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Politics really is a substitute for religion in America
by linkage 5mo ago
Politics really is a substitute for religion in America
- kelnos 5mo agoIn secular America at least. Most people in the US are religious, many of them fervently so. And quite a few of them like to mix their religion with politics.
- misiti3780 5mo agothis is true, but thankfully, religion is declining in America. although if people are replacing it with politics, maybe we need another revival
- elephanlemon 5mo agoFrankly I think a lot of these people are politics first. How else do you explain the dissonance between Jesus’s teachings and their political opinions?
- MiguelX413 5mo agoTheir politics are perfectly in line with their Christian-themed cult.
- lazyasciiart 5mo agoYes but when they’re not, they choose politics. See: Catholics right now.
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- racl101 5mo ago> And quite a few of them like to mix their religion with politics. The two things they told us not to talk about at the dinner table in order to have a better experience. Maybe it was solid advice after all.
- MontyCarloHall 5mo agoIndeed, but the rage I've seen during political fights at family gatherings (and another politics-induced divorce) pales in comparison to the rage I saw in these two anecdotes. The worst political debates I've seen involved raised voices and some name calling, not spitting food and smashing plates. The only other political divorce I've seen slowly simmered over a few years after Trump was first elected, not in a literal matter of weeks.
- leosanchez 5mo agoReligious people can be anti-AI too.
- mvdtnz 5mo agoAmerica has no lack of religion.