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the theology where you didn't choose god, god chose you, and he did it before you were born.
means a protestant doctrine holding that god predestines the elect for salvation and everyone else does not get a vote.
from named for john calvin, the 16th-century french reformer who ran geneva like a strict theological startup, systematizing ideas that later got acronymed into tulip by his followers.
tulip acronymtotal depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance.
max weber linkblamed it for inventing capitalism's work ethic.
geneva rulecalvin banned dancing, cursing, and fancy hats.