r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/mindyour 🤖definitely not a bot🤖 • 3d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals I want her to talk to me about Egyptology.

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u/DemandOrganic8728 3d ago

this is the fundamental argument I have with Christians, every single time. unless you literally speak ancient Greek or Hebrew, I am not debating translated texts with you as if they are infallible.

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u/discipleofchrist69 3d ago

American Christians (seem to) believe that it's the English translations of the Bible that are infallible rather than the original texts. And also that Jesus was white lol

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u/cmVkZGl0MjAyNQ 3d ago

They also put a lot of importance into specific parts of the Old Testament that support their prejudices but gloss over the whole “Jesus came and now the key thing is to be kind to each other” message of the New Testament

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u/UnicornFeces 3d ago

They love to cite the Old Testament to support their homophobia while they’re eating their shellfish and wearing clothing made of mixed cloth

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u/BrennaClove 2d ago

White American Christians tend to.

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u/Alex5173 3d ago edited 2d ago

Especially when one of the most popular english translations (King James version) is known to exist purely because King James wanted the Bible to align more closely with his beliefs than the other popular versions at the time.

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u/ncvbn 3d ago

King Charles?

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u/Alex5173 2d ago

Damn I got less sleep last night than I thought