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Act_of_Reparation

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10. Christianity over the past 2000 years implies everyone just makes shit up as they go along.

Reply to Proud to be Woke (Original post)

Tue Mar 21, 2023, 09:29 AM

Mar 2023

Everyone seems to believe in a god who shares their views on pretty much everything. Racist Christians believe in a racist Jesus. Capitalist Christians believe in capitalist Jesus. Socialist Christians believe in socialist Jesus. So on, so forth.

The reality of the matter is this Jesus guy -- to the extent that he actually existed -- lived in the first century CE in a fairly remote corner of the Roman Empire. It would tough to imagine his opinions on modern-day politics would mirror our own to a significant degree.

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Evangelical Christianity over past 200 + years implies Jesus and Creator is a racist. Thoughts? [View all] Proud to be Woke Mar 2023 OP

Started as a misogynist. LakeArenal Mar 2023 #1

To be fair the talking snake convinced her to do it Major Nikon Mar 2023 #6

It's still a long grudge for eating fruit. LakeArenal Mar 2023 #8

Jesus was a Semite...dark-skinned, dark-eyed Semite. Moostache Mar 2023 #2

Yeah, the KKK and Nazis pretend he's blonde with blue eyes Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #3

That Would Not Be The Grounds For Charging Racism, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2023 #4

If you take the point of view it's all made up nonsense, then you certainly have something Major Nikon Mar 2023 #7

The desperate racists are just desperately confused people ExtremelyWokeMatt Mar 2023 #5

Understanding the parables eliminates the inconsistencies due to basing a theology on the Karadeniz Mar 2023 #9

Christianity over the past 2000 years implies everyone just makes shit up as they go along. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2023 #10

There's little point in inventing a god if you can't make it in your own image Major Nikon Mar 2023 #11