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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Not directly relevant but as a jew I recently learned that the book of Acts has Peter literally summon the Holy Ghost to chop a rich Christian, who tried to squirrel away some money instead of donating it all, in half. Just mercs the dude on the spot. The right has virtually no relationship with or awareness of the biblical Jesus. They just use his name, literally violating one of the Ten Commandments constantly.
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Healthcare: the money is good but it rots the soul. That's some good opposite day thinking. Though I'll bet that Freeper is on the insurance side or something. Also: the guy who invented mRNA must be pretty old!
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Jul 29, 2021 11:56
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Zeroisanumber posted:"Kangaroo Court" my rear end. The defense had no defense because there was a 9 1/2 minute video of their client flat-out murdering George Floyd and what was on trial was whether or not cops were going to be able to murder with absolute impunity. Some reactionaries howled because there was the implication that a not guilty verdict would mean the whole city burned. But if the jury had actually gone that far in defense of a murderer the city deserved to burn. Yeah, basically the only possible response to a court ruling "it's fine for cops to straight murder people" is to burn the loving courthouse to the ground.
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Jul 29, 2021 12:20
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Sarcastr0 posted:Healthcare: the money is good but it rots the soul. That's some good opposite day thinking. Though I'll bet that Freeper is on the insurance side or something. I interpreted that as “It pays well but it rots the soul.”
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Jul 29, 2021 14:30
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Not directly relevant but as a jew I recently learned that the book of Acts has Peter literally summon the Holy Ghost to chop a rich Christian, who tried to squirrel away some money instead of donating it all, in half. Just mercs the dude on the spot. https://thebricktestament.com/acts_of_the_apostles/accept_communism_or_die/ac04_32p34-35.html
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Jul 29, 2021 15:25
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Not directly relevant but as a jew I recently learned that the book of Acts has Peter literally summon the Holy Ghost to chop a rich Christian, who tried to squirrel away some money instead of donating it all, in half. Just mercs the dude on the spot. There's a whole cottage industry in Evangelicalism with the purpose of explaining away how Bible passages like this don't mean that the early Church was communist in nature, thankyouverymuch. The most common explanation I've heard for that particular passage is that all donations were 100% voluntary, but that guy said that he'd donate everything he had, and thus was lying to God, inviting his (and his wife's, for some reason) immediate death, which was totally justified. Now, let me tell you about how the Bible is completely true in its literal reading, except that part where Jesus said it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, that is clearly just a metaphor for a big but kinda-narrow gate.
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Jul 29, 2021 15:45
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Crunch Buttsteak posted:There's a whole cottage industry in Evangelicalism with the purpose of explaining away how Bible passages like this don't mean that the early Church was communist in nature, thankyouverymuch. The most common explanation I've heard for that particular passage is that all donations were 100% voluntary, but that guy said that he'd donate everything he had, and thus was lying to God, inviting his (and his wife's, for some reason) immediate death, which was totally justified. My favorite part about the Bible is how wives and children are just one more possession for a man to lose as punishment for his sins.
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Jul 29, 2021 17:45
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Crunch Buttsteak posted:Now, let me tell you about how the Bible is completely true in its literal reading, except that part where Jesus said it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, that is clearly just a metaphor for a big but kinda-narrow gate. The Conservapedia Bible rewrite take (??) on this is still one of the funniest excerices in just how much you can torture a reading I've read in years.
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Jul 29, 2021 19:19
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Crunch Buttsteak posted:There's a whole cottage industry in Evangelicalism with the purpose of explaining away how Bible passages like this don't mean that the early Church was communist in nature, thankyouverymuch. The other criticism I'm aware of is that when holders of great wealth are criticized in the New Testament, it's usually in the context of rich people being filled with pride for themselves rather than devotion to God, as opposed to "private property bad." In other words, life in a monastery or nunnery would be closer to Jesus' teachings. This evidently isn't what figures like Robert Owen or Karl Marx had in mind. Enver Zogha fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Jul 29, 2021 |
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Jul 29, 2021 19:27
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Enver Zogha posted:The most meaningful criticism I've heard is that the "communism" of the early Christians was more like charity. Basically, each Christian still worked on their own private plot of land or on the private property of others, but they made it a point to donate goods or sell their property and donate the proceeds in order to help provide for Christians in need. Yeah right but actually they should reread Acts a couple more times until they understand what 2 and 4 actually say. Enver Zogha posted:The other criticism I'm aware of is that when holders of great wealth are criticized in the New Testament, it's usually in the context of rich people being filled with pride for themselves rather than devotion to God, as opposed to "private property bad." In other words, life in a monastery or nunnery would be closer to Jesus' teachings. This evidently isn't what figures like Robert Owen or Karl Marx had in mind. Factually incorrect. Like I mean if the words of Jesus don't mean anything to them, then fine. But this is a completely bullshit take.
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Jul 29, 2021 19:45
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The eye of the needle bit is pretty unambigous afaik. Being rich bad, inherently, get rid of your poo poo if you want to go to heaven.
