And agreed re: studying the Bible. Most people take what their religious leader says without question or reading the source material themselves. Case in point: there's some controversy right now about the the OT passages about 'if a man sleeps with another man, they should both be put to death' anti-gay stuff. With much newer translations, it's looking to be more accurate that it should be 'if a man abuses children, he should be put to death'. And it was changed in the early 20th century to suit a particular agenda. The way that preachers pick and choose from the Bible, they can make it say anything they want, and if you don't look at the context of individual verses, it's easy to distort.
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Date: 2022-05-08 05:11 am (UTC)And agreed re: studying the Bible. Most people take what their religious leader says without question or reading the source material themselves. Case in point: there's some controversy right now about the the OT passages about 'if a man sleeps with another man, they should both be put to death' anti-gay stuff. With much newer translations, it's looking to be more accurate that it should be 'if a man abuses children, he should be put to death'. And it was changed in the early 20th century to suit a particular agenda. The way that preachers pick and choose from the Bible, they can make it say anything they want, and if you don't look at the context of individual verses, it's easy to distort.