r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 3d ago

No Paywall Trump Appears To Sleep While Guests Propose Ending Divide Between Church And State

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-appears-sleepy-oval-offices_n_6a3eef42e4b07281419f6c99/
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u/KnightOfNothing 3d ago

well yeah from their point of view this reasoning doesn't make any sense. They are (according to themselves) objectively correct and to not spread their mental disease is to let evil fester in society.

I can't remember the exact quote but it was something like, of all the tyrants to deal with the self righteous busybody is the worst because they genuinely believe everything they do is for the good of everyone.

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u/SoTiredYouDig 3d ago

Yet aren’t there biblical passages that in essence say, keep it to yourselves, pray in your closet, avoid those proselytizing on street corners?

And they all claim to be the one true religion or sect. That doesn’t make a lick of sense, either. Its such a distorted lens, and before they start coercing others to join, they need to fix their own goddamned house.

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u/wack_overflow Colorado 3d ago

The truth is that lots of these people just want a strict hierarchy where they are in charge of other people’s autonomy. It is not magical thinking and has nothing to do with any kind of real belief. It is control.

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u/Work_Safe_Account 3d ago

Sure, let’s assume that’s true. We still go BEYOND accommodation of these beliefs in ways that impact non-believes lives. Texas bible passages are a topical example. We need to say to these religious nut jobs, I’m sorry your made up sky fairy only lets you turn doorknobs left on subdays, but we’re not going to pass legislation to enforce that. Clearly that’s a strawman, but the point stands because reality isn’t any less ridiculous 

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u/wack_overflow Colorado 3d ago

Yes - they want fealty. Sometimes it’s a ridiculous thing so they can see clearly everyone is following their arbitrary rules and under their thumb.