“As a Christian, I don’t think you can be both MAGA and Christian,” one person wrote in the comments of the video.

Two weeks ago, Jen Hamilton, a nurse with a sizable following on TikTok and Instagram, picked up her Bible and made a video that would quickly go viral.

“Basically, I sat down at my kitchen table and began to read from Matthew 25 while overlaying MAGA policies that directly oppose the character and nature of Jesus’ teachings,” she told HuffPost.

In the comments of the video ― which currently has more than 8.6 million views on TikTok ― many (Christians and atheists alike) applauded Hamilton for using straight Scripture as a way of offering commentary. Others picked a bone with Christians who uncritically support Trump.

  • @phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    1011 hours ago

    Most white evangelical Christianity is a cult as well, with beliefs that directly contradict their own scriptures.

    • @mcv@lemm.ee
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      810 hours ago

      Most blatant is the “Prosperity Gospel”, which blatantly and directly preaches the polar opposite of what Jesus said explicitly several times.

      • @CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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        15 hours ago

        Seeing prosperity gospel in action is crazy. They really chant shit like “give me the money now, give me the money now”. It’s really a money cult. Religion Americanized. As far away as one could get from Jesus really.

      • @ours@lemmy.world
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        310 hours ago

        “Prosperity Gospel” seems such a copout for cult-leaders to justify getting rich on their congregation.

        So much for “eye of a needle”…