Slinky

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remember kids, if you get upset when Nazis die, you're a Nazi sympathizer.

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She expelled her dad from the party for not toning down his rhetoric.

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That man looks like a demon wearing a human suit.

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The apostles are not completely fine with wealth either. Peter has the story with Hanniah and Sapphira, where god punishes greed and sharing everything in the early Jerusalem Christian community is the norm. Paul at least has a few being responsible with wealth statements like this one: 1 Timothy 6:17-19
17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

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my disagreements with the Christian community at large are a big part (but not the only part) of why I'm no longer a Christian. The guy I read about and the guy they seem to be thinking of are two different people.

Same. I still remember the day that I basically paraphrased a Jesus quote in a discussion of current events with my family, and someone asked me if I was some kind of communist and multiple others piled on with no one coming to my defense.

Apparently, actually believing the shit they taught me makes me some kind of radical...

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Ex-catholic. Fuck Paul and his stupid, Roman ass shit. Ruined the whole thing, honestly.

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Fuck Paul. Amen. Guy had some issues.

merde alors

her father is blatantly racist, an idealist; she on the other hand is a politician who knows that she can be a president one day

open racism is still a taboo in france, but it's politely everywhere. Doesn't mean that she's not racist; just that she knows that she doesn't need to say it

Most people in France don't want to "be" racists, they prefer their racism to be invisible like air; all around them but mostly imperceptible

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I'm not a Christian, but Jesus seems pretty based.

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I hate people who say shit like "if you're glad a nazi died, you're as bad as they are". Even something phrased in a more inflammatory manner, like "all Nazis must die" still wouldn't make me anything like them. The crux of the matter is that people like me, who the Nazis would prefer to be dead, will always be a target for their bigotry; I will always be a queer cripple. Whereas a Nazi can grow the hell up, recognise our shared humanity and stop being a bloody Nazi. Depending on how much harm they caused as a Nazi, it might take a fair bit of work to redeem themselves in the eyes of their community (and some people may never feel okay associating with them), but ultimately it's their choice — they're actively opting out of the social contract and they're welcome at any point to opt back in (if they're willing to do the work that involves)

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Jesus was a communist and any Christian who believes the teachings of Jesus is a communist too.

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In the new testament, Jesus went and braided a whip out of leather -- a process which takes several hours, meaning this was cold rage and not hot impulse -- and proceeded to thrash the shit out of a bunch of people profiteering off of religion.

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Yeah, but they said it like it was an insult.

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Well that's because they hate Jesus.

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And it's not a very good human suit.

Hanrahan

The guy I read about and the guy they seem to be thinking of are two different people.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ - Mohandas Gandhi

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It's a fuckin banger of a quote, but I regret to say that thanks to ADHD-fueled scourings of random internet rabbit holes instead of of doing college work, I've read that there's no evidence Gandhi actually said that.

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I'm an atheist and basically always have been, but I grew up around some religious people and one thing I've never forgotten was some advice this one guy gave me (8 or 9) and his daughters (8 and 6):

Jesus once whooped the ass of every mother fucker in a church because they were breaking the rules. So if you ever need to ask yourself "What would Jesus do?" never forget that a righteous ass-beating is an option if the situation is severe enough

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He also flipped moneychangers tables. He basically sat while fuming, and braided a whip, and then showed the people the proper ending to a Monopoly game.

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Some of the people: "But what if they were fundamentally a 'good guy?'"

Me: "Did I stutter‽‽‽"