Right Wing Religion and Politics in the US

[Barquentine]

Christianity without empathy? Is that even possible?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-pastor-james-talarico-death_n_69c18fe3e4b0964b57003b56?origin=home-latest-news-unit
"The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s home church in Tennessee said last week on a podcast that he wants James Talarico to die.
“I pray that God kills him,” Haymes said."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maga-christians-empathy_l_69826fc3e4b0f9ced96f23e5

"The rise of Christian nationalism has seen empathy demonized as “sinful,” “dangerous,” “weak,” and even a tool of liberal manipulation. Calls for compassion toward marginalized groups are increasingly met with defensiveness or hostility."

“I can't stand empathy. I think empathy is a made-up, New Age term that — it does a lot of damage, but it is very effective when it comes to politics.” – Charlie Kirk

Joe Rigney (author of The Sin of Empathy)
"...(Women's) “God-given” impulse to “move toward the hurting with comfort and welcome becomes a major liability when it comes to guarding the doctrine and worship of the church.”

Jesus: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matthew 22:39, KJV).

[John Stone]

Pity the children, they don't get a vote.

Edited March 25 by John Stone

[John Johnston]

54 minutes ago, John Stone said:

Pity the children, they don't get a vote.

What would Jebus do? 

[John Stone]

12 minutes ago, John Johnston said:

What would Jebus do? 

Believe me, ur asking the wrong person. 

As much as I have seen  the benefit of faith, I also see the hypocrisy and worse. 

As much good as religion has done  in the World, it as done as much damage 

With God on ur side u can  do no wrong, brother. 

 

[John Johnston]

19 minutes ago, John Stone said:

Believe me, ur asking the wrong person. 

As much as I have seen  the benefit of faith, I also see the hypocrisy and worse. 

As much good as religion has done  in the World, it as done as much damage 

With God on ur side u can  do no wrong, brother. 

 

Religion is a man made construct. And all that entails. 

[John Stone]

1 minute ago, John Johnston said:

Religion is a man made construct. And all that entails. 

As my bio mother, good catholic, twice divorced, once said to me, 'don't be such as fool as to let religion rule your life"

 

[John Johnston]

19 minutes ago, John Stone said:

As my bio mother, good catholic, twice divorced, once said to me, 'don't be such as fool as to let religion rule your life"

 

No truer words were ever spoken.

[Deluge]

3 hours ago, Barquentine said:

Christianity without empathy? Is that even possible?

Yes. 

But what you're looking for is open borders and white people bullied into corners, especially straight white male conservative Christians. 

What you need to understand Barkin'teen, is that someone like you is the LAST to be teaching the masses about Jesus Christ. In fact, it's best that you just put the Bible down and step away.  

[Deluge]

1 hour ago, John Stone said:

As my bio mother, good catholic, twice divorced, once said to me, 'don't be such as fool as to let religion rule your life"

 

Easy, demoncrat.

Jesus is the one to rule, but you have to be faithful enough to let Him - he isn't going to just take over.  

[Nationalist]

Hilarious...

Arianna Huffington...a woman who wore her stilettos as ear rings for a living.

That bastion of demonocracy.

[John Johnston]

51 minutes ago, Deluge said:

Yes. 

But what you're looking for is open borders and white people bullied into corners, especially straight white male conservative Christians. 

What you need to understand Barkin'teen, is that someone like you is the LAST to be teaching the masses about Jesus Christ. In fact, it's best that you just put the Bible down and step away.  

Like Ted Haggard?

[Deluge]

18 minutes ago, John Johnston said:

Like Ted Haggard?

I don't know who Ted Haggard is, but he's probably ahead of you. 

Just put the Bible down and go curl up with the communist manifesto - that's your kind of literature. 

[John Johnston]

11 minutes ago, Deluge said:

I don't know who Ted Haggard is, but he's probably ahead of you. 

Just put the Bible down and go curl up with the communist manifesto - that's your kind of literature. 

😄

[Deluge]

1 minute ago, John Johnston said:

😄

I knew that would make you happy, now scoot!  

[WestCanMan]

Being a perfect Christian is nearly impossible.

• The bar is set too high, and I'm just guessing that accounts of Jesus's perfection are exaggerated, but people can believe what they want.

