How come Republicans are the most fervent Christians?

filister@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 172 points –

[Disclaimer] - I am not an American and I consider myself atheist, I am Caucasian and born in a pre-dominantly Christian country.

Based on my limited knowledge of Christianity, it is all about social justice, compassion and peace.

And I was always wondering how come Republicans are perceiving themselves as devout Christians while the political party they support is openly opposing those virtues and if this doesn't make them hypocrites?

For them the mortal enemy are the lefties who are all about social justice, helping the vulnerable and the not so fortunate and peace.

Christianity sounds to me a lot more like socialist utopia.

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Well yeah that would be a great metaphor, if everyone in Britain referred to Britain as the Carribbean. But they don't, so it's deeply dumb.

I don't understand what you're caught up on.

British people use the word caucasian to mean white, and that is documented in British dictionaries.

I appreciate you take personal issue with that usage, but that's life, you don't control the English language.

A misconception being common does not make it correct.