Because they don’t really believe it. IMO, many people hide behind religion to excuse bigoted and ignorant views. It’s simply part of their social “identity.”
Ironic because the guy they profess to follow, Jesus, said he came to do away with old testament ways because the religious elites had made scripture into barriers for those seeking salvation. Instead of works He simplified things giving us two basic commandments, effectively removing all barriers.
It does all come down to the golden rule in any situation really. No country really follows it or women would be treated as equals. It’s very sad really. A very easy rule to follow yet few follow.
For whatever reason that one you can ignore. The ones that you have to respect are the ones that somehow completely align with Republican sociopolitics.
Their next step will be to revise the King James version to fit the their agenda, and to be better understood by the uneducated. Simple words, simple rules, maximum hate amd isolationism. Fuck them.
Senator Duckworth said on Colbert a couple nights ago to consider your future self. That was in context of disabilities, but it's relevant for everything. The communities we all depend on includes and needs everyone.
Trumpublicans are known for ignoring clauses and passages they don't like, such as, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State..."
They don't forget. They deliberately ignore it cuz it goes against their hate & prejudices. They also like to ignore, "Love one another as I have loved you," & "You will know people by their fruit"
They try to justify it with some sick, twisted interpretation based on their "deeper understanding"
Gay porn is typically at or near the top of search terms performed by Bible Belt states, on one of the internets largest purveyors of porn, PornHub dot com
What adults watch in privacy of their home is none of my business, for the most part, imo. I just find it rather hypocritical of Bible Belters chastising others about how they live their life, while a good many of those same people are doing likewise. It's do as i say, not as i do with them
they also all include a requirement to care for the poor and vulnerable
for these two beliefs to be so universal in faith doctrines indicates a core need in societies to prevent a decline into a society based solely on transactional relationships
I don't even recognize the bible maga is reading from, because virtually every way they do/act is antithetical to scripture. It's right there, in black/white and red, how could they fuk it up? Same way the pharisees and saducees did i suppose, politicization. 🤷
No need to be coy, just come right out and say what you want to say. But you should know that I am no longer a practicing Christian, thus I have little appetite for [debating] religion. But I'll give you the space to speak your peace, if that's what you're after. Just don't expect a response from me
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Conservative Christianity went right back to doing some of the very things Jesus got upset with (Jewish) religious elites doing...🤦
Right!?!?
Biblehub website may be useful.
That...and, quite honestly, NONE of them have READ the Bible.
They try to justify it with some sick, twisted interpretation based on their "deeper understanding"
Their hypocrisy is only exceeded by their corruption
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What adults watch in privacy of their home is none of my business, for the most part, imo. I just find it rather hypocritical of Bible Belters chastising others about how they live their life, while a good many of those same people are doing likewise. It's do as i say, not as i do with them
they also all include a requirement to care for the poor and vulnerable
for these two beliefs to be so universal in faith doctrines indicates a core need in societies to prevent a decline into a society based solely on transactional relationships
And push them down staircases.
And bury them on golf courses whose graves they don't maintain.