14 Sep 2017, 5:32 pm
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I am 29 years old and have lived in the Bible Belt my entire life. I grew up going to church and a private school having the bible shoved down my throat. It did not "light up" my soul, it made me scared of the world. It didn't "light up" the people around me either. They still smoked excessively, drank until they passed out, had pre-marital sex, committed domestic violence, and gave them superiority complexes over groups who didn't walk in lockstep with them. Our world is not "fallen", it's just the way it is. There are religions besides the Abrahamic faiths who have their own ways of explaining how the world is the way it is. Do not tell me how to live my life.
They found religion and not Jesus. I went to a Christian school as well. God will judge the Bible Belt if they don't get right with Him. It is something of a religious spirit. I don't think I ever told you how to live your life. I just was pointing out that your idea is a shallow one. Its about a personal relationship with Jesus. Our world is fallen because of our sinful nature. That is why we connect with the Living God through Jesus Christ and the Gospel message. No one is perfect. That is why we need Jesus.
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14 Sep 2017, 7:51 pm
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I am 29 years old and have lived in the Bible Belt my entire life. I grew up going to church and a private school having the bible shoved down my throat. It did not "light up" my soul, it made me scared of the world. It didn't "light up" the people around me either. They still smoked excessively, drank until they passed out, had pre-marital sex, committed domestic violence, and gave them superiority complexes over groups who didn't walk in lockstep with them. Our world is not "fallen", it's just the way it is. There are religions besides the Abrahamic faiths who have their own ways of explaining how the world is the way it is. Do not tell me how to live my life.
They found religion and not Jesus. I went to a Christian school as well. God will judge the Bible Belt if they don't get right with Him. It is something of a religious spirit. I don't think I ever told you how to live your life. I just was pointing out that your idea is a shallow one. Its about a personal relationship with Jesus. Our world is fallen because of our sinful nature. That is why we connect with the Living God through Jesus Christ and the Gospel message. No one is perfect. That is why we need Jesus.
So how do you feel about Muslims insisting that Islamic extremism isn't 'real Islam'?
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14 Sep 2017, 8:16 pm
Marknis wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I can tell you right now, WASPs have never been under attack. Not now, not ever. The only change is that people, because of their skin color, national origin, sexuality or religion who had been treated as second class citizens are gaining equality with said WASPs. Sharing our privileges and rights with others hardly is an attack on us.
Thing is that certain Anglo-Saxon ethnic groups like the Irish and Germans weren't accepted with open arms but were treated as "others". Even today in the Bible Belt, rednecks will call Gaelic "weird Pagan words" and think German equals Nazi.
Now, that is true. But as an American of largely German extraction, I've never seen real discrimination, other than a few brainless clods calling me a Nazi. I've never been denied employment because of my ancestry, though I think being an Aspie, with my quirkiness and bad interview habits, made prospective employers think twice about hiring me.
14 Sep 2017, 10:21 pm
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I am 29 years old and have lived in the Bible Belt my entire life. I grew up going to church and a private school having the bible shoved down my throat. It did not "light up" my soul, it made me scared of the world. It didn't "light up" the people around me either. They still smoked excessively, drank until they passed out, had pre-marital sex, committed domestic violence, and gave them superiority complexes over groups who didn't walk in lockstep with them. Our world is not "fallen", it's just the way it is. There are religions besides the Abrahamic faiths who have their own ways of explaining how the world is the way it is. Do not tell me how to live my life.
They found religion and not Jesus. I went to a Christian school as well. God will judge the Bible Belt if they don't get right with Him. It is something of a religious spirit. I don't think I ever told you how to live your life. I just was pointing out that your idea is a shallow one. Its about a personal relationship with Jesus. Our world is fallen because of our sinful nature. That is why we connect with the Living God through Jesus Christ and the Gospel message. No one is perfect. That is why we need Jesus.
The same people insist they truly follow Jesus and will get defiant if you challenge them on that. Even if you mention how Jesus showed compassion towards the "losers" of the time, they will go "Nuh uh! That's crap!" and threaten you with violence. It really cheapens Jesus' message when so many just use His name as a cheap ticket to Heaven. The American church is sick and needs a radical overhaul. I was taught to have a relationship with Jesus but I saw too many contradictory messages all around me and the supposed "plan" the same people swore up and down was real to me was not happening. I know who I am and who are you to say I am shallow? I have compassion for other human beings as long as they don't attack me or others. I refuse to give in to the abritary BS society pushes about homosexuality being "wrong" or that practicing a different belief system makes one "immoral" or "Satanic". LGBT people have the same emotions and desires as hetereosexuals do and Hindus, Buddhists, Wiccans, Shintoists, Sikhists, and others can be compassionate and moral people.
14 Sep 2017, 10:34 pm
Kraichgauer wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I can tell you right now, WASPs have never been under attack. Not now, not ever. The only change is that people, because of their skin color, national origin, sexuality or religion who had been treated as second class citizens are gaining equality with said WASPs. Sharing our privileges and rights with others hardly is an attack on us.
