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calimary

(80,693 posts)
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:31 PM Sep 2022

STRATEGY NOTE: Use their "holier-than-thou" and shove it right back in their faces.

This cruelty shown by Abbott and DeSantis - shove it right back down their throats.

They’ll very likely be the first to yowl in your face about how “Christian” they are. What true believers in Jesus they are. How strongly and fervently they embrace His Message and His Teachings.

Okay then! Game ON!

Matthew 25:35
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in…”

And

Matthew 25:42
“For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink…”

https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=I+was+hungry+&version=NIV

And YOU guys are the ones loudly professing how much more nobly and fervently you believe and follow the Word of the Lord than the rest of us poor heathen do. Whatza matter? Forget some parts of it or somethin’? The parts you don’t like?

MAKE THEM EAT THEIR FUCKING HYPOCRITICAL WORDS!!!

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STRATEGY NOTE: Use their "holier-than-thou" and shove it right back in their faces. (Original Post) calimary Sep 2022 OP
Yes! I love doing this. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #1
Slam it back in their faces. calimary Sep 2022 #14
They never have a comeback. Dissolves to insults at that point. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #15
Well... atreides1 Sep 2022 #2
Yes. You're forgiven. But this is how you prove you're WORTHY of forgiveness. calimary Sep 2022 #4
Evangelicals don't believe in good works. They are saved by being born again... Thomas Hurt Sep 2022 #9
Basically they want a freebie. Without having to do anything calimary Sep 2022 #11
"personal relationship with Jesus" as long as they ignore everything he ever said in the bible ZonkerHarris Sep 2022 #32
Most Protestants believe no one can ever be worthy of forgiveness. Mariana Sep 2022 #24
Absolutely! cilla4progress Sep 2022 #3
Cruelty is the point. calimary Sep 2022 #12
I get that this is a pissing match between two wannabe POTUS nominees underpants Sep 2022 #5
And we take that and shove it back down their damn throats. calimary Sep 2022 #6
Gad! And they accuse us of "virtue signaling" fucking pious hypocrites Walleye Sep 2022 #7
Well, game ON. I'm ready. calimary Sep 2022 #8
"Lord! Lord!" sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #10
Yep. Evidently the Lord expects us to "put yer money where yer mouth is." calimary Sep 2022 #13
They tossed out "Faith without works is dead." sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #19
It's entirely possible they've convinced themselves that they're doing good works. Mariana Sep 2022 #28
Naa...Just claim that DeSantis and Abbott released ISIS members from a secure facility and turned LeftInTX Sep 2022 #16
Hey, whatever works! calimary Sep 2022 #17
I'm kicking this. calimary Sep 2022 #18
Now is that nice to kick it when it's down on the page? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #20
Hee hee hee! calimary Sep 2022 #21
The party of hypocrisy can't be shamed, but those independents may be awakened. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #22
That one really hurts. calimary Sep 2022 #29
"What is truth?" Kid Berwyn Sep 2022 #23
Jesus was cagey, wasn't he? Mariana Sep 2022 #26
Do you really think they care that YOU think they're doing Christianity wrong? Mariana Sep 2022 #25
Not wasting any energy on the unconvertable. calimary Sep 2022 #30
I have found KentuckyWoman Sep 2022 #27
Good one! calimary Sep 2022 #31
When their actions aren't supported by the law, they cling to their Bibles Mr. Ected Sep 2022 #33

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
2. Well...
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:43 PM
Sep 2022

Part of the problem is their belief system! When you're constantly told that you will be forgiven for any wrongs or sins you commit, what do you do...you commit wrongs and sins!

You tell a third party all of the horrible atrocities you've done...he'll give you a list of prayers to say...and ask you if you're sorry!

You leave and the next day, you're doing the same evil shit again, because you know that next Sunday, you'll be back and you'll receive another free pass and a key to the promised land!

That's the only part they believe in...also, they're not really known for reading their holy book, except for the parts that agree with their agenda!

calimary

(80,693 posts)
4. Yes. You're forgiven. But this is how you prove you're WORTHY of forgiveness.
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:47 PM
Sep 2022

Faith without good works is nothing but meaningless noise.

