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The problem with generalizations about “evangelical christians”, which often means unaffiliated baptists, is that you can’t generalize them… there’s no meaningf
by Spooky23 4y ago
The problem with generalizations about “evangelical christians”, which often means unaffiliated baptists, is that you can’t generalize them… there’s no meaningful governance.
Most people of faith are just people who are trying to make sense of the world. But sometimes Pastor Bob is a controlling Nazi, and uses faith and religion as a way to spew his worldview and poison those around them.
Political operators and others exploit that faith too. The Giliad stuff gets pitched as faith adjacent, so parents or faith leaders who don’t know better get it in the hands of kids etc. It’s one of the reasons why keeping politics away from religion is important.
- LarryMullins 4y ago> The problem with generalizations about “evangelical christians”, which often means unaffiliated baptists, is that you can’t generalize them… there’s no meaningful governance. Indeed. I grew up in a church that called itself "Evangelical Lutheran". Most of the stories I read about "evangelicals" online are completely alien to me. Like evangelicals supposedly taking the Book of Revelations seriously.. my pastor described it as ancient science fiction, allegorical at best but mostly incoherent nonsense. Any "mark of the beast" talk was considered raving lunacy in my evangelical church. That position on Revelations doesn't square with what the internet says evangelicals believe. I've also never heard the word 'Gilead' before this thread. I'm not sure what it means.
- SuoDuanDao 4y agoI think 'Gilead' is the setting of the Handmaid's tale. Threw me for a loop also till I saw the Atwood reference in a reply.
- 082349872349872 4y agoYes, sorry. Maybe I should have used a less literary term, such as: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_nationalism#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_nationalism#United_S...
- 082349872349872 4y ago> you can’t generalize them An example I thought of this evening: compare and contrast Joel Osteen with Jimmy Carter. (or even just the house of the former with the houses of the latter) Both evangelical, but living very different theologies.