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In reply to the discussion: Why are so many black Americans Christians? [View all]padah513
(2,502 posts)59. You are so right.
Far too many people want to lump everyone who claims to be a Christian or a believer in the teachings of Jesus Christ into one massive mold and that's just not the case. VP Pence claims to be a Christian but no true man of Christ would ever join himself to a man like Trump. The yoke is far too uneven for a true believer to bear. Think about it. What true Christ-man would condone the horrendous things taking place at the border, namely the caging of children, and not speak out about it? And yet Pence will go to church on Sunday morning and sit in the pew with his head held high acting all holy and pious. You know them by their fruit. Period.
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So you think Obama was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome? Martin Luther King Jr. too?
onenote
Jul 2019
#20
You might believe it, because you'd be, as a slave, cut off from African traditions
treestar
Jul 2019
#30
Back when I was in grad school studying Hindu Mythology, someone asked how anyone with such...
Hekate
Jul 2019
#10
Religions and cultures always do evolve with one another, in my observation. Japanese Zen Buddhism
Hekate
Jul 2019
#37
during the slavery era, they used a syncretic form to still worship native African deities and
Celerity
Jul 2019
#4
Thank you for saying this much better than I was about to. The OP is pursuing an arrogant...
Hekate
Jul 2019
#15
religion is cultural. it is learned behavior. if the behavior serves a positive purpose it continues
msongs
Jul 2019
#27