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MineralMan

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17. It's an important part of American History, actually.

Sat May 4, 2019, 02:47 PM

May 2019

It is also part of the core of Republican thinking these days. People like Pence and DeVos and many others are part of that whole Calvinist thing, and it informs the Dominionist movement of the far right.

While it all seems boring and old-fashioned, it's a major element in right-wing politics today. If you're a person of color, you're almost certainly not one of the "elect," so you don't matter. If you're a woman, well, who knows about women? Are you poor? Then that's what God wants you to be, and there it is and all about it. It's all preordained by God, and God's in charge of everything, so suck it up.

Frankly, it's much of what's wrong with our society right now, I believe.

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The most depressing religion there is. Never understood why anybody wanted to go to The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #1

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Yes, the Presbyterians are the big one. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #3

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I was raised United Methodist The Genealogist May 2019 #11

The Right-Wing Has Bought into It. MineralMan May 2019 #13

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Ugh...thanks for the flashback to 1st semester of grad school The Genealogist May 2019 #16

It's an important part of American History, actually. MineralMan May 2019 #17

It's also the source, at least in part, of the Prosperity Gospel, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #19

Yes, indeed. And it's still drawing crowds, too. MineralMan May 2019 #20

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