This is funny, but would be more accurate if it said “MAGA Christians” instead of “White Christians”.
I’m an atheist and most of the Christians I know are pretty accepting. It’s almost as if they respect the teachings of Jesus and aspire to be more like him, unlike all too many MAGA Christians.
You know how they like to run around and call people who don’t tow the company line RINOs, they are CINOs. Why, because as always with everything Republican, every accusation is a confession. Too be honest with you, I think calling them all CINOs would drive them absolutely bat shit crazy, but that’s just me.
This applies mostly to WASPs and Catholic imperialists, wouldn’t say all Christians feel that way.
A lot of this is rooted in the media and politics of the community. I’ve watched older peers fall down the FOX News rabbit hole, becoming increasingly paranoid and hostile towards practically everyone outside the conservative base.
Churches that see Republican politics as a way of raising money will happily play along, further deluding their neighbors.
My church has a mission partner group where we welcome and help house and settle newcomers. Some of our congregation have even let them live in their basement units, helped them with finding housing, furniture, etc, and just helped them navigate how to do life here, like doctor’s appointments, banking, school, etc. It makes us absolutely livid that doors are closing to newcomers.
Yea, this meme is an overall sentiment, but the church members that participate in missions are rarely the ones against immigration (from my limited experience, anyway).
Yes of course. I’m just saying, some of us are livid about Christians like this
Oh yea, was agreeing with your sentiment.
Is this gomba fallacy?
Poors stay on that side of the fence
NIMBY
???
Not In My Back Yard
It refers to people generally supportive of things, but not where they live.
Typical topics are energy/transport infrastructure or housing for refugees/homeless people.
“Mighty big words comin’ from an A-Rab”
I love jesus, not these fucking hippie Palestinians!
Christian Palestinians: 😭
Wait, was Christianity and the command to spread the gospel message the reason why the age of exploration happened in Europe, as opposed to elsewhere?
No, it was for trade with Asia
China didn’t need to find an alternative path to China
Why didn’t the American people build ships across the ocean? Maybe to Eastern Asia, that would be closer. Africa is also close to Brazil.
Lack of relationship, Europe and Asia had over a thousand years of history together before Europe tried to sail to them
Europe’s geography also meant sailing was important for war. Rome and Greece fighting over the Mediterranean, later Spain/France and Britain to even have a war. Africa and the Americas were more land based
I imagine that was part of it, but I doubt it’s the actual main reason. More of a post justification.
Just FYI, if you hadn’t seen already, lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of the month.
(I’m just reminding people this so they don’t think the server just stopped working and get annoyed.)
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