#pentecostalism — Public Fediverse posts

Was in 1991 when a religious fanatic leader saw my Rie Miyazawa's giant poster and told my parents it was an "altar of masturbation". They threw it. Time later he was caught in adultery. He is a jerk.
Screenshot from a old FB acc I had before.

#ReligousFanatism #Pentecostalism

Was in 1991 when a religious fanatic leader saw my Rie Miyazawa's giant poster and told my parents it was an "altar of masturbation". They threw it. Time later he was caught in adultery. He is a jerk.
Screenshot from a old FB acc I had before.

#ReligousFanatism #Pentecostalism

A major shift to which those outside Latin America should be more attentive:

https://aeon.co/essays/why-brazil-fell-for-pentecostalism-but-not-liberation-theology

#Christianity #LiberationTheology #Pentecostalism #RomanCatholicism #LatinAmerica #Brazil

The Global Rise of Narco-Pentecostalism

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-global-rise-of-narco-pentecostalism/

"When Brazilian authorities raided the home of Alvaro Malaquias Santa Rosa in 2021, what they found wasn’t your typical drug kingpin’s lair. Surrounding the sizable swimming pool was a large fresco depicting the old city of Jerusalem, complete with armed forces carrying a Star of David flag — and all under a banner with the words “Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.”

#crime #religion #Pentecostalism #evangelicalism

“There are many ways to parse the text. You could compare the number of times #Trump’s name is mentioned (87) vs #JesusChrist’s (61). You could break down the #demographics of the people leading the #prayers: 45 #men & 13 #women; overwhelmingly #evangelical, w/disproportionate representation from #Pentecostalism, a charismatic branch of #Christianity that emphasizes #supernatural #FaithHealing & speaking in tongues.

#ChristianEvangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #VoteBlue #Harris2024

I can't overemphasize the importance of reading this even if you are not Australian (ESPECIALLY if you are an American or Canadian) because unless you are following closely you simply have no idea where these so-called "Christians" and the useful idiot politicians that kowtow to them really want to take the world (and it is NOT a good place!).

(Quote from https://octodon.social/@bluebec/110026422870326449/embed)

Rebecca
@bluebec

The absolutely awesome Chrys Stevenson has written another terrifying piece about Christian dominionism in Australia (and the US), and joining all the very obvious dots between it and fascism. Essential reading so you know what to keep an eye out for.

https://chrysstevenson.com/2023/03/14/the-dominionists-christofascism-in-australia/

#christofascist #christofascism #christofascists #christianity #christian #exvangelical #religionsucks #politics #dominionism #pentecostal #pentecostalism

"The Witch, the Zombie and the Power of Jesus: A Trinity of Spiritual Warfare in Tanzanian Pentecostalism" - Päivi Hasu

https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v34i1.116496

#anthropology #aiart #midjourney #academia @anthropology @suomenantropologi #witchcraft #zombies #Pentecostalism #DarEsSalaam #Tanzania #gender