House Speaker Mike Johnson is being mislead and controlled by the devil, a Christian minister has said in a scathing op-ed.
  • 520@kbin.social
    152·
    11 months ago

    Then why are things like excommunication (where you get kicked out of the religion for going directly against beliefs) a thing?

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      83·
      11 months ago

      Excommunicated Catholics can still be Christians. The term means someone who believes in Christ, and everything else is negotiable. No one Christian or sect can decide what Christianity is for everyone else.

    • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
      66·
      11 months ago

      Excommunication is a political tool. That’s why victims of priest sexual abuse are excommunicated for speaking out, while priests are rewarded and given a new church/batch of victims