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Lemp_Triscuit11 Mar 25, 2026 +2748

"We want him crucified with Christ" has to be the most ironic statement from a supposed christian lol

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___coolcoolcool Mar 25, 2026 +773

Right?? I laughed out loud when I read that line. It’s like, is this guy a psychopath, an idiot, or both?

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Lemp_Triscuit11 Mar 25, 2026 +426

He wasn't really sure the moral of the whole story but he did think that torture part sounded pretty rad

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mulletstation Mar 25, 2026 +128

Pastor just played through fallout new Vegas and really thought the legion made a lot of sense

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Vaperius Mar 26, 2026 +1

Which, because common sense is dead: The Legion are the bad guys and so is the NCR, and so is House. That's the point. Your choices in that game are a slaving autocracy, a corrupt byzantine oligarchy, or a despotic corpocracy headed by a man with a massive ego and god-complex. None of the major three players are "good", but the Legion is unambiguously evil. Your first introduction to them is literally after they've slaughtered an entire town of civilians, and crucified any survivors. They are little better than more organized raiders and bandits.

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patman0021 Mar 26, 2026 +1

profligate...

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za72 Mar 26, 2026 +1

There's something to be said about leaders with god complexes, considering all these warnings I say we hatch a scheme we play all sides, REASON will prevail!

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causabibamus Mar 26, 2026 +1

Well, if your first introduction to the US was after the My Lai massacre, would you side with them or the Viet Cong?

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Locke66 Mar 26, 2026 +40

I took a look at one of the services at his Church when Hegseth first got elected and the one I watched was literally just the Pastor talking about how God gave powers to the armies of the Kingdom of Israel to genocide their opponents and the guy talking about "how cool it was". I skipped through a few others and it was all more of the same with bits of modern politics thrown in. They also had a video advert for a course to "teach you how to be a Christian man" which was everything you'd expect.

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CT_Phipps-Author Mar 26, 2026 +1

They really hate Jesus saying it is better to die than kill.

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worthing0101 Mar 26, 2026 +1

They are all about old testament vengeance and punishment for people they dislike but it's all new testament love and forgiveness for them and theirs.

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ronm4c Mar 26, 2026 +1

Let me guess it was a manosphere shit sandwich slathered in evangelical Christianity

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calle04x Mar 25, 2026 +2

[ Removed by Reddit ]

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venom21685 Mar 25, 2026 +88

It tries to give his statement plausible deniability cover rooted in Christian weirdo talk. He also mentioned that he wanted him to die then be given new life with Christ. That's where this part about crucifixion came in too. So when he gets called on it he can try to weasel out of it, at least to Evangelicals, by basically making it a born again metaphor. Of course, he undermines it once again and makes clear it's rooted in hate by saying barring that, he should be stopped by any means necessary.

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Werftflammen Mar 25, 2026 +62

Oh boy. Evangelicals are protestants that ignore the new testament.

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rudebutts Mar 25, 2026 +37

I grew up Southern Baptist. That statement hits home

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Lets-B-Lets-B-Jolly Mar 26, 2026 +1

I grew up Lutheran in Texas due to a father from Wisconsin, and Southern Baptists have never made sense to me at all. My mother was old school southern Baptist growing up and could tell stories about it. Tent revivals and Billy Graham sermons and NO alcohol or dancing or even Rock music allowed. I only once made the mistake of raising my hand when her family had a funeral and asked if we were saved. Fun way to discover what testimony was. Growing up in Lutheran church, we were told to pray quietly and do good works without showing or telling others because that was "unChristian" and showing pride. That your relationship with God was private and personal. I swear we only went to church to have potluck dinners after service... So much of the Christianity MAGA espouses seems like the opposite of what even the "moral majority" under Reagan promoted, and it was pretty awful.

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Werftflammen Mar 26, 2026 +1

I am a catholic in a fairly progressive congregation. It's very inclusive, but I realize that is not the standard.

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MrPrincely Mar 25, 2026 +16

Same here. I heard the pastor’s screams of “YOU WHEEL GO TO HUH-ELL IF YOU DO NOT REPENT.” This was Sunday school

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VRGIMP27 Mar 25, 2026 +8

Yes

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babybirdingURgrandma Mar 26, 2026 +1

I don't think "fake it till you make it" includes getting into heaven

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rawratthemoon Mar 25, 2026 +6

No country for old men type crazy shit.

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Rayearl Mar 25, 2026 +4

Yes

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starliteburnsbrite Mar 25, 2026 +9

If that guy could read, he'd be very upset by this comment.

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Additional-Signal327 Mar 26, 2026 +1

GOP Christianity isn’t Christianity at all. It’s mostly the opposite of Christianity.

