L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages.en.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareMeow.tar.gz@lemmy.goblackcat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt’s been my experience that the devout cherry-pick from the bible to find material that supports their personal world view. Since the bible is constantly contradicting itself, this is wholly possible.
minus-squareonionbaggage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoIt’s been my experience they just decide what they believe then pretend it’s in the bible.
minus-squareilgrandelenin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThat’s the real power of faith. It makes you delusional
It’s been my experience that the devout cherry-pick from the bible to find material that supports their personal world view. Since the bible is constantly contradicting itself, this is wholly possible.
It’s been my experience they just decide what they believe then pretend it’s in the bible.
That’s the real power of faith. It makes you delusional