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pnwmom

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9. For the time, Jesus's views on marriage were progressive. He was objecting

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:30 PM

Aug 2012

to men shedding themselves of their wives simply by saying, "I divorce you." Women had never had the equal ability to rid themselves of their husbands.

I've never heard of something Jesus said against remarriage after the death of a spouse. Are you sure you've read an actual Bible?

And I would like to know where Jesus condoned slavery. Do you have a quote?

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Jesus' teachings are not a liberal panacea [View all] cthulu2016 Aug 2012 OP

I think he would have evolved lunatica Aug 2012 #1

Or you could read him in the context of the day mmonk Aug 2012 #2

I do not question that he was liberal (in some ways) for his time cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #8

how many times has the bible been translated, added to, subtracted from.....? NightWatcher Aug 2012 #3

Indeed, Sir: People Who Think Paul Diverted Some Progressive Wonderland Are Vastly Amusing The Magistrate Aug 2012 #4

"is that remarriage is adultery... even remarriage after your spouse dies." ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #5

Someone in the 21st century must have written that one. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #10

I know - but I would still like to know what ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #11

There isn't one -- that's what I'm saying. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #13

Okay - thanks. ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #15

I think it was Paul in one of his letters to one of the smaller churches, LanternWaste Aug 2012 #21

Actually, Jesus himself said that in Mark and in Matthew cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #23

use textual criticism to better define precisely what divorce was in the post-Maccabean revolt era. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #31

It's not a divorce if a spouse dies. ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #35

I apologize for that error. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #20

Nor did he speak out in support of it. ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #22

As a liberal RobertEarl Aug 2012 #6

Of course not. Nobody comes to their politics on their own. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #12

Judging from your OP ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #17

Which is just one of the reasons why we know that the bible was written by people with an agenda... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #7

For the time, Jesus's views on marriage were progressive. He was objecting pnwmom Aug 2012 #9

I withdrew the death issue from the OP. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #19

You do realize that Paul was not Jesus, don't you? pnwmom Aug 2012 #24

Jesus was a liberal. pnwmom Aug 2012 #14

Well, to start with, MineralMan Aug 2012 #16

didn't he make a big deal about observing the sabbath? Mosby Aug 2012 #18

No. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #26

kind of the opposite“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Mark 2:27 Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #30

How do you think Gandalf would have felt about these issues MattBaggins Aug 2012 #25

the world of two thousand years ago was a brutal and savage place. - Relative to the time he had Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #27

A religious conservative as defined in the here and now or as defined by his own culture and age? LanternWaste Aug 2012 #28

jesus was an anti-legalist. preferring the spirit to the letter of the law. xchrom Aug 2012 #29

that is a very valid point arely staircase Aug 2012 #32

There are parables that suggest the poor are, indeed, entitled to a better lot. intheflow Aug 2012 #33

Amen, brother.. n/t Fumesucker Aug 2012 #34