OH, that sounds amazing!
Yeah, he’d be flipping some tables for sure. And then MAGA would say he’s a false prophet sent by Satan and call him a groomer, and that would be that.
I liked the begining of the article.
“This book will not please convinced Christians, but it will interest those who were believers and one day began to look at religion from a rational perspective. Or lovers of history in general.”
Faith is not discussed. Any attempt to rationalize the divine, in addition to being very difficult, can offend the faithful. But at the same time I see many believers using science, history, archeology, rational tools, to legitimize their faith…
This, exactly. It’s not religion per se, it is about power and authority over lesser humans. Period, end of subject. And, of course, “lesser” is subject to redefinition at any time. Women, LGBTQ, PoC will be subject to far greater scrutiny, but a whole lot of cis, white, straight, white men are going to shocked to find themselves classed as lesser due to income, disability, “wrong opinions,” whatever. Leopards need faces, and there will always be a supply.
There’s a scene like this in the cartoon Persepolis, by Marjani Sartrapi. The main character runs to catch the bus that would take her to university and is stopped by a virtue officer who asks her to run modestly. He, slightly embarrassed, explains that the sight of her body, running, can arouse male lust. The girl, extremely irritated, responds harshly that he should be the one who should look away.
I don’t think they are mutually exclusive goals. They definitely want to impose their “values” on the rest of us, and they want to put butts in pews. They’ve seen their cultural influence wane, and their numbers plummet, and since they are no longer the dominant cultural force, makes them want to impose their views by force of law.
I don’t think it will work in the long run, but I agree with you that this will only make things worse.
He’d be braiding a whip right now…
Wait till they find Micah 6:8.
The Bible is WOKE!!!
As I shared at TOP…
…the Trump administration — I never say just Trump, because he’s not by himself — has violated everything that Jesus said ought to be the first priority of nations. That is, to care for the poor, care for the least of these. And so it grieves me that brothers and sisters who claim to follow Jesus would do this and would be so loud on things that Jesus is so quiet about and so quiet on the very thing Jesus is so loud about.
– Rev. William J. Barber II (2019)
Oh, I know. That wasn’t meant sarcastically. The whole New Testament rebukes everything MAGA stands for. That’s why they focus so much on the OT. And only select parts. Song of Solomon is notably absent from MAGA bibles.
That, & for all the horrible things that people do, or want to do (or want others to do) to each other in the OT, there are only a few ideas that it repeats over, & over, & over. Treating foreigners well, watching out for the orphans & widows, etc.
Maybe literally absent too.
Yeah, that’s a constant refrain throughout the OT, and one that frequently seems to be missed by Christian and atheist commentators.
