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Midnight Writer

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1. I was raised in a strict, conservative, Southern Baptist home, and even I don't recognize this MAGA Christianity.

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

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The Jesus I learned about taught us to love one another, to help each other out, to care for the poor, the sick, the disadvantaged, to treat others the way we would want to be treated if we were in their shoes.

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This is not the Christianity I knew while growing up [View all] lees1975 Sunday OP

I was raised in a strict, conservative, Southern Baptist home, and even I don't recognize this MAGA Christianity. Midnight Writer Sunday #1

There were some exceptions to that in the small, Southern Baptist church in which I grew up. lees1975 Sunday #2

This is why I no longer consider myself a "Christian." JustKay Sunday #3

I don't self-identify as "Evangelical" any more. lees1975 Sunday #6

We MUST distinguish between Faith/Christianity and Religious Nationalism/Christian Nationalism. pat_k Sunday #4

xtians have a 2000 year track record nt msongs Sunday #5