-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Paxil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Paxil</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@skip_lacaze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skip_lacaze</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Gustodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gustodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProsperityGospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProsperityGospel</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuscularChristianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuscularChristianity</span></a> are two schools of religious thought that have caused enormous pain and suffering. Moreover, they are the underpinnings of much of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USEconomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USEconomic</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealthcare</span></a> policy: God blesses those who follow Him with wealth and health and punishes apostates and heretics with poverty and sickness. It's one of the reasons <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evangelicals</span></a> voted for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>: he is wealthy so he is chosen by God. I studied to be a priest when younger.</p>