[Disclaimer] - I am not an American and I consider myself atheist, I am Caucasian and born in a pre-dominantly Christian country.

Based on my limited knowledge of Christianity, it is all about social justice, compassion and peace.

And I was always wondering how come Republicans are perceiving themselves as devout Christians while the political party they support is openly opposing those virtues and if this doesn’t make them hypocrites?

For them the mortal enemy are the lefties who are all about social justice, helping the vulnerable and the not so fortunate and peace.

Christianity sounds to me a lot more like socialist utopia.

  • leftzero@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 months ago

    they are the “sheep” and all those godless liberals are the “goats”

    How is that supposed to be a good thing…? Goats are way smarter than sheep, make better cheese, and can eat almost anything and climb trees and almost vertical surfaces!

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      8 months ago

      It’s a religious reference used in the Bible, emphasizing the obedience of sheep and the stubbornness of goats. I don’t think I’ve ever had sheep cheese but I know I don’t like goat cheese so I’m gonna call that part a draw. Goats are absolutely better climbers though!

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        8 months ago

        But being stubborn is much better than being obedient! (And don’t get me wrong, sheep cheese is good, better on average than cow cheese, but you clearly haven’t tried a good goat cheese…)