This is the beginning of a Facebook post from Sunday by the conservative preacher Jeremiah Johnson. On Jan. 7, the day after the storming of the Capitol, Johnson had issued a public apology, asserting that "God" [their Pet-Nonexistence] removed [Authoritarian-in-Chief] from office because of his pride and arrogance, and to humble those, like Johnson, who had fervently supported him.
[Actually, it was decent, disgusted Americans, not a non-existent SkyDaddy that removed Contemptible-in-Cheat.]
The response was swift and vicious. As he put it in that later Facebook post, “I have been flabbergasted at the barrage of continued conspiracy theories being sent every minute our way and the pure hatred being unleashed. To my great heartache, I’m convinced parts of the prophetic/charismatic movement are far SICKER than I could have ever dreamed of.”
The response was swift and vicious. As he put it in that later Facebook post, “I have been flabbergasted at the barrage of continued conspiracy theories being sent every minute our way and the pure hatred being unleashed. To my great heartache, I’m convinced parts of the prophetic/charismatic movement are far SICKER than I could have ever dreamed of.”
[The average atheist and acceptor of the evidence for biological evolution could have warned Jeremiah Johnson that he has been feeding antisocial nonsense to those eager to hide their hatreds behind a religionist disguise.]
This is what is happening insideevangelical [proselytizing pseudo-]Christianity and within conservatism C*N*servativism right now. As a conservative Christian friend of mine put it, there is strife within every family, within every congregation, and it may take generations to recover."
This is what is happening inside
[Recover? Meanwhile, more and more rational individuals are eschewing religionist manipulations altogether.]
"One core feature of MAGAtism is that it forces [allows bigots to betray every commitment they claim to have had]: to the truth, moral character, the Sermon on the Mount, conservative principles [as though those are admirable in any way], the Constitution [which is daily flouted by their LIAR-of-Choice]. In defeat, some people are finally not willing to sacrifice all else on [Bigot-in-Cheat’s] altar.
The split we are seeing is not theological or philosophical. It’s a division between those who have become detached from reality and those who, however right wing, are still in the real world.
Hence, it’s not an argument. You can’t argue with people who have their own separate made-up set of facts. [You can argue, but they are impervious to facts, reason, and common decency.] You can’t have an argument with people who are deranged by the euphoric rage of what Erich Fromm called group narcissism — the thoughtless roar of those who believe their "superior" group is being polluted by alien groups.
It’s a pure power struggle. The weapons in this struggle are intimidation, verbal assault, death threats and violence, real and rhetorical. The fantasyland mobbists have an advantage because they relish using these weapons, while their fellow Christians just want to lead their lives.
The problem is, how do you go about reattaching people to reality?"
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The split we are seeing is not theological or philosophical. It’s a division between those who have become detached from reality and those who, however right wing, are still in the real world.
Hence, it’s not an argument. You can’t argue with people who have their own separate made-up set of facts. [You can argue, but they are impervious to facts, reason, and common decency.] You can’t have an argument with people who are deranged by the euphoric rage of what Erich Fromm called group narcissism — the thoughtless roar of those who believe their "superior" group is being polluted by alien groups.
It’s a pure power struggle. The weapons in this struggle are intimidation, verbal assault, death threats and violence, real and rhetorical. The fantasyland mobbists have an advantage because they relish using these weapons, while their fellow Christians just want to lead their lives.
The problem is, how do you go about reattaching people to reality?"
[You can start by not filling children with frightening LIES. It's rather a silly question when the most hypocritical amongst these otherwise-hypocrites have been brainwashed since childhood --- Believe fervently despite utter lack of incontrovertible evidence and you will be rewarded after you die! Believe fervently despite utter lack of incontrovertible evidence and your enemies will burn in a lake of fire forever. For the worst of these fear- and hate-filled hypocrites, it's all about feeling an illusion of control. Don't act surprised, Jeremiah Johnson, they were NEVER nice people.]
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