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[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 83 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday establishing a “religious liberty commission” at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and present strategies to eliminate “threats to domestic religious liberty.” During his comments on the order, Trump said that he doesn’t know if there’s a separation of church and state and that we should “forget about that for one time.”

Words alone simply fail to adequately describe my disgust and rage at this travesty.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Time to get to work Satanic Temple.

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Religious liberty commission"

For some reason as a Jewish person I get the strong feeling that this commission wont help me freely practice my religion.

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[–] freeman@feddit.org 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yesterday I watched the documentary "Hail Statan?", about The Satanic Temple. Not a bombastic documentary but shows a bit what they are, what modern satanism is and what they do in the US. They do mostly require an intact legal system to fight christian overreach so maybe its over for their legal battles

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

cant kill an idea, thats what matters most.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago

Trump needs a bunch of people willing to believe anything told to then and the religious crowd seems to have an endless appetite for rage inducing bullshit.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Each separation of church and State? I was in the impression that the USA was a country that made people sweat on the bible to take a serment, that evocks God in its political speech and discours and even in its moto.

That comment is not sarcastic. I actually feel I miss something to understand the situation.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Swearing on the bible is a choice made by the individual being sworn in. The actual swearing is to the Constitution and the interests of the people. You could swear on a copy of The Origin of Species if you wanted.

The shit about having god on our money, motto, and pledge didn't come about until the red scare of the 1950s. A way to separate the country from the godless communists, and one of the earliest violations of separation of church and state that I'm aware of.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He should forget about 4 year terms. He can be removed at any time.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

hope this project 2025 is as successful as his casinos

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I cannot respect any "Christian" that voted for Trump. Least Christ like person on the planet, quite possibly.

[–] shani66@ani.social 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's literally the antichrist. I'm not being hyperbolic, he fulfills most of the prophecies. I'm no christian, but it's honestly creepy.

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago

What the ever loving fuck?!!!!

If your god loving right now punch your balls for me. You did this. And for what? I don't see me believing in your fucking Jesus anytime soon when you keep fucking around with my science. I much rather you not take advantage of any science so you can be pure to your stupid fucking retarded ways:

Drop this phone carefully so others can use it.
Cancel every single subscription.
No LEDs, LCDS, chips of any kind for you
No refrigeration for you.
No cars for you.
No glass for you.
No insulation for you.
No plastics or fuel for you... You may burn animals or wood.
So take off your clothes fucker, you're wearing animal skins wool or silk and you're paying for that shit.
No elevators for you, you asshole!
No metal parts of any kind, all those use science.
Prescription glasses? Not for you fucker. Taken off...
No aspirin or meds of any kind. Make some tea you asshole, maybe Jesus will heal you. Cement? Asphalt, nope, you're gonna go chop wood by hand using a piece of flint to cut it and you'll live happy because that's what Jesus did for a living.

No electricity or batteries, those things are based on science... No motors or lights, no compass or GPS. No.mosquito repellent or shark repellent or bear repellent or sun screen or bicycles or telescopes or microscopes. And here's your covid back asks Jesus if he wants you dead a little to the left or a little to the right.

I'm totally fine if you want all that for yourself.

[–] opus86@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder who paid him to say that. Trump is just a muppet.

Please don't insult muppets like that. Trump's a puppet, absolutely, but he lacks the warmth to be a Jim Henson creation.

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[–] cyphear@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The people who claim that America is a "Christian" nation don't ever read anything about the values the founders had. Most of them followed a deist philosophy.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And Thomas Jefferson went out of his way to emphasis the separation of church and state.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago

I'm starting to feel that Donald Trump might not entirely live up to the bar set by Thomas Jefferson.

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[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But you dont even follow the teachings of Christ?

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[–] Daggity@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well okay, trump is an adulterer and we have clear instructions about what we need to do about that.

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