I am finding out that a lot of things I thought were common knowledge about Christian Fundamentalism are not in fact common knowledge.
Like with the aid freeze, people were like why would they do this? And I was like cause they want churches to be the only option for aid.
And people were shocked. And I was also shocked that this wasn’t like…more well known. I grew up with people who were anti-aid because they felt that belonged to the church and made people behave more worldly if they could get it elsewhere. It was so well known it was a debate topic in my Philosophy of Religion course in high school.
I’m just…I’m concerned at how little some groups seem to know about Christian Fundamentalism. I wish I could help translate more.
Yes! I’ve heard this as well!
One of my friends asked if they wanted people to die and I was so confused because yes, of course they do. That’s a feature not a bug.
People in my church would talk about people who needed aid but didn’t or couldn’t work as parasites who represented an active threat to able bodied and working people. It’s a zero sum game to them.
It’s the coming eugenics that is in those thoughts processes that is really upsetting to me.
I grew up non-mormon in Utah and studied religion and I didn’t not no until a few years ago that Fundamentalists don’t think Catholics are Christian, it blew my mind.
Also, this article was helpful in understanding why they seem to think empathy is a sin. It’s so bonkers and backwards!
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