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the2belo Mar 26, 2026 +1

> is this guy a psychopath, an idiot, or both? He's a street tough who needs to be put in a cage with Markwayne so we can watch them slug it out on pay-per-view.

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Aranxi_89 Mar 26, 2026 +1

Ain't no hate like Christian "love"...

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GraceUndaPresha Mar 25, 2026 +132

It’s the kind of anti-Christian statement that a servant of the Antichrist would say

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Cole444Train Mar 25, 2026 -1

There is no antichrist. It’s all fiction

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geologicalnoise Mar 25, 2026 +23

The antichrist probably showed up, saw what we got goin on and just said "I'm good, they already did my work for me" and then went to an Applebees in the south and didn't tip the waitress, fueling the hatred and rancor that is MAGA's favorite sport.

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GildedAgeV2 Mar 25, 2026 +58

There's also no Sauron but can make inferences about how he'd respond. /eyeroll

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monchikun Mar 25, 2026 +9

Peter Theil knows about the Antichrist

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Vankraken Mar 25, 2026 +3

The antichrist is probably based on Emperor Nero.

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GraceUndaPresha Mar 25, 2026 +17

Ya know, a long time ago, I would believe you. But now, it’s hard not to believe that everything the trump administration is doing is in line with what the devil wants. So I’m bothered by your “it’s all fiction” comment, because it downplays what I believe needs to be understood by the masses: that our government is run and supported by devil worshippers who claim to be heroes of Christianity just to trick their followers into letting them get away with devil worshipping

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dahayden Mar 25, 2026 +14

Have you seen the Mar-a-lago golden goat? [https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/1ioxgt1/golden\_calf\_sign\_at\_maralago\_a\_goldenhoofed\_goat/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/1ioxgt1/golden_calf_sign_at_maralago_a_goldenhoofed_goat/)

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Witchgrass Mar 25, 2026 +7

*Golden calf idol wrapped in trump hundred dollar bills that say IN TRUMP WE TRUST (replacing GOD with TRUMP)

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MeanOrange9 Mar 25, 2026 +46

Wtf does this even mean? He wants him to die for our sins? To make the pure and most ultimate sacrifice ? Or like is he saying Jesus deserved to die?

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Witchgrass Mar 25, 2026 +32

The people crucified with christ were a rapist and a thief, maybe he's calling him a criminal? Idk I'm not fluent in batshittery

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victoriaisme2 Mar 26, 2026 +1

"batshittery" is such a great word. I don't see it used enough.

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BrotherKey2409 Mar 25, 2026 +18

Hopefully streisand effect will prop him up. 2028 too soon?

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karmakarmachameleon7 Mar 25, 2026 +15

If he wins in Texas, absolutely. Imagine Texas turning blue. Election over. DNC probably too fuckin stupid for this one, though. We'll see- Obama himself called Talerico talented, I think that says a lot. If Trump can be president, then it's not too soon for anyone imo.

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NoCoversJustBooks Mar 25, 2026 +5

James floated Stewart/Colbert about a week back, lol

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Waterknight94 Mar 25, 2026 +7

Yes it is too soon because then he would have to give up his seat. And even then him winning doesn't guarantee another Democrat will after him. If he pulls this off I want him to stay here until we can get another.

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ripyourlungsdave Mar 25, 2026 +27

This is actually a pretty common phrasing in Christianity for bringing someone to Christ. It's a reference to Galatians 2:20. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." They're still all weirdos, christo-fascism is stupid and I hate all of them. But he's just speaking out of scripture. Signed, an ex-christian fundamentalist of 25 years.

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alficles Mar 26, 2026 +1

Yeah, I had to scroll too far to see this. Talerico absolutely, 100%, understood this, too. "Crucified with Christ" never, ever refers to physical death, but always to the death of the sinful nature.

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Feed_Me_No_Lies Mar 26, 2026 +1

Yup. I’m a liberal, a gay atheist, but I grew up in the southern Baptist Church. He literally was just talking about “the old, bad verson of yourself or someone being killed, and being raised again in Christ.” But if you were not raised in the church, it sounds very bizarre. Hell: I *was* raised in the church and it sounds bizarre lol. I just know what they meant.

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GildedAgeV2 Mar 25, 2026 +45

Former Evangelical here. It's a reference to a Bible verse (Galations 2:20). In context, *that part* of the pastor's statements is just a desire for Talarico to come around to their view. It's basically a Bible meme. The rest of it is ... more directly related to seeing him come to ruin. You don't get deep into Evangelicalism because you're smart and good at pattern recognition. Unless you're in the ministry and know a good grift when you see one. Sometimes it's a little from column a and a little from b.

