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LeftinOH

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5. A lot of people who are "Christian" are only interested in the performative

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:48 AM

Apr 17

parts of it. Wearing a cross necklace is the most popular manifestation of this. Public prayer, outside of a church -- like Pete Hegseth does, is all performative.

I have a lot of Xtian fundamentalist relatives -- all of them huge proponents of "traditional values" - but their actual personal lives are a sh!tshow of hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance. I don't consider them religious, so much as play-acting at religion.

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I am not religious, but Trump is a false prophet to many of those that are. [View all] Swede Apr 17 OP

Caveat emptor, so to speak Redleg Apr 17 #1

As an aside, where you in the military? Redleg is the nickname of artillerymen. Swede Apr 17 #3

Yes- 13A Redleg Apr 17 #8

I'm a Canadian, never served, but a bunch of my family were in the forces. Swede Apr 17 #9

People are easily conned. Emile Apr 17 #2

There have plenty of false prophets in history. no_hypocrisy Apr 17 #4

A lot of people who are "Christian" are only interested in the performative LeftinOH Apr 17 #5

The cognitive dissonance reduction mechanism must be powerful Redleg Apr 17 #10

He could not do any of this without the billionaires backing him... FarPoint Apr 17 #6

He thinks he's god.... LeftInTX Apr 17 #7