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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:47 PM
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3. I find the flat-earthers the most comical of all repugnants
They claim to take the bible in the most literal sense, but they are so selective in which parts they take literally you really have to laugh about it. They claim homosexuality is a mortal sin, yet the bible is actually quite vague on the subject. They also ignore the fact that the bible frequently advocates slavery throughout the old and new testaments and few today would argue that slavery is one of the most morally repugnant crimes any person can commit against another. They claim abortion is a moral sin, yet the bible has even less to say about that. They also completely ignore what is perhaps the most common and singular theme throughout the entire old and new testament. Concepts like 'I am my brother's keeper', go right out the window with them. They completely ignore that Jesus was a pacifist and an advocate for the poor first and foremost.

Instead they use the bible as a manifesto for furthering their own oppressive and bigoted views. These people aren't Christians. They are simply morally repugnant people who go to church on Sunday to make themselves feel less guilty.
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