@SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world • 6 months agoSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down17
arrow-up1509arrow-down1imageSometimes you have to travel to fantasy world to pull someone out.lemmy.world@SassyRamen@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-square@TrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink52•6 months 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.worldlinkfedilink27•6 months 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•6 months 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…