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US education (lemmy.ml)
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[–] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yep, you long-form summarized my point. For the most part, Christians in the US do have an understanding of modern phenomena, and they aren't any crazier than most Christians anywhere else on the planet.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Gotcha. Broadly I agree with that, although I will say in response to “they aren’t any crazier” part that I fear the evangelical movement in the US more than most places. They seem to not care at all about their actual religion and instead worship power. It’s disconcerting to say the least.

    But it isn’t about a misunderstanding of modern phenomena, it’s about a misunderstanding of their own scripture.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The evangelical movement's outsized influence in the US is rooted in the Republican's "southern strategy" to make a big umbrella of the fringiest racist, chauvinist and fundamentalists, and use them to elect shitty hate-bait politicians.

    They aren't actually powerful, someone just handed them a really big megaphone.

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