▲ 138 ▼ Is this the right place for shitlib Lemmy slop? (hexbear.net) submitted 11 months ago* by alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/slop@hexbear.net 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments Post in question: https://lemmy.zip/post/49704665 They also seem to have learned a new word to use instead of "Tankie": ML
[+] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago* (1 child) What does "an attempt to make actual progress" mean for an evangelical Christian? Fix any of Earth's problems aside from converting people before it's too late. If Jesus is coming next Tuesday with a new heaven and new earth, why bother fixing climate change on this one? Why would they be a "lukewarm" christian? If you could be using the time to save even one person from infinite torture, this is the only possible moral action, so obviously you wouldn't be truly dedicated to your faith if you did anything else permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago My assumption is that it is more likely they intended to exclude at least one thing, if not conversion, from actual progress than they did to exclude it from "lukewarm Christian" simply because the term "lukewarm Christian" seems to be defined precisely to be the person who doesn't make any attempt whatsoever to apply their faith into practice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago* (1 child) What does "an attempt to make actual progress" mean for an evangelical Christian? Fix any of Earth's problems aside from converting people before it's too late. If Jesus is coming next Tuesday with a new heaven and new earth, why bother fixing climate change on this one? Why would they be a "lukewarm" christian? If you could be using the time to save even one person from infinite torture, this is the only possible moral action, so obviously you wouldn't be truly dedicated to your faith if you did anything else permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago My assumption is that it is more likely they intended to exclude at least one thing, if not conversion, from actual progress than they did to exclude it from "lukewarm Christian" simply because the term "lukewarm Christian" seems to be defined precisely to be the person who doesn't make any attempt whatsoever to apply their faith into practice permalink fedilink source parent
[+] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago My assumption is that it is more likely they intended to exclude at least one thing, if not conversion, from actual progress than they did to exclude it from "lukewarm Christian" simply because the term "lukewarm Christian" seems to be defined precisely to be the person who doesn't make any attempt whatsoever to apply their faith into practice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 1 point 11 months ago My assumption is that it is more likely they intended to exclude at least one thing, if not conversion, from actual progress than they did to exclude it from "lukewarm Christian" simply because the term "lukewarm Christian" seems to be defined precisely to be the person who doesn't make any attempt whatsoever to apply their faith into practice permalink fedilink source parent
