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Jesus: The first cherry-picker (Original Post) Cartoonist Jan 2016 OP
You left out that loophole safeinOhio Jan 2016 #1
And fig hater. n/t Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #2
Here's Mary Hopkin's take on that: struggle4progress Jan 2016 #3
Reminds me of this: PassingFair Jan 2016 #4

safeinOhio

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1. You left out that loophole
Thu Jan 7, 2016, 10:21 AM
Jan 2016

"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

I'm not a christian, but general statements are always open to loopholes.

I doubt if anyone by that name ever lived and if he did he was nothing like the words that were put put together centuries later. But if they give some people some comfort and they don't use them to control me or used as an excuse to screw over others, have at it. The scriptures are so vague, to me they are useless to attack or support anyone personally. No one is going to change others minds, they have to make up their own.

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