We've all been sounding the alarm on fake #CINOs (#Christians In Name Only) now those chickens are coming home to roost. Have fun with that #Christianity without an actual Christ.
"... #evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ."
For the 67% of my followers who started following me this last weekend, expecting more incisive analysis of Terms of Service from major companies, you won't find that here, but I can offer you something better:
@MedievalMideast Currently reading Armstrong's "Sacred Nature" - if you're going to post about those faiths' views of nature and our place in it/responsibility to it, then or now, I won't be disappointed :-)
Nearly 1500 years after Justinian founded a monastery on the Sinai peninsula at the foot of what is believed to be Mt. Sinai, some Christians are looking for Mt. Sinai in Saudi Arabia -- even though the Hebrew Bible gives contradictory location clues and even different names to the mountain of God.
Although the article cites some (fairly unoriginal) textual analysis of the Tenach, its primary angle is about where Christians think Sinai might have been. Using a hashtag that's for 21st century Jews chatting about stuff of 21st century Jewish interest seems a bit like shoehorning to me.
Also, in practical terms, makes it easier for evangelical Christians to find and potentially annoy Jews on Mastodon.
(1/3) The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced most people reject #Christianity because of insecurity.
Most people assume they're good people—or, at least, good enough. At least they're not the "worst" person. They're not "bad", so they must be "good", right?
Christianity doesn't teach that. It tells people, upfront, that they are not as good as they think they are.
A brother asked his elderly abba: “How does one become ‘a fool for the Lord's sake’ [1 Cor 4:10]?” The elder said to him: “There was a child in a coenobion who was given to a good elder so he might bring him up and teach him the fear of God. The elder would say to him: ‘When somebody reviles you, bless him; and if you are sitting at table, eat what is decaying and leave what is good and, if you are to choose a garment, leave the good one and take the one that is worn out.’ ‘Am I a fool that you tell me to behave like that?’ the child said to him. ‘I am telling you to do those things for this reason that you may become “a fool for the Lord's sake”, so that the Lord may make you wise’, said the elder. The elder showed what one does to become ‘a fool for the Lord's sake’, you see.”
-Sayings of the Desert Fathers #Christian#Christianity#Catholic#OrthodoxChristian
@ghostrunner Even with only 12, it's rather easy to be humbled by comparison. Now with over 2.6 billion and counting, plus the innumerable deceased, well, some people are more popular than others. No doubt it helps that He's the source of all love. And no doubt we can still gain new friends by becoming more Christlike. But as a fellow introvert, 12 close friends sure does sound overwhelming, especially if we were all to gather at the same time. As for the lonely, though, it's good to know He is with us always, even unto the end of the world.
I was contemplating this yesterday, but as usual, @brheiney said it better.
"So, as heat deaths rise, when we speak of those who die, don’t just say they died of heat. Say they died of poverty, of neglect, of a world that values the wealthy more than those who are not, of a society that looks away from the preventable suffering of the vulnerable."
Today's American #Christians don't want religious freedom, they want religious authority. They want to remake America into a #dominionist, #authoritarian nation in which Christians are explicitly in control, and everyone else is part of a powerless second class. This imposition of a #Christofascist ideology and control structure is the single, animating agenda of contemporary, American #Christianity. We all must fight to make sure their agenda never comes to pass.
Preparing the intercessions / prayers tomorrow for Church. It seems to me that when the #Episcopal Church updates the Book of Common Prayer, there is a real need to expand the prayers and meditations to reflect our grief and our calls around #ClimateChange. #Environmental breakdown stresses not only the physical or geological but also the mental, psychological, and spiritual. Religions have a vital role to play going forward.
@deepmud These ideas seem primarily economic but they are ultimately philosophical and spiritual.
I have felt for a while that the key condition of modernity and capitalism is rootlessness. And until we address that - that deep cultural, philosophical, and spiritual malaise - no real change will be possible.
I don't expect everyone to agree with me - I know there are so many opinions about this. Thank you for sharing your views. And again, I apologize if I came off as condescending.
@seanbala thank you for that apology which I accept.
If you haven't read George Orwell's book I recommend it. I think capitalism is not the cause, it is only the symptom of the true cause which is greed. Imo.
Also, people are hierarchical and status seeking. Both of these are largely a waste of time but that's one reason for luxury items, which are also a waste of time.
Buddhism is the only religion I know of that suggests joy in simplicity.
As we all know, police won't pull you over for going slightly above the speed limit. In some places you can only get away with 5mph over, while in other places it's commonplace for traffic to move at 20mph over the posted speed limit. So why would anyone in their right mind decide to go under the speed limit? Why would anyone...
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