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Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 08, 2026, 06:29:03 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pVO-lBvAO8

I have no problem agreeing that Yahweh would prefer the oil controlled by a country with more machinism than by a country with less machinism:

Posted by: SodaPop
« on: November 12, 2025, 11:26:46 am »

Civilization #24: Resurrecting the Gnostic Jesus
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Who was the historical Jesus, and what did he believe? 

In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that Jesus was a unique religious genius who synthesized the major global religions of his day to create a new religion, which we today refer to as Gnosticism. 

Like other great religious leaders, Jesus had a three-tier gospel.  To the public, he taught that true faith demanded compassion.  To his disciples, he taught that true faith demanded self-sacrifice. 

Then there were the secret teachings that he shared with his proteges.  Jesus believed that we lived in a false reality, and it was only by seeking truth that we could escape from the darkness into the light. 

How did the New Testament diverge so sharply from Jesus’ true teachings?  This is a topic that will be examined next class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bXHBT5NTfc
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: November 11, 2025, 07:40:49 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNIOxyS3A5E

(I never understood why False Leftists (understandably!) disillusioned with the behaviour of Judeo-Christian churches turned to atheism rather than Gnosticism.)
Posted by: rp
« on: September 28, 2025, 09:59:18 pm »


Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 19, 2025, 07:37:17 pm »

More leftists beginning to glimpse what we figured out in the 00s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk0tLqDWPiI

What Favors call the "god of liberation" is God. What she calls the "god of whiteness" is Yahweh.

Woke comment:

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They have never had a conversation with GOD. It's the devil they talk to, pure evil

Contrast with False Leftist comment:

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The problem isn’t that MAGA worships a different Jesus. The problem is that anyone follows Jesus at all.

False Leftism will never defeat rightism. Only True Leftism has any chance of defeating rightism.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: August 28, 2025, 08:57:34 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tazKmtNsbM0

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-ugly-48/msg4254/?topicseen#msg4254

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Perrotta points out that material wealth is highly valued in the Old Testament; the Hebrews seek it and God promises to bless them with it if they will follow his commandments.[12] Joseph Francis Kelly writes that biblical writers leave no doubt that God enabled men such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Solomon to achieve wealth and that this wealth was a sign of divine favor.
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Jesus explicitly condemns excessive love of wealth as an intrinsic evil in various passages in the Gospels, especially in Luke (Luke 16:10–15 being an especially clear example). He also consistently warns of the danger of riches as a hindrance to favor with God
Posted by: FiredForJewishness?
« on: May 29, 2025, 07:11:38 pm »

Trump admin fired Kennedy Center worker 'for Christian Jewish beliefs' after CNN report
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A far-right political activist was fired from a senior leadership role at the Kennedy Center just hours after CNN started asking about his past anti-gay statements and conspiracy theories about Barack Obama.

Floyd Brown, whose appointment to the role was never formally announced, previously called homosexuality “a punishment” against the U.S. and condemned the legality of gay sex, in addition to calling Obama a Muslim and questioning his birth certificate, and CNN's KFile reported that he was ousted after those past statements were publicized.

“I refused to recant and was shown the door,” Brown posted on X. “[Kennedy Center interim president Rick Grenell] preemptively fired me for my Christian Jewish beliefs on marriage."

Grenell did not respond to a request for comment, but a source familiar with the Kennedy Center confirmed to CNN that Brown, a co-founder of the conservative nonprofit Citizens United, is no longer there and insisted Grenell did not know him or have any involvement in his hiring.

Brown’s leadership role waslisted on his LinkedIn page and his appointment was confirmed by several sources involved with the Kennedy Center.

In addition to his role in founding Citizens United, Brown helped to produce the infamous and racially charged Willie Horton ad during the 1988 presidential campaign and more recently was executive director of Young America’s Foundation.

Brown worked at the Kennedy Center for about a month, according to sources, and donors and staffer had expressed concerns about him potentially driving away the center’s more frequent and core donors in favor of traditional political donors.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admin-fired-kennedy-center-worker-for-christian-beliefs-after-cnn-report/ar-AA1FJ1A1?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=9158d4dec6da43b1a262871d2f774782&ei=28#comments

I'm guessing the ADL won't be touching this one, just like they steer clear of condemning actual anti-Semitism, not just anti-Jewishness?