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astoriaboundagain Mar 25, 2026 +9

Check out r/reformed. Lots of supposed Christians losing their minds about this guy.

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Bah_Black_Sheep Mar 25, 2026 +7

How dare he try to remove Christianity from politics

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Toosder Mar 26, 2026 +1

As somebody who is not Christian in any way shape or form, I keep feeling if more Christians were like him the world would be such a better place. He seems to be one of the few Christian politicians I've ever actually seen.

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zenbowman Mar 26, 2026 +7

If you notice how right wing Christianity works in the US you will observe that they are huge fans of the most violent Old Testament books like Leviticus, but not very big fans of the Gospels.

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firemage22 Mar 25, 2026 +3

it's believed that 11 of the 12 where also crucified, Peter telling the Romans that he didn't wish to be crucified the same as Christ, so the Romans obliged and turned him upside down for it.

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cheescakeismyfav Mar 26, 2026 +1

Welcome to Christianity. It's a very famous verse and it comes from Paul who is basically the founder of the religion.

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B-Z_B-S Mar 25, 2026 +1634

And Talarico now decisively won the ideological conflict here. Because now he represents actual Christianity, and the Hegseth pastor guy represents hatred and odium and the corruption of 'Christian' Nationalism.

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monkeywithgun Mar 25, 2026 +181

Potteiger clearly remembers Christ's words to hate one another...

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Sufficient_Candy1642 Mar 25, 2026 +68

I guess it is for people like Pete Hegseth people say, 'there is no hate like christian love'

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monkeywithgun Mar 26, 2026 +20

Gandhi famously said it best when asked about Christianity. "I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ"

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rounder55 Mar 25, 2026 +27

Obliterate them with bombs or whatever -Jesus

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Shevek99 Mar 25, 2026 +7

And "Who is not with me is against me".

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Dlark17 Mar 26, 2026 +3

Book of Anakin 3:11

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Dicebar Mar 26, 2026 +1

"Hate thy neighbor like thyself."

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HailToTheKingBabyy Mar 25, 2026 +271

Except anyone already weaponizing Christianity doesn't give a single shit about this. Their religion is a tool to bludgeon their enemies with, nothing more. The parts about being nice are just lipstick on a pig to give them cover to do heinous things.

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Fiery_Flamingo Mar 25, 2026 +56

Radical Christianity. Same as radical Islam but with bacon.

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underpants-gnome Mar 25, 2026 +22

>"Don't forget about the beer." -Boof Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice

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Randomwhitelady2 Mar 25, 2026 +11

They call themselves Christian but they are actually anti-Christ and false prophets

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GoodIdea321 Mar 25, 2026 +22

But is a fight about that topic going to get them more followers or fewer? I don't know, but its an argument worth having.

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Blackstone01 Mar 26, 2026 +1

It will 100% lose them followers, which is why they fear Talerico so much. They aren't going to gain more followers by spewing hate at him, and every time they bring attention to him, he is going to strip away Christians on the periphery of their base as he pokes and prods at the decades of right wing Christian nationalism brainwashing they've built up. But spewing hate is all they know, since talking about love thy neighbor and feed the poor goes against conservative ideology.

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hamsterwheel Mar 26, 2026 +1

I really think over time the Christian nationalists are going to revert to some kind of neopaganism. It has many of the trappings and appeals.

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Data_Chandler Mar 26, 2026 +1

>Their religion is a tool to bludgeon their enemies with, nothing more. This finally clicked with me a few years ago, and it cleared up SO much mental bandwith. See also: politicians (of course mostly GOP) and hypocrisy. Those "How could they abuse their religion so much?" or "how could they be so casually hypocritical?" questions used to drive me crazy. But indeed, they *don't care* at all. It's not even an issue for them. The only and I mean *only* thing that matters is defeating enemies, owning libs, destroying anything and anyone they see as enemies. It's that simple. It's like sports to them. "Their team does X = great, fantastic, brave! The other team does X = those vile, disgusting cheaters!"

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jaxiepie7 Mar 25, 2026 +28

And that is exactly why the "Christian" Nationalists are terrified of him. He has the chance of flipping the tables on their entire evil empire.

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SausageClatter Mar 26, 2026 +1

>flipping the tables I see what you did there.

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Evil_phd Mar 25, 2026 +14

He might represent Christianity, but it's American Christianity that he's hoping to sway and they are in no way the same religion.

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RobTheThrone Mar 25, 2026 +21

Random question, are you into Stormlight Archive or is odium just one of those words that I've never seen used before? Odium is a character in Brandon Sandersons Stormlight Archive book series, but I've never seen that word elsewhere. In the series it's a god that represents hate but misrepresents it as passion to manipulate others.

