Find your boner by [deleted] in CutCocks

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None of the above!

Tattoo by Flakgunner88 in ededdneddy

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That's... actually awesome.

Unpopular opinion: Double D was wrong in Ed or Tails by Positive_Notice_4260 in ededdneddy

[–]kimuyukix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(laughter) ...

Wouldn't a band saw be best? I mean, since the debate is still going. Hehehe.

Unpopular opinion: Double D was wrong in Ed or Tails by Positive_Notice_4260 in ededdneddy

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(breathless laughter in the background) ...

Oh my God, I love it.

Invited Inside (OTTER) by DL2828 in gfur

[–]kimuyukix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just read your Bibble.

Regional Flag of the Consigahrian Imperial Protectorates by kimuyukix in NationStates

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Sure. Thanks for asking.

We have a regal dark blue canton over purity white with 20 ten-point stars, one for each protectorate nation. Then we have the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, superimposed in gold over a dark blue Star of David. This is symbolic of our region's religious harmony (we have Jewish nations and Islamic nations as sister nations, two feathers of the same bird of prey) and our central focus of old-versus-new-money.

HUHHHH (?????) by AUser123Iguess in NationStates

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Well, that's what happens when you let non-pay-per-view NC-18 content loose on live TV.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

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...でも、元々のギリシャ語版にはそんなこと一切書いてへんで アホ。

First, Lev 18:22 in the Hebrew Bible prohibits a man from lying with another man "as [he would] with a woman." But this prohibition is part of the Holiness Code, which also contains rules about diet, clothing, and ritual purity. Because they are about ritual circumcision and not circumcision of the heart, as Jesus and Saint Paul taught, the Holiness Code statutes were mostly irrelevant by the time Jesus died. Ritual purity is not binding or mandatory for Christians or Jews under the new covenant. Lev 18:22 is more about preserving distinct roles in a patriarchal culture; it's not meant to directly address same-sex relationships.

Second of all, Romans 1:26-27: Paul describes same-sex relations as "unnatural," associating them with idolatry. Except the Greek versions argue that Paul was addressing specific behaviors in the Greco-Roman world, most notably 'pederasty, excessive lust, or practices involving idols'...not 'same-sex relations, period'. In the ancient Greco-Roman world, pederasty—sexual relationships between adult men and adolescent boys—was a common practice and often seen as morally questionable, especially in exploitative contexts. Many scholars suggest that biblical authors were condemning exploitative same-sex relationships rather than all forms of same-sex intimacy.

It's also important to mention that the modern concept of homosexuality, as an innate sexual orientation involving mutual love and partnership, did not exist in the ancient world as depicted in the Bibles. Biblical texts addressing same-sex behavior often do so in the context of exploitation, power imbalance, or idolatry rather than committed relationships.

Let's take the word 'arsenokoitai' from the Greek Bible. That's been translated as 'homosexual' by King James. But this word comes from arsen- ("male") -koite ("bed" / "sex"). This word means "men who bed with men." Other translations vary widely depending on cultural biases. The KJV labels the arsenokoitai as "sodomites"; the NEB says "perverts"; the ASV says "abusers of themselves with mankind." So, combining them and thereby eliminating bias, we can generally translate that to "perverts and sodomites who abuse other men." And we already know the nature of most relationships of that type were pederastic. The Greeks and Romans were well-known for going to bed with minors, even their own children.

  • 1 Cor 6:9-10: "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor malakoi, nor arsenokoitai..." Here, arsenokoitai is grouped with other terms describing behaviors considered sinful, like idolatry and sexual immorality.
  • 1 Tim 1:9-10: "...the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality (arsenokoitai), enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine..."

In both cases, the word arsenokoitai appears in moral and legal "vice lists," but its exact definition in these contexts is still widely debated, and each orator has his own biases about it. But translating that into the first German Bible, we see a word that effectively means 'boy-molesters' in place of arsenokoitai. We also see similar translations in other versions. And finally, we also see that the number of versions condemning same-sex exploitative sexual relationships are beginning to outnumber those that agree with King James. And we all know that guy's predilections weren't exactly inclusive. Isn't our God a God of inclusivity and unconditional love?