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This 1000%. So fucking tired of Christian apologists pretending that "no, all that bad stuff was the Old Testament, Jesus was actually pretty much a leftist".
Fuck off. He said himself that not one iota of that law will change, so the "new covenant" shit is just bullshit cope.
All he had to do was be like, "hey guys, how about we don't own people as property," but apparently that's just too much.
Instead, he'll just talk about how the rules in the OT still apply. Rules that literally include guidelines for how to properly rape and beat the shit out of your slaves.
That a hyper focused point that seems based on a misunderstanding. I'm pretty much anti-theist myself at this point but I got that way by actually reading the religious texts and doctrines. Read a few different translations of the new test. Jesus says a lot of one off shit, more than a little is contradictory (because "Jesus" is most likely an amalgamation of a few different messianic cult leaders, they were all over at the time) but the main thing he's consistent with is treating everyone the way you want them to treat you. He never said except the slaves, and yes I know the bit you're referring to and it's a smidge disingenuous in context. Either way, that main golden rule is the most consistent bit of preaching the man Jesus did, and even though I'm pretty sure the guy didn't actually exist as a single individual it's a solid bit of advice. Ick, I feel kinda gross defending religion. Ugh.
You can either try to meet people halfway, or you can be hostile to people. See which one works out better for you. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say not the later.
I mean, it didn't really work out for Jesus either...
Why would you meet people who think a book that says slavery is OK and gay people should be stoned to death halfway?
Yes, the bible also says good things. That is an objective fact. But if I were to publish a book that tells people that we should love one another and also that christians should be stoned to death, would you meet me halfway?
You don't have to do anything, but you're not going to make a lot of progress being actively hostile to people.
Being hostile to a shitty book is not the same thing as being hostile to people.