Thing is that certain Anglo-Saxon ethnic groups like the Irish and Germans weren't accepted with open arms but were treated as "others". Even today in the Bible Belt, rednecks will call Gaelic "weird Pagan words" and think German equals Nazi.
Now, that is true. But as an American of largely German extraction, I've never seen real discrimination, other than a few brainless clods calling me a Nazi. I've never been denied employment because of my ancestry, though I think being an Aspie, with my quirkiness and bad interview habits, made prospective employers think twice about hiring me.
The ironic thing is that if any of them actually got their ancestry charted, they would see that most of it is German.
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14 Sep 2017, 10:53 pm
Marknis wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
rvacountrysinger wrote:
Marknis wrote:
I get chills whenever I think about what I could've been like if I remained brainwashed by the Bible Belt. Yes, I admit I was brainwashed into buying into a lot of things I now rail against but can you blame me? I was constantly being told "Don't do this, don't do that!" but those same people were committing adultery, doing drugs, and drinking like crazy. When I saw all the hypocrisy around me, it shattered my old paradigm.
I live in an area of Virginia which is also technically the Bible Belt, (in fact we have two major "Buckle" belt cities ) and I will tell you this:
In the Bible Belt, people are more freely allowed to discuss religion open and honestly without getting vitriol hatred or opposition. You can talk about the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation, and why it matters. People are open to having that discussion. In some other parts of the country, however, you not only could face ridicule, but possibly jail time. And then people say the Bible belt is closed minded. Well, it depends on your definition. If you mean that people who don't like oppressive PC culture, then yes I suppose so. The Bible belt people are friendlier in general, hard working, and believe in personal responsibility and accountability In general, we don't allow our criminals to walk free. People have a sense of honor and duty to those around them. I don't see any of these liberal elites doing anything to help their communities. Other than complaining about "white privilege" or gender neutral bathrooms.
You're full of it...you cannot get jail time simply for talking about your lord jesus christ, that is not true.
And sure bible belt people are friendly if you're a WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant), not so much if you're a pagan, a metalhead, from an ethnic minority, homosexual, atheist, or deviate from typical gender norms.
Rednecks hardly ever use the term WASP. They say "Cawcashun" a lot more despite how true Caucasians are Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, and Turkish as well as some other nationalities. Those people are white as well but rednecks think only they are white. They make the white world smaller than it really is.
Otherwise, I've seen the discrimination for the things you posted. They actually think paganism and atheism are the same as "devuhl wurship".
I happen to be a Wasp and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't have any malice towards anyone. There is a hatred lately towards us, because people blame us for almost every injustice in the world. It just seems so petty to me. The people who are bashing Christians. We get it, you hate "rednecks' blah blah blah. Its just the same coin only the flipped side . There is nothing wrong with being traditional, white, Christian heterosexual, or male. Nothing.
Get real already. Your kind don't even like other white groups because you've been brainwashed by mainstream Christianity for so long. You don't even realize English is a European language and Christianity developed in the Middle East. It doesn't matter if you call yourself WASP because rednecks hardly ever use the term. As I said before, they drunkingly burp out that they are "Cawcashun" 99.9% of the time.
Traditional? You don't even know where your "traditions" come from. They didn't just spring up on this land but evolved out of European culture but rednecks despise Europe. Every redneck I know calls European culture "You're-a-pee'in!" and think it's "queer". Really?
I'm guessing you're pretty young, and I'm just thinking its a shame you're so cynical at a young age. There is no perfect world, because we live in a fallen world. We have disease, wars, famine, racism, etc. But that is why there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. For when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit guides them and that "light switch" comes on in their soul. Whether a person is WASP, doesn't matter. Its just the reality, that in recent years, White Anglo Saxon protestants are under attack. I don't believe I ever denied that Christianity came from the Middle East. In Christ there is no Jew, nor Greek, nor Gentile. But we can pray for our enemies. I just assume let it go. because you and I will never agree.
I can tell you right now, WASPs have never been under attack. Not now, not ever. The only change is that people, because of their skin color, national origin, sexuality or religion who had been treated as second class citizens are gaining equality with said WASPs. Sharing our privileges and rights with others hardly is an attack on us.
Thing is that certain Anglo-Saxon ethnic groups like the Irish and Germans weren't accepted with open arms but were treated as "others". Even today in the Bible Belt, rednecks will call Gaelic "weird Pagan words" and think German equals Nazi.
Now, that is true. But as an American of largely German extraction, I've never seen real discrimination, other than a few brainless clods calling me a Nazi. I've never been denied employment because of my ancestry, though I think being an Aspie, with my quirkiness and bad interview habits, made prospective employers think twice about hiring me.
The ironic thing is that if any of them actually got their ancestry charted, they would see that most of it is German.
Most certainly, as the Germans are the biggest ethnicity in America (we breed like rabbits!
). During the Antebellum period of the American south, plenty of Germans called themselves Dutch (as to differentiate themselves from those Germans who opposed slavery), and so those descendants of the "Dutch" might have forgotten who they really were.
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