This is a genuine question, because one of the reasons I left Christianity (I was raised Christian) was that I didn’t like how they hate gay people, are pro-life, etc., and overall are pretty hypocritical. But as I got older, I realized there are Catholics who are pro-choice, aren’t homophobic, and don’t have an issue with having sex before marriage, etc., and basically are not stereotypical religious people at all. But I have to ask—how do they justify this? I mean, it must be very confusing, because if the Bible does say being gay is a sin and you are not homophobic and are pro-LGBTQ+, then you are basically saying sinning is okay, which goes against their very religion. How about Catholics who swear? Basically, how do liberal Christians/Catholics justify their religion? Why be religious if you aren’t going to go all in?

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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (18 children)

The Bible starts to fall apart very quickly if you interpret everything as universal and literal. Generally, people trying to understand the Bible will view it as a collection of historical documents, written by different people, to different people, at different times. For example, its pretty much universally understood that rules against eating pork were specifically for Jews, and possibly even for that time period only. In terms of the "pro-life" stuff, the Bible doesn't really even say anything about it apart from a song that references conception poetically, although it does notably include instructions on how to perform an abortion so... and for the homophobia, its much more intensely debated because of both the historical context, and the wishy-washy language within the Bible itself.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I'd absolutely love if someone would explain to me what a 'Jew' even is. Is it a bloodline, or is it a religion? Is it both, is it neither but something else?

    I was told I'm Jewish because I was circumcised, but I don't fucking even know. My grandparents were Mormon, so like what the fuck, why should I believe in anything?

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Its a bloodline, or a religion, or an ethnicity, depending on the context. In the case of the person telling you that you're Jewish, they likely were thinking of the religion, but clearly had absolutely no idea what they were talking about.

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    For the unclean foods bit, Jesus may have retconned that with Mark 7:19.

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    When you say intentional, do you mean it's interpreted that way as part of an agenda? Why would someone do this? Other versions of the verse make similar purity claims as well. From the surrounding verses, it sounds to me like Jesus is saying what you eat does not matter in the context of morals/sin rather than it being symbolic of people with different practices.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (9 children)

    Question, what are 'unclean meats' in the modern day of cooking?

    Yes, I've seen videos of improperly prepared meats, they come in all forms, including Captain Brainworm eating half raw bear meat...

    But now in modern times, we know how to fully and properly cook meat to avoid such parasites and other issues. So, what's the issue of updating the rules to reflect modern knowledge and cooking technology?

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    Armadillos and Raccoons are native to the Americas There are a few more that seem ahistorical (Penguin, Opossum, Zebra, Panther, Wallaby). Perhaps this list is from a modern source?

    Very interesting. It would maybe be quicker to list the animals that are kosher

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    Wow damn, is there a way to double save a post on Lemmy/Fediverse?

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