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[-] athos77@kbin.social 97 points 11 months ago

evangelist Joel Tenney, who wanted someone fired over the inclusion and implied (in the comments) that he would personally vandalize the “grossest form of idolatry I have ever seen in my state.” He even asked his followers, “Who’s gonna bail me out?!”

No, he deliberately riled up his followers, then referenced the need for "bail money" like six different times. Guy is just after the money. Hmm, I wonder what his holy book says about money?

Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have.

You cannot serve both God and money.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Oops

[-] Johnvanjim@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

“It is more difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, than a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.”

I don’t know, seems vague…

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Yeah, like they don't say how big the camel is - or the needle!

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 10 points 11 months ago

It's a metaphor, a parable, because the wealthy can buy a really big needle, see! It's difficult because they have to ask for a custom made needle

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Those poor, misunderstood wealthy people!

[-] frezik@midwest.social 12 points 11 months ago

The needle was a side door in a city wall. The source for this is up my ass.

[-] pandacoder@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Luckily they live in the United States of Amoneyca and they are Coinageans praying to the all mighty green and papery Georgod Washington. They can serve both God and money because they are one and the same.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 97 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 11 months ago

They will remember soon enough. When a state takes a religion it is typically pressured to get very specific, and then persecute (convert or imprison / execute) those that do not conform.

This ~~was~~ is the crux of the issue in the troubles, which is itching to start up again.

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[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 72 points 11 months ago

There is One Supreme God.

Clearly they’re talking about Cthulhu, who is not a fan of goats.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 20 points 11 months ago

There's only the mighty pasta.

[-] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago
[-] spwyll@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago

Have you even read the Mythos? Cthulhu is the priest of the Old Gods.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

I’ll worship how I like.

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[-] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago

Wow, that rep has no business being a representative when they can't even understand what separation of church and state means. And somehow are intellectually challenged enough to believe that being a "Christian state" means the law no longer applies...?

Wtf

[-] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

A rep you say, better not look too close at the house speaker.

[-] FriendOfElphaba@sh.itjust.works 45 points 11 months ago

Satan sucks!

He also does this thing with his tongue that’s absolutely amazing.

[-] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

Best comment here

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago

“Stop challenging my mythical worldview! Whaaaaaaa!”

lmao

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 11 months ago

I encourage all to donate to the Satanic Temple today.

[-] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

I'm just watching here as this guy gets super-angry about blasphemy

And wondering if he realizes this is exactly why we need separation of church and state

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

They're to fucking stupid to understand that.

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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 26 points 11 months ago

These topics interest me because I can imagine how inflexible religious fundamentalists must be.

Like, to atheists or satanists seeing a Christian display is at most annoying.

For hardcore Christians seeing a satanic display is a literal challenge from God to be strong, to be loyal. They see it as a glitch in the matrix or some shit, like a virus.

Same as Muslims and displays of Muhammad.

They simply can't compute the continued existence of such things.

And it makes me laugh.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

*some Muslims

Not all branches think the same about displays of Muhammad

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[-] penguinsAreRapists@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago
[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

I hope they choke to death on it.

[-] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

All praise Satan!

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