“Born again” Christians see themselves as part of an exclusive club or clan. They feel a strong affinity with others who have shared a conversion experience in which they have shed their ego, acknowledged guilt for “original sin” from their birth, accepted an unshakeable conviction that Jesus was the son of God who died to absolve them o…
“Born again” Christians see themselves as part of an exclusive club or clan. They feel a strong affinity with others who have shared a conversion experience in which they have shed their ego, acknowledged guilt for “original sin” from their birth, accepted an unshakeable conviction that Jesus was the son of God who died to absolve them of their sins, and that while all non-believers are doomed to burn in eternal hellfire after death, they will be among the relatively small number who will be spared that horror and will spend eternity in a glorious heaven in the presence of God.
It is logical, therefore, that they should cling together and be of aid and comfort to others in this club (cult). We should not b surprised that pretenders, imitators, and phony or hypocrites are out to get into the action and trying to get a piece of the pie, or that White supremacists are exploiting the situation fully. It is to be expected that a billionaire who has been rewarded by God with great wealth should go to great lengths to support and assist a Supreme Court justice and his wife who have been rewarded in other ways and who have professed to be believers. Their loyalty and fealty are to God and to each other and they are part of a movement to change and to save the world, each in their own capacity. The cause is righteous. To interfere is to represent Satan, evil, and liberal license.
There is nothing to investigate. There are no mysteries to solve. You are either on the side of good and God in their clouded eyes, or you are a dangerous and duplicitous enemy. If you are not with them, you are against them, and if you are against them you deserve nothing less than pain, punishment, death, and destruction. So, who you gonna to call? Ghostbusters? Or Merrick Garland, or perhaps Americans United for Separation of Church and State? Just do not ask your local schools to combat superstition and ignorance. They have other priorities.
Thank you. I hesitate to generalize or stereotype but I have known many of these people and most of my family are evangelicals and they are usually quite extreme in their views. They are driven by fear and apprehension and crave absolute certainty, and some have a degree of humility. But many become militant and arrogant and they can be terribly obnoxious and sanctimonious. The authoritarian leaders are another story, of course. Most are only exploiting the childlike dependence of their followers.
You should give them the book Idolatry of God by Peter Rollins. Very much on the topic of the search for certainty and childlike dependence on authority. Great comment.
Thanks! Had not heard of that book. Will keep an eye out. (Library? Speaking of liberty, my house is Amazon-free!) Trade: have you run into "From Housewife to Heretic" by Sonia Johnson? She was a faithful Mormon wife who ran into trouble with The Church over the Church-commanded last stand against ratification of the ERA. I think it is a little-known history. The slimebaggery of the coercive Bishops made her a feminist. etc.
“Born again” Christians see themselves as part of an exclusive club or clan. They feel a strong affinity with others who have shared a conversion experience in which they have shed their ego, acknowledged guilt for “original sin” from their birth, accepted an unshakeable conviction that Jesus was the son of God who died to absolve them of their sins, and that while all non-believers are doomed to burn in eternal hellfire after death, they will be among the relatively small number who will be spared that horror and will spend eternity in a glorious heaven in the presence of God.
It is logical, therefore, that they should cling together and be of aid and comfort to others in this club (cult). We should not b surprised that pretenders, imitators, and phony or hypocrites are out to get into the action and trying to get a piece of the pie, or that White supremacists are exploiting the situation fully. It is to be expected that a billionaire who has been rewarded by God with great wealth should go to great lengths to support and assist a Supreme Court justice and his wife who have been rewarded in other ways and who have professed to be believers. Their loyalty and fealty are to God and to each other and they are part of a movement to change and to save the world, each in their own capacity. The cause is righteous. To interfere is to represent Satan, evil, and liberal license.
There is nothing to investigate. There are no mysteries to solve. You are either on the side of good and God in their clouded eyes, or you are a dangerous and duplicitous enemy. If you are not with them, you are against them, and if you are against them you deserve nothing less than pain, punishment, death, and destruction. So, who you gonna to call? Ghostbusters? Or Merrick Garland, or perhaps Americans United for Separation of Church and State? Just do not ask your local schools to combat superstition and ignorance. They have other priorities.
Well said. It is most definitely a cult.
Thank you. I hesitate to generalize or stereotype but I have known many of these people and most of my family are evangelicals and they are usually quite extreme in their views. They are driven by fear and apprehension and crave absolute certainty, and some have a degree of humility. But many become militant and arrogant and they can be terribly obnoxious and sanctimonious. The authoritarian leaders are another story, of course. Most are only exploiting the childlike dependence of their followers.
You should give them the book Idolatry of God by Peter Rollins. Very much on the topic of the search for certainty and childlike dependence on authority. Great comment.
Thanks! Had not heard of that book. Will keep an eye out. (Library? Speaking of liberty, my house is Amazon-free!) Trade: have you run into "From Housewife to Heretic" by Sonia Johnson? She was a faithful Mormon wife who ran into trouble with The Church over the Church-commanded last stand against ratification of the ERA. I think it is a little-known history. The slimebaggery of the coercive Bishops made her a feminist. etc.
Sounds like a fascinating book. Thanks!
Spoken like a true "Orbanite". Has Viktor recruited you to publish his message?