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0 sats \ 20 replies \ @AJ1992 OP 22 Oct \ parent \ on: #NoKings Grand Rapids, Michigan 10/18/25 Politics_And_Law
First, white Christian men used the Bible as justification for slavery, forcing slaves to read the Bible in some cases as well.
They also used the Bible as justification against the women's rights movement in the 20s.
They used the Bible as justification against the civil rights movement as well as with extremist groups like the klan burning crosses on lawns.
White Christians also have used the Bible in more recent times as justification in an attempt to prevent abortion rights, same sex legalization, and trans rights.
So to say people have their rights thanks to white Christian man is flat out delusional. But given you believe in fairy tales, it doesn't shock me you live in your own reality. You spend too much time inhaling right wing propaganda and refusing to accept the facts.
You also never responded to the proof I showed you of how Trump has used the Presidency for direct profit, and now he's suing the justice department for 230 million dollars in another attempt to profit off the presidency since he himself appointed the people that will decide if they settle with him or not.
Have fun living on earth 2, but those of us here on earth one are busy trying to keep our Democratic Republic from becoming an autocracy.
forcing slaves to read the Bible in some cases as well
And that’s a bad thing?
Teaching slaves to read and then eventually freeing them and ending slavery globally (except where it still exists today in Africa and other non-white non-Christian places)
-seems like a good thing to me.
Anyway have fun with your quest, I can understand that you hate people who say they are Christian, you are right that we all need to read what Christ said and be more like Him. I hope you’ll give him a chance and accept his forgiveness.
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I guarantee you I know the Bible better than you do. I actually went to a private Christian college, it's what pushed me into atheism.
And most slave owners did not want their slaves to learn how to read or are you that stupid you don't know basic history. I misspoke in my previous comment, slave owners forced slaves to attend reading sessions of the Bible where they were read passages from the Bible.
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Still don’t see how that’s bad.
Which countries ended slavery first?
The answer is White (mostly Christian) countries.
Which countries can you still find slavery in today?
African and Arabic countries.
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There is still a very large amount of sex slavery that happens in the U.S.
And it's "Arab" countries. The reason for this is they are very poor and most of that slavery is also sex slavery.
Also, this country never has and never will be a Christian nation. Our founding fathers believed in separation of church and state and freedom of religion also means freedom FROM religion.
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All of the founding fathers were Christian. They believed in liberty. Bastiat and others said Liberty is belief and faith in God.
Not forcing people to do things is a main feature of Christian values.
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If that's true, then why are you attempting to legislate in this country based on biblical law and forcing people to live the way the Bible says? If you believe in freedom of religion then that means ANY religion or non religion. You can't say that you're for not forcing people to do things then supporting making laws that prevent/force people from/to doing things.
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Who is doing that? The 1st amendment RESTRICTS the US government from making laws like that. Which is good.
The problem is that “Democracy” is eroding this principle- Trump is a good example of that process.
I am personally a Christian both spiritually and politically. I think the earthly government and State should be peacefully abolished and we should await the renewal of the earth recognizing only the Kingship of Christ.
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Who is doing that? Are you that naive? In Louisiana there was a law passed mandating the ten commandments be put up in every public school classroom which is being challenged in court.
The speaker of the house Mike Johnson put a restriction on trans female representative Sarah Mcbride from using the female bathroom because his faith doesn't agree with her lifestyle.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has stated the court should take another look at same sex marriage because it goes against his Christian beliefs.
The supreme Court just recently overturned the right to abortion based on religious arguments and some states have put very restrictive abortion laws in place.
Public schools in the deep south have banned books in school libraries because they aren't "Christian approved."
Wake up.
If you are a Christian politically then I assume you support asylum seekers and refugees and believe no human being is illegal?
And the founding fathers with deists who believed in religious freedom. They fled religious prosecution remember.
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