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You have heard it said of them of old time that by way of a sex-change operation, a man becometh a woman and deserveth full treatment as such, but I say unto you that any penis-haver who proclaimeth herself a woman is a woman in fact.

Whoever should seek to exclude her from women's sports or locker rooms is a TERF and in danger of judgment, and whatever cishet man should refuse relations with her is a transphobe and answerable to the council, but whoever shall say, "Sorry, sir" shall be told "IT'S MA'AM!" and put in danger of hellfire.

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You forgot one: “Cursed are the breathers, for their carbon dioxide shall boil the oceans.”

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May 30, 2023·edited May 31, 2023

"But seek ye first the kingdom of anti-racism, and its self-righteousness, and all these things shall be taken from you."

"Beware of white allies, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are problematic Karens."

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This is very clever and funny, but there’s a serious point here.

I’m a Christian and my faith strongly influences my politics. I’m a libertarian. The libertarian philosophy, like the Christian philosophy, is that all people should be treated with respect. Someone from another country wants to work here? Welcome! A young man trying to save money just needs a mattress in a shed to sleep on and a homeowner is cool with that? That’s their business and they deserve enough respect to be allowed to make their own life choices.

People have told me that a true Christian should embrace woke philosophy, but Bryan’s parody points out the problems. Woke philosophy doesn’t have a place for forgiveness, so that’s contrary to Christianity. Woke philosophy puts people into groups. Much of the New Testament talks about overcoming boundaries. Jesus ministers to Romans, outcasts, and so on.

Anyway, thanks for writing this, Bryan.

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Your transformation from "I focus on what's important and I always engage civilly" to "old man raging about pronouns" seems complete.

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It is genuinely weird to me that you see this gentle, moderate humor and identify it as rage.

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I remember when he criticized the right for being obsessed about culture war stuff, now he's a culture warrior himself.

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reminds me of the Monty python life of Brian sequence... blessed are the cheesemakers...

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Love your masterful mockery and the Sermon on the Mount religious framing! James Lindsay describes Wokeism as a Gnostic cult religion practiced as American Maoism.

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>Cursed are the male of gender

Male is a sex, man is a gender.

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"Ye are the darkness of the world. In a pejorative but anti-racist way."

Amazing.

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And The Woke sayeth truly, the unfocused mind is Holy, for the focused mind is the devil's spawn.

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