So, the task force on "anti-Christian bias" is mad that government agencies and employees have to follow the same rules regardless of which religion is involved. All they can do to prove this anti-Christian bias is point to cases of overstepping boundaries. The Trump Regime wants to make sure that Christians in the government can promote and force Christianity while demonizing anything that is not explicitly Christian.
I think there should be a test case: two government workers in the same job at the same location. One displays a prominent cross. The other displays a prominent Baphomet statue. If they are both told to remove the items, good. If they are both told they can keep the items, almost as good. If the Satanist is allowed to keep their Baphomet while the Christian is told to remove their cross, then maybe we have some actual anti-Christian bias. If the Satanist has to remove their Baphomet and the Christian gets to keep their cross, there's the Christian Fucking Privilege that the task force really wants.
"Persecution" according to these people means not being treated as the sole religion in the country. It's amazing how often these people conflate their wants with their rights. Nobody is telling them they can't be Christian. What they're being told is that they can't act as though their religion is the only one that matters.
It's also amazing how much of a hard-on this administration has for Biden.
They still have one for Obama. And even Bush Jr. His base hate Michelle because she showed off her shoulders a couple of times. Melania would never do something so 'artistic'
Putin just tapped into Trumps' complete jealousy of Obama. A man married to a strong woman, as opposed to trophy wives.
We're being persecuted, WE'RE BEING PERSECUTED! Wadaminit ... we're NOT being persecuted?
Evangelicals and Christian Nationalists have such a jones on for being persecuted, you'd think they were junkies, hankering for their next fix. The problem, of course, is that they actually have to alter and cherry-pick the evidence to get so much as an iota of persecution-worthy juice.
I can't say that I'm surprised, though. They LIE about their religion, they LIE about their holy book, their god, and their savior, so why wouldn't they LIE about persecution?
The ONE THING we can be 💯 percent sure of is no matter the situation, no matter the question, they will LIE. They have to lie, cuz the truth won’t work.
It's not anti-Christian bias for a teacher to give a student a failing grade only because the student wrote down creationist crap on his/her science paper, either.
The group is a part of Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation, a Christian supremacy organization, in an attempt to reframe all efforts to hold Christianity accountable for breaking the law and overstepping boundaries, so that history remembers how awful Biden was and excuse the fascism of Trump. To gain, wield and keep power. They also want to remove anyone who might disagree from the federal government. Sending the report to Fox was, indeed, a calculated move to guide the narrative in the direction they chose. Many main stream media outlets will also feed their narrative. So, it is important that reality is reported, thank you Hemant for writing about the truth of the complaints. Clarifying the context of these anecdotes will help historical judgement be more clear. As well as the judgement of near future global tribunals.
“This report is not evidence of discrimination; it is evidence of entitlement”. Yes. That’s what the culture wars have always been about.
“These Republicans don’t give a damn about freedom of religion.” Yes they do. Theirs. The freedom of religion is for me, the freedom to follow my religion is for you.
“All they want is freedom from consequence.” They can do what they want. We can do what they want. Everybody has the same rights.
“They want right-wing Christians to be allowed to operate above the law, unchallenged and unaccountable.” well that’s not fair at all. They want power and money. They want to be able to say who gets to participate in society and who does not, whose bodies are inviolable and whose are not, who gets to make their own rules that other people get to follow.
“They want right-wing Christians to be allowed to operate above the law, unchallenged and unaccountable.”
It may not be "fair," but it is true and on point. All anyone has to do is to look at Donald Trump and what he is currently doing with our government for confirmation.
To anyone who cares about how badly Trump & Co. are fucking things up right now, that is intuitively obvious. As I've said before, it is a LOT easier to destroy than it is to create. Positive entropy is easy. Negative entropy is a bitch.
And even if he croaks, there are still his sycophants and his vicious, braindead MAGA base to deal with. Millions upon millions of terminally stupid assholes who will continue hurling monkey wrenches into the rebuilding process at every opportunity, while screaming bloody murder about how they are being unjustly persecuted.
This is all about trying to formalize Christian privilege. American Christians are some of the least persecuted people on earth. They are also the people most likely to persecute others if given the opportunity. You would hope the Attorney General would have at least a passing familiarity with the Constitution and be aware of the fact our secular government cannot choose one religion over another.
Want to experience real persecution firsthand, Christians? Easy. Just travel to any nation on Earth where people of your faith truly are being persecuted. Go there and stand in solidarity with your fellow believers, facing the very same persecution.
You won't, will you? That would take true commitment to your relligion and show a willingness to suffer and possibly be martyred. No way are you going to do that. Far easier to sit in comfort and merely pretend to be persecuted in a country where Christians control all 3 branches of the USA government (3 branches rapidly being turned into one by a man who claims to be a Christian and wants to go to heaven).
Huh, it's strange that electing a convicted felon named Don would lead to a report that advances the theory that his associates are being discriminated against if they have to face consequences for their actions.
