Theologically speaking, it's the opposite: nobody deserves mercy, but God gives it to them anyways. But you'd have to open a Bible to know that, which none of these ghouls have.

Not Nazi Christianity.

The point of Christianity is that if you can convince people that they shouldn't expect any rewards until they die, you get a really compliant set of workers and soldiers who will let you impoverish and mistreat them because "the meek will inherit the earth." You know, after your value has been fully extracted by the owners.

Christianity went from a cult to a state religion REALLY fast because of this concept.

It is.

Only for those who have actually read the book...

If you consider the Inquisitor Cycle, people do not. Jesus took revenge after the Romans tried to kill him, and refused to die for anyone's sins. Christianity is based on having no mercy whatsoever.

It is, if you actually believe in it. Unfortunately practically none of them actually do. And discouragingly, most atheists would love for you to believe that the world would be no better off if they actually believed in and followed the teachings of Jesus. It clearly would be. Does that mean Christianity isn't full of issues? Nope. But it does mean that clearly we'd be better off if people treated each other as they wished to be treated themselves. And yes before the atheists say it, we ALL KNOW this idea is not unique to Christianity. But it's kind of key to that religion for the small minority of Christians who actually give a shit about it.

I thought the point of Christianity was that everyone deserves mercy?

There are many sects of "Christianity". A flavor for every world view. These are Christian Nationalists. Their version of it has little to do with such woke things as "mercy". It's mostly an authoritarian view with a strict hierarchy.

You can't get them with logic

Well, ya see, they’re morons. That’s why I sacrifice to Odin. You want no mercy? Pray to the guy who hung himself on a tree by choice, not the one who got his pacifist ass nailed to one by the authorities.

The Christian god is actually very wrathful and routinely causes death and suffering in the bible

glances at the history of Christianity

Maybe not how it's supposed to work, but it is how it's always worked.

It is for most "Christians".

To be fair, the real ones some like this... But how many of those are left?

When you encourage violence against others, you invite it on yourself. It would normally destroy me if I caused grievous harm to another, but Nazis? I could off them and sleep with a clear conscience.

Some years ago I'd seen studies showing a 'religiosity cycle' - war and strife drives people to religion, religion drives more war and strife - and I can't help but wonder if that's the goal here.

Well crusades always work out great. Let’s read about a famous one!

A boy began to preach in either France or Germany, claiming that he had been visited by Jesus, who instructed him to lead a crusade in order to peacefully convert Muslims to Christianity. Through a series of portents and miracles, he gained a following of up to 30,000 children. He led his followers south towards the Mediterranean Sea, in the belief that the sea would part on their arrival, which would allow him and his followers to walk to Jerusalem. This did not happen. Instead, two French merchants promised to take some children across the sea to the Holy Land. However, the children were either taken to Tunisia where they were sold into slavery by the merchants, or shipwrecked on San Pietro Island off Sardinia.

Little Lindsey "Tinkerbell" Graham takes notes...

"Ouch! That felt kinda like divine judgement! But can't be that the good lawd would ever object to putting His name on my atrocities. . . I guess this gosh darned electric butt plug must be acting up again."

Jesus? The guy who makes threats like these to any who oppose him? What a hideous, vile individual. He'd be a great roommate for Pol Pot, Stalin, or Kim Jong Il. Don't sanewash his brutality.

John 3:18

whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 3:36

whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

Matthew 25:41–46

Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 13:41–42

They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Regarding those who do not belong to His Kingdom)

fake Christian

Try reading the Old Testament. You don't get to disown these people. They absolutely are Christians.

Don't put these weirdos in the same boat as satanists, who generally try to actually help the masses.

I think it's a logical extension of having chaplains in the armed forces. It makes sense, provided that there are services for other denominations including non-denominational. No idea if that's the situation or not.

I always loved getting Buddhism as a religion in Civilization. Then spreading it everywhere at the point of the sword.

YOU WILL ACCEPT PEACEFUL ENLIGHTENMENT, OR YOU WILL DIE!

They didn't expect it was going to affect them personally.

Like everything they were fine with killings and wars abroad on their name, but the rise in gas prices, that's just unacceptable.

He's the dumbass that peaked in high school.

It irks me when people try and counter this kind of stuff by arguing that Jesus was all about love and peace and kum-bah-yah blah blah blah. Because

1. Trying to mount arguments based on logic with these people is an exercise in futility
2. If you've read the book, he kinda really wasn't
3. His "teachings" are either the fanciful musings of some illiterate shepherds, or state-sanctioned propaganda, and either way, are kind of worthless from a philosophical or moral standpoint
4. Most importantly, religion has absolutely no place in government, and that's what we should be saying every time something like "the monthly Pentagon Christian religious service, headed by one of the highest officials in the federal government" crops up in the news, instead of this pedantic attempt to paint Jesus as some peaceful figure

As a total atheist, the older I get the more I hope I'm wrong about Hell....

Does anyone here read Dungeon Crawler Carl? I Uzi Jesus wouldn't carry this, but that was the first thing that came to mind.

Ah yes, there's no hate quite like Christian love