SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 4 days agoSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1487
arrow-up1487imageSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.worldSassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·4 days 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-up25·4 days 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-up10·4 days 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…