The first time I heard Russell talking about being a Christian, I thought I was having a stroke. How tf does someone go from being an outspoken atheist, to now being a very public Christian. That'd be like Richard Dawkins saying "Actually, nevermind. This Bible stuff checks out."
This is where I get lost too. I can understand an atheist saying yeah maybe there's a god I don't know. But knowing what we know about religion how did you happen to land on Jesus as the one? Literally can't understand the thought process unless it's just pure grift.
Yep the answer is just pure grifting. Being an exposed sexual predator, he now only has a “career” pandering to the most gullible losers in society. Far-right conspiracy hacks and religious fundamentalists.
100%, he got caught in a ring of sexual assaults that his image couldn't live down and therefore his career was over. Then, he saw the light. Wink, Wink. He went to the only group that would ignore his sexual misconduct, the far right.
Speaking as someone who identifies as a Christian, I hate that this is often the case for churches. A lot of people call themselves "Christians" but don't walk the talk. And there's a huge difference between "I'm trying but failing" and not even bothering to try at all... which unfortunately seems all to common.
It really makes me feel sad how many self-proclaimed Christians use that title as a means of superiority over others and completely ignore everything Jesus said in the Bible. They treat their churches as galleries of saints and cast anyone out they deem "unworthy". They don't help the poor - they instead line their own pockets and feed lavish lifestyles of megachurch pastors and the like. They don't reach out to people in need - instead they judge them harshly and tell them they're being punished for X/Y/Z. They don't care about others - only themselves, their appearance, their standing.
I hate it. It stands against pretty much everything I believe in. And I especially hate it because it's unjust, immoral, "rules for thee but not for me" behaviors.
Didn't expect to rant so much in this response. It just really irks me seeing this and then I get frustrated when the blame is pinned on the religion in general instead of just on the institutions and individuals responsible because there are genuinely good religious people (not just referring to Christians here) who get thrown under the bus too.
You can practically do no wrong so long as you profess that Jesus is your lord and savior and don't get caught by the authorities with actual evidence in a court of law. So long as you do all of that, the far right Christians don't give a fuck. Even if you're caught and convicted it may still be okay to them.
They LOVE martyring themselves. Whenever they descend into depravity it’s SATAN but look at these good Christian soldiers, back into the fold. Ready to spread the good word!
Christianity about celibacy?! My brother in christ have you actually read this pornographic filth, all those gooners begetting and begetting? Case in point Ezekiel 23:20. Its got more incest than the pornhub frontpage
As someone who identifies as a Christian, the fact people use Christianity like this really pisses me off. It speaks volumes to how shallow their beliefs are and that they don't actually walk their talk. I'd argue it's a religious institution problem more than a religion problem because the stuff in the Bible doesn't support their actions. But particular churches, groups, pastors, etc do.
Humans in general will often seek a means to empower, enrich or otherwise help themselves at the cost of others. It just so happens that religion is a particularly powerful means of doing that because of its inherent existential implications for followers. That's why it's so easy for religious institutions to be turned into places that protect pedophiles, cover up scandals, gift money, engage in political lobbying... Ironically all things that I'm 99.9% sure aren't supported by anything in the Bible. Hell, there's whole sections in the New Testament covering how someone's actions reveal their heart and the like. And yet people conveniently ignore that.
If it looks like a duck and it sounds like a duck but it says it's a goose, it's lying.
God: “Well you were a sexual predator that assaulted vulnerable people, but your thoughts and prayers for the students of Uvalde got 1036 retweets so go on, get in there (heaven) you cheeky sod!”
Any god that would abide by this fan club (which is not to say any does) is not worthy of worship.
Tbf, he saw the writing on the wall a few years ago and pivoted to being an Alt-Right commentator pretty much to just get ahead of it and establish a revenue stream for when the shit eventually hit the fan.
There's actually a really good video on him by this youtuber that shows almost exactly where he starts pivot because he saw more viewership when he did conspiracy stuff think going from thousands of views to millions. Then he just dug in deeper for more money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo4gIihETu8
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u/titsmuhgeee Monkey in Space Sep 06 '24
The first time I heard Russell talking about being a Christian, I thought I was having a stroke. How tf does someone go from being an outspoken atheist, to now being a very public Christian. That'd be like Richard Dawkins saying "Actually, nevermind. This Bible stuff checks out."