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(DIR) Post #AkOWaTWkYoav4zgmKe by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T13:28:26Z
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Sensitive topic, but I feel strongly: Some Christians were outraged at the Olympics opening ceremonies because they thought a brief scene mocked the Last Supper. In fact, the scene was an interpretation of the Feast of Dionysus. (The giant blue Greek God in the center of the table was a pretty obvious tell, I think.)(1/5)
(DIR) Post #AkOWaUlJy7qOuTVvgO by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T13:28:57Z
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But beyond the fact that some religious people were vocally outraged over a misunderstanding, there's something even more important, I think, about this incident: They were getting incensed over something inconsequential in a world with profound challenges and needs for those of faith. (2/5)
(DIR) Post #AkOWaW2jCtMWskfLSC by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T13:29:15Z
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If someone is so moved to express disgust over a few fleeting seconds of an Olympics Ceremony but has never once been moved to comment on Christians screaming for “Mass Deportation,” wearing “God, Guns & Trump” t-shirts, or supporting (by a wide margin) a dangerous, narcissistic, unethical, faithless adulterer for President, then I have some question about what triggers their outrage. (3/5)
(DIR) Post #AkOWaXDkpNmCXEpfHM by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T13:29:33Z
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I do not believe God requires us to defend Him from symbols in art and entertainment. Instead, He implored us to defend the poor, needy, vulnerable and downtrodden. What happens in the Olympics opening ceremonies is insignificant; what happens with programs for seniors, how the Federal government treats immigrants, and whether we cut the safety net for those living on the margins matters more--or should, at least. (4/5)
(DIR) Post #AkOWaXVpkAEpRJI6SW by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T13:29:47Z
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Let's save our outrage for the meaningful and important. We only add heat to an already hot world by screaming over every perceived slight. The world needs more light and less heat!
(DIR) Post #AkOWaYHKtYEfodW2V6 by Tbsa@newsie.social
2024-07-28T13:46:39Z
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@augieray Id like to see even a spec of evidence that they are “Christian”
(DIR) Post #AkOWaYwSQf83sAksb2 by Pepijn@mastodon.online
2024-07-28T13:50:35Z
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That's a no-true-scotsman. These people are Christian as they identify as such.@Tbsa @augieray
(DIR) Post #AkOWaZndExfCX5dLTk by JustTooOdd@lor.sh
2024-07-28T14:33:11Z
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@Pepijn @Tbsa @augieray This really is the goal and challenge for Christians who think differently: how to obviously differentiate oneself/group *and* avoid the "who is REALLY" a Christian diversion.
(DIR) Post #AkOWaaiLq529N0Adt2 by augieray@mastodon.social
2024-07-28T14:36:48Z
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@JustTooOdd @Pepijn @Tbsa My take: It is meaningless to try to devise a test for who is or is not a Christian. And it doesn't matter. What we need to do is to encourage those who identify as Christian to live in the ways the Bible demands. I don't care who is a "fake" or "real" Christian--I care that people who call themselves Christian live in unChristlike ways and harm others because of the manipulation of their faith.
(DIR) Post #AkOWabcMTppwAiNNBo by Tbsa@newsie.social
2024-07-28T14:38:56Z
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@augieray @JustTooOdd @Pepijn We don’t have to devise a test. God already did that. Simple browsing of the ten commandments pretty much exposed the charade. If you’re going to support a rapist don’t run around acting like god would condone that. They murder, they lie, they steal, and they rape. That is NOT Christian. Period.
(DIR) Post #AkOWachiRPiJXbtAAq by Pepijn@mastodon.online
2024-07-28T15:06:09Z
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@Tbsa Not to dive into theology too much, but if you're going to gatekeep based on "ten commandments" it's best to say which version of the the decalogue you go for..I get that you say some people are not acting "Christian-like", but why not focus on them being "shit humans" instead. It keeps their actions with them and doesn't elevate Christianity to some higher or "better" ethical level.edit: oh, @Tbsa blocked me. That's not very ten command like now is it? ;-)@augieray @JustTooOdd
(DIR) Post #AkOWadR5ii0foL7Ots by Tbsa@newsie.social
2024-07-28T15:08:04Z
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@Pepijn @augieray @JustTooOdd Don’t support a rapist who murdered a million people lying about a deadly airborne virus because it makes you look bad. Let’s start there. If you support a vile piece of shit. You’re NOT a good person.
(DIR) Post #AkOWaeV1lYkj6py3fs by Starprophet@merovingian.club
2024-07-28T16:17:34Z
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@Tbsa Coronahoax deaths are made up.@Pepijn @augieray @JustTooOdd
(DIR) Post #AkOYnw1E8mb37LURzE by wonka@chaos.social
2024-07-28T16:42:26Z
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@Starprophet Bullshit, and you could know it, if you didn't choose to believe in Bullshit instead.@Tbsa @Pepijn @augieray @JustTooOdd
(DIR) Post #AkOZDiLLbmC8EVC5Cq by Starprophet@merovingian.club
2024-07-28T16:47:08Z
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@wonka What's bullshit was the claim that BLM niggers were immune to a flu virus. What's bullshit was the counting of gunshot deaths and motorcycle crash deaths as coronahoax deaths.All claimed by highly credentialed quacks, who deserve to be burned alive on a 4k livestream.@Tbsa @Pepijn @augieray @JustTooOdd @SilverDeth
(DIR) Post #AkOZX5VpgrC9aoKun2 by wonka@chaos.social
2024-07-28T16:50:37Z
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@Starprophet You are a racist cunt and will now be reported and blocked.@Tbsa @Pepijn @augieray @JustTooOdd @SilverDeth
(DIR) Post #AkOagcRaik0AHxSePY by StarProphet@noauthority.social
2024-07-28T17:03:34Z
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@wonka Boo hoo, nobody except wine aunts will ever believe your social class ever again.
(DIR) Post #AkOtOe7rcx11QBNRwG by SilverDeth
2024-07-28T20:33:14.002530Z
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@wonka Nothing wrong with racism - being proud of your race's superiority is reasonable and desirable. Did you know I've taught all three of my kids to be extremely racist - and very kike aware? Shuffle off and die now boomer-nigger.image.png
(DIR) Post #AkOtlkKoi0FJL2S0wK by wonka@chaos.social
2024-07-28T20:37:23Z
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@SilverDeth@fsebugoutzone.org reported and blocked 🤷
(DIR) Post #AkP75SbvcAVpZ2BY7U by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2024-07-28T23:06:33Z
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@augieray How is this a "sensitive topic"?