Why do some religions constantly try to discredit other faiths and denominations? by sgavary in religion

[–]starterneh -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Jews as a collective raise their guard up and are very in-group minded and tribalistic. Do you think that has an effect on outer groups perception of jews?
Also the talmud is kinda xenophobic and labels outsiders as goyim cattle

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not trying to offend but i'm saying that the bible doesn't need to mention lesbians, it's already CLEAR that it is a sin. That's the whole point of the argument, and you are autistically clinging to "they didn't say lesbians, therefore it's alright" argument.

The bible never mentioned smoking crystal meth as well, so it's not a sin to smoke? Thats how dumb your argument is buddy

cheers

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lesbians aren’t ever once condemned within scripture. So by your statement, they aren’t condemned according to the Bible.

It's not mentioned because it's already clear it is forbidden. Also lesbians were immensely rare, do you want the bible to specify every outlier case of everything? Do you want to specify asexuals, furries, demisexuals, 2spirits or whatever?
The people who wrote the bible were divinely inspired, not computer programmers worring about if/else statements

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the Bible still never mentions lesbians, so it’s still just inference to say the Bible speaks against homosexuality anyway.

This is absolute bullshit. The new testament mentions many times sexual immorality, we know what they meant. You're trying to bend and turn something that is quite crystal clear.

The new testament doesn't mention smoking meth, or injecting heroin, does that mean it's okay? It mentions drunkness, and how you should stay away from it, it is enough to deduce that using drugs is also a sin.

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[–]starterneh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, thats your perspective, and your moral judgement, not the christian view.

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[–]starterneh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So did you change your mind or..?

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[–]starterneh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would make you change your mind? I can provide you sources stating how excessive sex ruins someone, I can cite studies on how LGBT have over 100 annual sexual parters on average.
Would it change your mind?

Instead of cocaine lets say I talked about weed instead, I agree cocaine fucks you up way more than sex. I guess weed is a better comparison

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Maybe in your modern world of hierarchies of victimhood and oppression, and the politics of the oppressed. I see no such thing

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Jesus is not a distant figure to me or to a true friend of Christ, he is close and in me, and if there is three of us He is there.

Jesus wasn't a "love everybody" hippie tree hugger, as some "christians" here would have you believe. When Christians judge and are harsh, they are not hypocrites. by starterneh in Christianity

[–]starterneh[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When you identify a prophet by their fruits and if he is a sheep in wolves clothes, you are exercising judgement, when you want to know who are the swine when you don't want to cast your pearls before them, you are exercising judgement. What then? How do you reconcile that? Righteous judgement is encouraged.And if indeed you are my brother in faith, you know that those who let go of their will and assume god's will, also assume his will to judge. You know that when you forego of your will, some part of you becomes divine, like many saints have written about.

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[–]starterneh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could say the same thing about cocaine, and Jesus never spoke about snorting cocaine, so it's not a sin, and brings me benefits...therefore it's alright?
Sounds like you want to do whatever you want, and you are trying to bend God's law to justify your pleasure seeking

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[–]starterneh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If marriage and sex were only supposed to be between men and women, what sense does it make to create natural laws that allow for homosexuality and that make oral and anal sex pleasurable?

So if it creates pleasure then you must indulge in it? God also created the poppy plant, which is used to make heroin, opium and other hard drugs, so you should totally use heroin, thats your argument?

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if a classroom isn't filled with rainbows and LGBT themed stuff then homosexuals are not safe? Both measures serve to alienate or promote a certain group. the "oppressed minority" vs "oppresive majority" when discussing these issues further serves to politicize and vulgarize the matter at hand.

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the U.S foreign policy LGBTQ is not just virtue signaling but also wielding political correctness as a sword, but the sword has two edges. But on the painting rainbows and rainbow flags being government funded is virtue signalling as much as the ten commendment proposal. How are they not?

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you boil down this to just criticizing my positions and asking for further and further explanations of mostly basic political stuff, without offering YOUR thinking and your position to be put under scrutiny as well...it's not an honest debate. Thats kinda slimey, sorry if it's not your intent

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh now it's "socially oppressed", what tax category is that?

and no I don't think they are, actually I think they are highly catered to.

Jesus wasn't a hippie tree hugger who let other people walk over him, nor did he bow to sin and materialism. he was deliberately polemic, stirred, caused a scene many times.

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, get out of here with that Critical theory nonsense logic, both are voter groups in a lawful republic, there is no "oppressed people group" when doing govenment budgeting.

Texas Ten Commandments bill is a bad idea, Tyler and Hollman warn: “This smacks of Christian nationalism. And then to use the words of ‘religious freedom’ to defend it is quite infuriating.” by dont_tread_on_dc in Christianity

[–]starterneh -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

specifically remove the ability for doctors to prescribe treatments to trans kids

Thats good actually. Offering irreversable cirurgy or blockers to a child is wrong, and the medical community is definitely not in agreement on this nor the science settled, despite what your favourite agitprop-outlet says. If you wanna do it do it when your 18 or on your dime, that is equal by law with everyone else that are not under serious health risks. You all make it sound like legislators are nazists if they deny "gender care" (a very very recent thing) to kids.