In the original fable, the wolf ate the sheep. In later English language poetic versions of that story by John Hookham Frere, William Ellery Leonard and Louis Untermeyer, the wolf doesn’t stop at the sheep. It also eats the boy.
Doesn't their 'holy book' say something about lying? They lie constantly about not being given a pass for their insanity, when it often interferes with secular society. We've let them get away with so much for so long, when we say we've had enough, they go nuts. I honestly don't think our society can survive this stupidity. At least not without another revolution.
Jesus told his followers to be honest and straightforward in their speech.
"Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' No.' " -- Matthew 5:37
IOW, no fibbing. Other NT scripture telling believers not to lie are Ephesians 4:25 (put away falsehood) and 1 John 2.4 (defines a liar as anyone who claims to know God but doesn't keep his commands). Additionally, John 8:44 says that those who lie are children of the devil. And Revelation 21:8 states that liars will face "the second death."
Christians shouting WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! yet again.
How can anyone silence them when they never shut the hell up?
But-but-but ... they're being PERSECUTED! They want SYMPATHY! [They also want MONEY and INFLUENCE!]
They should be PROSECUTED … :-)
Is that an example of “anti-christian bias” ?
THEY think it is! 🤪
Nope. 'tis not.
https://leftycartoons.com/2018/08/01/i-have-been-silenced/
So, the task force on "anti-Christian bias" is mad that government agencies and employees have to follow the same rules regardless of which religion is involved. All they can do to prove this anti-Christian bias is point to cases of overstepping boundaries. The Trump Regime wants to make sure that Christians in the government can promote and force Christianity while demonizing anything that is not explicitly Christian.
I think there should be a test case: two government workers in the same job at the same location. One displays a prominent cross. The other displays a prominent Baphomet statue. If they are both told to remove the items, good. If they are both told they can keep the items, almost as good. If the Satanist is allowed to keep their Baphomet while the Christian is told to remove their cross, then maybe we have some actual anti-Christian bias. If the Satanist has to remove their Baphomet and the Christian gets to keep their cross, there's the Christian Fucking Privilege that the task force really wants.
Welcome to the Republic of Gilead.
"Persecution" according to these people means not being treated as the sole religion in the country. It's amazing how often these people conflate their wants with their rights. Nobody is telling them they can't be Christian. What they're being told is that they can't act as though their religion is the only one that matters.
It's also amazing how much of a hard-on this administration has for Biden.
They still have one for Obama. And even Bush Jr. His base hate Michelle because she showed off her shoulders a couple of times. Melania would never do something so 'artistic'
Putin just tapped into Trumps' complete jealousy of Obama. A man married to a strong woman, as opposed to trophy wives.
Michelle owns and likes herself, and she knows that she has the love and support of her husband. Melania? Not so much.
They just need someone to blame. They know Joe was a fine POTUS, but we now live in the Upside Down.
We are denying their religious right to deny other people basic human rights.
We're being persecuted, WE'RE BEING PERSECUTED! Wadaminit ... we're NOT being persecuted?
Evangelicals and Christian Nationalists have such a jones on for being persecuted, you'd think they were junkies, hankering for their next fix. The problem, of course, is that they actually have to alter and cherry-pick the evidence to get so much as an iota of persecution-worthy juice.
I can't say that I'm surprised, though. They LIE about their religion, they LIE about their holy book, their god, and their savior, so why wouldn't they LIE about persecution?
The ONE THING we can be 💯 percent sure of is no matter the situation, no matter the question, they will LIE. They have to lie, cuz the truth won’t work.
It's what Jesus would do, right?
What Jesus? 😆
Poor persecuted cultists.
https://ibb.co/HpDwvrQn
https://ibb.co/k2LTDGjf
Thumbs up to both.
It's not anti-Christian bias for a teacher to give a student a failing grade only because the student wrote down creationist crap on his/her science paper, either.
Bet money that SOME stupid kid will have his parents sue because of JUST THAT, somewhere down the road.
Any takers?
Monnaie de singe ou roupie de sansonnet ?
Mostly we use Monopoly Money here in the States on bets like this one. In the old days, they'd call such a wager, "A lead-pipe cinch!"
L'argent du singe toute la journée !
Monkey money 🐵😆
No, I won’t wager on a sucker bet!
Aaaah, gee, yer no fun! 😁
The group is a part of Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation, a Christian supremacy organization, in an attempt to reframe all efforts to hold Christianity accountable for breaking the law and overstepping boundaries, so that history remembers how awful Biden was and excuse the fascism of Trump. To gain, wield and keep power. They also want to remove anyone who might disagree from the federal government. Sending the report to Fox was, indeed, a calculated move to guide the narrative in the direction they chose. Many main stream media outlets will also feed their narrative. So, it is important that reality is reported, thank you Hemant for writing about the truth of the complaints. Clarifying the context of these anecdotes will help historical judgement be more clear. As well as the judgement of near future global tribunals.
This is pretty much the summation of everything:
“This report is not evidence of discrimination; it is evidence of entitlement”. Yes. That’s what the culture wars have always been about.
