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Would Jesus Discriminate?
« on: February 26, 2012, 05:31:08 pm »
There's no way this is new and you guys have all likely seen it before. I don't care. I found this rather touching and wanted to share it anyway. Besides, I like reading good things out of the mouths of Christians every once in a while too.

http://www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.org/intro.html

This website, apparently run by a gay Christian, is set about seeking biblical evidence that fundie hate for LGBT is unfounded, and there may in fact be evidence to the contrary. This goes far beyond mere reinterpretation, however; the man appears to have done a good deal of secular research on the passages of the bible he talks about as well, including attempting to find meanings of words in their original Greek writing. Among other things, he declares that Jesus acknowledged gays were born that way, and that they have equal standing with everyone else, and that many passages people cite in their anti-gay prejudice are misinterpreted due to prejudice.

I'm not a Christian, as you all know, but his research on the text itself appears to be rather sound, and hearing a Christian perspective that isn't condemning gays to hellfire... well... it does warm my heart. I won't lie. So even if you've already seen it, take a look all over again at why god does not "hate fags".
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Re: Would Jesus Discriminate?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 10:45:20 pm »
Wow, yeah, someone definitely did their homework.

Unfortunately, I doubt many fundies will do anything other than plug their ears and go "la la la" in response.
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Re: Would Jesus Discriminate?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2012, 11:58:34 pm »
Some of his conclusions, while interesting, are more than a bit of a stretch. Which isn't to say that the conclusion that Jesus would not discriminate is false. Discrimination of any kind is utterly antithetical to everything Jesus of Nazareth taught. In the Biblical narrative, Jesus denies healing and succor to no one, regardless of who they are or what they have done. At no point in the Biblical narrative does Jesus condemn homosexuals. At no point does he even address the issue, but it would be safe to say that discriminating against them would not be in keeping with his philosophy.
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