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fuzbuckle Mar 25, 2026 +28

Life before death, radiant.

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Schmitzerbourg Mar 25, 2026 +9

Strength before weakness.

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RobTheThrone Mar 25, 2026 +11

Journey before destination is what I live by as an elsecaller. It's too easy for me to be focused on the goal, so that one I have to take to heart

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NapoIe0n Mar 25, 2026 +21

Odium is a real world, though rarely used. However, the adjective odious is common.

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RobTheThrone Mar 25, 2026 +6

You know, now that you mention it, I think I've heard odious before but it's not commonly used in my experience. It's more common than odium at least.

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NapoIe0n Mar 25, 2026 +6

Right, I suppose rare and common are relative terms. It would be better to say that odium is hardly ever used, whereas odious is rarely used. But odious is something that a bookish kid might say. I can't imagine anyone using odium just like that in a conversation.

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B-Z_B-S Mar 25, 2026 +11

Both. It's a real word, but the only reason I know it is because of that series. It came from the 17th century, according to Dictionary.

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RobTheThrone Mar 25, 2026 +5

That's awesome, well now thanks to you I also know it's a real word and I'm going to work on integrating it into my vocabulary. It's funny how for a while in the books it was never fully revealed what it's nature was, but we could've just looked it up in the dictionary.

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Sublitotic Mar 25, 2026 +3

‘Odious’ is its much-more-common adjective version.

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Xeroxenfree Mar 25, 2026 +3

What does that matter to american christians?

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VotingIsKewl Mar 25, 2026 +5

No true Scotsman

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MrPrincely Mar 25, 2026 +3

As someone who just finished the Stormlight Archive, Odium is an especially apt name for that behavior.

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NapsInNaples Mar 25, 2026 +5

>Because now he represents actual Christianity, I think this is dangerous thinking. These are real christians. And christianity is a problem. Talarico may be a good person, but it's likely despite his religion, not because of it.

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IrrelevantLeprechaun Mar 25, 2026 +4

The whole line of thinking of "your Christianity isn't real like my Christianity" has spread to both ends of the political spectrum. Whether a politician represents "real" Christianity or not should be entirely irrelevant to how they conduct themselves in office. Their main and only priority should be serving the people they represent.

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IrrelevantLeprechaun Mar 25, 2026 +2

I'd rather Talarico represent his constituents, not Christianity. This whole idea of politicians "correctly" representing religion is part of why we are in this mess. Religion should be irrelevant to political office.

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drtolmn69 Mar 25, 2026 +375

> James Talarico, the Texas Democratic state representative and Presbyterian seminarian, has said he forgives Pete Hegseth’s pastor for praying for his death. On Tuesday, Texas’s popular Democratic nominee for a US Senate seat pushed back against comments from Brooks Potteiger, the defense secretary’s closest spiritual adviser, who said: “We want him crucified with Christ.” Somebody's been mixing meth into the sacramental wine. This is incredibly demented ... but I suppose typical.

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RobTheThrone Mar 25, 2026 +155

Honestly the fact that they're elevating him up to the same level as Christ speaks volumes about how afraid they are of him, just like the Romans who sentenced Jesus to death.

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Skidmark_Shark Mar 25, 2026 +43

Pastor Pontius Pilate

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UnbanSkullclamp Mar 26, 2026 +1

It’s the GOP so probably Pontius Pedonte

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Tacitus111 Mar 25, 2026 +28

I also love the desperate backpedaling after the fact to make it sound like conversion (of an already Christian man) instead of death. The classic extremist who wants to have his cake and kill it too.

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jwely Mar 25, 2026 +17

Every powerful Christian I've ever met is like this. Plenty of genuine good people who are also Christians at the bottom of the economic ladder where they're "intended" to be, but Christians with power are exclusively psychopaths who act in direct opposition to the teachings. There are zero exceptions; the doctrine makes this abundantly clear that you can't both be rich and a good Christian. If we can't figure out how to make people in the first category recognize the *obviously* evil behavior of those in the latter, they'll succeed at their express goal of bringing about the apocalypse. It's a weird position to be in; they already have all the right ideas but have somehow been conditioned to ignore them.

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akuzokuzan Mar 26, 2026 +1

Ive met some very rich and good Christian people... its just that they are very few compared to the rich and pretend Christian an average person will encounter. Nationalism in general is a disease that easy influences people and combined with theology, makes it a powerful medium of influence. Christian, Muslims, Jewish, Hindu, etc. All can easily influence the populace if you add nationalist ideals.

