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[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (4 children)

Edit: If you disagree I would appreciate a dialogue on the subject.

Labeling someone clearly identifying as christian as "not true scotsman christian" seems like purity gatekeeping, you are basically calling them heretics. This is real christianity too and a story as old as christianity itself.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is it though? They’re not following the very teachings of Jesus. I would call them something else entirely if they don’t follow the teachings of Jesus. Maybe some form of Bibliogians, but not Christians.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Why not? They do follow some of the shittier parts of old testament which Jesus explicitly ordered to keep, not their fault the religion is loose and contradictionary enough so basically everything can be justified by it. Not to mention tons of historical edits. Also 90% of christianity for ages was more or less as they are and looking at the European colonialism and white supremacy they follow it is the legacy of christianity too.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Jesus said he was not there to cast away the old laws, meaning the 10 Commandments, but he was telling them it was okay to leave behind the ritual purity laws that the early Israelites had committed themselves to following.

    I would say that many bad people have tried to justify their bad actions in the name of their faith or religion, but I do not think that it makes the actions of those individuals something that is okay.

    Some early Christians were eager to add a few extra parts to the Bible for instance that justified the patriarchy in the church. They attributed a few sections as being directly from Paul, but they were written by some of the other early Christians instead but attributed to Paul to give them weight.

    The issue is that so many people do not follow Jesus’ example whatsoever. They look at Jesus, see what Jesus did was great, but then do not seek to emulate Jesus or his teachings.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    meaning the 10 Commandments

    See, you are already interpreting it in your way. It's all up to interpretation.

    Some early Christians were eager to add a few extra parts to the Bible

    Understatement of the last two millenia, ever hear about council of Chalcedon and all others? And it was only the tip of the iceberg. And even after all that what remins is still a total mess so you have like thousands of churches, sects and whatever else. Every christian is not true christian in the eyes of some other christians. What makes you authority?

    The issue is that so many people do not follow Jesus’ example whatsoever. They look at Jesus, see what Jesus did was great, but then do not seek to emulate Jesus or his teachings.

    As i said that would exclude like at least 90% of christians both now and historically.

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