Well that has told them (the Christian Nationalists that is). Those of us who know will always appreciate that most if not all Muslims are better 'Christians' than many, if not most, of those who profess to be Christians.
Yes. Fear and control are a big part of it, but there’s something even simpler going on. Jesus and Magdalene didn’t leave an organized religion at all. No texts, no system, no practices to enforce. What came later had to invent structure to survive. Once you’re inventing structure, patriarchy and control almost always win. Islam didn’t have to reconstruct a missing foundation. Christianity did.
Sharp satire on the submission paradox. The Aramaic connection to Muslim really cuts through the noise, showing how Christian Nationalism basically inverted Jesus's core posture. In gradschool we studied similar patterns in how institutional religion coopts foundational teachings. The part about zakat being structured obligation versus vague 'charity vibes' is so on point. Basically Chtistian Nationalism wants the aesthtic of faith without any actual discipline.
Excellent writing. It isn't actually satire - it actually presents the true similarities and differences. To most folks who have never studied any other religion, this is important information.
One of my favorite classes in college was "Comparative Religions", taught by C. Carlyle Haaland. And one of the things that most impressed me was the fact that virtually all belief systems we call "religion" tell people similar things about good and bad behavior.
Those behaviors are the ones that allow us to live successfully in social groups.
Problems with and from religion come from some people deciding they can control other people by using them.
This cuts because it refuses abstraction and keeps dragging belief back into the body. What you do, how you submit, who gets to speak. The satire works because it’s precise; it doesn’t mock faith, it exposes the gap between claimed devotion and lived obedience.
« And while we are clearing up basic misunderstandings, Jesus did not speak English. He spoke Aramaic. When he prayed, the word he used for God was Alaha or Allaha, the same Semitic name for God still used today by Arabic-speaking Christians and Muslims. ».
And by Arab Jews, one might add. Thank you for highlighting this point.
♥️🙏so beautifully explained. This deeply resounds in my spirit and speaks out the kind of justice Jesus spoke. Mainly I hear him saying to Christian Nationalists “stop kidding yourselves”! Yes, they do a LOT of accidentally telling the truth.
Well that has told them (the Christian Nationalists that is). Those of us who know will always appreciate that most if not all Muslims are better 'Christians' than many, if not most, of those who profess to be Christians.
Crazy good insight! Well done.
Thank you for this. Islam at its base is what Jesus and Magdalene taught. Do you think fear/control/patriarchy is why everything got so distorted?
Yes. Fear and control are a big part of it, but there’s something even simpler going on. Jesus and Magdalene didn’t leave an organized religion at all. No texts, no system, no practices to enforce. What came later had to invent structure to survive. Once you’re inventing structure, patriarchy and control almost always win. Islam didn’t have to reconstruct a missing foundation. Christianity did.
Sharp satire on the submission paradox. The Aramaic connection to Muslim really cuts through the noise, showing how Christian Nationalism basically inverted Jesus's core posture. In gradschool we studied similar patterns in how institutional religion coopts foundational teachings. The part about zakat being structured obligation versus vague 'charity vibes' is so on point. Basically Chtistian Nationalism wants the aesthtic of faith without any actual discipline.
Excellent writing. It isn't actually satire - it actually presents the true similarities and differences. To most folks who have never studied any other religion, this is important information.
One of my favorite classes in college was "Comparative Religions", taught by C. Carlyle Haaland. And one of the things that most impressed me was the fact that virtually all belief systems we call "religion" tell people similar things about good and bad behavior.
Those behaviors are the ones that allow us to live successfully in social groups.
Problems with and from religion come from some people deciding they can control other people by using them.
Fully agreed! Hardly satire…unless there’s another definition of which I’m not aware…
Thank you for this excellent piece. I truly appreciate your work. I always learn something! ❤️
This cuts because it refuses abstraction and keeps dragging belief back into the body. What you do, how you submit, who gets to speak. The satire works because it’s precise; it doesn’t mock faith, it exposes the gap between claimed devotion and lived obedience.
Beautiful piece, my friend.
« And while we are clearing up basic misunderstandings, Jesus did not speak English. He spoke Aramaic. When he prayed, the word he used for God was Alaha or Allaha, the same Semitic name for God still used today by Arabic-speaking Christians and Muslims. ».
And by Arab Jews, one might add. Thank you for highlighting this point.
SubhanAllah! from this quirky little "non Christian Nationlist" christain. (little "c" on purpose.)(there's a story behind that)
♥️🙏so beautifully explained. This deeply resounds in my spirit and speaks out the kind of justice Jesus spoke. Mainly I hear him saying to Christian Nationalists “stop kidding yourselves”! Yes, they do a LOT of accidentally telling the truth.