• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    1 hour ago

    well, duh?

    if you believe in God and you believe God has a plan, then this is part of that plan

    how many Christians don’t believe God has a plan?

    it was God’s plan for Charlie Kirkkk to die publicly. it was God’s plan for all those school children to die. it is God’s plan to abuse and murder non-whites in the US. it is God’s plan to have the wealthy and powerful abuse young women and for the masses to protect them

    • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works
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      America has an individualism problem and well fuck me running if Christians just happen to be the absolute worst when it comes to the rights of others being of no consequence.

  • pachrist@lemmy.world
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    In case you’re talking to a Christian, most believe that everything is a part of God’s plan, even the things they don’t like.

    It’s honestly more interesting that this doesn’t match up with the “do you identify as a Christian” stats. It would imply that there are a significant percentage of Christians who think that Trump is outside of God’s plan. Maybe God didn’t have Trump in his bingo card?

  • itisileclerk@lemmy.world
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    TIL: 1/3 of the Americans are genuine morons. The more stupid the citizens, the greater the state. So, it’s MAGA all the way!

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    12 hours ago

    Isn’t everything that happens a part of God’s plan? I do not understand the thought process of most Christians.

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      Everything they agree with is part of God’s plan. Everything they don’t is the work of the devil. When you can control what is “seen” as God’s plan, you can control the population. And anyone who disagrees is under the influence of the devil and an enemy. Basic cult mentality.

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        I love how they overlook that anything the Devil does is, by definition, part of God’s plan. Evil to exist is what God wants. lol

        • BanMe@lemmy.world
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          Religion was used to justify it, and it was used to make the slaves more docile as well. Double edged sword. But then it turned to a source of strength as they emancipated.

          It’s complex. Humans are not going to give up religion, they’re just not. We should work to make the religions better if we want things to get better, and that means supporting the good religious people so they can affect change.