The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoThe devil went down to Georgialemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1677arrow-down111
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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoIt’s not a protestant belief that a single sin makes you irredeemable and sends you to hell.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·1 year agoThey didnt say that. Do we still call these strawmen?
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoYes they did. Win or lose, taking the bet at all is a sin, and Johnny aknowleges this in the song. Plenty of protestants (the target audience) see this as reason enough to go to hell. […] “Here’s your fiddle. See you in 80 years”.
It’s not a protestant belief that a single sin makes you irredeemable and sends you to hell.
Nor a Catholic belief…
They didnt say that. Do we still call these strawmen?
Yes they did.