(September 18, 2024 at 10:42 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Wow, religion does inspire art.

I think that world would be a better place without such "art".

Ivan Denisovich Wrote:I think that world would be a better place without such "art".

Elon is a grifter, so he can't help himself but praise religion.

Ivan Denisovich Wrote:I would say that he needs to be hospitalized as crap he spew is clear sign of mental illness.

So you want to hospitalize people for their religious beliefs?

That's what most Christians believe. Sure, he added aliens into the mix, but without aliens, and only with demons, is a belief considered sane by society and is even encouraged.

(September 20, 2024 at 12:17 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:

Ivan Denisovich Wrote:I would say that he needs to be hospitalized as crap he spew is clear sign of mental illness.

So you want to hospitalize people for their religious beliefs?

That's what most Christians believe. Sure, he added aliens into the mix, but without aliens, and only with demons, is a belief considered sane by society and is even encouraged.

Sure. If their beliefs are extreme they should be at the very least diagnosed by medical specialist. After all beliefs inform actions and beliefs like one in your quote can be dangerous.

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I Went to a Pro-Trump Christian Revival. It Completely Changed My Understanding of Jan. 6.

This was the third stop of the “Courage Tour,” a traveling worship spectacle passing through key battleground states ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Organized by Wallnau, a sixtysomething Texas-based evangelical with a salesman’s persona, the three-day event was a marriage of the religious and the political, a swirl of prophecies and PowerPoints and speaking in tongues. It was a call to arms, a campaign strategy session, and—above all—an honest-to-God old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival.

It was also a showcase of the power of a rapidly growing, militant right-wing movement in American Christianity.

Wallnau is a major leader in a coalition of Christians who believe that Trump is prophesied to play a critical role in the nation’s spiritual reformation—that the former president is destined to be a catalyst for the next Great Awakening, even. These Christians see Trump as a modern-day Cyrus the Great, the powerful empire builder and nonbeliever who is credited in the Old Testament with returning the Jews to the Holy Land. They believe that under Trump’s protection, American Christians will rise up, defeat their demonic enemies, and take their rightful place of power in the country.

This belief in a Trump prophecy has only grown stronger among the faithful since the former president survived an assassination attempt in July. It is so strong, in fact, that anything that could stand in Trump’s way—democratic or otherwise—is perceived as a force of evil that must be battled on a spiritual plane.

This has already played out once: After Trump lost the 2020 election, Wallnau held nearly daily rants about the stolen election on Facebook Live; he decreed in one online prayer call that God would overturn the election results. He spoke at a major rally for Christian election deniers in Washington on Dec. 12 of that year, warning that there was “a backlash coming” and announcing that it would be the “beginning of a Christian populist uprising.” He and other right-wing Christian leaders circled the Capitol while blowing shofars and praying for the election to be overturned, drawing clear parallels to the biblical story from the Book of Joshua in which the Israelite army marches around the city of Jericho, blowing horns until its walls crumble and the Israelites conquer the city and slaughter its inhabitants. The event, which preceded a night of political violence in the nation’s capital, drew thousands of attendees in what was widely seen as a precursor to the Jan. 6 riot.

Though he later blamed antifa for the violence of Jan. 6—or, alternatively, dismissed negative media coverage of the riot as the works of the “false prophets of Baal”—Wallnau’s political rhetoric today is once again geared toward preventing another Trump loss at all costs. “We have to operate at a level where we can go against the gates of hell,” he told the crowd under the white tent in Michigan. “This is the room that can save the nation.”

For Americans unfamiliar with the evangelical world, it can be hard to grasp how rapidly this right-wing movement is changing Christianity in the U.S. and turning politics, in many Christians’ minds, into a zero-sum war between the forces of evil and the armies of God. Matthew Taylor, a scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, told me that in terms of influence, Wallnau may be “the most important political theologian of evangelicalism in this century so far.” Wallnau “has restructured how millions of evangelicals think about their life and their politics,” Taylor said.

Wallnau’s ideas have taken off in particular among a group of Christians often referred to as neo-charismatics, evangelicals who speak in tongues and believe that the Holy Spirit has possessed them with supernatural gifts, including prophecy and healing; this religious cohort is also one of the fastest-growing segments of Christianity in the U.S.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024...tians.html

Yeah, Cannabis Christians. This just shows you can pin anything to Jesus myth and it will stick. Like, can you disprove this? No. Just like you can't disprove that Jesus wasn't an alien or god or guru or whatever.

Was Cannabis The Secret To Jesus' Healing Miracles? Study Uncovers Ancient Remedies

Jesus Christ and his apostles could have used a cannabis-based anointing oil to help heal people with disabling diseases. A study exploring biblical texts has sparked a provocative discussion about the potential use of cannabis in ancient religious practices, specifically those associated with Jesus and his disciples. This research indicates that cannabis was likely a key ingredient in the anointing oils used during biblical times, supporting claims that Jesus may have utilized the plant for its medicinal properties.

The research posits that the anointing oils not only played a ceremonial role but also served practical healing purposes. Bennett argued that those anointed with these oils were "literally drenched in this potent mixture." While many contemporary cannabis users prefer smoking or ingesting the plant, the ancient method of oil infusion allowed for absorption through the skin, potentially enhancing its therapeutic effects.

Bennett drew connections between these practices and the healing miracles attributed to Jesus in the Gospels, particularly those involving skin and eye diseases. "If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ," he concluded.

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabi...t-remedies

Christian super talent 🤩

You have to admire how they find a way to feel persecuted

Quote:Why are Christians calling for a boycott of Coca-Cola over 'Jesus' custom cans?

A video showing a Coca-Cola machine refusing to print the name “Jesus” on a custom soda can has sparked outrage among some Christian consumers, leading to calls for a boycott of the beverage giant. According to Daily Dot, the online drama began with a Facebook post by Antwoine Hill, who demonstrated at a Coca-Cola store how he could write the names of various religious figures, including “Allah” and “Satan,” but not “Jesus.” When attempting to print “Jesus,” Hill received an error message showing, “Sadly, we cannot automatically allow this text on the can!”.

Hill's video prompted hundreds of comments, with many users vowing to stop purchasing Coca-Cola products. One woman declared, “We need to STOP buying coke!!! I’m done,” while another urged fellow Christians to avoid Coke products, stating, “The only language corporations understand is money.”
The controversy also gained traction on X, where influencers encouraged Christians to withdraw their support for Coca-Cola.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl...678310.cms

You know, the sad thing is that these Christers sort of have a point about how it's bullshit that Coke's custom can printer can't use "Jesus." Frankly, unlike "Satan" or "Allah," it's at least commonly used as a name in some communities. Nothing worth a boycott, but still bullshit.

(Yesterday at 10:53 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Christian super talent 🤩

That's disturbing.

National Bible Bee???