Trump administration 2024-2028

[daftandbarmy]

Warning. What follows is my personal opinion. Not intended as a slight on people who identify as Christians or Mormons, or any other belief system

It could be that religious belief requires a suspension of credulity - also called faith. Once one is prone to making "leaps of faith" in the absence of evidence, false idols are equally "believable". This could explain the fascination with celebrities etc.

Again, my opinion.

Since when did you start warning people?

Must be getting soft in your old age

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Warning. What follows is my personal opinion. Not intended as a slight on people who identify as Christians or Mormons, or any other belief system

It could be that religious belief requires a suspension of credulity - also called faith. Once one is prone to making "leaps of faith" in the absence of evidence, false idols are equally "believable". This could explain the fascination with celebrities etc.

Again, my opinion.

I decline to be an atheist, as it requires far to much faith to say "There is no god". I prefer to say: "It's unlikely that a superior being cares, if you wear a particular hat, or how many times you pray a day and did not write your book." However that being if they exist, may have encoded our DNA to do certain things or seek out them.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Since when did you start warning people?

Must be getting soft in your old age

I usually revert to the quote from Philip Caputo's A Rumour of War - "ambush is killing and killing is fun....", but that is a rather draconian tactic that I am realising does nothing to engender productive discussions.

Having said that, I still consider a throat punch (or implied threat thereof) to be a useful tool in meetings.....

 

[The Bread Guy]

If I were a devout Christian, I would think that would be blasphemous and contrary to the First Commandment.

Well, it appears POTUS47's .... cooling a bit on Big Catholic Inc. ....

... while Big Catholic Inc. seems to be taking it in stride ...

Pope on board plane to Algeria: ‘I am not a politician, I speak of the Gospel' - Vatican News

During the flight to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump's recent statements, saying he is "not a ...

www.vaticannews.va

Pope Leo XIV says he does not fear Trump in feud over Iran war - National | Globalnews.ca

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV told reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.

globalnews.ca

... and Catholic media sharing less-than-optimal uptake.

 

[lenaitch]

I think that sort of evangelism in the IS is as much cultural as it is religious, and to be blunt, the purported religious values seem very flexible in order to conform to the culture. It is what it is.

I agree. It is a common thread in American culture to 'wear things on their sleeve', including religion and politics, so is consistent with evangelical aspects of activism and outreach. Couple that with a widely held believe that the US is a 'Christian nation' and was founded on Christian values lends a fair bit of empowerment to the Christian nationalism movement.

 

[AKa]

In all fairness, you can't compare the Pope to Trump wrt to crime. There are very few public figures better at crime than Trump in this age

 

[MilEME09]

In all fairness, you can't compare the Pope to Trump wrt to crime. There are very few public figures better at crime than Trump in this age

"Let me tell you something......no one does crime better then me, I am the crime boss extraordinaire " - Trump, probably