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minus-squarecrayons_to_chaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·7 days agoIronically the actual fundamentals of Christianity: Be kind to your enemy. Turn the other cheek. Forgive those who trespass against you. …to the least of these… Let he who is without sin…
minus-squarethecaptaintrout@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·7 days agoUnfortunately our claimed heritage and real heritage are very different 😭
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThere’s a lot of historical examples of that “real” heritage being much worse than the noble ideals the country claims to stand for.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoThe heritage we mean: White supremacy The religion we mean: Christian Sharia law
minus-squarethesohoriots@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days agoHush, that’s communist talk!
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoYeah, the Sermon on the Mount stuff sounds pretty great. Or Thomas Jefferson’s bible. Or just being a red-letter Christian. It’d be great if all the other stuff was left by the wayside, but it’s still there, lying in wait…
Ironically the actual fundamentals of Christianity:
Be kind to your enemy. Turn the other cheek. Forgive those who trespass against you. …to the least of these… Let he who is without sin…
Unfortunately our claimed heritage and real heritage are very different 😭
There’s a lot of historical examples of that “real” heritage being much worse than the noble ideals the country claims to stand for.
The heritage we mean:
White supremacy
The religion we mean:
Christian Sharia law
yoink
Hush, that’s communist talk!
Yeah, the Sermon on the Mount stuff sounds pretty great. Or Thomas Jefferson’s bible. Or just being a red-letter Christian.
It’d be great if all the other stuff was left by the wayside, but it’s still there, lying in wait…