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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It irks me when people try and counter this kind of stuff by arguing that Jesus was all about love and peace and kum-bah-yah blah blah blah. Because

  1. Trying to mount arguments based on logic with these people is an exercise in futility
  2. If you've read the book, he kinda really wasn't
  3. His "teachings" are either the fanciful musings of some illiterate shepherds, or state-sanctioned propaganda, and either way, are kind of worthless from a philosophical or moral standpoint
  4. Most importantly, religion has absolutely no place in government, and that's what we should be saying every time something like "the monthly Pentagon Christian religious service, headed by one of the highest officials in the federal government" crops up in the news, instead of this pedantic attempt to paint Jesus as some peaceful figure
[–] Arcanepotato@lemmy.world -2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

So, your argument is "he kinda really wasn't" peaceful and that it's more important to oppose religion in government then it is to say they are doing religion wrong?

Wow it must be hard to be so enlightened.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I mean, yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. It's not hard at all to be enlightened enough to think religion and government have no business mixing lmao