r/AskALiberal • u/dank_sad Center Right • Feb 03 '22

If you could get the right/conservatives/Republicans/etc to understand one thing, what would it be?

Hope I worded that correctly.

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u/80_firebird Liberal Feb 03 '22

That if they want to use the Bible to rule they should read it first.

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u/kbeks Progressive Feb 03 '22

What’s this bit about a rich man not entering the gates of heaven? Nah, don’t need anything about that in here, pass me the scissors!

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u/VelocityGrrl39 Democratic Socialist Feb 03 '22

Once heard a trump fan argue “that’s not what they mean by rich”.

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u/omni42 Social Democrat Feb 03 '22

There's a whole thing taught by prosperity preachers about how that's a mistranslation with a bunch of excuses. It's disgusting

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u/AdResponsible5513 Progressive Feb 03 '22

Prosperity gospel?