“These Republicans don’t give a damn about freedom of religion.” Yes they do. Theirs. The freedom of religion is for me, the freedom to follow my religion is for you.
“All they want is freedom from consequence.” They can do what they want. We can do what they want. Everybody has the same rights.
“They want right-wing Christians to be allowed to operate above the law, unchallenged and unaccountable.” well that’s not fair at all. They want power and money. They want to be able to say who gets to participate in society and who does not, whose bodies are inviolable and whose are not, who gets to make their own rules that other people get to follow.
“They want right-wing Christians to be allowed to operate above the law, unchallenged and unaccountable.”
It may not be "fair," but it is true and on point. All anyone has to do is to look at Donald Trump and what he is currently doing with our government for confirmation.
When, not if, things get better, there will be some serious cleaning to do.
To anyone who cares about how badly Trump & Co. are fucking things up right now, that is intuitively obvious. As I've said before, it is a LOT easier to destroy than it is to create. Positive entropy is easy. Negative entropy is a bitch.
It will take much longer to rebuild our democracy than it took Shitler to destroy it.
And even if he croaks, there are still his sycophants and his vicious, braindead MAGA base to deal with. Millions upon millions of terminally stupid assholes who will continue hurling monkey wrenches into the rebuilding process at every opportunity, while screaming bloody murder about how they are being unjustly persecuted.
“To call that persecution is an insult to the very concept of oppression.”
It’s always make believe in the land of make believe. These folks wish us all to live in their theocracy.
👆🎯
This is all about trying to formalize Christian privilege. American Christians are some of the least persecuted people on earth. They are also the people most likely to persecute others if given the opportunity. You would hope the Attorney General would have at least a passing familiarity with the Constitution and be aware of the fact our secular government cannot choose one religion over another.
Their sole purpose and existence is to oppress. Whether anyone wants to see it is another story.
When people become convinced they're opeerating under divine sanction, they can rationalize an excuse for anything.
And they do
𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.
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THIS!!!!!
She has conveniently forgotten.
Want to experience real persecution firsthand, Christians? Easy. Just travel to any nation on Earth where people of your faith truly are being persecuted. Go there and stand in solidarity with your fellow believers, facing the very same persecution.
You won't, will you? That would take true commitment to your relligion and show a willingness to suffer and possibly be martyred. No way are you going to do that. Far easier to sit in comfort and merely pretend to be persecuted in a country where Christians control all 3 branches of the USA government (3 branches rapidly being turned into one by a man who claims to be a Christian and wants to go to heaven).
It's persecution if they can't make Christianity mandatory.
Huh, it's strange that electing a convicted felon named Don would lead to a report that advances the theory that his associates are being discriminated against if they have to face consequences for their actions.
I am waiting for Trump to slip up with regards to Putin. Or for Putin to be finished with him. He will be facing severe consequences then.
🎯
Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, has this covered.
The bible doesn't have a similar story. It's ok to lie for Jesus.
In the original fable, the wolf ate the sheep. In later English language poetic versions of that story by John Hookham Frere, William Ellery Leonard and Louis Untermeyer, the wolf doesn’t stop at the sheep. It also eats the boy.
Be careful, xtians.
The boy is Trump, the sheep are his followers. I think we all know who the wolf is.
I don't. Unless you are pointing at religions.
The would be Vlad the Impaler Mark II.
Poor poor little sheep. They spend their lives feeling protected by the shepherd, only to have their protector eat them in the end.
And they’re fucked before they’re eaten. They celebrate it and praise that protector.
Sorry, sheeple. Nothing personal.
EXCELLENT comment! This whole persecution business so smacks of The Boy Who Called Wolf that it isn't funny.
It's tragic.
“Given that 87% of Congress and 98% of elected Republicans are Christian”
Stop 🛑 right there, Hemant! You have successfully identified THE PROBLEM.
That anti-xtian force came away with nothing. Sort of like what Christianity is built on.
If you poke Christianity even a little, the whole thing falls apart like this anti-xtian task force's "findings" did.
Doesn't their 'holy book' say something about lying? They lie constantly about not being given a pass for their insanity, when it often interferes with secular society. We've let them get away with so much for so long, when we say we've had enough, they go nuts. I honestly don't think our society can survive this stupidity. At least not without another revolution.
That is in the Old Testament. It does not apply to believers, only to everyone they don't like. So, everyone else.
Jesus told his followers to be honest and straightforward in their speech.
"Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' No.' " -- Matthew 5:37
IOW, no fibbing. Other NT scripture telling believers not to lie are Ephesians 4:25 (put away falsehood) and 1 John 2.4 (defines a liar as anyone who claims to know God but doesn't keep his commands). Additionally, John 8:44 says that those who lie are children of the devil. And Revelation 21:8 states that liars will face "the second death."
Xtians are in trouble.
EDIT to add chapter and verse to Ephesians
That is in the New Testament. It does not apply to believers, only to everyone they don't like. So, everyone else.
👏 No more excuses. I will unapologetically criticize these folks until the day I die, ha!