I'm watching Apocalypse in the Tropics documentary on Netflix about evangelicals and politics in Brazil and it's mind boggling. Why do the religious people just blindly do whatever the pastors tell them?

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone call Bonhoeffer stupid before. Personally I wish more pastors got involved in plots to assassinate genocidal fascists.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I really wrote that poorly.
    I was referring to his views on stupidity being a choice and a way of (not) thinking instead of an intrinsic attribute. That's how someone intelligent can have stupid thoughts.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Was that plot even real or was it a kangaroo court sort of thing?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I think it was real. His level of involvement is debatable, but his writings seem to indicate he at least knew about it.

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