@mattsheffield@mastodon.social
2026-10-16 22:53 UTC
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@mattsheffield@mastodon.social 2026-10-16 22:59
This same phenomenon is prevalent in the US as well. There was a little-remembered intra-Protestant battle in the 1940s through 1970s over whether Christianity should challenge believers morally or just keep them in pews. The future Christian right favored the latter view. Much more here: https://plus.flux.community/p/theory-of-change-062-david-hollinger-e7d
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@MrBranch40@mastodon.world 2026-10-16 23:21
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social Nailed it. Belonging.
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@calbearo@convo.casa 2026-10-17 00:16
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social I’m not a Xtian, but it does seem that a lot of the beliefs and actions of Xtian nationalists would conflict with at least some of what they would encounter in religious practice, i.e. the teachings of Jesus.
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@thomasmey@social.tchncs.de 2026-10-17 00:35
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social MEGA!? 😂 😲 😢 🤮
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@WyattMorgan@mastodon.social 2026-10-17 00:38
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social G 0 0 D EVENT🔎🎁🥳🚀🎁
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@WhiteCatTamer@mastodon.online 2026-10-17 07:32
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social I suspect that part of it is an (un)conscious awareness/expectation that religious beliefs (especially popular or dominant) are treated as special, both legally and morally, that affords someone arguing on religious grounds greater leniency than on personal beliefs. A defense mechanism. And it allows users to drag debates onto firmer territory by conflating their discriminatory beliefs with the religion/sect in general, when clashing with “fellow” believers.