• gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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      We’re gonna get a schism and the Church of America because Trump is basically Henry VIII but somehow even more disgusting

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        Hate to break it to you, but we already have this. It’s known as Evangelicalism.

        (And yes, I know that there are decent folks in the Evangelical world; I’ve met them. But, overall, the movement has become a cesspit of fascist-aligned nationalistic heresy that doesn’t even really seem to believe in the person at the center of Christianity. Also, the great irony of your example is that the American branch of Henry VIII’s church–the Episcopal Church–is now considered too woke to be Christian by these people.)

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          Oh yeah, I forgot about the Episcopals

          Still, I think every schism probably had people saying “But we already have [religion]” before they went down

          Whether or not there are decent evangelicals was kinda beside my point (I was just imagining historical parallels), but I agree and it’s definitely worth repeating