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Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ted <ted.road@qmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.atheism,rec.sport.pro-wrestling Subject: Re: Semen On Skeeter The Trailer Park Pissbum Followup-To: alt.eat-shit.and-die.asshole Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 13:36:51 -0400 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <uumofj$2jl9$1@i2pn2.org> References: <uubrhv$pur$1@panix3.panix.com> <XfOdnZgPuvx1AJT7nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com> <wjhON.99871$24ld.78660@fx07.iad> <XnsB1469F65087B7hueydlltampabayrrcom@135.181.20.170> <%SjON.762036$p%Mb.11195@fx15.iad> <MPG.407442b95cb96b5f98978b@news.usenetexpress.com> <AAyON.125226$_a1e.68778@fx16.iad> <17c22d00da46064a$96254$3081049$72dd786b@news.thecubenet.com> <MPG.40749778856be9bb98978d@news.usenetexpress.com> <660afc8b$0$1129685$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <uuhjee$3ruce$1@i2pn2.org> <660d9859$0$3711207$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <660d9eeb$0$3711189$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <ZKhPN.125215$SyNd.32682@fx33.iad> <17c2dc96aff8594a$169751$3716115$22dd286e@news.thecubenet.com> <660dc0ca$0$1082214$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <jSnPN.762250$xHn7.115534@fx14.iad> <MPG.40789974c90781c6989796@news.usenetexpress.com> <660ed598$0$1129688$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <17c3226fb1a90a02$124401$1768716$6add606a@news.thecubenet.com> <uummue$2gvl$1@i2pn2.org> <uumn68$24cp1$1@paganini.bofh.team> Reply-To: ted.road@qmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 17:36:51 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="85673"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="cxWKkUqSnFhYHXvdUFj+yAyS5wIuHnWquTlHFtRCevs"; User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.18.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: <uumn68$24cp1$1@paganini.bofh.team> Bytes: 13111 Lines: 245 Anton Ray Eaks wrote: > Ted wrote: >> % wrote: >>> Skeeter wrote: >>>> In article <MPG.40789974c90781c6989796@news.usenetexpress.com>, >>>> skeeter@hotmale.com says... >>>>> >>>>> In article <jSnPN.762250$xHn7.115534@fx14.iad>, ted.street@gmail.com >>>>> Ted says... >>>>>> >>>>>> Skeeter wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In article <17c2dc96aff8594a$169751$3716115 >>>>>>> $22dd286e@news.thecubenet.com>, precent@yohoo.not says... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ted wrote: >>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In article <660d9859$0$3711207$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, >>>>>>>>>> skeeterweed@photonmail.com says... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> In article <uuhjee$3ruce$1@i2pn2.org>, ted.road@qmail.com >>>>>>>> says... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> In article >>>>>>>> <MPG.40749778856be9bb98978d@news.usenetexpress.com>, >>>>> >>>>>>>> skeeter@hotmale.com says... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> In article >>>>>>>>>>>> <17c22d00da46064a$96254$3081049$72dd786b@news.thecubenet.com>, >>>>>>>>>>>> precent@yohoo.not says... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ted wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In article <%SjON.762036$p%Mb.11195@fx15.iad>, >>>>>>>>>>>> ted.street@gmail.com >>>>> says... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David LaRue wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Ted" <ted.street@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:wjhON.99871$24ld.78660@fx07.iad: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> % wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Voice of Authority wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why did the Romans crucify Jesus? Because he >>>>>>>> had >>>> become >>>>>>>>>>>> too woke. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/DougJBalloon/status/1774230983350362304> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --bks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was also a Communist. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jesus of Nazareth is a figure who is often emulated >>>>>>>>>>>> for his >>>>>>>>>> emphasis on kindness, mercy and love, but >>>>>>>> many >>>> of his >>>>>>> disciples >> > seem to miss a very large >>>>>>>> part of >>>> his teachings in >>>>>>> their attempts >> > to mimic >>>>>>>> his virtues. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Many of Jesusâ?? ideas would be considered >>>>>>>>>>>> controversial in >>>>>>> the >> > modern world, but his >>>>>>>> attitudes >>>> regarding economics >>>>>>> would be >> > especially >>>>>>>> radical, >>>> aligning less with the >>>>>>> conservative views of >>>>>>>>>>> many of >>>> his followers and more with >>>>>>> the far-left >>>>>>>> views we now >>>> call >> > communist. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, the mainstream interpretations of Jesusâ?? