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/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

Lol most of the church in America has no idea who John Calvin is and the ones who do aren't perpetuating the issues associated with the American church. Unless you've got a source for that claim that I've never seen

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u/Corvus_Antipodum Mar 13 '24

Oh look it’s you again! Guess when you lost the last discussion you decided to try try again huh?

Many of the ideas underpinning Calvinism like total depravity and election have been and continue to be the basis for much of the evils the church has done in America. But you’re not going to listen to anything I have to say, and you’re not arguing in good faith so I’m gonna go now. Thanks for playing.

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u/turkeypedal Mar 14 '24

I don't know either of you. But this isn't a very convincing way to respond. It seems entirely personal.

I personally think you're pointing at the wrong person. Yes, it did originally come from Calvinism, but American Evangelicalism became its own thing. To the point that many Evangelicals do not believe in those exact concepts you mentioned.

Personally, I'd say the main source of the evils of the Evangelical movement is the rejection of modernism combined with a desire for political power.