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AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

Here I was immensely concerned that the GOP just wanted to take us back to the 17th century when all along the Dillinger “Bible” study Capitol groups want us to go back to BC regarding roles of women.

Then there is the Mad Hatter cockeyed concept that this so called Bible Study group just hums along with knowledge and connections with Epstein’s pedophile pals in the mix never batting an eye???

Bondi and Hegseth have been members.

Repeat: A so called Bible Study group, with pals of Epstein, the convicted child trafficking pedophile, in the mix!

The amount of nausea this generates is unparalleled!

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Todd's avatar

If, and please let there be a when, the Democrats regain some power in DC, they have to fully commit themselves to ignoring what Fox and the other similar media organizations, podcasters, social media blowhards, and influencers say when they do the right thing, with every bit of determination that the GOP has to ignore facts, laws, traditions, and morals in the face of liberal finger pointing.

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Rebel Nun's avatar

This is very dangerous, and it’s not about Christianity, it’s about imperialism. The spread of this very un-Christian cancer, like similar actions by Spain in the 16th century and France in the 19th and 20th, is entirely for the purpose of invading and occupying the minds of the people of as many countries as possible in order to pave the way for US/multinational corporations to invade and occupy their governments and economies, ultimately taking total control of their resources and people (as labor). It’s been going on for decades; most recently in high gear in Africa. It’s not harmless Bible-thumping.

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Erisian's avatar

"the Capitol Ministries Bible study"

Let's start out clarifying this. CapMin neither talks the talk nor walks the walk of true Christianity. What they appear to preach is a mix of the American Evangelicalism/Christian Nationalism/power for the true believers (the rest of us are fucked) and a perversion of the Christ's teachings. The basics of love, forgiveness, and no condemnation seems to be missing in the Bible study group.

* On forgiveness: let's start with a basic that is known to all

> "Even more compelling is the way that Jesus forgave those who sinned against him directly. For Jesus, forgiveness was not an automatic, it was intentional, a conscious choice. After the Roman soldiers had scourged and nailed him, Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them” (Lk 23:34)." https://www.archspm.org/what-did-jesus-teach-about-forgiveness/

> "Jesus taught, “If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you” (Mt 6:14). Peter asked Jesus how often it is necessary to forgive, and Jesus replied, “Seventy-seven times” (Mt 18:22), a number to be taken symbolically, not literally, for the never-ending way that we ought to forgive." (ibid)

> "forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." [KJV] https://www.bible.com/bible/1/COL.3.13-14 (Interesting touch about charity as these Bible students -- bless their hearts -- tear apart the social safety nets, no?)

On condemnation:

> "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." John 3:17 [New KJV]

> "When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”

She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:10-11 [New KJV]

I might have been absent that day, but did the study guide cover any of this?

(Full disclosure: I am not a Christian, practicing or lapsed. I'd likely be among the first honorees at a neighborhood auto-da-fé, I've believed in the Sacred Feminine for ~50 years now. I was baptized, if you will, by a couple I was living with, she a Wiccan and he a Druid.)

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Martin G.'s avatar

Never understood how Jews rejecting Jesus as the messiah became conflated with crucifixion by the Romans. No doubt there is a back-story that is speculative and makes little sense. Also anti-semitism, blood libel is just plain fucked up but I have a better idea how it evolved, at least. I just wish these Christian proselytizers would stay the hell away from our government.

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Lois Henry's avatar

It’s a highly contagious disease that destroys all vestiges of critical thinking and has a history of torture, persecution and wars. Priority #1, control the women (this includes the education of their children); priority #2, control the government; priority #3, spread it as far and wide as possible destroying anything and anyone that gets in the way.

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Gwen Diehn's avatar

And away from our schools

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Braja RuthAnne Tarletz's avatar

Replacement Theology is vile. HaShem has never said "the church" (which actually started out as another sect of Judaism) replaced Israel. It sounds like this bible study not only does not teach what scripture says (starting with love thy neighbor Leviticus 19:18), but they teach antisemitism.

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Gwen Diehn's avatar

Whenever someone announces that Jesus said something I want to ask "What's your source?" And if they pull out bible chapters and verses, I want to know contemporaneous sources; but there never are any. I used to try to find other sources to verify biblical references, and when I asked for that in my catholic high school the answer was "Take it on fairh." Never worked for me and still doesn't.

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Richard's avatar

Rebel nun you are Right On

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Charles Faris's avatar

Oh hey, a bunch of politicians studying the world’s most published, most contradictory, most misunderstood book. What could go wrong?

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

How appropriate. Bible study while supporting pedophiles.

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Kathy H's avatar

This is so wrong, in so many ways, but how can we be allowing the US to be represented like this to so much of the world? Wrong wrong wrong. You can be damn sure that women being submissive also applies to children. I, personally, don't doubt rumor of a push for legalizing child brides.

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CJLB's avatar

WAIT! I stopped reading after reading that the Biden Administration had the Epstein files the whole time. What? Really?

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Kathy H's avatar

I bought the line that it is a judicial, not a political matter, but regardless, I think it's been clear there is a lot of corruption that has to be corrected no matter what political party holds the majority.

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Rebel Nun's avatar

They were obviously covering for perpetrators themselves. Clinton, for sure. Others, maybe??

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Lois Henry's avatar

😦

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Clint (CCCV)'s avatar

Wouldn’t it be nice if Acosta also attended an upcoming meeting in the House? How’s about serving him with a subpoena, Comer?? Jesus…

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Clint (CCCV)'s avatar

Sickened and furious. All the interconnectedness between this religious order and pedophilia, future revelations are likely (and likely by JL if they’re out there); I keep wondering: who else? Possibilities (read: speculation) running through my brain are Maxwell’s attorney, many more members of Congress and the cabinet, and how much power does *this* cult wield?? Over decisions right now? Just gathering in the government, giving and taking collusion—I mean communion. No, I don’t. We ain’t doing this. No.

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Clint (CCCV)'s avatar

I shouldn’t speculate.

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

Has there ever been any church in history that hasn’t seen fit to pretend sexual abuse and deviance don’t exist and to bury (literally and figuratively) any evidence of it within their respective religions?

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Sheron McRoberts's avatar

This is hilarious!

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BluePrint's avatar

Apart from being Christian (by name only. it seems everything that ministry "teaches" is as opposite of Jesus as can be), it's quite literally a hidden-in-plain-sight cabal out to conquer the world.

The "don't say 'do this', say 'your imaginary friend wants this' (and I would know, I'm really close with your imaginary friend)", really says it all.

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