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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's happening in Canada and it sucks. American companies have acquired a large swaths of the Canadian news landscape and the radicalization of rural Alberta/etc. is happening at a terrifying rate.

[–] Event_Horizon@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

As a someone working in a library here in Australia, this plague has spread this far and we've seen a very large increase in the number of 'complaints' and threats to staff

[–] 00Sixty7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine believing in a guy who allegedly told as many people as he could to spread tolerance and acceptance for literally everyone, then going and preaching the exact opposite while saying they're doing it because he said so. Incredible.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

who allegedly told as many people as he could to spread tolerance and acceptance for literally everyone,

What passage is that?

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The big one is Matthew 22:36-40

36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

There's several more, but most Christians don't actually read their book

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I am not seeing tolerance and acceptence there. Also, especially in Matthew, your neighbor was your ethnic group not humanity.

Would have been kinda cool if Jesus had bothered to cite his sources. He is just quoting Rabbi Hillel here.

[–] taurentipper@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Instead of religious right they should just refer to themselves as the hypocritical christians

[–] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I firmly believe this is one of the possible solutions. Just labeling them as religious doesn't help, as not all Christians feel this way.

Last I checked, Jesus taught love and acceptance. He hung out with people in poverty making hard choices.

I'm not religious. But this is exactly the stuff that caused me to avoid the church.

[–] taurentipper@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I agree, don't want to paint them all with a broad brush. It's just so many don't follow the pretty plain and simple lessons he was supposed to have taught

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Last I checked, Jesus taught love and acceptance.

That is cleaned up version. Not the Jesus of Paul or the Gospels.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Religion is the problem, not a specific variation of religion.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I kind of disagree with that. Buddhism comes to mind. Peganism is kind of nice. Shamanism is an interesting thing.

Dunno... I hate the major dogmas as much as anyone, but it seems like there's some niche things out there that value spirituality over conquest.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Buddhism comes to mind.

Have you been to a Hell Garden? I have btw.

Peganism is kind of nice. Shamanism is an interesting thing.

NSFL https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170425-the-silent-killer-of-africas-albinos

Don't confuse the Disneyfied, PC version of a religion for what the religion does in practice.

Irrational beliefs are dangerous.