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Vice President Mike Pence had a sobering message Saturday as he delivered a commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
Pence warned graduating seniors of the Christian university that they needed to prepare for persecution from critics he described as the secular left.
Some of the loudest voices for tolerance today have little tolerance for traditional Christian beliefs, the vice president warned, according to the Washington Times. So as you go about your daily life, just be ready.
As an example, Pence pointed to a bevy of Hollywood liberals whove been waging a boycott effort against the state of Georgia, whose Republican governor, Brian Kemp, recently signed a strict pro-life heartbeat abortion bill into law.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-warns-christian-grads-to-prepare-for-ridicule-from-secular-left/ar-AABf4uI?li=BBnbcA1
So ridicule amounts to persecution? What a bunch of snowflakes.
trev
(1,480 posts)Radical Christians have been touting this "persecution" theme forever. Funny that they are the ones doing the persecuting--even of each other.
Mariana
(14,854 posts)when they feel ridiculed, persecuted, etc.
"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
So, not only are they snowflakes for acting like ridicule amounts to persecution, but they are directly disobeying the instructions of Jesus when they whine about it.
malaise
(268,946 posts)msongs
(67,395 posts)MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)respect for God's creation in the form of caring for the environment, belief in the equality of all humankind, FORGIVENESS and UNDERSTANDING, and pursuing the path of peace.
This "Christian" nonsense is nothing of the kind. The Christian right interprets religion to corral unthinking Christians into supporting a pro-violence Republican agenda.
sarabelle
(453 posts)the teachings of Jesus Christ.
spanone
(135,827 posts)atreides1
(16,074 posts)Like slavery, racism, bigotry, the submission of women, the killing of LGBT's
He's right, I don't have any tolerance for those beliefs....
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Why dont people get that?
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)Especially when someone is persecuting you by -- gasp -- TAKING A KNEE!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)struggle4progress
(118,280 posts)Brad Polumbo
06.30.18 9:38 PM ET
... At Liberty we believe firmly in academic freedom for our faculty and a commitment to the free and open exchange of ideas, Falwell insists. This is in stark contrast to many major universities, where students are often ridiculed in the classroom for expressing ideas that faculty deem to be politically incorrect and protests often result in speakers being disinvited from appearing because of their viewpoints ...
... In 2016, Falwell himself censored an anti-Trump column in Libertys student newspaper, preventing publication of criticism of the Access Hollywood tape where Trump made grotesque comments about grabbing women. This censorship came only a week after Falwell released a statement celebrating Libertys commitment to free expression.
... In 2009, Liberty derecognized the schools chapter of College Democrats because the national Democratic Party is pro-choice, and dares to promote the LGBT agenda ...
For all their talk about political correctness and free speech, Liberty administrators have essentially turned their campus into a safe space for the far right ...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/liberty-university-when-it-comes-to-free-speech-its-anything-but
Takket
(21,562 posts)Than to see so called Christians actually act like Christians. Liberty University is nothing more than a "Hitler Youth" that makes a mockery of Christianity, producing adults that believe compassion, tolerance and charity are all character flaws abhorred by God.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If you can gussy up your bloodlust in ersatz Christian garb, Pence thinks you should be beyond reproach or criticism.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)Anyone can believe whatever they want to believe as long as their beliefs are not shoved down my throat and their beliefs restrict my personal freedom. If anyone is picking a fight just for the sake of being a bullying asshole, it is people like Pence.