SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 1 month agoSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down15
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minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·1 month agoFor some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
minus-squareChocoboRocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 month agoWhat else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoIn my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission. Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…
For some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
What else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
In my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission.
Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…