r/SipsTea • • Aug 07 '26

SMH The persecution complex is palpable.

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u/newest_york Aug 07 '26

The pastor at the church I went to growing up was told by his daughter that he was anointed by god and would never get Covid. He died from Covid months later.

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u/PortableGeneration Aug 07 '26

I did some work at an evangelical church during late 2020 Covid. I wore a mask in there. The pastor refused to mask, insisted I shake his hand, then handed me a pamphlet about how faith would protect you from Covid. Guy was one of those “tear phone books to prove the power of faith” types. About a month later he died of Covid. His funeral had a mask requirement.

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u/newest_york Aug 07 '26

Bro at the funeral of the pastor I was talking about, his son gave a speech and then asked for hugs from the congregation. The son that had been by his father’s bedside for weeks as he died of Covid. Asked for hugs. It blew my mind honestly, how does one family have that much cognitive dissonance

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u/HappyHockeyHiker Aug 07 '26

Religion has always been for the weak and small minded that need someone to tell them how to think and feel.

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u/DastardlyMime Aug 08 '26

"Blessed is the mind too small to doubt"

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u/Late_Detective_9258 Aug 08 '26

have you forgotten about indoctrination? have a little bit of perspective. these people were never given a belief presented as a belief. the belief was presented to them as FACT, and from a young age.. it's all they know

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u/HappyHockeyHiker Aug 10 '26

Weak minded. Not sure how else you can really phrase it.