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Atheists & Agnostics

Major Nikon

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4. That's the great thing about the bible. You can read it however you want.

Reply to mr blur (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 10:41 PM

Jun 2015

There is some manner of biblical precedent for their interpretation, although perhaps not what they intended.

Jesus really didn't give a shit about gentiles. On a few occasions he would do them a favor, but his teachings were directed at Jews, because after all Christ was a Jew and a Rabbi. So his "brothers and sisters" actually meant the Jews, which also kinda leaves Christians out in the cold.

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This Week in God.... (Maddow blog) [View all] AlbertCat May 2015 OP

now THAT is blasphemy RussBLib May 2015 #1

There is nothing that these greedy idiots won't twist to make it justify their bigotry (nt) mr blur May 2015 #2

That's the great thing about the bible. You can read it however you want. Major Nikon Jun 2015 #4

“least of these” is actually a reference to Christians AlbertCat May 2015 #3