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[-] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 182 points 5 months ago

Either it was all white people, or the white people and black people wouldn’t sit together. I don’t know which is worse.

[-] finley@lemm.ee 181 points 5 months ago

The worse one is when black folx can’t even get into their own church because a flock of white fascists took it over.

[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 97 points 5 months ago

If I recall from the articles about this event. The pastor, who is black, invited Trump. In a funny twist as well, the former mayor of Detroit (also black) was there to speak about how great Trump is. Which is fine, except that Trump pardoned him at the end of his presidency because the man was convicted and guilty of: Obstruction of justice (x2), assault of a police officer, racketeering, tax evasion, extortion, mail fraud.

However even at the event that Kilpatrick was attending with Trump, while singing his praises, didn’t endorse him.

[-] finley@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Leave it to a religious leader and the Mayor of Ballmer to overlook the needs of their audience by pandering to fascists…

When has it been any different?

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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 101 points 5 months ago

Isn't it normal etiquette to take off the hat in a church?

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 115 points 5 months ago

None of the people wearing a hat in that picture would be able to spell etiquette without a K. They love their Ks.

[-] darthsid@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago

I like a good multilayered burn

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[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 78 points 5 months ago

Bro they already took off their white hoods in the house of God. Give them a break.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 14 points 5 months ago

not really

Traditionally, men should remove their hats during prayers or hymns, whereas women might choose to keep their decorative hats on. However, this practice can vary greatly depending on the denomination and local customs. Observing other attendees and being aware of the norms can help you navigate this aspect with grace. src

given this wasn’t even a service, but just using the space as a venue, i will say that the hats are the least disgusting thing happening in the image

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Not if the hat wearer bears the mark of the devil on their forehead

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Not if the hat wearer bears the mark of the devil on their forehead

We don't need to see the MAGA mark on their forehead to know its there. The hat on top of it already says MAGA.

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[-] Shadehawk25@lemm.ee 86 points 5 months ago

I'm sorry but should a church housing a political rally and supporting a political figure not be all sorts of illegal if theyre tax exempt?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 58 points 5 months ago

The claim was that it was a roundtable discussion that Trump was a part of.

But of course, every Trump public appearance is a Trump rally.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 23 points 5 months ago

A claim that isn't true and made knowingly is called a lie.

But also any time his lips move and words are produced, they are also called lies.

[-] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

I prefer "the voice of treason"

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[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 53 points 5 months ago

the reporting on this could be better which sucks because it’s obvious it’s going to be memeified for months now

was this actually a church sponsored event or was it just being hosted in the building as a venue?

not coming at this with any assumptions or narratives i just wish there was more reliable original data than some twitter links i can’t look at without an account :/

[-] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 25 points 5 months ago

The pastor agreed to it after being contacted by the trump campaign. here with the pastor's explanation

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

ugh bless you thanks so much

edit, my take: wow that pastor seems like an upstanding guy and i would be nervous for his decision if i didn’t have hindsight and see it played out in a way that clearly only showed his guest’s hypocrisy.

[-] Shadehawk25@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

It's still pretty damned telling no black people came to their own church to hear him talk.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

He said his parishioners literally laughed in his face when he asked them to come.

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 46 points 5 months ago

I'm doubt the church is real, because I got no reports of Trump instantly burning to ash the moment he set foot in it.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 70 points 5 months ago

The church is definitely real. God on the other hand...

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[-] 4am@lemm.ee 25 points 5 months ago

Wait is this real or a meme

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[-] xyz1195@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

I definitely would rather be trapped with a bear.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

As a dude, I'm starting to understand the analogy...

[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

He thought it could have been a chance to hear the voice of the marginalized. He apparently hasn't heard a trump interview or debatr before.

[-] yggstyle@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is the best possible outcome we can hope for considering his last visit to a church... Which isn't saying much. 100% less teargas this time!

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[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

The parishioners are supposed to be but all these white people REPLACED THEM.

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[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

He must have meant their hearts. A crusted crumbling charcoal heart.

[-] Glowstick@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago
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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago

Lol I love that the only black guy apparently in the audience was this guy

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

I can’t tell if that shirt is intended to be ironic or not.

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[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I don’t want these people to be in charge of the country. Is that wrong?

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

Republicans are full of hate and lies.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

He meant black as in its painted black not that it's predominantly attended by black people.

[-] ganksy@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Best video I could find. Absolutely not sure about the source. I don't have Instagram so I can't verify anything but looks legit.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8QHQVuMW2b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 6 points 5 months ago

Oh, wrong kind of black church, I was trying to figure if he was going to a branch of the satanic temple or what was going on here...

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 8 points 5 months ago

The Satanic Temple come off as solid Democrats if not anarchocommunists or something. If it was a Satanic house of worship, it could possibly be the Church Of Satan (who, at least in Anton LaVey’s time, were dominance-oriented Ayn Rand assholes philosophically indistinguishable from today’s Republican Christianity), or if they’ve mellowed in their old age, the Order of Nine Angles (who, conveniently, are also neo-Nazis).

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