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For all their "christianity", republicans in the US are pretty hypocritical.

Jesus actually teached that everybody deserves to get fed and housed. That everybody deserves healthcare. That people should care for other people in their community. That is essentially the core principles of socialism.

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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Eh, Christian Orthodox traditions frown upon any sort of black magic and such, as Jesus's divinity is held as THE factor for his performing miracles. Anything which isn't Jesus-related is considered to stem from Lucifer.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Orthodoxy aims to keep individuals schismed, Jesus aimed to unite them. House divided.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Pretty much! I remember attending Sunday services several times at the behest of my grandmother, and half the time they consisted of mean gossip and fear-mongering.

Edit: of course, I'm not saying all Orthodox priests follow this script, but the Orthodox dogma in general seems to be VERY conducive to it...

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 4 days ago

It's not just the Orthodox. It pretty much is the whole Church, which is now and was then very political. Schismed people are malleable and controllable, and expedient for rulers. That is why I read the Ethiopian Bible, complete with mistranslations, then go do weeks or months of tedious research to find the actual translations, and what that meant in the ancient Judaism and its parent religions. It's also why I feel free to discard anything after Jesus ' teachings.