I seriously don’t get how a gay man can pal around with fundies as though they are not 100% opposed to his sexuality. It’s ridiculous. The man is a rich idiot (not uncommon).
Right wingers tend to think and act like rules and consequences don’t apply to them, which leads to behavior like that. Often leading to disaster when it turns out that consequences do apply to them.
Look at Ernst Röhm; a known homosexual who thought it was smart to be friends with Adolf Hitler of all people, and was killed in in the “Night of the Long Knives”.
^Yep, good example.
It’s a claim to hold to the orthodox doctrines of Christianity (Incarnation, Trinity, etc.) while not being a member of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Some members of creedal Protestant churches call themselves “small-c catholic” Christians, in the sense of emphasizing the universality of faith, rather than alignment with the Roman Catholic Church.
Or, in the political sphere, consider the “small-l” libertarians, who try to push libertarian dogma while being registered as Republicans.
Except that while ‘small-l libertarians’ make sense insofar as there is no real inviolate doctrinal policy of Libertarianism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, although comprised of individual autocephelously-governed churches definitely has some broadly shared exclusionary precepts (including a disfavored although not proscribed view of homosexuality and an endorsement of environmental protection over profit or national interests) which do not gel with Peter Thiel’s espoused principles, and the Roman Catholic Church definitely has a dogmatic view of its stated precepts which include fundamental theological and sectarian disagreements with the broad category of Protestantism even within ecumenical circles. This is just an example of the gyrational rationalism that people will engage in to align themselves with a movement or ideal that doesn’t actually correspond with reality. In Theil’s case, it is just an indication of what a delusional caitiff he is.
Stranger
Yes, Peter Thiel is a poser as a Christian, and posers want nothing more than to seem authentic. For that matter, he’s a poser as a “thinker” as well, and would find his lectures rather poorly attended if he didn’t have a few billion dollars of VC money burning a hole in his pocket.
IOW, a CINO.
Note to self: Do not read about the Nazi regime right before bed.
See also “small-c conservative” Jews.
From the Wikipedia article:
Although Hitler presented no evidence of a plot by Röhm to overthrow the regime, he nevertheless denounced the leadership of the SA. Arriving back at party headquarters in Munich, Hitler addressed the assembled crowd. Consumed with rage, Hitler denounced “the worst treachery in world history”.
Bolding mine. Sounds very familar.
/hijack