Being a perfect muslim is nearly impossible.

• Not a lot of people are willing to marry a child and have sex with them before puberty, nor are they willing to chop people's heads off just for refusing to convert to their religion. R4ping and beating women for not wearing a hijab is as far as most muslims are willing to go. 

[Deluge]

6 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:

Being a perfect Christian is nearly impossible.

• The bar is set too high, and I'm just guessing that accounts of Jesus's perfection are exaggerated, but people can believe what they want.

Being a perfect muslim is nearly impossible.

• Not a lot of people are willing to marry a child and have sex with them before puberty, nor are they willing to chop people's heads off just for refusing to convert to their religion. R4ping and beating women for not wearing a hijab is as far as most muslims are willing to go. 

Jesus was half immortal, so I can believe that he was batting 1000. 

I'm with you on the Muslims, though - those barbarians are almost as bad as left-wingers. 

[robosmith]

28 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:

Being a perfect Christian is nearly impossible.

• The bar is set too high, and I'm just guessing that accounts of Jesus's perfection are exaggerated, but people can believe what they want.

Being a perfect muslim is nearly impossible.

• Not a lot of people are willing to marry a child and have sex with them before puberty, nor are they willing to chop people's heads off just for refusing to convert to their religion. R4ping and beating women for not wearing a hijab is as far as most muslims are willing to go. 

Did you take a poll? Or just BULLSHIT. LMAO

[User]

8 hours ago, Barquentine said:

Christianity without empathy? Is that even possible?

It helps if you quote all of what he said:

“I pray that God kills him,” Haymes continued. “Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ.”

[herbie]

Problems exist when people can't distinguish a Christian act from one that isn't and are just flat out unable or unwilling to distinguish what is God's and what is Caesar's.

Things too many people are too chicken to discuss over a family dinner, so nothing gets learned, preformed opinions only get cemented further.

[Barquentine]

On 3/25/2026 at 12:25 PM, Deluge said:

the LAST to be teaching the masses about Jesus Christ.

Not teaching. (How the phuck did you come to that conclusion?) Just asking.

Try reading the OP a little slower next time, maybe you'll get it.

[User]

19 hours ago, herbie said:

Problems exist when people can't distinguish a Christian act from one that isn't and are just flat out unable or unwilling to distinguish what is God's and what is Caesar's.

Things too many people are too chicken to discuss over a family dinner, so nothing gets learned, preformed opinions only get cemented further.

You can't even stick around to discuss any of the stupid crap you post on here about anything, let alone Christianity. Chicken. 

 

4 minutes ago, Barquentine said:

Not teaching. (How the phuck did you come to that conclusion?) Just asking.

Try reading the OP a little slower next time, maybe you'll get it.

Try not to be the coward you are. 

[Barquentine]

8 minutes ago, User said:

Try not to be the coward you are.

Try making sense!

[User]

3 minutes ago, Barquentine said:

Try making sense!

I literally pointed out the dishonesty with how you cherry-picked the quote you did. You ignored that.

 

[Barquentine]

3 minutes ago, User said:

I literally pointed out the dishonesty with how you cherry-picked the quote you did

This is where you have imprecatory psalms. This is where you pray strongly,” he said. “The psalmist is not shy. God, destroy them. Make them as dung on the ground.

Haymes repeated that he wants “death and new life” for Talarico. “And if it would not be within God’s will to do so, stop him by any means necessary,” he said.

At one point, the podcast host said Talarico “is the kind of guy you pray imprecatory psalms against. And I mean that actually.” An imprecatory psalm is a biblical song or prayer that invokes God’s judgment, curses or destruction upon enemies.

But yeah, I guess they only had his best interest at heart.

[Deluge]

38 minutes ago, Barquentine said:

Not teaching. (How the phuck did you come to that conclusion?) Just asking.

Try reading the OP a little slower next time, maybe you'll get it.

I did read the OP. You're flaunting scripture as if it champions communism. It doesn't champion communism or socialism or any other ism you want to foist onto the populace - it champions the gospel of Jesus Christ which has nothing to do with your bullshit beliefs. 

Again, be a good little marxist and step away from the Bible.