• @WhatAmLemmy
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      341 day ago

      Yes. America has a mental illness epidemic, and it’s primarily due to Christian evangelism.

        • @OnASnowyEvening
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          41 day ago

          In their defense, if there were ever someone that Christians needed to pray for (so that they change their ways) it’d be Donald “I’m a very stable genius” Trump. Somehow I doubt that was foremost on their minds. Probably more “may You bless us and give us great blessings as we spread Your word and see Your will be done [which happens to be whatever the hell we say it is, even if it directly contradicts the Bible].”

        • @[email protected]
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          222 hours ago

          tbf it is literally in their holy book that they will worship the anti-christ. So is it really their fault?

        • @WhatAmLemmy
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          15 hours ago

          The only context you need is that Christian evangelism supports the anti-christ; the physical embodiment of the seven deadly sins, and antithesis to the words of Jesus Christ.

          It’s worth reiterating. The context IS mental illness.

          • @[email protected]
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            423 hours ago

            Having know some evangelicals, it doesn’t hold any huge significance. They’ll lay hands on someone who has a broken arm to pray to God to heal it, so it’s not like this is a huge honor. Still weird, but this isn’t a sign of them idolizing him, especially compared to that golden goat statue with Trump’s face on $100 bills. The goat is literal blasphemy, but “laying hands” is just how evangelicals normally act…

            • skulblaka
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              221 hours ago

              but “laying hands” is just how evangelicals normally act…

              Being uncomfortably touchy on someone (sometimes against their will) and taking credit for something that’s obvious bullshit?

              … Yeah that tracks.

              • @[email protected]
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                221 hours ago

                Yeah, pretty much. I’m not saying it isn’t weird, and I’m also not saying they don’t idolize him, but this picture is just how evangelicals treat other evangelicals. Nothing scandalous or newsworthy, IMO.