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RepresentativeAge444 Mar 26, 2026 +1

If they are Republicans they are not good.

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thesirensoftitans Mar 25, 2026 +500

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” ― Mahatma Gandhi (maybe)

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Pans_Labradoodle Mar 25, 2026 +178

*“Their God is a corpse, nailed to a tree.”* — Random Viking

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almostgravy Mar 25, 2026 +81

Odin famously hung himself and stabbed his spear into his own side as a sacrifice to himself, so I think the Vikings would have understood.

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SR3116 Mar 26, 2026 +1

One of the oldest surviving pieces of Old English literature in existence is a poem known as [The Dream of the Rood]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Rood). It is believed to be from 8th century Anglo-Saxon England, which is around when the Vikings were shaping the area. At this time, Christianity was also spreading, but the Vikings were resistant to it, viewing it and Christ as inferior to their h******* Norse gods. It is believed by some that The Dream of the Rood was actually written purposely to make Christianity appeal to the Vikings, as in it, Jesus is depicted as a mighty warrior doing battle with death and the cross as his loyal retainer who must execute his lord for the good of Jesus' people. So it is likely that the writer(s) was/were heavily influenced by the Odin story. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. Can you believe I'm an unemployed writer with an English degree?

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Malodoror Mar 26, 2026 +1

Applause from the anthropology dept

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El_Kikko Mar 25, 2026 +61

"Ancient Klingon warriors slew our gods a millennia ago. They were more trouble then they were worth." -Worf

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20InMyHead Mar 26, 2026 +1

Puny god — Hulk

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iamstephen1128 Mar 25, 2026 +17

*"Their God is a corpse, rotting on a golden throne."* -- Random Xenos

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Paleaux Mar 25, 2026 +3

The Emperor protects!

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HopelessBearsFan Mar 25, 2026 +6

Wait this is a quote from the Vikings show isn’t it? lol

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tuckernuts Mar 25, 2026 +10

Pretty sure it's from Northman but I've only got through the first 1.5 seasons of Vikings

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ScoutsterReturns Mar 25, 2026 +4

> Northman Truly an underated movie. I don't even like movies like that with all the violence and killing but it enthralled me. It was beautifully shot.

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substandardgaussian Mar 26, 2026 +5

Robert Eggers is a fantastic director. His **Nosferatu** remake is good, but his best IMO are **The Witch** and **The Lighthouse**. ...I think we just went over his entire professional filmography, so, if you enjoyed **The Northman**, try those. **Nosferatu** is the most conventional, **The Witch** is earliest and the most raw...**The Lighthouse** is definitely the weirdest, though arguably the least violent, with great performances.

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Zulmoka531 Mar 25, 2026 +169

His comment is both sincerely about his actual faith and also a wonderful troll move. This guy has grown on me, I’m hoping his political career really takes off

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thathatlookssilly Mar 25, 2026 +24

I want a Talarico Mamdani or Mamdani Talarico 2028 ticket so bad.

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alabasterskim Mar 25, 2026 +34

Mamdani can't run :( He wasn't born here.

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NobodyTellPoeDameron Mar 26, 2026 +1

Hey, Trump ignores the Constitution, on this one thing maybe Dems should ignore it, too!

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RoswellRedux Mar 25, 2026 +51

Those MAGAt pastors are trying their best to serve two masters. This particular one is also playing with stochastic terrorism with his inflammatory comments.

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Hot_Ambition_6457 Mar 25, 2026 +51

Yes its all fun and games until you realize this is a dogwhistle for christian extremists to murder a senate candidate because he threatens the GOP monopoly on "good Christian morals". 12 weeks ago these people were crucifying liberals for *not denouncing* the assasination of Charlie Kirk. Here you are, calling for the assasination of Talarico

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IrrelevantLeprechaun Mar 25, 2026 +17

People have long since forgotten that more than one politician was murdered last year by alt right crazies. Crazy how the entire country just forgot.

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hindusoul Mar 25, 2026 +5

Christian Y’Alliban

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DragoonDM Mar 26, 2026 +3

Neither the first nor the last time they've engaged in stochastic terrorism.

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JeffSteinMusic Mar 25, 2026 +81

“He was the bigger person? Welp, got no choice but to vote against him, I guess.” - half or more of Texas voters, probably, if past is any prologue. Before you downvote, remember the famous Maya Angelou quote.

