• corm@sopuli.xyz
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            Hi it’s me, a guy who was a never-doubting die hard christian until about 14 years old when I sat down and intended to read the bible cover to cover.

            I made it through every single word (and every John begat Bruce etc ect) until leviticus.

            I had always been raised as a bible literalist, that every single word of the bible was either true or a “metaphor”. Well, I’m dumb but not an idiot. And it’s impossible for a sane person to read the whole old testament and come out thinking it’s the same author as the new testiment.

            Imo, christians are primarily people who haven’t read the bible yet.

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              You tried to read the Bible not realizing that no Jewish sect takes the OT literally? Literalism is a 19th century US tradition

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                You think they taught me a single thing about other flavors of christianity? Education is not the point of church.

                Also “not taking it literally” and “the entire old testament part of the bible, the majority of the pages, are absolutely insane” are two very different things.

                I would challenge anyone saying otherwise to sit down and read it start to finish.

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                  I have three times. It’s boring but you should understand how to approach the book

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      I’ve been in and around Christian communities my whole life. There is truth to what you say - someone being Christian increases the likelihood that other Christians would be willing to help them.

      But by and large the prevailing attitude is even more disappointing and unchristlike. People are simply selfish and only want to serve themselves, keeping every penny they have earned regardless of those in need around them.

      The rich don’t get rich by giving it away, and this is well known amongst the rich themselves. Some may even give on a personal level, giving them a visual alibi for using their resources politically to actively oppose legislation and policy that benefits those less fortunate. To me this is even more evil.