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Don't y'all know it doesn't count if it happens in the new testament
Isn't Jesus from the new testament?
That is what he is saying. To them Jesus doesn’t count. He’s much too nice to others. Really, they don’t care about the Bible except as a tool to abuse others so the argument in the article will not have any influence on christofacist thinking.
I recently read an article where pastors/priests are having this issue. They are quoting Jesus Christ and then being told by MAGA followers that they are spouting "woke liberal propaganda."
Now, you don't have to follow what Jesus said to do. I'm not Christian and so don't model my life around his teachings. But if you claim to "follow Jesus," but then want to reject what Jesus said to do because it's "too woke," then maybe you should get a different religion!
Funny thing is, if you take the bible and ignore the new testament, isn't that effectively Judaism?
I'm Jewish and I believe so. Of course, they don't follow those rules either. They want to follow a bunch of rules that they imagine are in the Bible and they won't let a little thing like those rules not being in there get in their way!
Pharisees, is that you?
Ah, I misunderstood then. I keep hearing Americans praise Jesus, only to turn around and do everything Jesus told people not to do...
But yeah it totally makes sense when you only consider these people who only use the Bible as a tool.
I'm nearly finished reading The Origin of Satan. It has given me a great deal of new perspective on the writings of the early christian church through context of the experiences of the intended audience. Absolutely fascinating and engaging.
I ordered another book by the author in advance of finishing it because I'm so impressed with the work. I want to keep learning.
Source: I'm an atheist who finds christofascism one of the greatest threats to the USA and world-at-large.