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shoule79 Mar 25, 2026 +29

“"The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn. It is a mach-5 child, forever bound to suckle from the shriveled breast of Congress." - Maya Angelou

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FIRST_DATE_ANAL Mar 26, 2026 +1

by Ween

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RobonianBattlebot Mar 25, 2026 +31

More people voted for Talarico in the primaries than either Cornyn or Paxton, by a few hundred thousand. Texas voters are apathetic- if Talarico can prove to us that he is working for us, which is is doing a great job of so far, I wouldn't count him out I like how everybody on this sub can agree that the SAVE act would be bad, and disenfranchise voters; but when it comes to the most voter suppressed state in the nation yall just act like suppression isn't an actual thing that affects votes. Texas would be blue if our government didn't work extremely hard to keep us from voting.

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literallytwisted Mar 25, 2026 +40

It has been many years since I attended mass but I don't remember the "Praying for other people's death" part of it? I don't think Christians are supposed to do that. I don't know what religion the "murder everyone" evangelical guy is but he is most certainly not any type of modern Christian, More like the opposite of Christ. Sure they used to do that stuff back in ancient times but those people were savages and had yet to even master weekly bathing let alone read the book.

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DirtyBurgerCommander Mar 25, 2026 +15

These guys are ChristoFascist Evangelicals. Basically the Uruk-hai of American Protestantism. You have to be aware of them because they are dangerous but they deserve to be ridiculed, mocked, and need to be ostracized from mainstream society.

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TimeViking Mar 25, 2026 +4

Fun fact: we can attribute to Christianity, and in particular the Cistercian abbot and Papal legate Arnaud Amalric, the strategy of *"kill them all and God will know his own:"* the notion that it is good, just, and godly to commit mass-murder and genocide because, in a mathematical sense, you're expediting the rates at which good people will go to Heaven while weeding out the bad people. Doesn't seem like things have changed much.

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DragoonDM Mar 26, 2026 +3

I have a suspicion that if someone held a gun to the heads of people with that perspective, they'd very quickly decide that maybe death _isn't_ such a generous gift to bestow on others.

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monkeywithgun Mar 25, 2026 +34

Can't spell Evangelical without Evil.

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g2g079 Mar 25, 2026 +3

Angelca

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Data_Chandler Mar 26, 2026 +1

Evangelical is just evil with a bunch of extra c*** tacked on.

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OkSir7411 Mar 25, 2026 +27

there is nothing Christian about Christian nationalism. Jesus did not believe in using force to impose his views. Jesus was anti-government, not pro-war, pro-hate, an anti-immigrant.

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Swiftlygalaxy Mar 25, 2026 +7

The later roman empire also employed a kind of christian nationalism. Essentially a christian state. The first CINOs

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Financial-Desk-669 Mar 25, 2026 +8

Which is exactly what Jesus would do.

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sleepymeowth052 Mar 25, 2026 +9

Turning the other cheek

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ibmnumber3 Mar 25, 2026 +15

Wild these idiots still think they’re actually Christians. Main reason why so many ppl like me and my entire family have left organized religion behind completely.

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thedoppio Mar 25, 2026 +5

Anyone else he's like soft JFKish? Charisma amd class but no history of flagrent adultery.

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timmbberly Mar 25, 2026 +5

Yes and I worry about the JFK ending.

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not_a_throw4w4y Mar 26, 2026 +1

He reminds me of Obama too, the quiet confidence of a man who truly believes what he says.

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Irish0625 Mar 25, 2026 +5

Isn't that a death threat? Why no legal action?

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Somnambulist815 Mar 25, 2026 +5

I do kinda like that we have an openly evil pastor. Kinda makes things a bit more star wars

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Antique_Eye_3200 Mar 26, 2026 +5

American Christianity is just so…disturbing. But then, so is American capitalism, democracy, militarism, and gun worship. I don’t even know what we — the rest of the world — are supposed to do with this *insane titan* that is America, because T is just a symptom. Seriously, *how are sane nations supposed to coexist with American culture?!* Ugh, sorry; rant over. Kooky pastor, etc. etc., nothing to see here.

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I_use_the_wrong_fork Mar 26, 2026 +1

Many Americans are f****** dumbfounded as well. It's scary here.

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merrysunshine2 Mar 26, 2026 +5

James Talarico is what MAGA tries and fails to portray Charlie Kirk as.

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kapnkaos86 Mar 25, 2026 +2

American Christianity is a plague, this is what it means to live your faith. Can't wait to see him do greater things

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tom21g Mar 25, 2026 +4

Good move on Talarico's part, but there's also room to make an issue of a pastor calling for someone's death. And tie Hegseth to that and his pastor.

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StanDaMan1 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Talarico showing us how to Christian.

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mythrowaway4DPP Mar 25, 2026 +2

"Pray for an opponent's death" - are we back at witchcraft, my lord? edit: This is a christian. So we summon Satan, or one of his infernal horde? Lay out pentagrams with carpenter's nails?

