“As a Christian, I don’t think you can be both MAGA and Christian,” one person wrote in the comments of the video.
Two weeks ago, Jen Hamilton, a nurse with a sizable following on TikTok and Instagram, picked up her Bible and made a video that would quickly go viral.
“Basically, I sat down at my kitchen table and began to read from Matthew 25 while overlaying MAGA policies that directly oppose the character and nature of Jesus’ teachings,” she told HuffPost.
In the comments of the video ― which currently has more than 8.6 million views on TikTok ― many (Christians and atheists alike) applauded Hamilton for using straight Scripture as a way of offering commentary. Others picked a bone with Christians who uncritically support Trump.
They follow repressive religions because they’re suckers. But if they grew up in repressive religions, they are also taught to be suckers.
Some are born stupid, some have stupidity thrust upon them.
One thing that’s certain is that social progress that lessens the prevalence of brutal authoritarian parenting practices also leads to declining support for religion. So that’s definitely one long-term way to break the cycle.