@SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world • 5 days agoSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1509
arrow-up1509imageSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.world@SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world • 5 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-square@TrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink51•5 days agoFor some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
minus-square@ChocoboRocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink26•5 days agoWhat else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
minus-squareMiles O'BrienlinkfedilinkEnglish10•4 days agoIn my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission. Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…
For some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
What else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
In my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission.
Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…