• @Sterile_Technique
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    117 months ago

    I mean, does it not? Christianity is hateful as fuck when you don’t sugarcoat it.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      It does not

      36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

      37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

      Matthew 22:36-40

      If the second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself, then hate has no place in Christianity.

      • @[email protected]
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        117 months ago

        So, the conclusion then should be that any person hating another person because of whatever and “basing” it on believe/bible is not a christin buy a heretic, right?

        • Icalasari
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          137 months ago

          Basically, almost all the hateful stuff comes from the old testament, which Jesus went, “That’s invalid now”

          Really, it would be a lovely religion without all the people

          • Lemmington Bunnie
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            87 months ago

            But, did he?

            Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

            I’ve often seen that as a response, when someone claims that Jesus wiped the shitty Old T nonsense away.

            That’s the trouble with the bible, it’s a book written by a bunch of men with competing interests over thousands of years ago, and honestly could have used a team of diligent editors, but has been held up as the infallible word of some dude sitting in the clouds.

            • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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              Fulfill it, as in complete it. It’s done. With his sacrifice he formed a new covenant. He goes on to say that anyone who wants to follow any part of the law of Moses must follow the whole law of Moses*. That means that anyone judging someone for old testament laws is a sinner themselves for eating pork or shrimp, for wearing clothing of mixed fabrics, and 611 other laws that are quite difficult to follow in a modern world.

              *Galatians 5:4

              • Lemmington Bunnie
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                47 months ago

                Thanks for the clarification!

                It is an old, confusing patchwork quilt of a book and much of it open to interpretation - with many picking and choosing.

                I just don’t worry about that and instead try to abide by one rule - do unto others. Be excellent to everyone. Seems to serve me fairly well.

                • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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                  37 months ago

                  That was pretty much Jesus’ message as well. It’s a shame so many people missed it.

        • BaldProphet
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          97 months ago

          I think the proper terminology would be “apostate”, but you are correct. There is no hatred of any kind in legitimate Christian beliefs. It is the political far-right who improperly conflate their strongly held bigotry with their Christian affiliation.

        • @Windex007
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          57 months ago

          At the risk of sounding like I’m talking about True Scotsmen, your religion is not Christianity if you don’t follow the teaching of Jesus the Christ.

            • @Windex007
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              27 months ago

              I strongly believe that you can be better than that.

                • @Windex007
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                  37 months ago

                  You’ve perfectly articulated the generic template for bigotry. Just sub out for women, black people, transgender, homosexual, atheist, whatever.

          • @samus12345
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            17 months ago

            What do you call their religion, then?

      • @madcaesar
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        17 months ago

        “If one comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.” - Luke 14:26

        “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword” - Matthew 10:34

        It’s almost like it’s all made up bullshit and you can make it say anything you want 🤔