A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

  • Bluetooth@feddit.dk
    752·
    11 months ago

    And the Cristian wack jobs are in full force donating to his legal defense. Already at 116.000 usd, with completely normal and not at all fanatic comments, like “_ May God punish the foul souls bringing charges against you! There is a higher law than man made law, and you are upon that law. God bless you and keep you._”. Abhorrent behavior…

    • madcaesar@lemmy.world
      583·
      11 months ago

      God damn, I wish I didn’t have morals and a conscience… With my knowledge of religion and the scriptures I could be making BANK milking the gullible.

      • Tyfud@lemmy.world
        342·
        11 months ago

        This is my same struggle every day having been raised in a preacher’s home.

        Reading the Bible is what turned me into an atheist

          • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
            5·
            11 months ago

            Hmm I looked it up and apparently one has to be careful with interpreting this. It’s not really about being happy to dash infants against rocks. It’s simply a call for the destruction of the entire nation of people. It’s really about justice! And that’s a good thing! /s

            • NostraDavid@programming.dev
              41·
              11 months ago

              Those babies deserved it, and if they didn’t they’re going to heaven anyway, so really it’s a mercykill.

              Anway, love thy neighbors!

        • NostraDavid@programming.dev
          31·
          11 months ago

          FYI: Israelites are a branch of Canaanites, El is a Canaanitic god, and The Exodus lacks evidence from ever happening.

          That was absolutely wild to learn as ex-Christian. Also, the social hole you fall into as you leave Christianity is pretty terrifying, but you’ll eventually learn to deal with it.

        • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          11 months ago

          Reading the Bible is what turned me into an atheist

          Same. And the ultimate irony is that the values I used to determine that the Bible is a fucked up book that I want nothing to do with, are the same values that my uber-Christian parents instilled in me, and then lost at some point along the way.

          YOU MADE ME LIKE THIS

      • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
        41·
        11 months ago

        Yep. I have had these same thoughts. Start a business. Any business. Slap “Christian” in the name. Profit.

        • Echo Dot
          3·
          11 months ago

          I really liked the one where somebody was prepared to buy people’s worldly goods and look after them in the event of the rapture.

          It’s a great scam because it literally cannot go wrong. If it turns out they were right and the rapture happens you still don’t have to deal with all the junk and otherwise you can sell it back to them for a profit.

          • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            I like the after rapture pet insurance.

            Pay me today, and I’ll totally feed your dog after you’ve ascended to heaven.

    • Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world
      9·
      11 months ago

      Peter 2:13-17

      Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

      Sooo yeah “God is a higher authority you need not heed” is more like government is the official middle management. Obey the management.

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      11 months ago

      They can’t even write a coherent sentence. “You are upon that law”? The fuck?

    • mob@sopuli.xyz
      31·
      11 months ago

      Is 116.00 supposed to be like 116,000? Must have shot up since the article was published then?

      Cassidy is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 15. He has raised more than $84,000 for his defense from nearly 2,000 supporters, according to the fundraising site GiveSendGo.