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34. Yup, 'MONEY' that is what many so called christians worship

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:50 PM

Apr 13

more than their Jesus or God. Money.

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I Didn't Realize Just How Flexible Christianity Truly Is Until Today [View all] MineralMan Apr 13 OP

With the "Prosperity Gospel" in ascendence Bettie Apr 13 #1

What a Pity. MineralMan Apr 13 #3

I'm an agnostic bordering on athiesm Bettie Apr 13 #15

Ah, Wisconsin Synod Lutherans... MineralMan Apr 13 #17

Only church I've ever been in where I came out of Bettie Apr 13 #20

Yes. So it seems to me, too. MineralMan Apr 13 #23

Remember Michele Bachmann? She's WELS. QED. Ocelot II Apr 13 #24

How could I forget? MineralMan Apr 13 #25

I'm an ELCA Lutheran Freddie Apr 13 #29

My wife's family is ELCA. MineralMan Apr 13 #36

In my small Iowa town, we had a very forward-thinking priest, who had been educated in Rome at the Vatican. Sogo Apr 13 #46

WELS, the "Frozen Chosen" Krazy_Kat Tuesday #85

As a Lutheran and a Feminist, I am no fan of the Catholic church and until the ELCA fixed quite a few things about what efhmc Apr 13 #54

The ELCA Is Fine with Me. MineralMan Apr 13 #55

Wow, not Christ like at all. No way to square that with what Jesus preached Joinfortmill Apr 13 #30

Yup, 'MONEY' that is what many so called christians worship republianmushroom Apr 13 #34

The one 'true god', eh? OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #72

"Prosperity Gospel" feels a lot like.... Snackshack Apr 13 #44

MaddowBlog-After picking an ugly fight with pope, Trump promotes image panned as 'blasphemy' LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #2

Trump is a mentally ill affliction, brought upon us through the Republican Party! Omnipresent Tuesday #84

I can make this easier for everyone. Moostache Apr 13 #4

One of my sister's Jewish friends asked her if she was a Christian! BlueKota Apr 13 #8

"...they are among the most honorable people on the Earth..." Wednesdays Apr 13 #62

And Joseph R. Biden. wnylib Tuesday #67

What's left? Well, there was B.C., A.D., B.C.E. bucolic_frolic Apr 13 #5

There is no bottom. This proves that spanone Apr 13 #6

Next he'll post one of himself nailed on a cross leftstreet Apr 13 #7

That could give me hope. spanone Apr 13 #10

Correct MustLoveBeagles Apr 13 #9

Evangelical Christianity as practiced by MAGA isn't a religion at all. Ocelot II Apr 13 #11

I agree. However, one branch of Christianity MineralMan Apr 13 #14

They are very disturbed people. enigmania Tuesday #75

Why does the guy Trump is laying hands on look like Jeffrey Epstein? WizumbODaSage Apr 13 #12

I kind of thought Red Mountain Apr 13 #33

Someone yesterday mentioned on DU that the sick guy in bed that Jesus trDUMP was healing looked like Jon Stewert of ,... magicarpet Tuesday #77

Evangelicals are a uniquely American anti-intellectual white identity Supply Side Jesus pseudo-religion. betsuni Apr 13 #13

Jesus never condemned slavery SamuelTheThird Apr 13 #16

trump's followers on Truth Social are calling him the Antichrist after his post of an image depicting himself as Jesus LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #18

Thanks for posting that. MineralMan Apr 13 #21

You should have met my mum malaise Apr 13 #19

Attacking Catholicism is nothing new for evangelical Protestants. yardwork Apr 13 #22

Well, they snatched that image right off the site, didn't they? MineralMan Apr 13 #26

Or maybe it accomplished its use. yardwork Apr 13 #32

Right you are, I think. MineralMan Apr 13 #39

Agree about Evangelicals attacking Catholics. wnylib Tuesday #71

I saw a post here that mentioned a AI Jesus for your very own MagickMuffin Apr 13 #27

It's a cult. They worship him. The rest USE him. Joinfortmill Apr 13 #28

What on earth are "pryers"? mwmisses4289 Apr 13 #31

A little deflection from Epstein files and his illegal war, perhaps. republianmushroom Apr 13 #35

People have been stoned to death or burned at the stake for livetohike Apr 13 #37

A demented human being took "In his Image" too literally. Fla Dem Apr 13 #38

To MAGA, the gospel of Christ is whatever the GOP operatives tell them it is Blue Owl Apr 13 #40

I can't believe the White House missed its opportunity to piss off Depeche Mode fans. Efilroft Sul Apr 13 #41

Wouldn't that be exactly what their "beloved" Anti-Christ would do? Justice matters. Apr 13 #42

Perhaps Let Two Days or Even a Week Pass Roy Rolling Apr 13 #43

Oh, I'm not going anywhere. MineralMan Apr 13 #45

Thanks for giving it time Roy Rolling Tuesday #63

Absolutely disgusting. Fla Dem Apr 13 #47

The MAGAts that don't condemn it are too busy eating his shit straight from the tap Orrex Apr 13 #48

Please Don't Conflate Christianity's Tenets With Any Self-Proclaimed .... ColoringFool Apr 13 #49

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nope obamanut2012 Apr 13 #56

The "Book" was written by men to be interpreted by men to control men. Buddyzbuddy Apr 13 #51

I have not put my person in a church for over 20 years Keepthesoulalive Apr 13 #52

What we have in Trump is a wannabe Antichrist .. Bo Zarts Apr 13 #53

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How edgy could you get and still have edgy people think of you as a "good Christian?" Marcuse Apr 13 #59

I believe that's what the 10 Commandments are for. 10 Basic simple rules judesedit Apr 13 #60

Exchanging one cult for another JoseBalow Apr 13 #61

kind of what I was thinking Skittles Tuesday #64

each day he pisses off someone in his remaining base... Javaman Tuesday #65

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Xtians sacked Constantinople and in Jerusalem the blood was ankle deep Ponietz Tuesday #76

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I am an atheist, but I have read the bible. Americanme Tuesday #80

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Yes Rebl2 Tuesday #82

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