St. Paul compared it to being like a noisy gong and a clanging cymbal. In other words, talking the talk, WITHOUT walking the walk.

In Catholic school we were taught, and it was widely understood, that you are called upon to put action behind your words. Otherwise your words mean nothing in the Eyes of God.

Hey, 14 years of Catholic school gonna mean something.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
9. Evangelicals don't believe in good works. They are saved by being born again...
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 02:07 PM
Sep 2022

personal relationship with Jesus, blah, blah, blah.

I tend to think they believe they are special because of their relationship and think that means they get to do what they want.

Lie, cheat, assault people, kill them for God's whatever.

They are supposed to repent and be more righteous, but I don't think that really sticks with most of them.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
11. Basically they want a freebie. Without having to do anything
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 02:17 PM
Sep 2022

in exchange for it.

Happy to talk the talk. Nothing about walking the walk to back it up.

How Pharisaical.

Mariana

(14,847 posts)
24. Most Protestants believe no one can ever be worthy of forgiveness.
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 06:09 PM
Sep 2022

There's no earning their way into Heaven. This is a fundamental tenet of their faith. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

cilla4progress

(24,585 posts)
3. Absolutely!
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:44 PM
Sep 2022

And yet the socialist antichrist "libtards" of Martha's Vineyard are providing food, respite, comfort...

SMDH.

Thanks Abbott and DeSantis for showing the world who you really are.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
12. Cruelty is the point.
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 02:19 PM
Sep 2022

I can’t remember learning anything about Jesus advocating cruelty…

Hmmmmm… let me think…
















Nope. Can’t. I got nothin’.

underpants

(182,270 posts)
5. I get that this is a pissing match between two wannabe POTUS nominees
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:49 PM
Sep 2022

so it’s not a National strategy but how could they possibly thinks this helps their side? It’s just flat out cruel and dehumanizing. How could they think this brings anyone TO their side? That, I don’t get.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
8. Well, game ON. I'm ready.
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:56 PM
Sep 2022

Sister Carla Marie and Sister Dorothy and Sister Timothy didn’t mess around.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
13. Yep. Evidently the Lord expects us to "put yer money where yer mouth is."
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 02:37 PM
Sep 2022

I was taught back then that faith is nothing without good works to back it up. Maybe the “Old Wisdom” figured that’s how you prove it.

LeftInTX

(24,540 posts)
16. Naa...Just claim that DeSantis and Abbott released ISIS members from a secure facility and turned
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 03:12 PM
Sep 2022

them loose

Their kind don't believe anything about the beatitudes.
They love cruelty, until it happens to them.

Seriously, this is why we have federal immigration laws. Not for some dumbass to just do what they want with immigrants.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
17. Hey, whatever works!
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 03:36 PM
Sep 2022

It's fun to imagine how many ways we can hit back, the language and angles we can use, and the frequency.

Preferably A WHOLE FREAKIN' LOT of each.

Kid Berwyn

(14,642 posts)
23. "What is truth?"
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 06:06 PM
Sep 2022
John 18:38

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

New International Version

Mariana

(14,847 posts)
26. Jesus was cagey, wasn't he?
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 06:12 PM
Sep 2022

It was very skillful the way he evaded Pilate's questions, and avoided incriminating himself.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
30. Not wasting any energy on the unconvertable.
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 10:09 PM
Sep 2022

I’m working around the edges.

And I’m hoping to add to the talking points. Not every talking point hits home with everybody who needs to hear it.

I’m always looking for ways to say stuff. Ways to reach people. Ways to make a point - effective ways, easy-to-use points. Easy to remember points - cuz if it’s easier to remember (or maybe it makes you feel or look smarter as you pass them along) - hey, WHATEVER works. WHATEVER breaks through!

KentuckyWoman

(6,666 posts)
27. I have found
Thu Sep 15, 2022, 06:15 PM
Sep 2022

"Who would Jesus ... ?" works pretty good. I stick whatever is needed on the end.
Works good to keep any more of their drivel out of my ears.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
33. When their actions aren't supported by the law, they cling to their Bibles
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 04:32 AM
Sep 2022

When their actions aren't supported by the Bible, they cling to their (incorrect) reading of the Constitution.

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