• rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I grew up Christian in a place where most people were atheist, went to a Christian school, where about half the students were Christian and the other was atheist, then moved to different places all over. My experience through all of that was always: Regular people in either group mostly don’t give a shit and just want to live their own lives. The “Christians” you see on TV are not normal people.

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      2 months ago

      One of my best friends is christian and I didn’t even know for years because it wasn’t relevant and they are a reasonable person.

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      2 months ago

      I am a Christian and figured that out as well. I just see it as an American problem. But it’s concerning seeing churches perform Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation music not realising how sketchy those places are. I worry it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, that people will maybe see some Hillsong or bethel teaching and think “they must be reputable, as we sing their music in Church!”

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      2 months ago

      Like 40% of the US are. It may not be their primary focus or how they actually live their lives but their views align and they will absolutely sell your children out to the Nazis or see you murdered if it aligns with what tv tells them.

      Why do you care if they are the kind of folks who would start the lynching if they are the folks who would hang out and drink lemonade while you choke your life away?