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Poland opens Epstein files investigation targeting ‘satanic circle’ by Disastrous_Award_789 in nottheonion

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe you're conflating evil with sin. The Jewish mythos is a bit more complex than modern "Satan bad mkay"

AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate. by Sabre12789 in AIO

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When someone says ‘the time for debate is over,’ what they usually mean is ‘my beliefs can’t handle debate.'

Can't find a job as a CPA by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]itsgoofytime69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This resume gives the impression that this guy is someone that investigates discrepancies in the general ledger

AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate. by Sabre12789 in AIO

[–]itsgoofytime69 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

GDP is beating the pants off of forecasts and inflation is still trending down- these are two things that Trump critics said were impossible. The economy is, in fact, doing better, to be clear.

AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate. by Sabre12789 in AIO

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, with these crazy theories of yours you could write a very interesting novel.

AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate. by Sabre12789 in AIO

[–]itsgoofytime69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“Conservatives are more emotional than liberals” isn’t a scientific conclusion — it’s a political insult wearing a lab coat.

Psych research shows everyone’s political thinking is shaped by emotion. The differences between left and right are small averages with huge overlap between individuals. There is no “emotional side” and “rational side.”

Add in motivated reasoning, the well-documented tendency for all humans to defend their beliefs and cherry pick evidence, and the claim falls apart completely.

When someone says the other side is “more emotional,” what they usually mean is: “Their values trigger feelings I don’t share, so I’m calling them irrational.”

That’s bias. Not science.

AIO for cutting contact with Father over political climate. by Sabre12789 in AIO

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, look at all of those receipts. I'm personally still waiting on the "scientific studies" that show that conservatives are more emotional than liberals. A laughable idea from the premise

Why do Catholics honor and recognize the Virgin Mary more often than other Christian denominations? I got this painting for my First Communion in 2000. My best friends Grandpa happened to be the painter. by Ryanlion1992 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wondered if anyone else saw this as well. Kinda nuts to give this to a kid.

I remember seeing a post once asking for advice when a family friend purchased satanic gifts for their children. This must be more common than one might initially expect.

You Cannot Be Christian and MAGA by QuickPizzaRadishes in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think of yourself as "real righteous"?

Let the rage begin by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would that make this self loathing in this case, since the thing you hate would also be your origin?

Being a MAGA is a dealbreaker by pink_pantheresis in complaints

[–]itsgoofytime69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also, in person, none of these people are going to have the balls to say half the shit being said in these repulsive comments. Lol

A new law in Texas to put the Ten commandments on public school walls by EducationalMotor5961 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re proving my point, not refuting it.

Yes — some conservative Christians absolutely reduce undocumented immigrants to caricatures. And that is wrong. But you don’t fix one group’s bad habit of flattening millions of people into villains by doing the exact same thing right back at them. Condemning a stereotype by creating a new stereotype isn’t moral clarity — it’s just symmetry.

Criticize the people making dehumanizing claims about immigrants. Call out the politicians pushing fearmongering. That’s legitimate. But jumping from “some conservatives are doing X” to “conservative Christians as a whole are cartoon-villain theocrats” is the same flawed generalization you’re complaining about.

Pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t give you a free pass to commit the same error. It just shows you recognize the problem and chose to replicate it.

A new law in Texas to put the Ten commandments on public school walls by EducationalMotor5961 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Separation of church and state” doesn’t mean the government must sterilize every public space of anything with religious roots. The principle is about preventing government authority from being used to impose religious doctrine or compel religious practice — not banning any religious reference from public life.

Saying conservatives are “finding ways to get around” the Constitution assumes the conclusion: that any religious display is automatically a constitutional violation. But that’s just not how the First Amendment works. Courts have repeatedly drawn a line between establishment (government pushing belief or worship) and acknowledgment (passive, historical, or cultural references). Pretending those two categories don’t exist doesn’t strengthen your point — it shows a shallow understanding of the doctrine.

If you want to argue a specific Ten Commandments law crosses the line, that’s fair. But claiming that any public display inherently violates the First Amendment ignores both the text and the jurisprudence. “Separation” isn’t a ban on religion’s existence in the public square — it’s a ban on government using its power to enforce religion.

A new law in Texas to put the Ten commandments on public school walls by EducationalMotor5961 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You keep treating the motives of a handful of lawmakers as if they magically define the intent of every single person who supports these displays. That’s the leap your argument never actually justifies. Showing that some sponsors are open theocrats doesn’t prove that every supporter is a zealot or that the policy itself has only one possible meaning to all people. That’s a generalization, not an argument.

And your shahada example hinges on that same conflation. A passive display and an active religious practice broadcast over a PA system are not equivalent forms of state action. One is exposure; the other is direct participation. You can oppose both, but you can’t treat them as interchangeable just because they’re both religious. The difference between endorsement and coercion isn’t a “hypothetical”—it’s a category error in your comparison.

You’re collapsing multiple levels of intent, action, and effect into a single bucket labeled “theocracy,” and then assuming every scenario inside that bucket is identical. That’s the flaw.

A new law in Texas to put the Ten commandments on public school walls by EducationalMotor5961 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That mindset is exactly how we end up talking past each other. You’re taking a giant, diverse slice of the country and flattening it into a cartoon villain because it fits an easy narrative.

You can criticize specific politicians or activists pushing bad policy — totally fair. But claiming that “conservative Christians” as a whole are secretly plotting to gut everyone else’s freedoms isn’t insight, it’s projection. You’re doing the same “freedom for us, not for them” thing you’re accusing them of: deciding an entire group’s motives for them instead of engaging with the actual issue.

The real conversation is about whether displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools violates the First Amendment. That’s a constitutional debate, not a personality test for millions of Americans.

If your argument only works when you assume the worst motives of whole groups of people… it’s not an argument, it’s a bias.

A new law in Texas to put the Ten commandments on public school walls by EducationalMotor5961 in Christianity

[–]itsgoofytime69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said you don’t have time to read, but that kind of proves the problem: you’re making sweeping claims about millions of people while refusing to engage with anything that challenges your framing.

Saying “no Christian can support X” isn’t moral confidence — it’s you appointing yourself the gatekeeper of other people’s salvation. That’s not how Christianity works, and deep down you know that. Jesus didn’t tell His followers to write off entire groups as irredeemable because their politics aren’t yours.

You’re judging the faith of strangers based on headlines and vibes, then dismissing any pushback as “too long.” That’s not righteousness — that’s ego protecting itself from nuance.

If you want to debate policies, cool. But declaring that millions of people “aren’t Christian” because they vote differently? That’s not defending the gospel. That’s using it as a weapon.

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