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Jul 29, 2021 19:50
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Crunch Buttsteak posted:There's a whole cottage industry in Evangelicalism with the purpose of explaining away how Bible passages like this don't mean that the early Church was communist in nature, thankyouverymuch. The most common explanation I've heard for that particular passage is that all donations were 100% voluntary, but that guy said that he'd donate everything he had, and thus was lying to God, inviting his (and his wife's, for some reason) immediate death, which was totally justified. It's my understanding that the camel, eye of a needle thing as a metaphor for the gate *is* accurate and likely what it was intended as by the author. I mean it doesn't jive with it being the literal meaning of the text, but I think that is the actual intention of that passage.
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Jul 29, 2021 19:50
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Nitrousoxide posted:It's my understanding that the camel, eye of a needle thing as a metaphor for the gate *is* accurate and likely what it was intended as by the author. This is incorrect. The eye of the needle gate thing is an explanation used for centuries, yes, but it has nothing to do with the original text. Entirely because the original text is troubling to many who read it, this text has had a *shitload* of 'well it doesn't actually mean what it says' explanations over the years, ranging from 'actually Jesus was asking this guy to do Bonus Round extra stuff and we don't actually have to do it' to 'it's a gate that's actually just hard to get a camel through, not impossible, so it's fine' (which is also used to support the 'this is a laudatory act but unnecessary for base salvation').
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Jul 29, 2021 19:59
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Nitrousoxide posted:It's my understanding that the camel, eye of a needle thing as a metaphor for the gate *is* accurate and likely what it was intended as by the author. There is no historical record of any gate in Jerusalem that was ever called the "Eye of the Needle" - even the story doesn't appear anywhere until the 15th century. It's bullshit. And Luke uses a word that is different from the word that Matthew and Mark use, with the connotation of a surgeon's needle vs one for sewing fabric. If it was a specifically named gate or similar they would have used the same word that was used in the name. There are also Talmudic writings of the time that use an elephant and a needle to mean "impossible". Lemniscate Blue fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Jul 29, 2021 |
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Jul 29, 2021 20:02
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I also read somewhere that ‘camel’ was mistranslated from a similar word that means like ‘a thick rope’ (still impossible). Kamelon vs kamilon and the later interpretation is just a translation error.
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Jul 29, 2021 20:12
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OBVIOUSLY it's a metaphor for how we should all be getting as much money as possible so we can build our own giant needles. after all why would i have stuff if god didn't want me to? edit: it reminds me of that "joke" about the evil ARROGANT LIBERAL professor that stood up and said "if there is a god i want him to knock me down right now!  " and this GOOD AMERICAN PATRIOT SOLDIER punches him in the face to knock him down and says "god was busy so he sent me!except it's good, SAINTLY PATRIOTS saying "if god didn't love me he'd knock me down right now! " and the war fighter BETTER respect them because obviously god loves them
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Jul 29, 2021 20:57
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Google And Facebook Announce MANDATORY Vaccines For Employeesquote:To: rarestia quote:To: Maudeen I love how this freeper grasps for a contradiction but it doesn't exist. quote:To: rarestia So so close.... quote:To: rarestia quote:To: Flick Lives quote:To: Beagle8U I'm guessing The Nuremberg Code has been broadcasted on QAnon or whatever for at least 3 months now if these dumb fucks are just now picking up on it quote:To: rarestia  This would literally stop right-wing propaganda from disseminating in its tracksquote:To: rarestia
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Jul 30, 2021 03:31
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kik2dagroin posted:Google And Facebook Announce MANDATORY Vaccines For Employees It and the Americans with Disabilities Act are tied for the prestigious title of "Legal precedents most misunderstood by anti-vaxxers"
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DarklyDreaming posted:It and the Americans with Disabilities Act are tied for the prestigious title of "Legal precedents most misunderstood by anti-vaxxers"  "The CONSTITUTION SAYS you have to give me thirty minute sitting breaks per forty-five minutes for the tendonitis in my left wrist!" "Sir, this is a restaurant server job. I don't think that will work. We could possibly fit you in at the host stand with a stool? Would that work with your...left wrist tendonitis?" "Do I have to wear a muzzle?! Excuse me, MASK?!" "Yes. Yes you do." "CONSTITUTION! OBAMA! DEMONCRATS! PELOSI! 9/11! GOLD FRINGED FLAG!" Later, at the residence... "Honey, I'll tell you what. Everysoft lib in this country thinks we have to bend over backwards and pay them enough for hand outs entitlements like food and medicine. Our generation ain't soft like those soy boys. Also, the Ruby Tuesday restaurant infringed on my rights today. Call my Pre-Paid Legal 800 number, we got a case."
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Jul 30, 2021 08:55
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Lol at someone, especially an old, thinking a wal mart gig will be easier than having to go to the office
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Jul 30, 2021 10:48
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Lol at someone, especially an old, thinking a wal mart gig will be easier than having to go to the office Yea, even if I had to work a 12 hour shift at my office job, it sure as hell beats a 12 hour shift in retail.
