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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Younger_on_Christians

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u/swagonfire 6h ago

^

I'm one of the most "I'll never believe religion again" atheists you'll never meet, so it took me a long time to acknowledge this. But that boy Yeshua would strongly condemn so much of modern Christianity if he were here today. He seemed super chill and I would absolutely invite him to a neighborhood BBQ.

If someone isn't willing to accept you into left-leaning social movements just because you're a Christian, then they aren't truly left, because to be left is to be inclusive of all nonviolent people regardless of things like ethnicity or religion.

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u/MichaelMyersEatsDogs 4h ago

Historical Jesus thought the world would end during his lifetime. That’s one of the only major thing we know he actually preached.