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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Masimatutu@lemm.ee to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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quote by Kurt Vonnegut: "For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted everywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!"

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[-] Nikki@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago

among us

[-] SternburgExport@feddit.de 21 points 10 months ago

sus

[-] oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 16 points 10 months ago

Religion do be kinda sus tho 🕵️

[-] TheCoolerMia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 10 months ago

bean attitudes

[-] tronx4002@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

I wonder what the reaction would be to swapping out the 10 commandment sculptures in public places with the beatitudes

[-] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

I think performative christians would just latch onto these two and ignore the others: “blessed are those whose who hunger and thirst for righteousness…” and “blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake…” it’s probably not meant to mean zealots with a persecution complex, but that’s the way they’d spin it.