Jason Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Parent Calls Bible ‘PORN’ and Demands Utah School District Remove It From Libraries WWW.VICE.COM A parent is arguing that if banned books like 'Gender Queer' are pulled from shelves, the Bible—with its sex scenes, incest, and murder—should be banned, too. 1 1 5 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Hell yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I’m all for it and would love to see a trial/court case happen for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Republicans: No, not like this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I mean most Christians hold it up like it's their small little pecker so yeah it's definitely porn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 No, see, you're not supposed to actually read it. You are just supposed to assert that within it's murky, unknowable depths lies the basis for your randomly cobbled together morals and world views constructed from your own personal environment and cultural upbringing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 41 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: No, see, you're not supposed to actually read it. You are just supposed to assert that within it's murky, unknowable depths lies the basis for your randomly cobbled together morals and world views constructed from your own personal environment and cultural upbringing. The problem is they do read the bible. They just pick and choose which hey I get it. I'd gladly sin with my ex-wife or another worthy partner again but I know I'm doing wrong and will confess my sins when I can guarente I won't do it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Chairslinger said: No, see, you're not supposed to actually read it. That only applies if you're Roman Catholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Schools being a battleground for culture war nonsense is very high on my list of reasons I’m glad our family avoided public k-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Schools being a battleground for culture war nonsense is very high on my list of reasons I’m glad our family avoided public k-12. Yeah not a sign of a functioning society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: That only applies if you're Roman Catholic Oh, I think personal revelation and whatever the hell their Pastor says on Sundays does the heavy lifting for most of Protestants, too. Your average Protestant's understanding of what's in the Bible is about equivalent to someone's understanding of Grimm's Fairy Tales after watching Disney's Cinderella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I mean, who hasn't jacked it to the bible at least a couple times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: Oh, I think personal revelation and whatever the hell their Pastor says on Sundays does the heavy lifting for most of Protestants, too. Your average Protestant's understanding of what's in the Bible is about equivalent to someone's understanding of Grimm's Fairy Tales after watching Disney's Cinderella. He's saying it shouldnt apply to Roman Catholics. We have bible nerds called theologians that contemplate our dogma. They will figure it out eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 There’s more sex in the Bible than there is in a Stephen King or Bret Easton Ellis novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 53 minutes ago, MarSolo said: There’s more sex in the Bible than there is in a Stephen King or Bret Easton Ellis novel. My favorite part is when one of Lot's daughters gets him drunk then rapes him so she can have a child, and then tells her sister to do the same the next night, which she gladly does. And this isn't presented as some horrifying thing. It's just like "yup this is what happened, pretty cool huh?" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Xbob42 said: My favorite part is when one of Lot's daughters gets him drunk then rapes him so she can have a child, and then tells her sister to do the same the next night, which she gladly does. And this isn't presented as some horrifying thing. It's just like "yup this is what happened, pretty cool huh?" The first story I thought of when I read the OP. And as someone who has a degree in religion (the academic study of it, not theology), I can say with certainty that your average American Christian; Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, whatever, doesn't know shit about their religion. They think they do, they often speak with authority as if they do, but they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 there are a few times in my class where we are learning about various things and there are nude pieces of art. i kinda worried at first that it would be a big issue but i’ve never heard anything from a parent. even some of the annoying ones. i might in the future but i’m glad i’m in california. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: The first story I thought of when I read the OP. And as someone who has a degree in religion (the academic study of it, not theology), I can say with certainty that your average American Christian; Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, whatever, doesn't know shit about their religion. They think they do, they often speak with authority as if they do, but they don't. My man, most people don’t know anything about most things they say are important to them. Ask a random person why they believe something they believe (about any topic) and you’ll see this soooooo clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, sblfilms said: My man, most people don’t know anything about most things they say are important to them. Ask a random person why they believe something they believe (about any topic) and you’ll see this soooooo clearly. 100% agreed, I was just relegating my thoughts to the subject matter of this topic. But yes, absolutely - whenever I discuss politics, philosophy, religion, movies, whatever, most people don't know shit about anything. I've always said 80% of people don't even plan ahead in their day or their life, they literally just bump into walls only thinking of the next immediate task ahead of them. That's been my experience with the "average" human being at least in America and Pakistan (and worldwide, but I can only say Pakistan and America with authority). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Ask a random person why they believe something they believe (about any topic) and you’ll see this soooooo clearly. @SaysWho? Will decide what a random person believes in about any topic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: @SaysWho? Will decide what a random person believes in about any topic. I see the comments on his work FB page posts, he knows it’s true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: My man, most people don’t know anything about most things they say are important to them. Ask a random person why they believe something they believe (about any topic) and you’ll see this soooooo clearly. I have a theory that you are right however I'd go further and say the solution is more education. Not like Democrats or Republicans but how Marx would look at it. Our education system is corrupted by the needs of capital. So the system wants the schools to suck. The current outcomes are desirable. People smart enough to do the work but dumb enough to just passively accept things. Going to a pet hospital and the place telling you it's 14k to save Corey's life or 9k to get to watch him die or assisted suicide shouldn't be normal but it is. I proactively want to move out of this country over my disgust at profiting off of my misery. I think I'm trying to say our problems seem normal to people and I feel they in fact aren't normal. So trying to give people better understanding is the way. Also push back on your friend's don't just be a listener actively engage in the conversation. Ask them why they feel this way. Why they did that. People aren't introspective enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, johnny said: there are a few times in my class where we are learning about various things and there are nude pieces of art. i kinda worried at first that it would be a big issue but i’ve never heard anything from a parent. even some of the annoying ones. i might in the future but i’m glad i’m in california. Like in Florida right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 7:22 PM, Xbob42 said: My favorite part is when one of Lot's daughters gets him drunk then rapes him so she can have a child, and then tells her sister to do the same the next night, which she gladly does. And this isn't presented as some horrifying thing. It's just like "yup this is what happened, pretty cool huh?" Lot’s wife is the original salt bae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 33 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Lot’s wife is the original salt bae I like how she just got turned to salt for no fuckin' reason. I guess they said "don't look back" but turning someone to salt because they looked back at the only home they ever knew getting obliterated seems a little dumb, just like the rest of the book! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I stopped believing years ago, but I never stopped enjoying the Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: I like how she just got turned to salt for no fuckin' reason. I guess they said "don't look back" but turning someone to salt because they looked back at the only home they ever knew getting obliterated seems a little dumb, just like the rest of the book! God fucked up Job's family because Satan dared him to and then made everything okay by giving Job a new wife and new kids because women and children are the perfectly interchangeable commodities you learn about in intro econ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Jason said: God fucked up Job's family because Satan dared him to and then made everything okay by giving Job a new wife and new kids because women and children are the perfectly interchangeable commodities you learn about in intro econ. he was also later raped by his daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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