What matters most to the "believer" is NOT trying to empathize with others, but forcing others to accept that the "believers" beliefs are more true than anyone else's beliefs, and therefore must be accepted as the ONLY beliefs that are true, which means that all other beliefs are simply false. They do this, of course, becasue they fear hell, even though they tell themselves they really "love" the God who is saving them from hell by insisting their "beliefs" are more right than everyone else's beliefs. Heaven, as a result, will be full of people who are all convinced that they were right, who will all use the fact that they are in heaven to prove they were right to each other, and hell will be filled with people who are happy as hell they no longer have to deal with such spiritual supremacists.
Most people don't realize that the Supreme Court has been in the hands of the Republican party since at least 1970! In fact, even in the landmark case of Roe v Wade that legalized abortion, SCOTUS was inhabited by 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats, and the vote was 7 to 2. One of the reasons is that the Republican Party has absolutely ZERO desire to win on the abortion issue. And that's because abortion gives the GOP a clear focal point with potentially unlimited organizing power. And it's an even simpler message to sell than religion, since we are "pro-life." (if that was true, however, they wouldn't be actively trying to repeal healthcare for up to 30 million Americans, nor would they be so pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro welfare cuts, pro- social security cuts, pro- drone strikes, etc). The Republican party officially became "pro-life" in 1976, thanks to Jesse Helms (R-NC). The only reason no serious challenge was brought within the pa...
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