https://www.whitehouse.gov/freedom250/america-prays/
The gathering has been organised by the White House as part of a programme of celebrations for America’s 250th birthday and, in a video message inviting Americans to attend, Hegseth said it was an opportunity to “rededicate this republic to God and country”.
Muscular Christian nationalism has enjoyed a prominent platform since Trump’s return to power, and evangelicals form a core element of the president’s support base.
I thought America was a secular state?
A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.[1] A secular state claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen based on their religious beliefs, affiliation or lack of either over those with other profiles.
Celebrating Calvinists and puritans. My oh my what has the world come back to…
Wipin’ mah ass with the constitution…
Kazoos on standby
Can’t travel there and I’m not muslim. But if I could, I’d show up with a prayer rug and FSM teeshirt, and kneel facing Mecca while loudly making noises.
Don’t Pastafarians face Naples?
I can pray. He won’t like to whom or for what I pray, but sure, the gods could use another plea for his downfall.
I pray to all the gods except that one. That one is a piece of shit.
They need to do this from their closet.
At least according to their own text.
https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/mt/6.html?v=6
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Priests read this as gospel at mass where everyone shows up to pray in public and will 100% gossip behind your back if you miss a Sunday or don’t look like you’re praying hard enough while there.
I’m so glad I live in a part of the United States where I just don’t have to give a fuck about picking the “right” church and doing the “right” things there. I have to pay as much attention to that shit as I do to how much someone loves Harry Potter series vs. Star Wars.
Though apparently that is a huuuuge thing in certain parts of the U.S., notably, the South.
My view is that religion and all its little rules and rituals are for those that have adapted that lifestyle. Since I live in a secular nation, I don’t have to give two farts in a high wind about any of it.
Hail. Mother fucking. SATAN if these are the assholes telling you to pray to Jesus
Satan brought us light, fire, and knowledge. What did the Abrahamitic god ever do for US??
Ah yes, Christians, the oppressed 69%.
Nice
hail satan!
Hall Santa!
And yet I was taught in school that people went to America to escape religious persecution.
It’s true, they did! They just don’t mention they were being persecuted for being christofascist nutjobs nobody could tolerate.
They wanted a country of their own where they could practice their beliefs of intolerance and hate in peace
Amd they were persecuted by Christians.
And they banned Christmas.
And secular music, dancing, card playing, theatres and taverns.
You gotta love the hypocrisy.
The people in power spontaneously turned blind to their own history
They were “persecuted” in the same manner the modern fundamentalist calls being told to respect the boundaries of others and coexist with different people “persecution”. In an era of religious extremism, the Puritans were so fucking obnoxious even the other Protestants didn’t want them around. It’s a national myth, loosely based on a kernel of truth but twisted to fit the broader idea that Christians, especially the fundamentalist ones, are a victimized, persecuted minority when they don’t get to use their religion as an excuse to force their bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, and values on everyone else.
bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, and values
misread this as bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, and wolves
what might that mean???
Well cuz, I think you’ve just got canines on the mind. I know they’d like to think of themselves as pack leaders or lone survivors, but the Lord is their shepherd and we all know what shepherds look after. Care for some mutton?
What happened to separation of church and state. Which was always funny since they have in god we trust on their money.
Makes it pretty clear who the true god is.
That got added during the Cold War. The USSR had no state religion, so the anti commie McCarthyists added that phrase to the money.
Same goes for adding “under God” into the pledge of allegiance
I mean the pledge of allegiance was already its whole own brand of very fucked up
Not letting Christians so whatever they want is persecution. /s
All while proudly going against most teaching of the bible
They should trot out the golden idol
The Golden American Idol
EPSTEIN FILES!!! OMG THEY TORTURED, RAPED, AND KILLED CHILDREN. Fuck your stupid prayer. Only the most depraved demon would answer any of their prayers. Also, I hear they ate people too.
Matthew 6:5
“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
I’d piss on a bible tomorrow if I had one
I’d piss on all religious books as all religions serve the same purpose
If they’re not Trump-branded, they can be very inexpensive
Still not gonna pay for a bible tho!
Muscular Christian nationalism
Somebody’s gonna rip a phone book in half…
But even with the power of God Almighty, no Christian warrior can rip the Epstein Files in half.
/s
JSYK Muscular Christianity is a religious movement that attempted to tie Christianity to fitness, masculinity, and patriotism as well as the rejection of more traditional Christian values such as meekness and pacifism. It’s deeply tied to crises of masculinity.
HAHAHAHA I also read this and was like wot, maybe its british slang LMAO idk
Nope, Muscular Christianity is a religious movement that attempted to tie Christianity to fitness, masculinity, and patriotism as well as the rejection of more traditional Christian values such as meekness and pacifism. It’s deeply tied to crises of masculinity.
OMG wtfff
They’re definitely using it like “bullying”.
As in it’s upfront and in people’s faces?
I’ve never heard it used that way but in context it makes sense. I just immediately pictured the Workaholics episode where they had “Christian Strongmen”.
The Nat-C’s are a helluva regime.
They just make me führerious!
