TehBamski@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoFar too many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.message-squaremessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down145
arrow-up1291arrow-down1message-squareFar too many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.TehBamski@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-squareForesterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 days agoFucking paulists ruined Christianity
minus-squareDadd Volante@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoI agree. His motivations were purely political in order to keep people in line when he realized this new movement wasn’t going away any time soon. Which is why on one hand we have Jesus calling for freedom of oppression, while Paul was telling slaves to obey their masters, even the cruel ones Religion has always been politically motivated to control people.
Fucking paulists ruined Christianity
I agree. His motivations were purely political in order to keep people in line when he realized this new movement wasn’t going away any time soon.
Which is why on one hand we have Jesus calling for freedom of oppression, while Paul was telling slaves to obey their masters, even the cruel ones
Religion has always been politically motivated to control people.