• lightsblinken@lemmy.world
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    there’s a lot going on in this article, but this part in particular is… uhh … a really special form of religious virtue…

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      I wish had no scruples because then I could sell people angels for $1,000

      I love how the most devout Christians are always always complete shitheads

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      Easy to forget that Bush and Reagan also had these Faith Based Initiative and religious themed cabinet positions. And they were also primarily about funneling state money to religious demagogues. And then Clinton/Obama kept them around because they didn’t want to offend the religious extremists.

      The large network of Crisis Intervention Centers that effectively exist to abuse young people with poor grades, substance abuse issues, and non-conforming gender/sexual preferences were all originally bankrolled by Reagan/Bush Era pilot programs and church kickbacks.

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      Only a matter of time until he declares himself Holy Roman Emperor. And silly me was under the impression, he’s trying to emulate an entirely different era of German history.

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      Leaning into grifting. Like always. He is just dipping into the Christian side of the grift.