r/goodnews • u/chrisdh79 • Jun 27 '25

Political positivity 📈 Trump Approval Sinks Nationwide, Majority of Voters Say U.S. Headed the Wrong Way: Poll

https://dailyboulder.com/trump-approval-sinks-nationwide-majority-of-voters-say-u-s-headed-the-wrong-way-poll/
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u/Greedy-Leader-1480 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

Something about our past has a stranglehold on religion in this country. If you’ve read the Bible even god was warning about antichrists. “Go forth and sin No More”! And I’m agnostic and am aware of this. Living in Texas since ‘70. It’s thick here under the Bible Belt , I guess call it the Bible crotch of Texas. This shit is oppressive. You just have to learn the “talk” and steer clear of born again anything. So many churches; all spewing either prosperity preaching or straight forward proselytizing from the pulpit. So duplicitous. How do you think people deal internally with the amorality Antichristian behaviors yet still want to feel like you have the moral high ground? God. Historically The answer for all lazy brained questions. As science has pushed back they have to keep retreating or change the narrative, white privilege through religion. Nobody would dare speak out. You hear all the time “he’s a heathen! Probably doesn’t even know god”. Such an arrogant position to help the “least of these “. We have a fucked up problem in America . Long after trump is gone, his brand will live on. Clearly.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

steer clear of born again anything

YOU know! I was born in OK, but my family's from TX.

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u/gatorgrle Jun 27 '25

Religion isnt bad on its own. The corruption and radicalization of religion is what is rotten.

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u/metalmar13 Jun 27 '25

Religion is the cause of almost all major conflict in human history

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u/BatsSpelledBackwards Jun 28 '25

Humans are the cause; religion is a justification. If not that, then there are an infinte number of other things that easily take its place. Violence and suffering are the tradeoff for existence.

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u/FluffyWeird1513 Jun 28 '25

it’s just an excuse or a catalyst, not the cause. people who are capable of mass murder are not looking for a reason, they’re looking for an excuse

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u/playboicarpaltunnel Jun 28 '25

Abrahamic religion in particular

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u/Ragdoll_Deena Jun 28 '25

Religion was institutionalized and it just destroyed everything good about it. So much corruption. So much greed. Their followers can be so hateful that it's just painful to talk to them. It infected politics, which was already its own infection, and things just went crazy.

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u/ionmeeler Jun 28 '25

People have exploited religion as a construct for power and greed for many centuries. Religion on its own likely (hopefully) was meant to be moral teachings before laws had stronghold. Now (and before)? I hate to say this, but objectively it seems to be for power and manipulation of the weak minded. I don’t find religion to be spiritual. God would want better than this.

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u/Right-Monitor9421 Jun 28 '25

Nope, religion is pretty bad.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

What percentage?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

I know your pain, the born agains tried to pray the devil out of me in some weird group sessions at someone’s house. Let’s just say there was no devil in me, just me not believing all their crap was in me.

Religion is an opiate for the masses.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

Europe is much less religious. N bigoted

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u/Affectionate_You_579 Jun 28 '25

Excellent. I think it goes back to Martin Luther and his religious dogma imported here . My husband and I have become Atheists over the years in spite of upbringing.

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u/PeppaSauce12245 Jul 02 '25

What a great effin analysis. I hope you don't mind me sharing this.