KILL THE TRANNIES AND THE GAYS!!! It says to do so in Leviticus.

-Republicans, soon probably.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    44
    ·
    9 hours ago

    Does anyone remember the New Testament verse where Jesus tells the gay people to all fuck off and that his followers should persecute them? All I remember is him clearly saying to ‘love thy neighbors’ a lot - pretty gay tbh.

    I did read the bible many decades ago, can’t remember any such verses - will admit it was a total snooze fest though, so I might’ve missed it or forgotten.

    • danc4498@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      17
      ·
      edit-2
      6 hours ago

      Their interpretation of the Bible is just as valid as anybody else’s.

      Edit: Oof, I must have upset the hardcore Christians. Why else would you downvote this comment?

      • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 hours ago

        I didn’t downvote you, but no… Not really. And people are probably downvoting you just because you’re wrong.

        Like if someone said their interpretation of the bible is ‘that we should all trebuchet kittens at the sun during eclipses’ they would be treated as idiots - because that claim has no backing.

        Its a book full of fables, correspondence, parables, and accounts of history. It’s not written to be highly interpretive - it’s written to be proscriptive. That some people twist its wording for their own political or ideological interpretations is something that should always be called out - if they’re claiming to be followers of Jesus and their core religious text contradicts them - that’s ridiculous, and it’s pathetic that a lot of people go along with it unchallenged.

        P.s. not Christian BTW.

        • danc4498@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 hours ago

          I think you and I are in agreement about the end result. Fact is, people can and do validate their shitty beliefs using the Bible all the time. Just because your opinion is that they are wrong doesn’t change reality.

          When your foundation is built on fairy tales, anything goes.

      • lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        21
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        8 hours ago

        Correct. And that validity is “zero” or “none.”

        It’s a book of fables that enables evil people to do evil. No need to comment back, you can’t change my mind on this.

        • danc4498@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          2 hours ago

          In all seriousness, what did you actually think I meant by my comment? We are basically saying the same thing. But somehow you act like you’re disagreeing with my comment.