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45 sats \ 4 replies \ @freetx 3 Dec 2024 \ parent \ on: Bailing out a Sinking Ship with a Thimble - The Perils of Reforming Government Politics_And_Law
In my view the progressive movement's desire to even care about the marginalized comes out of Jesus impact on humanity. Yet, they hate Him.
I'm always amazed by this. It is mind-bending to me. Jesus was the perfect progressive. He taught that we are all children of God and thus all brothers/sisters. We should love our neighbor as ourselves....
Yet, they seem to have a revulsion to Jesus. They visibly cringe and pull back if you mention any of this.....its almost as if they are possessed.
they have ceded ground that should have never been given
Precisely.
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96 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 3 Dec 2024
And the hate is reserved for Christianity and Judaism. Other religions have immunity
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75 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 3 Dec 2024
Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford OP 3 Dec 2024
To be fair, plenty of progressives say they love Jesus. Its Christians they hate. And as a Christian that's fair. But they sure don't like all the things Jesus said. Nor does anyone really. Jesus offends us all.
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52 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 3 Dec 2024
Jesus offends us all
Yes, the Sermon on the Mount is an impossible commandment for us flawed humans to live up to. But we must strive to....
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