I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
hi is this where i write things to you? i’m new here. also i’m confused because i’ve been scrolling/exploring here for two hours and i feel kinder and alive-er instead of meaner and deader. is this really how it is here? if so i am very grateful. thanks for letting me into your substack party.
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I use the word puritan to describe some left wing political radicalism too, except my use is different. I studied religion and sociology in college, so when i say puritan, i mean they are literally acting like some puritan communities in 18th century America. No sex talk, no bad words allowed, you will be censored if you dont speak as we say. The left has become more religiously fundamentalist than some right wing fundamentalist groups. Marx may have seen revolution as a form of purifying, but i think these modern social progressives actually do resemble the puritans in some ways. Mainly their use of shunning, excommunication, and mob punishment. Reminds me of the movie Scarlet Letter.