I don’t have a pastor 😎
Comment on Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national security threat'
N0body@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Such a move would lead to an increase in “civility,” Haley believes. “When they know their pastor, their family members can see it, it’s going to help our kids and it’s going to help our country," she said.
That’s what everyone said about posting next to your real name on Facebook. How did that turn out?
Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 7 months ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 7 months ago
Well she’s right. But I don’t think anyone has an obligation to be “civil”. Posting anonymously is exactly what allows me to be honest without fear of backlash from family and friends. For better or worse.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 months ago
their pastor
Aren’t they obliged to confess their sins to those anyway? Not that having that obligation stopped many from doing bad things anyway.
ggBarabajagal@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A pastor usually leads a Protestant church. Catholic churches are led by priests.
Confession of sins to (God though) a priest is a rite in the Catholic church, but not in Protestant churches. Protestant churches often encourage members to ask forgiveness for their sins directly to God through prayer.
There are more Catholics than protestants in the world, but there are more protestants than Catholics in the U.S. The type of Christianity most often associated with socially conservative Republican/MAGA primary voters is Protestant “evangelical” Christianity.
Evangelicals are a hardcore subset of Protestants who take the Bible literally. They’re sometimes called “Born-again Christians” because of their belief in the importance of personal conversion. That is, you’re not really a real Christian until, as an autonomous adult, you willingly choose to surrender yourself, mind body and soul, and devote your life to (your pastor’s teachings about) the teachings of Jesus.
Anyway, now I’ve done an eight-hours-later four-paragraph TED-talk riff on what is otherwise quite a fine and clever comment. I mean no offense and hope none is taken. I mostly just wanted to note that when Nikki Haley talks about “pastors,” she isn’t talking to Catholics; she’s talking directly to the GOP evangelical voter base.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 months ago
Cheers for the insight, I didn’t pick up on that difference, thought I would’ve known in my own vernacular.
I always admire the tenacity for a detailed in depth explanation, it bellies a passion for sharing knowledge.
jmankman@lemmy.myserv.one 7 months ago
Yes yes think of the children how can we not when it’s all you care about
Eylrid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s telling that pastors are the first people she wants to see what people are saying. Got to keep those sinners in line.
Civility is code for “stop complaining about how we treat you”. Jesse Gender has a pretty good video about civility politics (2hrs 21mins): youtu.be/-1TL9id26Ec
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Pretty good, actually. It was nice of the traitors to upload pictures of themselves in the act on Jan 6.