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  • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    1 day ago

    Consider the words of my MAGA father:

    1. He’s not concerned because he won’t live long enough to see everything turn to shit (jokes on him, it’s already happening).

    2. When asked about his children and grandchildren who will have to live through it: “Do you believe in God? If you believe in God, nothing matters because you’ll go to heaven when you die.”

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
      21·
      1 day ago

      If you believe in God, nothing matters because you’ll go to heaven when you die.

      That’s a very not-smart interpretation of Christianity. (I assume Christian because old MAGA man; sorry if I’m wrong.) Have you tried asking him why Jesus ever bothered to do anything instead of just staying in bed, or why he didn’t just tell his followers to sit on their butts and wait?

      • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 day ago

        There’s no question that he thinks he’s Christian. I did not go deeper into it in this conversation, since his “fuck you, I got mine” attitude was specifically directed at me and my children. I was a bit too angry to respond rationally.

        • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          7 hours ago

          It’s quite striking how few xtians follow “the” bible. They are instructed to give up all they have and follow Jesus. When I see some xtian that has “got theirs”, I know they either have not read “the” bible, or they are doing a highly selective reading of it.