Note to Conservative 'Christians:'

[MineralMan]

Not only was Jesus never recorded as having condemned homosexuality, there are also no recorded words of him condemning abortion. He did condemn hypocrisy and divorce, though. Interesting, isn't it.

Of course, I don't follow Christianity, but I am very familiar with the scriptures of that religion. I am correct in this.

[atreides1]

1. You're right

But then again most conservative Christians are very selective about what parts of the Bible they actually read...

[MineralMan]

2. Makes one wonder about their commitment to their faith, doesn't it?

Of course, I wonder such things often.

[texasfiddler]

3. Jesus warned against public prayer like the Pharisees for the sake of popularity and pride.

Sort of like praying at the 50 yard-line so everyone can see that you are proud to be a popular "Christian" coach.

[MineralMan]

6. Yes, indeed.

[GoodRaisin]

18. This right wing cult treats christian doctrine within a subset of false symbols

they apply to themselves, like their “patriotism”. While, in actuality, they push racism and hatred and greed. There is really nothing biblical they represent that hasn’t been twisted or just outright made up. They are quite literally false christians, very much like the Pharisees, who acted very religious for show and were exposed by Jesus for their hypocrisy, and then wanted to murder him.

[Ocelot II]

4. Religious doctrine is no longer important; it's all about political power now.

RW evangelical "Christianity" isn't even a religion in the traditional sense any more - it's just a framework for using the culture wars to browbeat politicians to get the results they want. They like TFG (who is about as close to being an antichrist as anybody since Hitler) because he gave them permission to let their fears over the changing demographic be expressed as hate calling for violence, and to Hell with Jesus and all that turn-the-other-cheek foolishness.

[CentralMass]

5. I suspect that you will never be able to change the mind of a conservative Christian.

[MineralMan]

7. That is true, but the USA is NOT a Christian country.

In fact, it is specifically not a country with any official religion.

[Blue Owl]

8. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Jewish law is clear on when life begins

Link to tweet

[MineralMan]

10. Yes. That is also true.

[keep_left]

11. The favorite "get out of jail free" card the Catholics love to play in these circumstances...

...is "Scripture and Tradition!". "OMG, the Magisterium!". The Magisterium being a relatvely ill-defined entity that mostly means whatever they themselves want it to mean, particularly when arguing an especially thorny topic which they want to appear oversimplified. This is a big part of what led to the defection of Luther, the Reformation, and the sola scriptura doctrine of most Protestant denominations.

As an aside, a lot of scholars think that modern capitalism and individualism would probably never have developed--or would look very different--if the Reformation had not occurred.

[genxlib]

12. I call them Bookend Christians

Everything in Genesis and Revelations is important.

Everything else is negotiable as they see fit.

[Wounded Bear]

13. I believe the "gay" stuff comes from Paul and from the Old Testament.

It's for the Cafeteria Christians. They pick and choose which passages meet their needs.

[MineralMan]

14. Paul is not Jesus, as far as I know.

Of course, I don't know if either of them was a real person, so there is that...

[Wounded Bear]

16. Supposedly both were 'channeling' the word of God...

funny how their messages vary quite a bit from being of the same source.

[MineralMan]

17. Well, as far as I know, there's no evidence of that deity, either.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. Rabbi Barry Silver's Synagogue is suing the state of Florida over its 15-week abortion ban.

Rabbi Barry Silver’s Synagogue is suing the state of Florida over its 15-week abortion ban.