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President Joe Biden Declares Easter Sunday As Transgender Day Of Visibility
- Thread starter Colt
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To heathens: Meh.....
wellwisher
Well-Known Member
Jesus was about a transformation of the inner man, and not an outward or shallow transformation of the outer person, that is pushed by Liberalism; Biden's handlers. The inner man does not change after drugs and surgery. This is why suicide will still be high among the trans transformed, after so many years. That does not matter to the money changers.
If transgender was inwardly self liberating; like the symbolism of Easter, that outward change would not be needed. It would be a life changing self realization. Jesus returns with the old body, that still has the wounds, but his spirit is renewed; inner man. This choice by Biden can be a conscious or unconscious contrast between Christian and Anti-Christian; mirror world of Atheism.
Liberalism is very shallow, which is why identity politics is so important to that movement. It appears to have a female spirit. A woman can change her hair color and style and buy a new costume, and she is reborn; feels refreshed. This is not for men. Men need an environmental change, such a new life, a new job, new project, new challenge, etc, to get him up and running; change the potential of the visual surrounds.
Women seek to be seen, while men seek to see, so their brains can adapt and adjust.
Clizby Wampuscat
Well-Known Member
I agree it is a shot at Christian’s just like the egg decorating not able to have religious symbols. However, I think a better message from Christian’s should be something like:
We may disagree on the subject of transgenderism but we do agree that some are marginalized and discriminated against and we stand against that.
Or something like that.
Sand Dancer
Currently catless
Did people freak out when it was on Easter in 2013?
McBell
Unbound
Clearly there are some people who are desperate to be a victim...
That's what Jesus would do.
Of course Christians conservatives show how they completely miss what Jesus taught, and go on misrepresenting Jesus as a corrupt and evil savior. Christian extremists are greedy in the sense that they own Jesus for their own political agenda, and use toxic Christianity as an excuse for their own immorality, and a weapon against anyone they detest. It's such an interesting phenomenon. Frank Shaeffer has writen extensively about his transformation as a conservative evangelical republican to a liberal democrat based on the devolution of evangelical Christianity in the USA. He goes on the critize how evangelical Christians has become less moral and compassionate since the Reagan era, and become political militants.
Frank Schaeffer - Wikipedia
Seriously?
And never once do far right wing Christians think that it might be them given how little their attitudes and beliefs mirror what Jesus taught.
How about you defend your personal attitudes that tolerance, love, compassion, and openness is any sort of rebellion against God. What culture do you think represents God? One that advances intolerance, bigotry, hate, condemnation? Explain what Jesus taught that backs up your ideal culture.
Can I quote you on that the next time there's a case involving a Christian who wants to wear a cross or pray at work?
Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
I don't think Biden's declaration is a potshot at Christians, but rather some disgruntled Christians with a persecution complex lamenting that their hallowed Easter is overshadowed by the public recognition of transgender people, whom they love to hate. They don't even bother to hide their religious bigotry.
So much for "love your neighbor as yourself," which is something I doubt they even consider.
Speaking from my experience with MAGA Christians, they will say that or something similar when hell freezes over.
McBell
Unbound
Post #4
For example?
Sgt. Pepper
All you need is love.
I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Bible or not, but there are commandments to the followers of Jesus in it that instruct them to love their neighbor as themselves, love their enemies, and to treat others the way they would like to be treated. So you might look these up sometime if you're interested.
Also, there's an even stricter commandment in the Book of James (Chapter 3, verses 1–12) about how Christians are to TAME THEIR TONGUE. I'll quote a couple of verses from it for you, just in case you decide not to read it for yourself. I'm not sure if you care about this or not, but I thought I'd mention it.
Verses 9–12: "9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water."
Perhaps @Colt is using some new and improved Annotated Trump Bible?
IMO, it would be pretty hypocritical for the Christians who are upset about the Trans Day of Visibility to stand against the marginalization and discrimination of trans people, considering they're the source of most of the marginalization and discrimination.
Somebody should have taught you some science. God isn't in there mixing the chemicals and sticking parts together. And, unsurprisingly, your knowledge of human psychology appears no better. There are places you could learn, but I bet you think they're all run by Satan.
Another one -- "I've never been one of those, or felt like that, but I know all about it, and can tell them just what to do."
anna.
colors your eyes with what's not there
YouTube not only feeds misinformation and conspiracy, it creates it. And then the algorithm amplifies the creation exponentially.
anna.
colors your eyes with what's not there
Oh no. You're deflecting.
This isn't about the egg roll, this is about March 31 having been Transgender Day of Visibility for 15 years now, and about how President Biden didn't "declare Easter Sunday" so as to assault Christianity.
Can you not just admit that this is a concocted kerfuffle by the perpetually aggrieved?