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“As a Christian, I don't think you can be both MAGA and Christian,” one person wrote in the comments of the video.

Two weeks ago, Jen Hamilton, a nurse with a sizable following on TikTok and Instagram, picked up her Bible and made a video that would quickly go viral.

“Basically, I sat down at my kitchen table and began to read from Matthew 25 while overlaying MAGA policies that directly oppose the character and nature of Jesus’ teachings,” she told HuffPost.

In the comments of the video ― which currently has more than 8.6 million views on TikTok ― many (Christians and atheists alike) applauded Hamilton for using straight Scripture as a way of offering commentary. Others picked a bone with Christians who uncritically support Trump.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 11 hours ago

So, which one keeps giving it septic tanks full of dead babies?

And why the fuck do we tolerate this shit existing when that's the benign version?

[-] [email protected] 22 points 13 hours ago

MAGA is a cult. There's nothing Christian about it.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago

I'm just glad people can tell the difference between Christ and Trump, the beast of revelation

[-] [email protected] 11 points 14 hours ago

Hahahha american christianity is schisming

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

To be fair, the schisms have been occurring for like 200 years.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

I read about this story today and looked her up. Why do so many people watch her content? I genuinely couldn't get through more than 30 seconds of anything she's posted. Not that she's a bad person, and I hold nothing against her personally, but it's just utterly uninteresting to boredom. Like photos of food but of people.

[-] [email protected] 64 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

They (Christian MAGA) don't care. I have a family member I shared this verse, and many others with, and they only got angry at me. This was months ago.

They simply don't care. Not about what Jesus said, and not about any of us.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 17 hours ago

It's always best to address stuff like this with a very wide grin and say "Ah, it's good to know that for all your self-righteousness and false piety, you will burn in hell, and Jesus will weep knowing his sacrifice meant nothing to you. Ta!"

You don't even need to believe it, it just really gets under people's skin. Fuck 'em.

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[-] [email protected] 36 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

My brain is still as broken as my relationship with my father when he looked me straight in the eyes and told me that yes, Jesus would be ok putting kids in cages.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

They got...angry? What, typical "don't sass me" or what? What did they saaaay?

I know it's not my place to ask but just soooo curious ;-;

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[-] [email protected] 189 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I always laugh when I hear shit like this, there is an old german saying my father taught me. "When there are 9 Nazis at a table, and you go sit with them, there are 10 Nazis at the same table".

If you are sharing the same church with them then you are sharing the same ideology. Start kicking these maga fucks out of your churches and I might start believing you.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 1 day ago

It’s a crying shame that I’ve had to do the same with some of my extended family. They’ve gone ultra MAGA and I’m sorry I cannot support you when you want to harm others.

[-] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago

I lost a childhood friend to the MAGA cult. It sucks, I knew him since elementary school. He slowly became angrier, then he one day was just all out hateful saying the most vile hateful crap he could and I just cut ties completely.

The stupidest part is I heard through someone else that "he has no idea why I wont talk to him". I didn't ghost him, I told him to his face on my way out his door for the last time that "I will not tolerate hatred, never speak to me again."

I suspect most of maga are the same way, they know full well what a massive piece of shit they are, the problem is that they are proud of it.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago

That always reminds me of the "missing missing reasons" post. It's about estranged parents specifically, but I think the behavior shows up elsewhere. People's ego is too fragile to let them remember or admit some details, and their emotions are creating their whole reality.

https://www.issendai.com/psychology/estrangement/missing-missing-reasons.html

[-] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I haven't seen that page before but its the way things are. My parents died last year and I didn't go to their funerals. They of course had a opportunity to reach out but doing so would have been an admission that they had done something wrong. I had a couple of their flying monkeys come at me from time to time. I just call them fools and move on with my life. That is what you have to do. You will never get resolution from narcs. They can never see any wrong they do as wrong. They will never seek help because they fear it.

Edit: I will say one of the things I miss about reddit is the raisedbynarcissists sub. It is where I discovered I wasn't alone. That in itself was validation for me. Reading about others in similar situations to mine really helped me end a life long cycle of depression, anxiety and anger.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 21 hours ago

Damn, that is incredible. I am somebody who comes from a conservative white religious family. I am not estranged from them and we actually have a good relationship, but I do keep them at a certain distance because of it.

But while the estrangement context is unfamiliar to me, all of the issues discussed absolutely ring true.

The whole “emotion creates reality” versus “reality creates emotion” thing is a fantastic was to phrase it. I think that simple description might hit the nail on the head for what the hell is going on with conservatives/religious constantly trying to fuck up the world and having ridiculous beliefs.

It also speaks a lot to narcissism, which does admittedly go hand in hand with the whole conservative need for social hierarchy and the expectation that oneself is obviously at the top.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Are you me?

I had a very similar experience, except it involved them running after me and trying to punch me in the face, after I'd walked 5 minutes down the street.

Then a few weeks later they messaged an "apology" saying we're both to blame that things got out of hand.

Fuck Trump, fuck Farage, fuck Republicans, fuck Reform, fuck racists, fuck hatred, fuck intolerance. I just want my dumb, funny, stoner friend back, but that's not possible now that he's a hate filled arsehole.

