago I have as much authority as the Pope. I just donβt have as many people who believe it. George Carlin permalink fedilink source parent [β] p3n@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The difference is sincerity. permalink fedilink source parent [β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (3 children) Apparently started from a hate ministry in 2021... Dude named James White on Twitter. "When you start with man as image-bearing creature of God, you can understand why sympathy is good, but empathy is sinful. Do not surrender our mind to the sinful emotional responses of others." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I don't get it, "image-bearing creature of God"?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Asking religion to make sense is like asking a fish to describe outer space. permalink fedilink source parent [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago I think his point is that humans are meaningless little things made just to be in the image of "God" and should "get over themselves" since it's all about God and not at all about humanity. Seemingly, that somehow doesn't apply to having him shut up and stop making it about himself. permalink fedilink source parent [β] tourist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The sinful emotional response caused by losing your home after the landlord tripled the rent permalink fedilink source parent [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, I came across some article he wrote. He basically said if he hates someone, they deserve it because god says so, and if anyone disagrees with him, they are making it about "them" and not Jesus. He evidently (understandably) got blowback on Twitter back in the day, and wrote some word vomit that sums up to "No no, you don't understand, what I said is not as bad as you think it is (it's sooooo much worse)" permalink fedilink source parent [β] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago So then... We don't need to apply empathy to whoever that guy is. permalink fedilink source parent [β] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) Whoβs her? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Coil@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. She asked Trump to have mercy for immigrants and pissed him off. permalink fedilink source parent [+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Every time I see that I'm so skeeved out. Like I understand needing to close your heart's empathy to deceivers. It's something I've had to do with abusers who play on pity. But this is language that you use to prepare people to do evil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Notably, I don't think folks would consider Christian teaching would not explicitly declare that you should hate (that part is usually just implied). Generally what they say is that while you shouldn't just yield and let "bad" people walk all over you and society, you shouldn't "hate" them either. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago This sounds like Warhammer 40K flavour text. How can anyone write this and think that they are the good guy? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 141 points 1 year ago (2 children) "I hate you guys, kill yourself" said Jesus probably during daylight saving time because he didn't sleep enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago Fair enough, that's enough to make me give up on humanity. permalink fedilink source parent [β] evidences@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hear he also dropped the n word a couple times on Twitter but he was taking Ambien so it wasn't his fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 1 year ago Also, Jesus was so just of full love when they did the Nazi salute twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago Fair enough, that's enough to make me give up on humanity. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] evidences@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hear he also dropped the n word a couple times on Twitter but he was taking Ambien so it wasn't his fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 1 year ago Also, Jesus was so just of full love when they did the Nazi salute twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 1 year ago Also, Jesus was so just of full love when they did the Nazi salute twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 year ago (3 children) The only difference between a religion and a cult is time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] FaceDeer@fedia.io 37 points 1 year ago I've heard the distinction described as "it's a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name." permalink fedilink source parent [β] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Number of followers helps too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago I have as much authority as the Pope. I just donβt have as many people who believe it. George Carlin permalink fedilink source parent [β] p3n@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The difference is sincerity. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] FaceDeer@fedia.io 37 points 1 year ago I've heard the distinction described as "it's a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name." permalink fedilink source parent
[β] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Number of followers helps too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago I have as much authority as the Pope. I just donβt have as many people who believe it. George Carlin permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago I have as much authority as the Pope. I just donβt have as many people who believe it. George Carlin permalink fedilink source parent
[β] p3n@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago The difference is sincerity. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (3 children) Apparently started from a hate ministry in 2021... Dude named James White on Twitter. "When you start with man as image-bearing creature of God, you can understand why sympathy is good, but empathy is sinful. Do not surrender our mind to the sinful emotional responses of others." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I don't get it, "image-bearing creature of God"?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Asking religion to make sense is like asking a fish to describe outer space. permalink fedilink source parent [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago I think his point is that humans are meaningless little things made just to be in the image of "God" and should "get over themselves" since it's all about God and not at all about humanity. Seemingly, that somehow doesn't apply to having him shut up and stop making it about himself. permalink fedilink source parent [β] tourist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The sinful emotional response caused by losing your home after the landlord tripled the rent permalink fedilink source parent [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, I came across some article he wrote. He basically said if he hates someone, they deserve it because god says so, and if anyone disagrees with him, they are making it about "them" and not Jesus. He evidently (understandably) got blowback on Twitter back in the day, and wrote some word vomit that sums up to "No no, you don't understand, what I said is not as bad as you think it is (it's sooooo much worse)" permalink fedilink source parent
[β] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I don't get it, "image-bearing creature of God"?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Asking religion to make sense is like asking a fish to describe outer space. permalink fedilink source parent [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago I think his point is that humans are meaningless little things made just to be in the image of "God" and should "get over themselves" since it's all about God and not at all about humanity. Seemingly, that somehow doesn't apply to having him shut up and stop making it about himself. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Asking religion to make sense is like asking a fish to describe outer space. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago I think his point is that humans are meaningless little things made just to be in the image of "God" and should "get over themselves" since it's all about God and not at all about humanity. Seemingly, that somehow doesn't apply to having him shut up and stop making it about himself. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tourist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The sinful emotional response caused by losing your home after the landlord tripled the rent permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yeah, I came across some article he wrote. He basically said if he hates someone, they deserve it because god says so, and if anyone disagrees with him, they are making it about "them" and not Jesus. He evidently (understandably) got blowback on Twitter back in the day, and wrote some word vomit that sums up to "No no, you don't understand, what I said is not as bad as you think it is (it's sooooo much worse)" permalink fedilink source parent
[β] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago So then... We don't need to apply empathy to whoever that guy is. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) Whoβs her? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Coil@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. She asked Trump to have mercy for immigrants and pissed him off. permalink fedilink source parent [+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Coil@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. She asked Trump to have mercy for immigrants and pissed him off. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Every time I see that I'm so skeeved out. Like I understand needing to close your heart's empathy to deceivers. It's something I've had to do with abusers who play on pity. But this is language that you use to prepare people to do evil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Notably, I don't think folks would consider Christian teaching would not explicitly declare that you should hate (that part is usually just implied). Generally what they say is that while you shouldn't just yield and let "bad" people walk all over you and society, you shouldn't "hate" them either. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jj4211@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Notably, I don't think folks would consider Christian teaching would not explicitly declare that you should hate (that part is usually just implied). Generally what they say is that while you shouldn't just yield and let "bad" people walk all over you and society, you shouldn't "hate" them either. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago This sounds like Warhammer 40K flavour text. How can anyone write this and think that they are the good guy? permalink fedilink source parent