Some friends I just can’t shake

hard enough

around the neck

with a firm grip

  • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    In the US, evangelical xtians focus a lot more on the old testament. That yields a lot more fire and brimstone with a particular focus on punishment. This is where you find all the stories about god turning people into pillars of salt and committing genocide because he was grumpy. The new testament, i.e. the teachings of Jesus, focuses on kindness and compassion. Focusing on new or old testaments will yield wildly different moral structures.

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      9 months ago

      Isn’t the old testament a retelling of Torah? So maybe they should consider Judaism then 🤔