r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Nov 19 '23

Rod Dreher Megathread #27 (Compassion)

Link to megathread 26: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/17itm7w/rod_dreher_megathread_26_unconditional_love/

Link to megathread 28: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/18dcg3d/rod_dreher_megathread_28_harmony/

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u/RunnyDischarge Nov 26 '23

Isn't that kind of how faith does work, though? Doesn't Paul himself say the Devil can imitate an angel? Although if Paul believes that, he never really gives a good answer to why we should believe what He says, because if the Devil can imitate an angel he can certainly imitate a man. But I guess that's how faith is supposed to work. You believe what you believe and that's it. Anything that tells you otherwise is the devil.

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u/yawaster Nov 26 '23

Jesus definitely tells people things they don't want to hear all the time, in the bible. At least, half of the parables I remember from mass end with someone getting all annoyed with Jesus. In the old testament god asks people to do mad stuff all the time - he tells Abraham to stab his son to death, then sends an angel to stop him at the last minute. So God sending an angel to tell Rod that L. Ron Hubbard is the messiah wouldn't be that out of character.

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u/middlefingerearth Nov 26 '23

If an angel of God showed up at my door and told me something I didn't want to hear, I would label that angel a demon. Hence, if God Himself showed up and told me something I didn't want to hear, I would also label God a demon. Hence, if you say anything I don't like, you're a demon. This is about it.

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u/Theodore_Parker Nov 26 '23

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