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[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 176 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

They wouldn't know "gods plan" if it smacked them in the ass. They're literally worshipping the closest analogue to the Antichrist. These people are violently clueless.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 114 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

"God's plan" is literally whatever is happening right now. Got in a car crash? God's plan. Narrowly missed a car crash? God's plan. Cat wakes you at 6am for breakfast? God's plan. This whole comment? God's plan.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

His plan sucks because he made Pedos billionaires. Wait, god might he a pedo. It's his plan afterall. Always watching you like a creep. Dude fits pedo logic 100%. Worshiping pedos, sounds on track for religious nutts.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Mary was only around 14, too

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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 45 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

This. Trump literally fits the description of an "antichrist" (lowercase; one of a type) and many of the traits of the definite article (the specific Antichrist) described in the Bible.

But then they're not expecting to be the ones deceived by an antichrist.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 82 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Aaaaaaand this sort of shit is why I’ve resigned myself to the fact that we’re not recovering from this, and that I need to get the fuck out.

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[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 70 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Religion is the most destructive human invention.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 66 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

"It's God's plan" is the phrase people use to comfort themselves when disasters happen, so I guess that tracks regarding Trump’s rule.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In my experience growing up evangelical, it’s as much a plea as it is an assertion.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah. Everyone assuming this is some sort of praise or support of the current presidency really don't know how that phrase is normally used. Half the time I heard that phrase it was in a "wtf is going on right now"/"this shit sucks" sort of way.

Shitty clickbait title is shitty.

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

America has a Christian Nationalist problem.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

America has an individualism problem and well fuck me running if Christians just happen to be the absolute worst when it comes to the rights of others being of no consequence.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

🌎 🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I’m aware it always has. I remember learning in grade school, about the Puritans coming to America and being told it was a good thing….

(Spoiler: it wasn’t)

But it’s getting worse every day.

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[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 38 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I mean for a religious person everything should be god's plan, right?

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, no, only the good parts.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

21% of U.S. adults are fully illiterate. Another 33% can't read better than an elementary school student.

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[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

TIL one in three Americans suffer severe mental health disorders.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Unfun fact! Carter tried to establish community mental health care centers across America, but Reagan immediately undid it.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 29 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Daily reminfer that 33% of the US is crazy, and the majority hate Trump.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Aparently they didnt hate him enough to vote against him.

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[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The more I see shit like this, the more I ask myself, why are we trying to save this?

  • Our legal system has been broken since it's creation.
  • Our representation has never represented us.
  • Peace is an imaginary thing, at best.
  • Calling any country our allies, is a joke.

So what is the point of all this shit?

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The point is that America has managed to make a lot of guys richer than God by allowing them to exploit millions of people

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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn’t everything that happens a part of God’s plan? I do not understand the thought process of most Christians.

[–] potoo22@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Everything they agree with is part of God's plan. Everything they don't is the work of the devil. When you can control what is "seen" as God's plan, you can control the population. And anyone who disagrees is under the influence of the devil and an enemy. Basic cult mentality.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Religion should be added to the DSM as a dangerous disorder.

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[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Imagine how stupid the average person is and now realize that half of them are dumber than that.

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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

A third of Americans are incredibly fucking dumb.

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[–] blave@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A third of Americans are delusional

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

well, duh?

if you believe in God and you believe God has a plan, then this is part of that plan

how many Christians don't believe God has a plan?

it was God's plan for Charlie Kirkkk to die publicly. it was God's plan for all those school children to die. it is God's plan to abuse and murder non-whites in the US. it is God's plan to have the wealthy and powerful abuse young women and for the masses to protect them

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[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

So, basically, they're saying God is a colossal asshole. Gotcha.

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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Just more proof that everything going on right now is because of religion. They want to control everything and everyone, and punish everyone that doesn't fit their fictional god's plan. Project 2025 exactly.

If you're religious and reading this, fuck you. No really, even though you think you're one of the "good ones", FUCK YOU.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

Well I mean the similarities to the antichrist are uncanny. I can understand the feeling.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

To play devil’s advocate (or perhaps God’s advocate?) if you leave behind the relatively recent “God is omniscient, omnipotent, and all-loving” thing, then bad things happening would be part of even a benevolent deity’s plan. That is to say, bad things are going to happen, working to find a balance that works out well in the long run would be the goal.

“God works all things together for the good of those who love and trust in Him” is a commonly misunderstood doctrine. It isn’t that nothing will ever be bad. It’s that even bad things are included in the plan.

(The Mistborn series, especially the third book in the first era and the books in the second era, does a good job with this concept. Also the final book in The Wheel of Time touches on it during the confrontation with the Dark One.)

So theoretically, even a Christian who despises Trump could say Trump’s presidency is “part of God’s plan.”

(But I’m guessing that’s not what most people mean when they say something like this.)

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah, and for the benefit of the many people who didn't read the article, it says this further down:

overall, 4 percent believed God chose Trump because He believes in his policies, while another 32 percent think Trump’s election is part of God’s plan, although God may not necessarily agree with his program.

To put it into perspective, anything less than 5% on the extreme end of a survey is generally treated as the "nonsense response" or "straight-line response" effect, i.e. you can put the most ridiculous thing imaginable on a survey and reliably get 5% positive responses on it. 4% means that the notion was too spicy even for a lot of the usual loonies.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So is cancer, pedophilia, child starvation and the actual literal devil. What's their point?

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[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pathetic fake fucking Christians

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Pathetic fucking Christians is more like it.

Its a fucking death cult.

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

This is why we are completely and totally fucked.

[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

God's plan also includes deadly plagues, global floods, and turning people into pillars of salt.

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[–] knekko@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's part of a concept of a plan. Great flood, plagues of Egypt, ...

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

I want out of here. Trump has never been to church, and when asked, couldn't name his favorite Bible verse. He is and has always been a narcissistic fraud. I wish I could leave this country.

See everyone one at the protest on the 18th.

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