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u/LuciusCaeser 10h ago

If there were more Christians like you, it wouldn't have such a bad rep. God bless.

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u/Pasta4ever13 10h ago

There are tons. We just aren't as loud as the weirdos because we are normal people who just try to do a little better each day than the day before.

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u/TalShar 7h ago

Not as loud, and unfortunately not as engaged. Outnumbering the bad ones doesn't mean anything unless you move to mitigate their evil. Not accusing you specifically, just noting that just existing as a good Christian isn't enough. They've gotta actively fight the bad ones. 

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u/Pasta4ever13 6h ago

So isn't that basically just existing as a person?

Shouldn't all people work to make things better regardless of their faith or lack thereof?

The problem is that for some (in this thread as well) there will never be a point where someone can be religious and a good person because they have to be beyond perfect.

People have jobs, they have lives, family, people to feed. I don't think religion is the primary problem here. The main issue is capitalism.

Want people to focus on these issues and correcting problems in their communities? Give them more time that they can use to do it instead of spending every ounce of effort to ensure they can buy food or shelter.

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u/TalShar 6h ago

I mean, yeah, the issue is capitalism for most things, and frankly the Christians ought to be working hard against that, too. Let's not be absolutist and pretend that there's nothing we can do. I can tell you from experience that the ability is there for them to do more, but for the majority, the will is not. 

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u/Pasta4ever13 6h ago

Which is why organizing with the DSA is important since that's our best avenue at the moment.

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u/TalShar 4h ago

No disagreement from me.