"I am well aware that many secular conservatives are convinced that they cannot believe in or practice any religion.

To these people, I say: So what?

Once you realize that America’s future depends on Americans affirming “In God We Trust” just as much as they affirm “Liberty” and “E Pluribus Unum,” you have to work on taking God and some religious expression seriously. You should emulate parents who are tone deaf who nevertheless give their children piano lessons.

“Fake it till you make it” is one of the many great insights of 12-step programs. The rule applies to everything good that does not come naturally.

Find a clergyman who shares your values and regularly take your child (or grandchild) to religious services.

Study the Bible with your child or grandchild on a regular basis. Lincoln rarely attended church, but he read the Bible every day. If you need a rational approach to God and the Bible, I suggest beginning with any of my three volumes of Bible commentary, “The Rational Bible.”

Say a blessing before each meal. Even if you’re secular, that shouldn’t be too difficult.

I promise you that whatever discomfort you experience acting religious pales in comparison to the discomfort you will experience if your child or grandchild ends up woke."

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    • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago
      the deleted post that made me lol

      You really think you’re something huh? Strutting up and down the site like a cartoon dictator. Your insolence and sanctimonious self-righteousness knows no bounds. You’re a real fucking genius, huh? Glory be to UlyssesT, the holy moral authority of Hexbear Dot Net. You’re almost like the Confucius of Hexbear - trite bullshit disguised as sage wisdom and mindlessly quoted and repeated by the rest of the braindead tailist flock. Your “morality” is nothing more than a Nazi kangaroo court, you fascist fuck. You think you’re a philosopher? You’re nothing more than a Confucian-Hitlerian manchild.

      .

      you know, I thought I'd be the one having this line, or something similar, said to by some frothing dweeb but being in the observer seat for once and seeing this from the outside in is extremely entertaining. From now on, I declare you as my sworn hexbear brother.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        You made an alt account just to say that after getting dunked earlier today on your previous alt? SAD! :trump-anguish:

      • HornyOnMain
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        2 years ago

        :jesse-wtf: I have literally no context for whatever argument the two of you are having so this just reads like an utterly deranged bit

        Edit: it got removed :bawllin-sad:

        for anyone interested here’s the full message before it got deleted, it’s pretty funny

        You really think you’re something huh? Strutting up and down the site like a cartoon dictator. Your insolence and sanctimonious self-righteousness knows no bounds. You’re a real fucking genius, huh? Glory be to UlyssesT, the holy moral authority of Hexbear Dot Net. You’re almost like the Confucius of Hexbear - trite bullshit disguised as sage wisdom and mindlessly quoted and repeated by the rest of the braindead tailist flock. Your “morality” is nothing more than a Nazi kangaroo court, you fascist fuck. You think you’re a philosopher? You’re nothing more than a Confucian-Hitlerian manchild.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          You’re nothing more than a Confucian

          Some chud read my posts and somehow concluded I'm all about traditionalist patriarchal systems. :galaxy-brain:

        • YouGoodChief [any]
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          2 years ago

          Wow, it reads like a bit, but I think it's pretending to be one of my alts. You can tell because they're using the "kangaroo court" bit. It's a Jordan Peterson rant reference. This is why the CTH podcast hosts had to denounce the sub publicly - these people are kind of fucked up deep down.