• shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Are you saying that the term neighbour was chosen here so that there’s a way exclude certain people?

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      5 days ago

      Exactly. It’s not like they weren’t instructed to kill and enslave elsewhere in the Bible.

      Genocide:

      Deuteronomy 20:16-17, Joshua 6:21, 1 Samuel 15:3, Numbers 31:17-18, Deuteronomy 2:34, 1 Samuel 15:18, Judges 21:10, 2 Kings 10:7.

      Slavery:

      Leviticus 25: 44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.

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        3 days ago

        No need for irrelevant ancient texts.

        The obvious interpretation is that Jesus actually meant what he said. There are no tales of Jesus enslaving people or promoting genocide.

        You’re just a gross fash troll.

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          2 days ago

          “think not that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets”

          Typical defender can’t quote.