Comments:

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He was fired for his Jewish beliefs. Anti-Homosexuality is in the Old Testament\Hebrew Torah, not in the New Testament.
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Floyd Brown is not a Christian no matter what he says! To be a Christian you need to believe in the teachings of our Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus never mentions homosexuality, not even once! But he did command, and command is a strong word, that we love one another as he loved us! He most definitley did not say love one another except for this or that type of sinner! (???) Our Savior socializes with sinners! Christians know that the covenant with our Lord God changed on the cross! There is no such thing as an "Old Testament" Christian!

We could add to the last comment:

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If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. - Luke 14:26
Posted by: christianbethel
« on: May 10, 2025, 08:02:12 pm »

Perhaps he will penalize the myriads of sexual abusers of children that 'flourished' during the eighties and nineties, or reinstate Jews as the murderers of Jesus.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: May 09, 2025, 09:48:49 pm »

I understand what you are saying about Leo, but I am just saying we don't need to be afraid to criticize Leo from the left. I hope he can be an improvement over Francis, whom I will always despise:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/right-left-(judeo-)christian-divergence/msg19505/?topicseen#msg19505
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https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/right-left-(judeo-)christian-divergence/msg18384/?topicseen#msg18384

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/06/pope-francis-parents-ok-smack-children-dignity

and who deserves eternal hellfire.
Posted by: SirGalahad
« on: May 09, 2025, 09:27:21 pm »

@90sRetroFan To be honest, I don't think him being a registered Republican means all that much, since it appears that he's always been openly critical of Trump. He appears to resemble counterculture era Republicanism much more than the current, MAGA era Republicanism. I would maybe go so far as to place him on the left side of the political spectrum (although obviously just barely), considering his relatively compassionate stance towards immigrants and refugees, and his presumed lack of explicit ethnotribalism.

Obviously his stances on LGBT people and women aren't where they should be, but I would argue that this is actually strategically beneficial for us. If Leo XIV were to become fully and unambiguously pro-LGBT and anti-sexist, it would very clearly contradict the Old Testament, and the letters written by Paul in the New Testament. This flagrant contradiction could potentially turn many Catholic and non-Catholic Christians away from viewing Leo XIV as an authority on matters that actually DO align with the current iteration of the Bible, and that Leo XIV sincerely possesses, such as the New Testament stance on compassion, and its stance against tribalism. If he wanted to avoid contradictions surrounding LGBT people and women, he would have to discard the Old Testament and the letters from Paul entirely, essentially deconverting from Catholicism. So this is actually the best-case scenario for an authority figure who wishes to remain Catholic.

So seeing as how Leo XIV appears to be continuing Francis's surprisingly admirable legacy, I actually feel quite optimistic about Catholicism potentially being a positive force that can push Catholic Republicans, and Christian Republicans more generally, further back to the left. Leo XIV's exact position on the political spectrum is currently the best way that we can expect a pope to help us undo the MAGA era of Republicanism
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: May 09, 2025, 07:30:30 pm »

MAGA reaction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVbHBhX4Fw

I was unaware that Leo is registered as a Republican, but I suppose that reinforces my point that Leo isn't even that left-leaning.

Serious terminology to MAGA terminology translator:

Christianity: "Marxism"
Judaism : "Christianity"
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: May 08, 2025, 06:12:11 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvfR8DxI9T0

Which is not to say that Leo is anywhere near leftist enough by our standards (or even False Left standards!):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV#Views

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Prevost does not support the ordination of women to the diaconate, saying that it "doesn't necessarily solve a problem" and "it might make a new problem".[71]
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Earlier in 2012, Prevost made comments opposing homosexuality, saying that popular culture fostered "sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel"

(There is no record of Jesus ever being homophobic, of course:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/right-left-(judeo-)christian-divergence/msg13971/#msg13971 )
Posted by: rp
« on: February 27, 2025, 12:09:08 am »

https://x.com/krassenstein/status/1894792313546662092?t=-7oOg-ZsGBJmOPwe5m6hkA&s=19 (video at link)
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The hypocrisy in this clip from the White House cabinet meeting is off the charts.

How many sexual assault and fraud claims between them all I wonder.
Posted by: rp
« on: February 20, 2025, 06:44:29 pm »

https://unherd.com/newsroom/jd-vance-a-very-online-catholic/
Posted by: rp
« on: February 17, 2025, 12:00:18 pm »

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1hesphx/my_church_kept_ice_from_deporting_our_neighbor/?rdt=40424