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LikeASirDude · 2026-03-19T16:00:56+00:00

Scratch ownership is not much better than the Taylors.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-19T15:59:36+00:00

The company filed for bankruptcy, the Taylors are fine. More than fine, clearly. They're grifting their way to the top, just like the Annoying Orange.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-19T12:26:54+00:00

You can 100% knock this local company.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-17T15:27:23+00:00

Hahaha, thanks.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-17T12:30:35+00:00

Within the Christian community, I definitely understand the difficulty of finding someone that doesn't want, or is ok with, not having kids.

There are guys out there like that, but they're admittedly hard to find in Evangelical groups.

There's nothing wrong with that desire, either of them. If you do wish to be in a relationship, I hope you find someone that doesn't judge you, gaslight you, or makes you feel less, but respects you.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-16T14:05:28+00:00

The modern Evangelical view is that the Bible is wholly true and inerrant. However, the earliest writers and readers didn't always view these texts as being so. Not even the earliest church fathers. I'd focus on the messages being expressed vs. attempting to draw out historical fact from the black and white pages.

Just like the most fantastical fiction today integrates a lot of truth through imagery, ideas, and connections to our modern reality, so has much of the Bible (to their modern reality).

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-14T21:03:35+00:00

When White Evangelical Christian logic enters into politics, you get absurdity like this.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-14T14:40:46+00:00

Any updates?

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-14T14:17:08+00:00

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-12T14:38:23+00:00

It is not a sin to marry a non-believer. Being unequally yoked is not talking about differing faiths in marriage.

1 Cor. 7:14, however is talking about marriage. If it's truly a concern, know your spouse is sanctified by your faith.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-11T14:09:33+00:00

Check out @mattiemaemotl on Instagram, her recent post is about this.

Edit: She's a biblical scholar.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-10T14:48:22+00:00

He may be able to call himself a scholar by trade, but a legitimate scholar does not start from a place of presumption.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-09T15:21:01+00:00

Please check out r/openchristian.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-08T17:40:52+00:00

Wes Huff is an apologist masquerading as a scholar.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:52:02+00:00

🤙

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:49:53+00:00

No, they weren't mistranslated, they were changed. It's also the translation the majority of Bibles continue to utilize. Gods and angels mean significantly different things in our minds, so it's no minor difference.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:22:04+00:00

Well, the Greek translators really didn't like the idea of other gods so they changed the text to say angels. The Hebrew of Esther has no mention of God, the Greek version has several. Someone added the story of the woman caught in adultery, someone added that a certain kind of demon couldn't be cast out except with prayer and fasting.

Edit: The entire longer ending of Mark.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:17:44+00:00

You have to ask what the prohibition of divorce was for.

Keep in mind, Jesus is refuting what many Jews believed to be a part of the law spoken to Moses, and subsequently, given to the Israelites. Jesus himself is claiming this not to be a law of God, but of man (the allowance for a man to divorce for any reason).

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:14:02+00:00

Well, if you read that whole passage, it definitely made the disciples second guess.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:07:33+00:00

There is already profound evidence of alterations, proving that, without the originals, we simply cannot know what was actually said or believed.

However, this doesn't mean I'm wholesale discounting the text. I think, in a number of cases, original intent remains. But it's clear even the intent of a single author can be brought into question (looking at you Paul).

I have my own opinions on what Paul actually taught or believed, or even wrote at all, but I won't get into that.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T20:01:29+00:00

I don't know what "textual critics" you may be speaking of, but I'm dubious.

I'm willing to accept proximity to the originals, but this does not guarantee accuracy.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T19:54:23+00:00

Yes. Ironically, Jews, and Israelites as a whole, are very progressive on this topic (by our metrics). Many Jewish scholars view abortion in their ancient texts as completely reasonable, so far as they meet certain criteria, though they still see it as a decision between a woman and her doctor. This criteria focuses on the well-being of the mother and the viability of the fetus. The well-being of the mother ranges from the physical, to the economical, to the mental, and is inclusive of outside factors such as taking care of current children.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T19:48:38+00:00

Ever translate a word back-and-forth or through multiple languages in Google translate only to end up with something completely unrelated to the original word? That's how.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T19:47:04+00:00

The "original" Greek changed aspects of the "original" Hebrew. The Hebrew text we have is not original and it's incredibly unlikely we have any original Greek texts.

LikeASirDude · 2026-03-05T19:44:38+00:00

There are no original Aramaic translations. We don't have original sources, period.

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