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Luke 5

[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

They aren't repenting and don't consider themselves sinners.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Red-Letter Christians

Red-Letter Christians is a non-denominational movement within Evangelical Christianity. "Red-Letter" refers to New Testament verses and parts of verses printed in red ink, to indicate the words attributed to Jesus without the use of quotation marks.

The organization was founded by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne in 2007 with the aim of bringing together evangelicals who believe in the importance of insisting on issues of social justice mentioned by Jesus (in red in some translations of the Bible). They believe Christians should be paying attention to Jesus's words and example by promoting biblical values such as social justice issues. These issues include the fight against poverty, the defense of peace, building strong families, respecting human rights and welcoming foreigners.

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[-] [email protected] 97 points 1 day ago

I think most atheists I know are much closer to the christian values that the church and people who consider themselves christians are. Almost funny how a religion that's supposed to be built on sharing, tolerance and love have produce to most selfish intolerent people filled with hatred.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Studies have consistently shown that atheists/agnostics are also as knowledgeable or more knowledgeable about world religions and even Christianity than Christians themselves, especially in the USA.

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[-] [email protected] 70 points 23 hours ago

Just a quick reminder that stonetoss is a nazi

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 20 hours ago

Daily reminder that the correct response to people accusing someone of being a racist or a nazi isn't: "But is he really?" it's actually: "so what?

Holy f This statment could not be more wrong.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

~~Where is that quote from? I didn't see it in the link above~~

I see it now. It was right at the top and a quote from the Nazi

[-] [email protected] 17 points 21 hours ago

Yes, pebbleyeet is a Nazi.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

I mean, that guy looks pretty athy, but is he really the athiest?

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

This pissess me off so much. I was raised in christian family. And I mean motherfucking christian. I was taught from young age to show compassion, to help other, to help others up even if I don't personally like them. This is what it means to me to be christian. Compassion, love, and charity. Help others without asking for anything back.

Which is also core of fucking theoretical communism, so no wonder that also fell.

But it pissess me off when I meet people who are soooooo fucking hardcore believers, each sunday in church, always praising god and then they start the goddamn gossip of the day. Because Annie has a man of a slightly darker carnation, it's obvious Annie is abused, poor Annie but in the end Annie knew what she was doing, oh that poor hoe hope she finds god in her life. FFS these gossipin pseudo-christians should find god in their life -.-'

There's epigram in polish, fun little thing by Jan Kochanowski. Translation would be

"If you're not sinning, as you're telling me, why are you, dear, confessing so often?".

[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

MAGA Christians would be so pissed to learn about the real Jesus if they could read

[-] [email protected] 29 points 22 hours ago

The broader truth is that you can't be Christian and be pro-Capitalist.

Once you remove Capitalism as the base, the entire "prosperity gospel" falls apart.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago

I am happily MAGA= I am happily fascist.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 22 hours ago

Jesus is definitely an amalgamation of a variety of stories and characters. I believe a real Jesus existed and was really killed by the state for what he did on what they celebrate as Palm Sunday, he mocked the emperor and was killed. He likely also mocked the Jewish leaders of his time and the Mystery Cults/public perception of Jews in his time.

Example; the Eucharist was an act of mockery towards Mystery Cult rituals and the negative stereotypes of Jews.

The Bible Jesus and much of his teachings are a culmination of thought put upon one character to tell a story like Gilgamesh (who was also a carpenter), any Roman-Greco hero, King Arthur. The story of the three wise men is, in my opinion, the idea that Eastern/foreign thought is introduced somehow namely Zoroastrianism. The dude lived in Palestine and likely alongside heavy trade routes into Rome, probably got exposed to interesting folk. He's born in both Nazareth and Bethlehem? Sounds to me like he's all these different folks smooshed into one story.

In my opinion, Jesus is anti-authoritarian first and foremost, likely some form of socialist. And likely a punk.

Kurt Cobain is probably closer to Jesus than any Republican.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

Jesus is anti-authoritarian first and foremost

I mean, he did exhort his followers to sell their shirts and buy swords!

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[-] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago

Yes! Matthew 25:32 is one of the best examples of how warped MAGA & Christianity has become.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

I quote this passage a lot because it’s very explicit about going to heaven or not. It’s based on good acts, outlined briefly here. I don’t get how any MAGA person can read that and agree with our current policy. It’s anti-Christian.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

There was a news article a while ago about maga hats saying their church was repeating "liberal talking points", when the pastor was simply quoting Jesus.

https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706

Most of the maga hats don't care. They found their tribe and that's all that matters to them now.

Facts and quotes don't change people's minds. In-group belonging does. So long as they see you as an enemy, they won't listen to anything you say. We're all vulnerable to that, but maga hats seem especially vulnerable.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

The rest of the passage hit harder. First, the setup

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then your section about "the right". Then the rest

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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[-] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago

And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free - John 8:32

Also Trump wears diapers and smells horrible. Probably because he's the anti-christ or a reasonable facsimile.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

Just now thinking about it?

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The Bible is also abundantly clear about being misogynist and homophobic (even in the New Testament). Skipping over those parts gives an evil book/religion a pass. Fuck Christianity.

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