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the2belo Mar 26, 2026 +1

Remember when Obama's pastor said "god damn America" during a sermon and the right essentially wanted them all lynched?

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Keshire Mar 26, 2026 +1

The new christian values. 1. I am the Lord thy God. Thou shall ~~not~~ have strange gods before Me. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 1. Remember ^not to keep holy the Lord's day. 1. ^Don't Honor thy father and mother. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ kill. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ commit adultery. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ steal. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ bear false witness against thy neighbor. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ covet thy neighbor's wife. 1. Thou shall ~~not~~ covet thy neighbor's goods. Throw in the seven cardinal sins too. Hypocrisy be thy name.

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ProtonCanon Mar 26, 2026 +1

As a non-Christian, I am more than happy to hate Hesgeth and his pastor on Talarico's behalf.

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Verratcat Mar 25, 2026 +6

When an actual Christian has to deal with the fake, Republican kind of Christian.

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HangryHuHu Mar 25, 2026 +3

I like him, if i was him though, I'd be putting out that paragraph specifying that i don't feel suicidal, i know how to swim etc... Talarico for the win!

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chuckangel Mar 25, 2026 +3

When I went to a Southern Baptist church for the first and only time, I was treated like "boy, you know you don't belong here" kind of attitude (I'm not white). And that stuck with me ever since. I'm no longer a Christian, but the thought that Christ would approve of turning \*anyone\* away from His House and His love is absolutely abhorrent. There's no hate like Christian Love resonates with me.

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Turtledonuts Mar 25, 2026 +3

This just in, Talarico is apparently so pious that his death would help resolve our sins.

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JiveChicken00 Mar 25, 2026 +3

What version of the Gospels are these people reading?

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SirWilliamFlo Mar 25, 2026 +3

Pastor Brooks Potteiger is the name of that person btw

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[deleted] Mar 25, 2026 +3

Man, they are really trying to position this guy...

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MiddleAgedSponger Mar 26, 2026 +1

Two guys who believe in talking donkeys and snakes are fighting and I am supposed to pick a favorite? I've had enough of being lead by people who make some imaginary sky god their whole personality.

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ClaroStar Mar 26, 2026 +1

Republicans are holding Christians hostage on the abortion issue. They can get away with murder as long as they just say "but abortion." It's so unchristian.

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BeginningOil5960 Mar 26, 2026 +1

Why does this make me dream of Talarico for president and Pete Buttegieg as VP (or vice versa, but, they have to be on the same ticket?) ~Black female former non-denom evangelical Christian who is still Christian, doesn’t attend any church by choice anymore, believes in discipleship & is a lifelong queer ally amongst other “seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God” principles including all human rights and civil rights

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Embarrassed-Crazy112 Mar 25, 2026 +6

Tax churches.

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sirgarynipz Mar 25, 2026 +5

Talarico appears to be a true Christian. If anybody wants a real-world example of Christianity, it's him. Id vote for this guy.

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Epicardiectomist Mar 25, 2026 +5

I am not only an atheist, but stand against the idea of gods and religion overall. Ironic that when you put your religious choices aside, a Christian and an antitheist can stand on common ground and fight alongside each other.

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RobonianBattlebot Mar 25, 2026 +10

I am also an atheist and a huge supporter of Talarico because of his stance on the separation of church and state. He has fought hard for us Texans for the past 8 years to try and keep us from turning into a theocracy. Unfortunately, he is outnumbered.

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No_Performance_8657 Mar 26, 2026 +1

You might consider yourself an anti-theist. I’m against it all as well.

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Persea_americana Mar 25, 2026 +2

That pastor needs jesus

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Dense-Ad-5780 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Turnin the other cheek eh? Who does he think he is, a follower of Christ or something? Pfft, wish them death already Mr I love Jesus.

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HatedAntagonist Mar 25, 2026 +2

This is the way. There will be more.

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ScooterScotward Mar 25, 2026 +2

Christian nationalists really be out here like “Look like I was just praying for your death! I didn’t really mean I want you to die! I just mean I want the old version of you to die and be replaced with a version that believes the same things as me. Which is why I’ll use language about how you should be cut to the heart, should be crucified, should be turned into dung on the ground.”

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Dramatic-Emphasis-43 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Hegseth’s pastor prayed for a dude’s death? Still convinced these clowns worship the devil and not God or Jesus.

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skullcutter Mar 25, 2026 +2

How many of these morons have actually read the bible?

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Acrobatic_Height_14 Mar 26, 2026 +1

When that fat f*** dies I will have NO decorum

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Ar_Ciel Mar 26, 2026 +1

Kegbreath's pastor sounds like a piece of shit.

