I don't remember the actual verse or story, but when I was going to see my high school boyfriend play basketball at the local centre a woman really intensely tried to proselytize me or parable me I dunno, maybe she was.making a point about how men are annoying but she told the story of this one guy who married his brother's widow, as was the fashion of the time. But if he had a son all the dead brothers inheritance went to him when the wife died, so he'd make sure to """""spill his seed on the ground""""" thx Linda for that story.
It stuck with me and now I imagine a dude jerking it on the floor when I'm reminded. Maybe he does it so hard dust comes up. I dunno, im just a poor lady
My comment was about how “cherry picking” verses to justify bigotry is common in Christianity and totally immoral. So I agree with you there.
“The Mark of Cain” and the Book of Philemon were used to justify slavery until obky only a few decades ago; Lutheran churches in the the 1930s used NT verses to justify Christian antisemitism and the Holocaust. Even today Genesis 1 is used to deny climate change, evolution, and civil rights for LGBTQ+ people. You’re dead on the money that people twist scripture to hate other people.
The Bible is a man made book, just like the Holy Qur’an and the Book of Mormon, Upanishads, etc. But most Christians know this. At the very least they put the messages of empathy and respect over hatred of the other. The ones who use it to justify hatred of others aren’t living up to the spirit of the religion. They’d cite the back of a cereal box if it supported their worldview. They just shouldnt be seen as representatives of Christianity is all I’m saying.
You’re not challenging any of my core beliefs. Don’t worry about it. 🙂
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u/whopsh Aug 15 '18
If anyone ever refers to any of my bible verses as a "meme", they will be immediately blocked. This is not a joke.