2026 Mid-Term Elections

[Tigers!]

Of course, in my own case, it's clear that holding a view that conflicts with mine is an indicator of low general intelligence. But the difficulty arises when stupid people (eg everyone who isn't me) stupidly think that the same applies to them, and to their views.

I feel your pain.

 

[Tigers!]

Anybody know how Mitch McConnell' did in the midterms?
I apologize if this has already been asked and answered.

He didn't run

In his condition I doubt he could have managed a gentle walk. Stayed around for too long.

 

[bilby]

Of course, in my own case, it's clear that holding a view that conflicts with mine is an indicator of low general intelligence. But the difficulty arises when stupid people (eg everyone who isn't me) stupidly think that the same applies to them, and to their views.

I feel your pain.

See? There goes one now!

 

[blastula]

had a sex worker for a friend

A common belief, but that's not in the Bible.

 

[blastula]

 

[southernhybrid]

had a sex worker for a friend

A common belief, but that's not in the Bible.

Regardless, that's what many evangelicals claim. I know because I was forced to attend one of their churches during my entire childhood.

And, that wasn't the point of my post. The point was that these conservative Christians don't seem to follow any of the better teachings of their book. They support the horrible wars started by dear leader. What happened to that Prince of Peace thing? Of course, the NT is full of contradictions and believers cherry pick what they want, but still, there was a time when conservative Christians wouldn't have supported someone like a felon who was accused of sexual assault many times.

Plus one of the craziest things is that they think God is punishing the US by putting Dems in control of Congress.

 

[southernhybrid]

First of all, wasn't Jesus kind of a socialist? I mean he supported giving up your money to the poor, and the rich guys couldn't get into the good club, loving your enemies and all that jazz.

Kind of, but only kind of. Jesus (to the extent we can know what the historical Jesus was like) and early Christians were not concerned about government or ordering society at large, which is what socialism is about. They were more like those whacky utopian communities like Fruitlands in the 19th century, and with the added apocalyptic bend of believing that the end is "very fucking nigh".

I would say that the character of Jesus has similar values as the Democratic Socialists. They don't support pure socialism. They support some of the same things that the character in the Bible does. I'm not even sure there was an actual Jesus, but all we have is the so called Christian holy book to get an idea what this character was like.

Plus he never said anything against gay folks.

True. But some Biblical authors like Paul did.

Paul wasn't Jesus. Paul was a real asshole, assuming any of the shit in the Bible is based on historical reality.

In fact, he might have been gay himself as he was always hanging out with a bunch of guys,

And back then that was far more common to not interact much with people of the opposite sex you are not related to.

had a sex worker for a friend,

It's a female sex worker. I do not see why that would trigger your gaydar.

was never married or had kids. That doesn't prove he was gay, but it doesn't make him look straight either, not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Still, why do these people hate gay folks?

Latent homosexual (or at least bi) feelings? It is not uncommon for gay-bashing preachers to need a young man to "lift their luggage".

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister and Christian Zionist

Speaking of hatred of Israel on the left, it is Israel where gays are accepted, and places like Iran and Gaza where they have to fear for their very lives.

People don't hate Israel. They hate what Netanyahu is doing to innocent civilians. It's really not that hard to figure out. Soon, Nettie will no longer be the leader of Israel, so maybe that will help change things for the better, just like most of us sane people hope that the Dems in Congress can change things for the better in the US.

Yeah, that's a good one Mike. I thought there was something about peacemakers being the good guys in the NT.

Well, obviously, this is not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

Oh well. There is a lot more in the link if anyone is interested, but I think most of us know that these far right Christians are immoral idiots.

They can't hold a candle to Islamism. Truly a speck/beam situation.

I'll take a liberal or moderate Muslim any day over a White Christian Nationalist, which is how some of the people in the link I gave identify What is your hang up over Muslims?

 

[crazyfingers]

had a sex worker for a friend

A common belief, but that's not in the Bible.

Regardless, that's what many evangelicals claim. I know because I was forced to attend one of their churches during my entire childhood.

And, that wasn't the point of my post. The point was that these conservative Christians don't seem to follow any of the better teachings of their book. They support the horrible wars started by dear leader. What happened to that Prince of Peace thing? Of course, the NT is full of contradictions and believers cherry pick what they want, but still, there was a time when conservative Christians wouldn't have supported someone like a felon who was accused of sexual assault many times.

Plus one of the craziest things is that they think God is punishing the US by putting Dems in control of Congress.

The Christian bible is all made up of a pile of contradictory stories in terms of moral behavior.

Bad people find the bad parts to support their badness.

Good people find the good stuff .

There are a shit ton of bad Christians who support their badness in the bible and they have had the political power.

I hope that more good Christians point out the good stuff.

Right now, a lot of very horriible people who are Christians, base their badness on the bad stuff in the bible.

I hope that is changing with people like James Talarico.

But terribly bad people find the bad stuff. That's true of bad people of all religions.