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I'm gonna be really pissed if my christofascist parents were right (lemmy.world)

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I grew up listening to fundie christian parents babble at length how we were living in end times. And mocking them mercilessly (at first among my fiends, later to their faces) as often as possible.

Now look at us - on the brink of non-existence politically, environmentally, and civilizationally. Not sure that last one is a word.

If they were right I'm gonna have some 'splainin to do.

Dammit.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's been the "End Times" for the last 2000 years. They were full of shit then and they're full of shit now.

Their whole death cult is predicated on the world ending in a violent fiery ocean of blood so that they, the only good people who won't be damned to a burning torturous eternal punishment, will ascend to a paradise of everlasting Jonestown. It's sheer insanity. Malicious, cruel, psychopathic insanity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

TBF this is the first time in 2000 years when we have billions of people warming up the planet and studies by actual scientists saying if we continue the way we are we have at most a couple of centuries left. Plenty of studies saying that when you know where to look.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

When a denomination lies about when the apocalypse is coming they can gain more followers than they lose, look at all the offshoot denominations of Adventists/Millerites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends who you're talking about, but not necessarily. The Christian doctrine is that nobody is righteous, and that we don't deserve to be with God because of that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My denomination took that to it's logical conclusion, that salvation is for everyone irrespective of their religious views.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So if someone doesn't want to be with God, then they will be forced to be with Him? Does that mean Hitler is in heaven?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty much, yeah.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Do you have any biblical backing for this viewpoint?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

John 3:16. Salvation is by grace, not by works.