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I am worried about your soul right now!

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 I hate talking about politics. It can be so divisive, and all the best counselors and psychiatrists tell me it's not worth the argument energy.  But I feel like every follower of Christ needs to draw the final line, and if this isn't enough, I wonder if it's too late to have this conversation. Our president used AI to represent himself as the glorified Jesus. He cast an idol of himself, and this isn't the first time. After calling himself a king of America (using a racist animal video), this is such low-hanging fruit to convict someone that this is breaking the first and second commandments. I am worried. I am worried for your soul, MAGA supporter. I know scripture says I shouldn't be anxious, but I am deeply concerned. Polls have 33%-40% of America supporting this. 33% monotheists in the Judeo-Christian tradition are either ignoring this or finding a great reason to support it. I am not worried that you don't understand how Jesus forgives sin to bring us into ...
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Can we talk about the disconnect between Christianity and our political party?

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  I want to respect everyone's political alignment. It won over your allegiance for  reasons  that felt good, and it shows that you care about how you are treated. There are definitely pros and cons to every political side. If I had my way, I would get everyone to pick Libertarian just to see how it feels for 4 years. And to be fair, I am not putting down a political party. I legit have no idea where this disconnect is between Christian beliefs and Republican beliefs. But there is a disconnect, and it hurts my head trying to make it make sense. The Republican Party has always been keen on siding with God and his laws. We love the tradition of the church and ancient laws. I was raised to believe that the God-fearing humans were red and the transgressors were blue. But now it is 2024, and I can't follow that logic anymore. We have this book of Proverbs that instructs us to be gentle, forgiving, peace-making, observant of those who are hurting, and integrity-filled, but we h...
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