• boatsnhos931@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I thought the old testament was supposed to be irrelevant/null and void after Jeebus and the new new testament.

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      6 months ago

      But actually following Jesus’ teaching would be way too progressive. As far as I remember he was basically a hippie, advocating for love, helping each other out and the poor, and strongly against hate and capitalism. And he didn’t quite like the old traditions. So I think as a christian as of today you definitely need some counterbalance and some other book to point at to defend your conservatism, egoistcal behaviour and hate towards people who aren’t 100% like yourself.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah but that doesn’t let us demonize minorities so we can radicalize the population into voting against their own interests for the benefit of the oligarchyyyyyy

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      6 months ago

      That only applies to the Old Testament passages that forbid usury, of course.

      I went through 18 years of being forced to go to church and never learned the word.

      Methinks that was purposeful.

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      Jesus: I came not to enforce the law, but to fulfill it.

      Paul: Well, what he AKSTUALLY meant is blah blah ceremonial law vs moral law blah blah sex is yucky, I mean sinful!

      I mean, it’s more complex than that, but Paul wrote like he understood the necessity of reproduction, but didn’t really comprehend what sexual urges actually feel like. He also wrote such long rambling sentences that he makes Charles Dickens look concise and clear.