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[–] Deadeyegai@lemmy.world 126 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Man... Seriously! Fuck this guy. I hope when the Epstein files finally get released he fucking burns

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

LOL at this rate, the only time this guy will burn will be in hell

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 104 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He led an insurrection on live TV, got away with it, and got reelected. Nothing is going to happen until the propaganda machine is torn down; or, more likely, the whole system just caves in on itself under the weight of its own greed and mismanagement.

[–] becausechemistry@lemy.lol 25 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

I’d say the evangelical base won’t appreciate sex with teens but… given their track record they’ll probably say well actually sex with teens is just a-ok with us now

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

They're already influencing the idea with Megan Kelly. It's amazing to me how they've moved the goalposts so far that the general populace are now becoming apologists for so many things they once vehemently condemned. I'm not talking politicians who are projecting. I'm talking regular folks that are allowing outside influence to convince them that abuse is ok. I was raised by bigots. I was taught inequality and mistrust as a child. Thankfully it was never outright hatred, but it could have easily gone there. But pedophilia, that was the vilest of vile, the atrocity that could not stand. Now those same family members would be of the group to most likely defend this, were they alive today.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 21 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Christians are decrying Jesus Christ as "too woke" now. All bets are off

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

At that point you can't even call yourself a Christian

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

And yet they will continue to do so

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

God will judge them

Matthew 7:21-23

[21] “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. [22] On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ [23] And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago (1 children)

Yahweh is a sadist. Of the possible deities to worship Jeebus' dad is the worst.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 50 seconds ago

Jesus is Yahweh, and punishing sin isn't sadism.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

God does not exist, and will not be judging anyone

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -5 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck you and fuck this take. Theists don't have a monopoly on the capacity to be charitable and a positive influence.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

But we do on rational charitability. You know what's right and what's wrong. You can believe in good and evil without believing in the same God who put it there. Just how someone can also believe the summer is especially warm without believing in man-made climate change.

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago (1 children)

If there was a just god, it would hate people like you, that's for sure.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 minutes ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

And why's that? Because you hate me and you are always right?

If there was a god who was perfectly just and nothing else, wouldn't he hate all of us?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I’m not a big fan of your book about imaginary friends that tell you what to do

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If only truth was so easy to dismiss so we can follow our own selfish desires...

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

truth

If your definition of truth includes religious texts in any capacity other than, perhaps, a very dated take on philosophy, then that’s a point we are simply not going to agree on.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

What do you mean by "dated take" - does right or wrong change with time?

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

The morals of the Abrahamic Religions are the morals of blood-thirsty totalitarian pedophiles.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 29 seconds ago
[–] GojuRyu@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What would you say: is buying slaves from the nations that surround me still right, did god instruct people to do wrong or did right and wrong change?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 3 hours ago

God never instructed people to buy slaves. Concessions were once made to an adulterous nation because of their hardened hearts.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. Yes it does. The bounds of what society considers acceptable or reprehensible changes with time, location, and culture.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 3 hours ago

So if morality is subjective, then who are we to judge the holocaust? It was acceptable in that time, location and culture.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 4 points 15 hours ago

They've started to distinguish between pedophiles and ephebophiles, just so they can continue to say that Trump isn't a pedo.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'd have said the Evangelical base wouldn't appreciate him having sex with porn stars either, but here we are

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 15 hours ago

Or the groping, adultery, several divorces and remarriage, platforming kenneth copeland or flip flopping between being pro and anti abortion. Or him preaching works-based salvation recently.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 2 points 23 hours ago

I dunno... I think there's a timeline where he winds up like Il Duche

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago