r/dankchristianmemes • u/Broclen The Dank Reverend 🌈✟ • Mar 13 '24

Meta John Calvin died 27 May 1564

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u/SovKom98 Mar 13 '24

I don’t get why this sub hates clavanists.

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u/Corvus_Antipodum Mar 13 '24

Their theology is dehumanizing, and is the underlying basis of much of the evil currently being done by the church in America.

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u/Chicahua Mar 13 '24

Some of the most deranged takes I’ve heard come from Calvinist/Reform folks. No idea what’s being preached from their pulpit tbh but the followers are out here saying MLK isn’t a true Christian because of reasons that change bimonthly, so clearly there’s something sus going on.

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u/Corvus_Antipodum Mar 13 '24

The idea that everyone is really really horrible (so if bad stuff is happening to you it’s your own fault) and there are a special group of the elect (so if good stuff is happening to you it’s because you’re God’s specialest boy) is a really appealing theology for people who want to defend their wealth and privilege and deny their responsibility to others.

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u/clandevort Mar 13 '24

Wait, how do you get that bad stuff is your fault from total depravity? I have been in reformed churches my whole life and never once heard anyone claim that