Comment on YSK: This recent war on adult content was mostly started by a single law in 2018, pushed by a few evangelical groups pretending to fight sexual exploitation

lostoncalantha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you trying to tell me that the largest sect of protestant Christianity in the US, which was explicitly founded on the belief that chattel slavery was right and “godly”, might have trouble with respecting the consent of people vulnerable to coercion? /s

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• skisnow@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s also an astonishing amount of dishonesty about the way they operate more generally. They’ve convinced themselves that they don’t need to be ethical, because doing stuff nominally for Jesus is automatically the right thing regardless of the details.

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  • Muaddib@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well I’m gonna look at lots of porn. For Jesus.

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• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Always has been

  The next evolutionary step in humanity is ending organized religion.

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  • AngryRobot@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My religious in-laws as why I dont believe in their god and I have to patiently explain that I view their religion in the same way as I see Greek or Egyptian mythology. Just a silly superstition used to explain things they don’t have actual answers to. They really hate that.

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    • Notyou@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve been figuring out a way to approach these subject with my family when the topic comes up. These Christian fascist that are making these laws are not followers of the Christ. The Christ threw money lenders and business men out of the temple. He didn’t cozy up to them, make deals with them, and end up protecting pedos. These so called Christians are really perverted by demons.

      Or some shit idk. I’m still workshopping how I can break through to some of the religious folks around me.

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      • AngryRobot@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I appreciate the attempt, but MAGA is a cult. These “religious” people are rabidly following the most unchristlike person alive today. Logic and reason won’t sway them. My advice to my wife is to find the cracks I their faith in this man and slowly tap wedges into them.

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    • leftthegroup@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My mom saw the NDT clip where he says God is just a receding pocket of unknowns (I’m paraphrasing the hell out of it because I can’t remember the actual wording).

      I think part of her realizes that he is right because while she kinda hates all non-fundie people, she really REALLY doesn’t like him. I’m guessing because she sees that line of thought as a big threat.

      But if I ever get into it with her, I will make absolutely sure to bring that idea in to it, just to watch her squirm.

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  • FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Agreed, but religion is only one manifestation of the problem. We need to evolve beyond uncritical devotion regardless of the form. Sports, celebrities, personalities, technology, cosmetics, etc - all have pretty unhinged devotees. Causing similar problems.

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They’re a blight on this planet

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