Comment on The 10 Commandments apparently mentions absolutely nothing about protecting children from abuse.
cravl@slrpnk.net 15 hours ago
Just because it’s not spelled out, doesn’t mean it’s not there. Critique made without a genuine effort to understand the cultural and historical context isn’t worth much.
Very first commandment (as summarized by Jesus) is “Love the Lord your God.” Combine that with the mandate to Adam and Eve to care for God’s creation, and the core tenant of Judaism that loving God implies obedience, and the concept of respecting that of his creation which bears his image becomes immediately obvious.
over_clox@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I don’t give a shit about cultural and historical significance, when today is what counts, and the leaders and oligarchs in charge that supposedly believe in Christian faith are actively committing genocide, bombing schools of children, and they’re entangled in a pedo ring…
If this is what the Bible is all about, ‘fOrgIVe mE faThER fOr i haVe sinNeD’ is all about, then fuckit, burn the bible and start a new belief system that actually makes sense and respects people in general, rather than abusing and killing them en masse and destroying the ‘holy land’.
What’s holy about the land anyways, ancient history, or the bomb craters today?
Sorry, Jesus ain’t coming back to save anyone, people need to put down their arms and go home to serve and protect their families.
Fuckall with war in the name of the invisible man in the sky.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
So do you wanna know or not…?
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I don’t care about the cultural and historical significance, but I do understand that many other people do care, and that’s okay with me. At least I ain’t about bombing the area and trying to kill everyone.
But riddle me this, if the land is so holy and sacred, then why are people literally destroying all the culture and history they supposedly care about? Is the ‘holy land’ meant to be a pile of rubble and dead bodies?
I’m not a religious person, but I don’t see that as sacred land at all, I see that as absolute hell, quite the opposite of anything even remotely sacred anymore.
So, I don’t care who lived there thousands of years ago, there’s absolutely no excuse for war, genocide and destruction, period.
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 14 hours ago
One could say that’s what the New Testament is, and Jesus put a lot of focus on loving others. The two commandments, which the ten are built upon, is pretty comprehensive. But don’t worry, people will find a way to excuse bad behavior if they really want to do it. If it isn’t religion, it will be nationalism, race, culture, which direction the bill of your cap faces, or if the color of your socks match.
over_clox@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
My cap always faces forward, as designed to be used, to block sunlight from the eyes. But wait, my socks are different lengths and one is lighter than the other?
Fuck, RUN!!!
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 13 hours ago
The true heathens are the people with their cap on backwards, shading their eyes from the sun with their hands.