For some reason there are “Christians and conservatives” who exist simply to have a persecution complex. The juror who stepped down from the rittenhouse trial over what essentially boiled down to him believing in the constitution is a perfect example of this. It’s also why leftists lash out in glee, for there are plenty of self flagellating faggots on the right that bend over and say harder daddy.
Consider the history of martyrdom. How the Bible is read to tell people to rejoice in being persecuted, reviled and hated. It can give the idea that being outspoken and completely transparent about yourself and your faith is the way to go. As it is, it's not really clear when discretion would be applied.
Martyrdom is for when you are truly under the boot, like the Christians of the 1st and 2nd century. Amusingly the problem of people "pursuing martyrdom" became a problem the moment Christianity was decriminalized in the Roman Empire. It took effort by various Patriarchs to tell people "Cut that shit out, if they're not trying to feed you to lions, don't volunteer." Seems we're doing the same thing in reverse now.
It's the same problem with the Republican party, where they would rather "lose with dignity" than win by any means necessary. Sure, you can look like the bigger man while losing, but a loss is a loss no matter what. Eventually, those losses are going to pile up, and you can't fight a war in which you always lose your battles.
Imagine if your country refused to adapt to modern warfare, insisted on riding in to battle on horseback, and then cried "no fair" when they got cut to pieces by a belt fed machine gun.
This is the problem with modern Christians and the Republican party. They're too soft. They fear the reaction to their self defense more than the violence they already receive. The burglar isn't sitting outside your house, he's already inside, about to stab your wife and steal her jewelry. The time for meek pacifism is long gone, and being a cowardly nice guy is only going to make the suffering last longer.
For some reason there are “Christians and conservatives” who exist simply to have a persecution complex. The juror who stepped down from the rittenhouse trial over what essentially boiled down to him believing in the constitution is a perfect example of this. It’s also why leftists lash out in glee, for there are plenty of self flagellating faggots on the right that bend over and say harder daddy.
Consider the history of martyrdom. How the Bible is read to tell people to rejoice in being persecuted, reviled and hated. It can give the idea that being outspoken and completely transparent about yourself and your faith is the way to go. As it is, it's not really clear when discretion would be applied.
Martyrdom is for when you are truly under the boot, like the Christians of the 1st and 2nd century. Amusingly the problem of people "pursuing martyrdom" became a problem the moment Christianity was decriminalized in the Roman Empire. It took effort by various Patriarchs to tell people "Cut that shit out, if they're not trying to feed you to lions, don't volunteer." Seems we're doing the same thing in reverse now.
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It's the same problem with the Republican party, where they would rather "lose with dignity" than win by any means necessary. Sure, you can look like the bigger man while losing, but a loss is a loss no matter what. Eventually, those losses are going to pile up, and you can't fight a war in which you always lose your battles.
Imagine if your country refused to adapt to modern warfare, insisted on riding in to battle on horseback, and then cried "no fair" when they got cut to pieces by a belt fed machine gun.
This is the problem with modern Christians and the Republican party. They're too soft. They fear the reaction to their self defense more than the violence they already receive. The burglar isn't sitting outside your house, he's already inside, about to stab your wife and steal her jewelry. The time for meek pacifism is long gone, and being a cowardly nice guy is only going to make the suffering last longer.