But on Thursday night at an evangelical church near Chicago, dozens of people held their arms aloft and prayed over Pastor Lee at a fund-raiser where he was portrayed as an American hero — and a victim of religious persecution.
I’m an ex-fundigelical, so I can say this with all certainty: doing something illegal you think Yahweh told you to do and getting punished for it is not religious persecution. It’s justice.
Me too. Still working through the trauma, but at least I no longer have to deal with the mental gymnastics of why an allegedly good god would allow people to trample and harass others in its name.
On the bright side, prayer doesn’t do shit, and there’s even some evidence that it makes outcomes worse, so get fucked!
what pisses me off the most is; how they always give credit to god for something god had absolutely nothing to do with. Bust your hump to afford a better life? nope. god. Doctor performed a surgery flawlessly? god. Airplane pilot does his freaking job and lands you safely? Cheer for god!
I’m an ex-fundigelical, so I can say this with all certainty: doing something illegal you think Yahweh told you to do and getting punished for it is not religious persecution. It’s justice.
On the bright side, prayer doesn’t do shit, and there’s even some evidence that it makes outcomes worse, so get fucked!
Glad you got out!
Me too. Still working through the trauma, but at least I no longer have to deal with the mental gymnastics of why an allegedly good god would allow people to trample and harass others in its name.
what pisses me off the most is; how they always give credit to god for something god had absolutely nothing to do with. Bust your hump to afford a better life? nope. god. Doctor performed a surgery flawlessly? god. Airplane pilot does his freaking job and lands you safely? Cheer for god!
You have some life changing need? god works in mysterious ways.
They have some life changing need? Congregation must come together in a show of unity to fund a solution.
Conversely, you get fucked over or something bad happens: you’re being tested or you didn’t pay hard enough.
Or my favorite: you deserved it because you’re a sinner.