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Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 6 days agoExactly. The “love thy enemy” nonsense always got me too:
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you
- Mathew 5:44
Think about slavery in history. Christianity was forced upon slaves in US history. Think about current era people working horrible conditions, factories, sweatshops, whatever. What a CONVENIENT verse for the slave owners.
Just be good, do what you’re told, don’t fight back, and love your enemy (exploiter/persecuter). If you do, promise of heaven like you said.
But if you disobey (commit murder, dare I say of the person exploiting you), infinite and eternal torture and suffering in hell.
Also don’t commit suicide, that’s a sin too so straight to hell if you do.
Its just so fucking obvious.
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 6 days ago
reminds me of the joke that in another two thousand years, future archeologists will have no idea what is the difference between butt dial and booty call.
and yet here we are with piece of shitty fiction written two thousand years ago, being passed in oral tradition and rewritten and retranslated multiple times, and some morons try to use it as a guideline to live a life in 21st century…
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 6 days ago
It’s just as good as any modern piety. Mormons, scientology, or any other weird sect or cult that’s emerged in the last 100 years isn’t more substantial to the modern person. I do hold a special place in my heart* for the love has won people.
*this was a joke if you are affiliated with love has won take you crazy mother god and stay the fuck away from me
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 5 days ago
i had to google love has won, but this is funny:
i imagine mother god must have pissed lot of people, so yay for feminism 😂
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Oh my god, please look into this more. The story is incredible.