Trump just outlined his plan to hand power to Christian nationalists

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/trump-vought-christian-nationalism-nar-prayer/

"We want to bring religion back—stronger, bigger, better than ever before."

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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Oh wow ok. Someone should do something about this.

Maybe call grandma.

Fucking Americans. Worst of all because you didn’t wake up under this boot, you licked it.

drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Remember the movements to NOT vote for Kamala Harris because of Palestine and her rep as a Prosecutor?

I miss the Bush era, at least it was funny-stupid.

TheSlad@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

I wonder where all those people are now...

adarza@lemmy.ca · 39 pts · 1y (2 replies)

the orange steaming pile of poo is the fucking opposite of 'religious'.

he sees religion as the biggest, longest-running, most successful grift of all time.. and he's been missing out.

lolrightythen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Truth. The american revolution was merely a method to create a new ruling class without claiming to be a monarchy appointed by god.

ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

This seems to me like you're describing religious leaders as a whole.

The drive to climb up any church hierarchy doesn't come from religious fervour. It comes from the lust for power.

Talaraine@fedia.io · 33 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"Signing an executive order ordering newly-confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” inside the federal government and “prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society”;"

Does burning crosses in someone's yard count as anti-Christian vandalism?

ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 7 pts · 1y

Does burning crosses in someone’s yard count as anti-Christian vandalism?

No cause the Bible says that burning crosses to Intimidate non-white people is an appropriate way to worship.

Punchshark@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 1y

Christians use their religion as an excuse to justify pedophile priests. Just like shitty cops, they just shuffle them somewhere new where they can do it all over again!

LaPaFor@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y (1 reply)

'A Handmaid's Tale'

slothrop@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y

"A Tiny Handmade Tale"

kandoh@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 1y

They see Saudi Arabia and they really want that for themselves.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Keep in mind that American Christianity was mostly based on people leaving Europe because the official churches there did not do enough against witches...

blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io · 1 pts · 1y

"Christian Nationalist" is an almost physically painful oxymoron.