BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGranny went on a date with her 38. (Granny is also a literal Nazi).lemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down14
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageGranny went on a date with her 38. (Granny is also a literal Nazi).lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoThe original verse is Duet 22:10 and it’s a prohibition against abusing a working animal. I wasn’t aware of the later Christian tradition of interpreting it as a metaphor for nonbelivers. Thanks for sharing it.
minus-squareSharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoEverything on the Bible can be used as a metaphor pro or against something.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThat’s because it’s chock full absolutes and ambiguity every time you turn a page.
The original verse is Duet 22:10 and it’s a prohibition against abusing a working animal.
I wasn’t aware of the later Christian tradition of interpreting it as a metaphor for nonbelivers. Thanks for sharing it.
Everything on the Bible can be used as a metaphor pro or against something.
That’s because it’s chock full absolutes and ambiguity every time you turn a page.