A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

  • Tyfud@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    This is my same struggle every day having been raised in a preacher’s home.

    Reading the Bible is what turned me into an atheist

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      9 months ago

      FYI: Israelites are a branch of Canaanites, El is a Canaanitic god, and The Exodus lacks evidence from ever happening.

      That was absolutely wild to learn as ex-Christian. Also, the social hole you fall into as you leave Christianity is pretty terrifying, but you’ll eventually learn to deal with it.

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        9 months ago

        Hmm I looked it up and apparently one has to be careful with interpreting this. It’s not really about being happy to dash infants against rocks. It’s simply a call for the destruction of the entire nation of people. It’s really about justice! And that’s a good thing! /s

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          9 months ago

          Those babies deserved it, and if they didn’t they’re going to heaven anyway, so really it’s a mercykill.

          Anway, love thy neighbors!

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Reading the Bible is what turned me into an atheist

      Same. And the ultimate irony is that the values I used to determine that the Bible is a fucked up book that I want nothing to do with, are the same values that my uber-Christian parents instilled in me, and then lost at some point along the way.

      YOU MADE ME LIKE THIS