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Libs Of Tik Tok Twitter Account Pulls Back The Curtain On Radical Leftism (Mother of God help us!) Oh poo poo, they found us out! quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Az Joe Okay, I'm mainly doing this thread to memorialize this one post, because Holy poo poo! quote:To: Az Joe Yes, funny how that works out. quote:To: McGavin999 quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Az Joe stdh.txt quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Irenic quote:To: Az Joe quote:To: Gen.Blather
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quote:I wouldn’t be surprised if Democrats suddenly become more conservative than RINO’s. We’ll see them in black pants, white shirts and narrow black ties going door to door to sell you on being more American and less “woke.” drat, I hate it when I agree with a Freeper (aside from the use of the term RINO). quote:Anyone forced to sit through a corporate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” struggle session should have these videos queued up on their phone, or preferably a tablet or laptop, and demand to play a sampling of the “marginalized.” Then play this crap and loudly announce that THESE are the “marginalized” people that we are sitting here being lectured about. These people can't be marginalized, they're posting videos on a social media site!
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" posted:To: Az Joe gently caress this absolute shitheel so loving hard 
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InsertPotPun posted:OBVIOUSLY it's a metaphor for how we should all be getting as much money as possible so we can build our own giant needles. after all why would i have stuff if god didn't want me to? This reminds me there used to be a goon rewrite of this where the professor is god himself and damns the marine for being arrogant enough to speak for him. Then dawkens shows up with seven serpent heads and Armageddon begins. Anyone have that and able to repost it?
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DarklyDreaming posted:It and the Americans with Disabilities Act are tied for the prestigious title of "Legal precedents most misunderstood by anti-vaxxers" Also HIPAA
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Soylent Pudding posted:This reminds me there used to be a goon rewrite of this where the professor is god himself and damns the marine for being arrogant enough to speak for him. Then dawkens shows up with seven serpent heads and Armageddon begins. Anyone have that and able to repost it? One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, “God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you exactly 15 minutes.” The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, “Here I am God. I’m still waiting.” It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and lifted up his arm to strike him. At that moment the professor was transformed into a 7-foot grizzly, wreathed in a halo of holy fire. The bear spoke: "Blasphemer thou art, thou thinkst to take the place of God? Those who deny me face eternal fire, but you who knows my work and yet commits the sin of Satan I curse a hundred times over!" The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently picking at his boils. Then Richard Dawkins burst into the room, wielding a copy of The Selfish Gene and crying "Leave that boy alone, you pathetic atavism!" As the holy bear whirled around, terrible light flashing in its eyes, Dawkins shed his mortal form, raised each of his seven horned heads, and hissed. "It'ssss me you want!". And then the Lord and the Antichrist joined in the final battle. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.
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And that marine... was Albert Einstein
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Guavanaut posted:A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. This now sits alongside ever-expanding Obama and Vaccinating Obama in a “best SA posts” file I keep.
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Icon Of Sin posted:This now sits alongside ever-expanding Obama and Vaccinating Obama in a “best SA posts” file I keep. The thread where that post came from was full of awesome stuff like that and I wish I could find it again. The stories just kept getting more and more over the top and playing off each other.
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Jul 30, 2021 17:48
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That article on tiktok from the Federalist is the perfect bait for conservative moral panic. I'm almost envious of their ability to know and manipulate their audience.
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Twelve by Pies posted:These people can't be marginalized, they're posting videos on a social media site! I think the thing is that this freeper thinks seeing like 'a dude who is gay' or 'a happy trans woman' or 'a person with dyed hair' or whatever else will make the other people in the class suddenly realize how bad DEI courses are because they normalize people that don't look and act just like the freeper.
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I think it's also that that Freeper imagines himself to live in a parallel world where a trans woman can openly state that she's trans and everyone cheers and hails her as a hero, rather than this world where a trans woman who openly states that she's trans could potentially be kicked out of her home, viewed as a sexual predator, and at high risk for being beaten and killed by assholes like that Freeper. So when he sees videos on social media of LGBTQ folks being open about who they are and maybe even being happy, he thinks it's because they have all the power in society and merely pretending to be oppressed, which makes hateful assholes like him the real marginalized people.
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Jagged Jim posted:Okay, I'm mainly doing this thread to memorialize this one post, because Holy poo poo! "maybe it's not as huge a deal as you constantly make it out to be and you're steeped in fear mongering because it gets your attention?
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Some Idiot Freeper" posted:To: Az Joe 1. lol, no you won't. 2. He thinks he wouldn't be fired the instant he interrupted a DEI training meeting to force his coworkers to watch TikTok. 3. I dare this guy to try to say "diversicrats" out loud.
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cr0y posted:Good work bud This dude got 2500 upvotes on the only community that accepts him. It may very well be the greatest achievement of his life and it only cost him his livelihood 
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DarklyDreaming posted:This dude got 2500 upvotes on the only community that accepts him. It may very well be the greatest achievement of his life and it only cost him his livelihood You don't actually believe they do these things they claim right? These idiots aren't actually 6.5 foot ex marine/navy seals/rangers who stalk around representing the flag and threatening brown people. These are fat old people who have to use rascals and pray they don't lose their job. Call the cop on kids skateboarding and ask to speak to the manager if the waitress says they have to pay a plate fee.
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