Drag Queen Story Times picketed by protestors who claim that it grooms children and promotes paedophilia

[8ball]

And the modern shits who attempt to explain and justify that story:

Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the “youths” for making fun of his baldness (2 Kings 2:23-24)? | GotQuestions.org

Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the “youths” for making fun of his baldness (2 Kings 2:23-24)? Is making fun of a man’s baldness a good enough reason to be mauled by a bear?

www.gotquestions.org

People tie themselves in knots when they need to justify believing something absurd. That’s true for everyone.

 

[Pickman's model]

I don’t think you need to play games with context to find really nasty shit in the Quran, but then you don’t in the Bible either. It was written by people who were going through and reacting to nasty shit to a fair extent tbf.

The thing with religious nuts is they never read their own texts. And some are just nasty sorts looking for justifications obv.

They do read their own texts

 

[8ball]

They do read their own texts

They seem very surprised by some of the stuff in there ime.

They read in a very “guided” way.
It doesn’t take that long to just read the Bible cover to cover, yet afaik I’ve met only one Christian who has done so.

 

[Pickman's model]

They seem very surprised by some of the stuff in there ime.

Some of it is very surprising

 

[two sheds]

Disgusting that such biblical filth is taught in schools to impressionable children, really.

 

[Pickman's model]

Disgusting that such biblical filth is taught in schools to impressionable children, really.

it's more entertaining than the likes of jane austen tbh

 

[Knotted]

I don’t think you need to play games with context to find really nasty shit in the Quran, but then you don’t in the Bible either. It was written by people who were going through and reacting to nasty shit to a fair extent tbf.

The thing with religious nuts is they never read their own texts. And some are just nasty sorts looking for justifications obv.

I think what's key is it's not what the texts say but how they are interpreted in practice that's important. Criticism of religion can take the form "let me explain your beliefs to you".

 

[ElizabethofYork]

it's more entertaining than the likes of jane austen tbh

Not sure that "entertaining" is quite the right word for racist, sexist, disablist bigotry.

 

[platinumsage]

And the modern shits who attempt to explain and justify that story:

Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the “youths” for making fun of his baldness (2 Kings 2:23-24)? | GotQuestions.org

Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the “youths” for making fun of his baldness (2 Kings 2:23-24)? Is making fun of a man’s baldness a good enough reason to be mauled by a bear?

www.gotquestions.org

I wasn't aware that explaining this story was something that modern shits had a reputation for.

From my academic reading, the bald head was a sign of religious belief, and the youths were young soldiers. So God saved a holy man from being attacked by a hate mob.

edit: ok that's what the link says, not sure why they're shits but whatever.

 

[8ball]

I think what's key is it's not what the texts say but how they are interpreted in practice that's important.

Indeed. If the religious all followed the edicts of their texts to the letter it would be quite terrifying.

 

[Pickman's model]

Not sure that "entertaining" is quite the right word for racist, sexist, disablist bigotry.

maybe not. certainly more interesting that jane austen.

 

[ouirdeaux]

From my academic reading, the bald head was a sign of religious belief, and the youths were young soldiers. So God saved a holy man from being attacked by a hate mob

Evidence? There's none in the text that I can see.

 

[Pickman's model]

Indeed. If the religious all followed the edicts of their texts to the letter it would be quite terrifying.

not to mention confusing given the number of different edicts in the book, eg thou shalt not kill v thou shalt not suffer a witch to live

 

[Pickman's model]

Evidence? There's none in the text that I can see.

not sure platinumsage the best person to address that to. or rather, not the best person to provide support for his claim

 

[8ball]

not to mention confusing given the number of different edicts in the book, eg thou shalt not kill v thou shalt not suffer a witch to live

“Thou shalt not kill” (arguably better translated as “thou shalt not murder”) was only ever meant to apply to fellow Jews, and even then there were plentiful exceptions.

 

[platinumsage]

Not sure I want to turn this into a bible study thread.

 

[Pickman's model]

“Thou shalt not kill” was only ever meant to
apply to fellow Jews, and even then there were exceptions.

it's not 'thou shalt not kill, except as below in paragraphs a) through z)'

 

[Pickman's model]

Not sure I want to turn this into a bible study thread.

make your mind up

 

[ouirdeaux]

Not sure I want to turn this into a bible study thread.

In other words, there's no evidence. Thanks.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

not to mention confusing given the number of different edicts in the book, eg thou shalt not kill v thou shalt not suffer a witch to live

Very confusing. Thou Shalt Not Kill, except all the thousands that God decided to smite when he got in a bad mood.

 

[8ball]

it's not 'thou shalt not kill, except as below in paragraphs a) through z)'

Which is why simplistic literalism gets you bogged down quite quickly.

 

[8ball]

Very confusing. Thou Shalt Not Kill, except all the thousands that God decided to smite when he got in a bad mood.

It’s a “do as I say”, not “do as I do”.

 

[ouirdeaux]

Strictly speaking, the verb means 'murder', which is freelance killing. Putting someone to death for cursing their parents is OK, because that's what God wants you to do.

 

[Pickman's model]

Strictly speaking, the verb means 'murder', which is freelance killing. Putting someone to death for cursing their parents is OK, because that's what God wants you to do.

 

[platinumsage]

In other words, there's no evidence. Thanks.

You’d make a great researcher

 

[8ball]

It’s nearly the weekend, ffs!

Have some kittens:



(or at least let’s get back on topic)

 

[ouirdeaux]

You’d make a great researcher

There is no real evidence for your assertion.

There are a variety of fuckwits desperate to make the text mean something other than what it says, though. I was just curious as to which particular fuckwit you were relying on for your troll attempt, but I can understand your shyness here.

 

[platinumsage]

There is no real evidence for your assertion.

There are a variety of fuckwits desperate to make the text mean something other than what it says, though. I was just curious as to which particular fuckwit you were relying on for your troll attempt, but I can understand your shyness here.

What's the point. Anyone researching it is likely to be some flavour of Christian, and so presumably anathema to you.

e.g. Elisha, Little Children, and the Bears and Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession on JSTOR

 

[Puddy_Tat]

can someone send god a quick e-mail and ask for clarification?

 

[platinumsage]

Not sure how I went from defending drag queens speaking to children, to defending God using bears to fuck people up but whatever.