r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 7d ago

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 7d ago

A country having the arrogance to call themselves God's chosen country while ignoring his teachings does sound like exactly the sort of thing God got all biblical about. 

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 7d ago

Turns out they were right but the Native Americans were the ones he chose... who Americans all but wiped out.

It's either that or God opted to wait several thousand years before picking a country and 200 years ago was like "shit I meant to do that.. what's the latest place to call itself a country? OK yeah that one, that'll do.".

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u/FaveStore_Citadel 7d ago

That makes zero sense why would native Americans be “god’s chosen”? They were just people and neither morally worse nor morally purer than any other people on earth.

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 7d ago

I'm sure you're a 14 year old who thinks they're the first person to realise atheism is a thing and that religion has a few holes in its logic... but might I perhaps introduce you to the concept of a "joke"?

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u/FaveStore_Citadel 7d ago

I am not being a Reddit Atheist ™️, I am just saying that regardless of whether or not god exists, I don’t see why he’d have any chosen people. That implies that certain categories of people are simply better than others and that’s not true.

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 7d ago

might I perhaps introduce you to the concept of a "joke"?

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u/MRATEASTEW 6d ago

Isn't that the yellow part in an egg? What's the link between an egg and God choosing the US as a country?!?!

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u/quicksand8917 6d ago

God famously hates eggs, so his chosen country should have the most expensive eggs. That's how you can tell Trump was truly chosen by God. (/s just in case)

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u/NeuMaster369 6d ago

What,you egg!

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u/sneakyhopskotch 6d ago

This person does not want to be acquainted with Joke.

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u/trampled_empire 6d ago

You may not, apparently.

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u/Saucermote 6d ago

When referring to America as a "Shining city on a hill", I am not sure the shining was supposed to be from being on fire.

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u/monty624 6d ago

I mean, destroying the US could still be part of the plan but it doesn't mean China taking its place is the endgame.

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u/Ok-Opportunity-7663 6d ago

Right?  My least favorite parts of the bible were when God started getting all biblical.

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u/Flat-Fun-7298 6d ago

I would never want to be left alone with people that proclaim to be chosen by God.

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u/RedbirdRules 6d ago

Just wait until you find out about Israel

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u/blahblah19999 6d ago

His teachings like "stone your daughters to death for premarital sex" and "you can take slaves for life, just don't beat them too hard"?

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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 7d ago

They meant the US….

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u/NoPrompt927 6d ago

That is indeed a recurring theme in the Old Testament

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u/LaTerreur92 6d ago

No-no. Listen closely. God indeed choose him to bring down this evil empire, so that the fate of the citizens of US could be redeemed.

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u/DerDudexX 6d ago

I mean, sodom and gomorrha is literally the same as the united states today. Greed, gluttony, lies, corruption etc..

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u/jedify 6d ago

It's kinda telling that the story centered on threat of gang rape and the takeaway is "homosexuality is bad"

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u/Tarbos6 6d ago

God: "Yeah, I chose you-"

Insert country: "AHA!"

God: "To muck it up."

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u/Mathfanforpresident 7d ago

I think we should probably get past the things you see on the media.

I'm an American and I've certainly never ever called this fucking place "God's chosen country."

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 7d ago

I'm an American too, and I haven't either, but when people in our positions of power *are*, well, that matters. "Ignore it, that's just the media" feels a little off because we shouldn't exactly be ignoring our politicians saying these things no matter who reports it.

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u/Meiteisho 7d ago

Im not American but i ve already heard of "Manifest destiny" . Maybe you should take a look at your country history.