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> philosophy seem >> > to ignore or undermine his economic >>>>>>>>>>>> ideals, >>>>>>> most often in the >> > interest of preserving >>>>>>>>>>>> capitalism. >>>>>>> American history has given us >> > many >>>>>>>>>>>> examples of Biblical >>>>>>> interpretations being used to >>>>>>>> excuse >>>>>>> harmful institutions >>>>>>> such as slavery and >>>>>>>> attempt to >>>> de-radicalize >> > the image of >>>>>>> popular >>>>>>>> figures such as >>>> Martin Luther King Jr. It is >> > only >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> responsible that >>>> we separate Jesusâ?? relationship with money >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from >>>> that of any churches who stand to profit >>>>>>>> financially from >>>>>>> >>>> more >> > capitalist interpretations >>>>>>>> of his words. >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We can read stories about >>>>>>>> Jesusâ?? emphasis on >>>> communal >>>>>>> practices, >> > like >>>>>>>> sharing meals and labor and >>>> starting the >>>>>>> tradition now >>>>>>>>>>> referred to as >>>> â??communion.â? We can also see >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> that he has a >> > >>>> particular interest in the needs of people >>>>>>>> who >>>>>>> his >>>> society would >> > rather abandon such as >>>>>>>> women who had >>>>>>> >>>> committed adultery and those >> > with >>>>>>>> leprosy or physical >>>>>>>>>>> disabilities. >> > >>>>>>>>>> He >>>>>>>> tells his followers to >>>> forgive their debtors, that they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should >> > not store up >>>> treasures on earth and that >>>>>>>> they cannot >>>>>>> serve both God >> >>>>> and money. In Matthew >>>>>>>> 21, he becomes so >>>>>>> enraged by >>>> people using a >> > >>>>>>>> temple for economic exchange, he >>>>>>> >>>> starts flipping >>>>>>>> tables. >> > >>>>>>>>>> In Matthew 19, a rich >>>> man approaches >>>>>>>> him for instruction and >>>>>>> Jesus >> > tells >>>> him to give >>>>>>>> up all his possessions and give the >>>>>>> money to >>>> the >> > >>>>>>>> poor. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> â??It is easier for a camel to go through the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eye >>>>>>>>>>>> of a >>>>>>> needle than >> > for someone who is rich to enter >>>>>>>>>>>> the Kingdom of >>>>>>> God,â? Jesus said in >> > Matthew 19:24 >>>>>>>>>>>> NIV. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This notion that a rich person would have to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stop >>>>>>>>>>>> being >>>>>>> rich in >> > order to follow him is explicitly >>>>>>>>>>>> incompatible with >>>>>>> capitalist >> > thinking. Why make >>>>>>>>>>>> people choose between >>>>>>> following him and pursuing >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wealth unless he dislikes the >>>>>>> effects of wealth and >>>>>>>> hopes >>>> to >> > counteract them in some way >>>>>>> by >>>>>>>> encouraging an >>>> alternative lifestyle >> > among his followers? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Despite the context and direct nature of his >>>>>>>>>>>> statement, it >>>>>>> seems >> > to be interpreted quite >>>>>>>>>>>> differently by many wealthy and >>>>>>> influential >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Christians who have yet to give up their >>>>>>> possessions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Under capitalism, interpretations favored by >>>>>>>> rich >>>> people are >>>>>>> given >> > more of a platform. This >>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>>>>>> created the exact type of >>>>>>> hierarchy >> > among Jesusâ?? >>>>>>>>>>>> fans that he devoted so much time to >>>>>>> warning against. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> His attempts to redistribute power are >>>>>>> often >>>>>>>>>>>> downplayed, and this >> > is interpreted instead as a story >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about how nobody is perfect. >> > >>>>>>>>>> SIUE is >>>>>>>>>>>> home to a large Christian population, including 20 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Christian organizations, whose members I sincerely hope will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> avoid >> > such a convenient dismissal of this issue. >>>>>>>> All >>>> of us at >>>>>>> SIUE, >> > Christian or otherwise, should >>>>>>>>>>>> question the >>>>>>> motivations of our >> > sources. >>>>>>>> Information >>>> is never presented >>>>>>> without an agenda, and >>>>>>>> it >> > is >>>> alarmingly common for >>>>>>> information to be >>>>>>>> presented in >>>> deceitful >> > ways. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An idea as simple as â??love your neighborsâ? >>>>>>>> can >>>> be used >>>>>>> to promote >> > the exact opposite >>>>>>>> message. I >>>> hope that any >>>>>>> readers seeking to >> > >>>>>>>> understand Jesusâ?? >>>> words will think >>>>>>> critically about >>>>>>>> their own >> > >>>> ideologies as well and whether >>>>>>> they >>>>>>>> align more closely >>>> with the >> > whitewashed commercial >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version that grants >>>> wishes or the radical >> > >>>>>>>> political figure >>>>>>> portrayed in >>>> the Bible. >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nobody reads anything this long >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exactly. In fact, the motivation is not to even start >>>>>>>>>>>> reading >>>>>>>> it. Very brief posts, otoh, almost always get >>>>>>>>>>>> read. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jesus (and God) taught those that were willing to learn. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you were unwilling to read a few words, let alone ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========