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Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

no_hypocrisy

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1. Christianity went off the rails from Jesus' original message

Reply to The Great Open Dance (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 05:44 PM

Nov 10

when enough authoritarians realized it was a great way to achieve power and to hold on to it.

Justification for arresting and punishing uppity commoners.

Getting the masses to exchange logic for faith, which commanded belief without evidence.

Creating a two-tiered system of society.

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