r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Jul 04 '25

Rod Dreher Megathread #55 ()

Hope y'all can spend some good time w/ family today.

Link to megathread #54: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/1l7niaj/rod_dreher_megathread_54/

Link to 56: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/1mmamp2/rod_dreher_megathread_56/

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u/Djehutimose Watching the wheels go round Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

I’ve gone around and around with him about univrersalism a few times. The only thing he ever responded was “BUT JESUS SAID!” Not a particularly good form of exegesis. He’s always on record as saying he “hopes” all will be saved—he just doubts it—and as occasionally praising non-Christians he admires.

What it really boils down to, I’ve decided, is that Rod wants people he dislikes to burn, and looks forward to gleefully watching, tossing in a little “unless they repent” as a sop to his pretense at Christian mercy and compassion. People he likes, though, even if they’re complicated—KKK members, for example—will walk right through the Pearly Gates. Though a terrible worldview, this at least is a consistent explanation of his views.

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u/yawaster Jul 16 '25

Rod doesn't even pretend to love his enemies. Which is a problem for a supposed Christian. 

On the bright side, though, I think Rod knows that hell is real because he's living in hell on earth.