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Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

I mean, really, when did Christians ever follow Jesus' teachings considering how many people were converted by the sword...

[-] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago

It'll be the ones you don't hear about, for example my grandparents who are some of the kindest, most compassionate people you'd meet. They hosted refugees, consistently voted progressive, and changed church when their previous one started being more anti-LGBT. There's just no headlines in Christians actually acting like Christians.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 13 points 10 months ago

Because they're actually following the teachings of the Bible especially the notes on the hypocrites. They just do good, they don't talk about doing good in places where people will hear them.

Good on them :)

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 10 months ago

they need to break out a whip and turn over some tables!

[-] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think they're a bit past those days!

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

If my kin are anything to go by, youre never too old to kickass and take names. Hell my great grandfather won his first bout against death, lost the second though.

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