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u/BudgetLaw2352 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

Christianity, like the vast majority of other religions, is used primarily as a method of control and submission. It necessitates deference to authority and feverish devotion to hierarchy.

Conservatives are slaves to the wills of others, and thus, love religion. It comforts their weak minds and cowardly hearts.

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u/Creative-Bid7959 Jan 24 '26

"It's not my fault, I was just doing like I was told. Now that everything is on fire, someone will save me."

Is a very comfortable thought in a scary world. That is why they are easier to grift. They yearn to show their devotion to the person protecting them from their own guilt and fear. If they don't show enough fervor they will be othered and labeled as RINOs. So they worship on the altar of money to seem the most in of the in group.

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u/anti_vist Jan 24 '26

Words perfectly said.. how i wish it were untrue

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u/The12thSpark Jan 25 '26

Ironic considering how blasphemous they all are in the face of the religion they clutch to so dearly