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Trump Admin, GOP Continue to Weaponize Bible to Punish Poor, Defend Imperialism

In the lead-up to the passage of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, political and religious leaders quoted scripture to justify shutting down food programs and kicking mothers and their babies off public assistance. Those leaders, many of them self-described Christians, chose to ignore the majority of passages in the Bible that preached "good news" to the poor and promised freedom to those captive to injustice and oppression.

US politics

Parenting

fromPsychology Today

1 month ago

Why Grant Troutt Calling Spanking 'Hilarious' Is a Red Flag

Spanking is deemed harmful and ineffective by research, regardless of intentions.

fromDefector

3 months ago

Saquon Barkley Lured Me To An Arena Where I Learned Passive Income Is Holy | Defector

God made the Earth, and the Earth is full of resources which are ours to claim. They are called 'resources' because they 'reflect' on the 'source' (God).

Growth hacking

Right-wing politics

fromThe New Yorker

3 months ago

Can the Southern Baptist Convention Survive Without Women Pastors?

Southern Baptists are deeply divided over the role of women in church leadership, with debates intensifying over Biblical interpretation and gender roles.

fromMedievalists.net

4 months ago

5 Things You Didn't Know About the Crown of Thorns - Medievalists.net

The Gospels originally described the ornament bestowed on Jesus not as a 'crown' made of 'thorns,' but rather a 'wreath' made of acanthus, symbolizing renewal.

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