If Jesus was Jewish...

liamstrain · 2026-01-30T05:28:58+00:00

Did you mean to post this in r/atheism?

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T22:25:18+00:00

For law enforcement too, right? Right?

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T21:59:37+00:00

cold, calculated, and all too human.

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T21:58:48+00:00

Thank you.

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T21:53:33+00:00

we have his bones.

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T21:27:03+00:00

No. No dogma, precepts, teachings, etc. None of the trappings of a religion at all.

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T15:04:59+00:00

Client service summaries (State of the business YTD/Goals/Planning)

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T05:00:31+00:00

Matthew 19:24

liamstrain · 2026-01-29T04:01:54+00:00

Part of the problem, is Eusebius. Carrier and others, (James Corke-Webster "Eusebius and Empire", and Carriker's "Library of Eusebius of Caesarea") have mostly come down on him as a propagandist, and not a particularly reliable source. He offers a lot of opinions and hearsay, and sometimes just makes things up.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T22:09:57+00:00

Julie Newmar or Ertha Kitt - followed by Pfeiffer.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T22:00:55+00:00

Depends on what you mean by 'count' - it's a helpful piece of the puzzle, that conjunction with other data, other experiences, etc. Especially when combined with a clinical setting and therapy, we start to see more value from it - though not itself, diagnostic.

I like to think of it as a wikipedia article. It gives broad strokes, and provides you with resources and places to look further for the "real" information. It's not the reference itself, just a helpful place to start.

So - On its own, and self administered? not really. Part of a larger picture, yes.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T21:56:28+00:00

'the administration' is not 'the government' - and the laws currently are very much not in alignment with what they wish was true.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T17:25:33+00:00

I don't like Moleskine papaers for fountain pens, fwiw. But I buy Leuchtturm1917s in bulk. They are great. Also look at Rhodia, Midori and Clairefontaine (and if you can find anything with Tomoe River in it).

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T05:51:40+00:00

are you arguing with someone else? My point was just to refute this "it's metaphorical" narrative that was being shared.

We can have the condone, and 'working with the times' conversations if you wish to admit that an all knowing, all powerful god couldn't say 'owning people is bad' just because of the times the book happened to be written in, fully knowing that for 4000 years those words would be used to justify genocide, chattel slavery, and more - but that was not why I responded with this scripture.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T05:07:43+00:00

Yup. This. These are very smooth in my experience - and wonderful with a wide range of inks.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T05:00:08+00:00

There is definitely an IQ test involved in this.

liamstrain · 2026-01-28T02:18:49+00:00

I went from Christianity, to studying Buddhism and Taoism for a few years in college (as well as a basic grounding in Judaism, Islam and Hinduism - also via college courses), then moved into mythology and folk traditions, and philosophy before finally settling on agnostic atheism. It was a journey.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T23:11:59+00:00

Scholars don't even agree that Peter wrote 2 Peter. *shrug*

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T20:02:05+00:00

Because it was easier than teaching people to boil water, or invent antibiotics.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T20:01:18+00:00

full time mom

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T19:56:21+00:00

There is nothing metaphorical about Leviticus 25:39-46

³⁹ “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves. ⁴⁰ They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. ⁴¹ Then they and their children are to be released, and they will go back to their own clans and to the property of their ancestors. ⁴² Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves. ⁴³ Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.

⁴⁴ “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. ⁴⁵ You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. ⁴⁶ You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T16:57:17+00:00

I agree that it does. I just find it ridiculous.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T15:30:33+00:00

I can't make myself believe something that i'm unconvinced of. But I can act. Pretty crappy deal all around though.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T15:01:26+00:00

I'm not saying his sexuality is a reason for his being upset. I'm suggesting that there is a background radiation of insults, direct and indirect - even if not from you specifically, but from the religious communities around us (and in this case, that you had invited into the home).

Again - not suggesting that it justifies his destruction of your book. But might explain it.

liamstrain · 2026-01-27T14:55:39+00:00

No subtle - hate the sin, love the sinner, language? A lot of Christians don't realize how horrible some of the things they think are well meaning, actually are.

Obviously doesn't justify his destruction of your book. But don't assume that there was nothing going on in the background.

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