• garretble@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It’s a perfect metaphor for the performative Christianity they love: all show, no effort

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      Well the entire thing was an insult to whoever wrote Matthew 6:5. Which is a proud Christian tradition, but Americans take it a whole new level.

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        Yes I wonder who wrote Matthew 6:5, if only there was some sort of a hint.

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          Honestly I’m surprised there aren’t more sects that explicitly reject Matthew by now. It’s the one that has the bulk of the “don’t be a dick” instructions.

          Most of them seem to prefer John which can more easily be twisted into “if you’re a Christian you’re a winner and better than everyone who isn’t, no need to worry about the details, you’re already on the list”

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      Probably made of the lightest material possible. That dude is hardly struggling.