▲ 728 ▼ Texas Democrat leaves Republicans speechless when he uses the Bible against them (news.yahoo.com) submitted 2 years ago by nao@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments Texas State Rep. James Talarico using biblical scripture to tear down conservative Christian arguments
[–] spider@lemmy.nz 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Know their bible better than they do. They interpret it selectively, just like their version of the Constitution that begins and ends with the Second Amendment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the problem. It doesn't matter. For every interpretation one may have, someone else has an interpretation somewhere else in the scriptures that says the exact opposite according to them. The book itself is such a giant catchall for any motive one may have it's almost comical at this point. Virtually anyone can use it as evidence of support for or against just about anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spider@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Confirmed. In my native language, the guy is called DJ Oetker McSnack-a-bit O'Parma. IIRC, he used to teach people about making love to their neighbors just like they'd be making love to themselves, and such... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) And their version of the Second Amendment is four words long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mapiki@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago If you say guns kill people one more time, I will shoot you with a gun, and you will, coincidentally, die. <3 from the Welcome to Nightvale NRA permalink fedilink source parent [–] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Right to ursine appendages permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is the problem. It doesn't matter. For every interpretation one may have, someone else has an interpretation somewhere else in the scriptures that says the exact opposite according to them. The book itself is such a giant catchall for any motive one may have it's almost comical at this point. Virtually anyone can use it as evidence of support for or against just about anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spider@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Confirmed. In my native language, the guy is called DJ Oetker McSnack-a-bit O'Parma. IIRC, he used to teach people about making love to their neighbors just like they'd be making love to themselves, and such... permalink fedilink source parent
[+] spider@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Confirmed. In my native language, the guy is called DJ Oetker McSnack-a-bit O'Parma. IIRC, he used to teach people about making love to their neighbors just like they'd be making love to themselves, and such... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Confirmed. In my native language, the guy is called DJ Oetker McSnack-a-bit O'Parma. IIRC, he used to teach people about making love to their neighbors just like they'd be making love to themselves, and such... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) And their version of the Second Amendment is four words long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mapiki@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago If you say guns kill people one more time, I will shoot you with a gun, and you will, coincidentally, die. <3 from the Welcome to Nightvale NRA permalink fedilink source parent [–] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Right to ursine appendages permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mapiki@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago If you say guns kill people one more time, I will shoot you with a gun, and you will, coincidentally, die. <3 from the Welcome to Nightvale NRA permalink fedilink source parent