I'm Jewish and have been told very angrily that I killed Jesus more than once. It's fun.

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[–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Which brings up a question I've yet to have a Christian answer properly for me- Why did Jesus live and die in a backwater rather than bring his world-saving gospel to Rome?

I mean even ignoring the fact that Jesus never got around to telling the indigenous people in places like Australia that he existed and humans had to do it, going to Rome seems like it would have been the best place to spread the message at the time.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    While atheist myself, there's a fairly obvious reply.

    God had a plan, and look where the religion is now, so that plan obviously worked.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago

    I learned long ago that there is no point in a response to such Christians because they want you to respond.

    And I should add that there are plenty of Christians who are absolutely not like this. Even evangelicals. My wife's evangelical family has never been anything but completely welcoming of me. No one has so much as tried to convert me, let alone said anything antisemitic.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not according to the book of Mormon.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think the Book of Mormon says that Jesus went to Australia, just the Americas.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nice. I've never heard any of the music from Jesus Christ Superstar. I like it. I'll have to listen to the rest now.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's unironically one of my favorite musicals. It's surprisingly not very religious, considering its subject matter.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It certainly sounds critical based on that song. Randy Newman did a version of Faust which was similarly critical of God. I quite liked it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgcsMphORJo

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It walks a very fine line that appeals to both Christians and non-Christians. It's more about the drama and struggle around Jesus, without ever directly addressing his divinity or lack thereof. Judas has all the banger songs, though. He's the protagonist, really.

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