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ImaginationToForm2 Mar 26, 2026 +1

I have a feeling that the pastor will be in other news.

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Big-Yak-8928 Mar 26, 2026 +1

Guys like this pastor LOVE to demonize liberals for support abortion, calling it “murder” of babies, yet wouldn’t give a single cent of government aid to helping young children and families, and certainly wouldn’t speak out regarding the children the US and Israel have bombed in the past few years.

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PartsUnknown242 Mar 26, 2026 +1

“We want him crucified with Christ.” Wouldn’t that be a good thing? Because Jesus was crucified for our sins and sent to be at the right hand of God.

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JeaninePirrosTaint Mar 26, 2026 +1

Jesus even said "pick up your cross and follow me" and Paul says "to live is Christ and to die is gain". The death threats are a sign that he is espousing Christ-like beliefs

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tonylouis1337 Mar 26, 2026 +1

I'm a big time James Talarico fan. He's a great guy and his success would be incredibly beneficial for Christianity and in turn the world.

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Masterofmenow Mar 26, 2026 +1

Hate and fear is how Republicans have stayed in power for decades. Trump Republicans has taken it to another level.

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4RCH43ON Mar 26, 2026 +1

A Christian pastor praying for the death of others is more of an anti-cleric move. WWJD?

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OkMushroom995 Mar 25, 2026 +3

Pete Hegseth may be the most outwardly bloodthirsty "Christian" we've ever seen. They want the Ten Commandments in schools but can't even abide by the main one... And they see no contradiction, because it was never about what Jesus said; it was just about taking power over others. According to their own wacky worldviews, they are possessed by the devil.

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marilynmonroeismygma Mar 25, 2026 +3

I’m not particularly religious, but I find it absolutely fascinating how much Talarico has in common with Jesus Christ as a symbolic figure. A charismatic guy from humble origins who speaks truth to power of a state religion that enables corruption and greed and punches down on the most vulnerable. And just like Jesus, he gets death threats and called a heretic. It feels like a modern rewrite of the same story. Really, I think it says a lot about how little human psychology has changed in the 2,000 years since the bible was written.

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drethnudrib Mar 26, 2026 +2

That's the difference between us and them, between those who follow Christ and those who use his name in vain for political gain. Talarico doesn't harbor ill will towards those who want him dead. When he's insulted, he turns the other cheek so his enemies can slap it as well, then prays for their forgiveness. This is what Christian leadership looks like. Campaign for the forgotten, for the lesser-than, for the marginalized. Unto the least of these my brethren, you have done unto me. Make that the f****** point of all of this. Jesus Christ sacrificed himself for all of us, not just one party, and not just for the one percent.

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throwawaywitchaccoun Mar 26, 2026 +1

Tell me youre not a Christian by explicitly telling me you are absolutely not following any of Christ's rules.

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hhs2112 Mar 25, 2026 +2

It's 2026 and religious nutters are running america... Smh

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withomps44 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Some nut is going to try to answer their prayers and call it the will of god.

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VanceKelley Mar 25, 2026 +1

*"When they go low, we go high."*

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Mechagouki1971 Mar 25, 2026 +1

r/brandnewsentence

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Public-Student-2160 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Christian nationalist want a wolf king in charge, check out the family on Netflix, the documentary not the movie.

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marfacza Mar 26, 2026 +1

[What happens in the circle jerk stays in the circle jerk.](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2026/03/25/550x309/brooksheg_1774472372306_1774472376339.jpg)

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TelescopiumHerscheli Mar 26, 2026 +1

At this point there's just no point in saying anything any more. We know they're the bad guys, they know they're the bad guys, anyone with half a brain knows that they're the bad guys. Don't get me wrong: I know I'm not a good person. I'm not kind enough, I'm not generous enough, I'm not hard-working or thoughtful or supportive enough. The one thing that gives me hope is that I'm not a Christian: however bad I am, I'm not as bad as the Christians.

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Auerbach1991 Mar 26, 2026 +1

It’s horrible how the right is going to call him Gay for saying he loves the man who said he should *die*

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AcanthisittaNo6653 Mar 26, 2026 +1

Hegseth meets a true Christian, probably for the first time.

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poopbutt2401 Mar 26, 2026 +1

Yikes that’s really crazy talk on that podcast.

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dancefan2019 Mar 26, 2026 +1

What kind of pastor prays that someone will die? That's terrible.

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InevitableAvalanche Mar 26, 2026 +1

All the crazy hateful Christians aren't going to heaven.

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3006mv Mar 26, 2026 +1

Refreshing, just like Jesus would do

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