Re: <nettime> Christianity and Cruelty

[Louis Rawlins via nettime-l <nettime-l@lists.nettime.org>]

Hi Folks. It feels unfortunate to me that I'm time-poor and unable to
respond in as much depth as I'd like, but I'm learning to enjoy reading and
having thoughts wash over me from this group in light of the world(s) that
I absorb around me.

Grateful to be a part. Grateful for Felix correcting my mis-typed subject
line last week or so.

I'd like to add this recent essay to the conversation, if folks haven't
read:


> *American Destiny?*ANDERS STEPHANSON
> 14 MARCH 2025
> When Donald Trump invoked ‘manifest destiny’ in his inaugural address, it
> was in its oldest meaning as territorial expansion: the predestined,
> God-given American right to claim and acquire new land...



https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/american-destiny
>

Apologies for so many NLR / Verso postings, but it's the major news source
I feel like I have time for these days. Better than when I used to read The
Economist on the regular, in my opinion. ;)


From: Steven Kurtz <sjkurtz@buffalo.edu>



BTW, these ideas on punishment, violence, and empathy as sin are based on
> terrible theology. Even an amateur in Christian theology like me can see
> it.  I never know how far to go with this. I can explain it if you want.


Yes, please. If you're willing to explain. I'm gaining a clearer compass
for recent events with your explanations.

For context, though I've educated myself some since, when I was a child I
was so out-of-the-loop that I didn't know Catholicism was a subset of
Christianity. As far as my child mind understood, "Christianity" stood for
a different belief than "Catholicism" and, because I grew up in the
Midwest, that meant I was deeply and immediately bullied for not-knowing. I
learned then and there, I hated it all. Today, I've softened considerably
and can never understand why non-dualism is so tough for people to absorb.

May this find you healthy and peaceful,

Louis

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