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Magical Realist
May 18, 2026 03:43 PM
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Quote:You obviously don't understand the Bible or Jesus' teaching... beyond what you can naively weaponize.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.- Mark 9:42 NIV
LOL He's talking about the little children that were living in his day, not about MAGA hypocrites living 2000 years in the future.
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Syne
May 18, 2026 08:56 PM
(May 18, 2026 03:43 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Quote:You obviously don't understand the Bible or Jesus' teaching... beyond what you can naively weaponize.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.- Mark 9:42 NIV
LOL He's talking about the little children that were living in his day, not about MAGA hypocrites living 2000 years in the future.
Any commentary will tell you "little ones" means those new to the faith, regardless of age... as physical growth is often used as an analogy to spiritual growth (new converts are called spiritual "babies" who need spiritual milk). Again, proving you do not understand the simplest verses in the Bible.
But I wasn't referring to making people mature in their faith stumble. Weaponizing the Bible is not likely to dupe or confuse long-time Christians. But like Mark 9:42 says, it could have an impact on new believers. And I have no doubt that is your intent.
Or at least, I hope you don't really believe long-time Christians would believe any of the partisan and naive crap you spew... or that you have any clue what you're talking about.
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confused2
May 20, 2026 12:50 PM
Seems like a thing a president might want to do when he knows folks are going to find out he's done something really, really stupid.
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stryder
May 20, 2026 09:09 PM
(May 20, 2026 12:50 PM)confused2 Wrote: Seems like a thing a president might want to do when he knows folks are going to find out he's done something really, really stupid.
That or perhaps his midterm ratings stink. Appealing to the religious seems a rather straight forwards deception to try to create appeasement (just not to any higher power than himself)
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Syne
May 20, 2026 09:23 PM
Trump has always appealed to Christians. This is nothing new.
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Magical Realist
May 20, 2026 09:38 PM
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Yes..a man who admits to grabbing women by their pussy is a favorite of all true Christians! lol
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Syne
May 20, 2026 10:14 PM
No one said Christians like everything about Trump. That is a strawman and false dilemma.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Mark 2:17 NIV
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Magical Realist
May 20, 2026 10:21 PM
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Quote:No one said Christians like everything about Trump.
Pretty sure they do when all they do is rationalize away every stupid thing he does and says. It calls into question their very moral integrity. Like mothers defending their serial killer sons.
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Syne
May 21, 2026 01:10 AM
(May 20, 2026 10:21 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Quote:No one said Christians like everything about Trump.
Pretty sure they do when all they do is rationalize away every stupid thing he does and says. It calls into question their very moral integrity. Like mothers defending their serial killer sons.
Well, you're a disgruntled former-Christian... so go figure. Like I've said before, you're completely out of touch with Christians, who do not rationalize away everything Trump says. Hell, most the time you don't even understand what Trump says, insisting on the least charitable strawman available.
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Magical Realist
May 21, 2026 01:20 AM
Quote:Like I've said before, you're completely out of touch with Christians,
Nope..20 years as Christian and just holding them to their own espoused principles and beliefs..
Quote:Hell, most the time you don't even understand what Trump says, insisting on the least charitable strawman available.
Trump said it quite clearly: "They'll let you do anything. You can grab them by the pussy."
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