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@tomie @Aldo2 this is another case of the Old Testament being absolutely insane. It is similar to God obliterating Sodom and Gomorrah, including anyone who would look back to it. This scripture was from a time when the Israelites were at war with a nation of people who sacrificed children, and so Moses told people to basically kill everyone so that their nation would be no more, then take all of the "pure" women who still existed there. It isn't as if they would have fended well by themselves, but yeah it still is pretty insane. Even without being said by a prophet, this kind of thing was standard warfare (and kind of still is in some ways, honestly), so it is hard to say how much of it is God commanding this to happen and how much of it is God not intervening in it happening. Does that make sense?

Usually, the way this is explained in Christianity is that these were days before Jesus walked the earth and died for our sins. Since Jesus had not yet died for our sins, people had to face the full brunt of their sins instead. Another instance of this happening is the Great Flood, which killed all but 8 people. It is said that Jesus, after He was killed and before He was resurrected, descended to Hades and taught the Gospel to the people who died during the "days of Noah" so that they might have salvation.

Then there is the concept that the Old Testament may not be something that you should always take completely literally when it comes to matters of how one should act as a Christian. It was written by humans in a different time, and their own morals, fears, and such would have been present in the text. As I said before, it is certainly possible that this is an example of not God's commandment, but God's lack of intervening, as is common especially after Jesus died for our sins. That loops back into the former paragraph as well, as there is no longer a need for God to personally intervene in such large ways as He did in the times of the Old Testament.

It is hard to wrap your head around and even harder to justify, especially by modern standards. It happened thousands of years ago. I understand why it makes people hesitate, as it makes me hesitate as well. What it comes down to for me is that Christians should follow Christ first and foremost, and use things such as the Old Testament as supplementary material mostly second to their own prayers and their own informed judgement. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, I don't know.

I'm sure there are people who could explain this kind of stuff MUCH better than I could as well. The fact is that I do not have every answer under the sun, I mean I've given two different perspectives here, but I do find it interesting to talk about. Some of it is even perhaps informed by my upbringing, because I was raised Mormon and there is the belief taught that Christians should believe the scriptures as long as they are translated/interpreted correctly. Nobody really knows what "correct" is and our modern minds may not even be able to comprehend it, so that's why I say that prayer and personal meditation should be at the top of the list when considering things like this.

@Aldo2 Forgiveness, judgement, and repentance as they pertain to Christianity are nuanced subjects that have been pushed to their lowest values in the mainstream zeitgeist. In my opinion, it has been done in congruence with the ongoing campaign to weaken Christianity. This can be seen even in symbols such as the pentagram and the cross of Saint Peter.

Christians are not meant to be soggy doormats allowing themselves, their loved ones, and their people to be stomped on by people who do not even seek repentance. Jesus taught that we should rebuke those who wrong us, but forgive without limit if they repent. Repentance is a process that includes righting your wrongs and facing consequences.

Me sharing this scripture is not a call to kill people, of course. It is to demonstrate the weight of this hypothetical situation where Trump raped minors. Saying wholesale that you would forgive Trump for raping children *and* continue to support him as the president, assumedly without repentance because he would still be president, is not grounded in Christianity. He should face the full brunt of the law because that is what repentance entails. After the repentance process is complete, then forgiveness can be granted.

Furthermore, you so curiously continue to conflate child rape with pedophilia/hebephilia which you call to be legalized. Pedophilia and hebephilia is legalized, Aldo. You will not be punished in accordance with the law for expressing that you are a pedophile. The official requirements for pedophilia as it exists as a disorder are already steep and hebephilia isn't even officially recognized as a disorder. It seems to me that you are calling for the ability for anybody to be able to rape children and not be punished for it, and you're using Christianity as a scapegoat for it.

Ironically, you argue in bad faith.

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@coded_artist imagine wanting more money for your work

@teto yeah what's up with olds hating Japan and anime and stuff? So retarded. My friend has a bunch of innocuous demon slayer figures and his dad referred to them as "japorno"

man ever since austin carlile left of mice and men they've basically just been a heavy version of mayday parade. they're not bad, obviously still an amazing band, but it's just not why i listen to them. austin's songwriting and screaming were peak.

@fuxoft lol wtf

@teto meanwhile me listening to japanese music since like 2006

listening to utada hikaru in the car with the rest of the family so confused was funny

@solidsanek @lebronjames75 i can't hear any combination of the words "finger" and "ass" without thinking of this song

@VidMasterEon @mushroom_soup

@Dubbub yeah but they didn't have internet memes

@Mr_NutterButter on the prowl for some music to add to my library!
totally forgot about this one, it's so simple but so fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqAU5VxFWs

@Mr_NutterButter nah because sex in witcher is industry-approved sex

I found this awesome YouTube channel, it has some cool Christianity lore videos.
https://www.youtube.com/@harmonyharmonyharmony

@arc some people are just built different dude
I'm trying to play Mario kart world in private lobbies and I'm getting brutally raped