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@PorkCow That aspect, I understand. I just don't get why the guy is kneeling in all those scenarios.

Naughty behaviour in a literary context 

@khird This is helpful; thanks!

Naughty behaviour in a literary context 

@realcaseyrollins

The original word is ΠΟΡΝΕΙΑ (porneia) which Wiktionary tells me can be either "prostitution" or "fornication".

But even so, that doesn't necessarily indicate that Paul *meant* fornication specifically being immoral, since he was writing in Greek. That's just the way the language was used - one might write "wine" when meaning alcoholic beverages in general, "iron" when referring to weapons in general, and so forth. So even if the word literally means "fornication" it's entirely possible he was using it with the intention that his Greek-speaking readers would take its meaning more broadly.

The translator has to make a decision to render the word's meaning or the author's meaning. If he's writing to an audience that knows these conventions in Greek, he can go with the former and let the audience infer what Paul really meant. But even among educated adults, familiarity with Greek is on the decline, so modern translations are increasingly likely to reword the phrase to preserve the intended meaning as opposed to the literal meaning.

@jeff@pl.i2p.rocks @darltrash Haha yeah just watch who you follow a lil carefully, don't look at TWKN timeline and you'll be fine

And while I'm here talkin' smack at Gab for breaking it, an email (with the wrong timestamp) arrives:

:torbo: Subject line: "President Trump on Gab" :trumpdimension:

:trump_mad: The beginning of the email: "Today was a historic day for the Gab community."

:trumpgendou: The actual "news": "The president got mad at Twitter. Please tell the president to use Gab! Send him a letter and comment on his Facebook page and send him messages on Twitter."

I can't stop. This is too great. :trumpkissl::torbo::trumpkiss:
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@Jojothegoodperson@freespeechextremist.com How do you know that person isn't just joking?

Meanwhile in Toronto 

>Today I proclaimed #MenstrualHygieneDay in the
@CityofToronto in an effort to help break the silence around menstruation. Proud to support @ThePeriodPurse and their continued work to end the stigma surrounding periods. #MHDay2020

I'm thinking of started a peertube/youtube channel to teach people fun and useful science ...

@Grandtheftautism the internet will never go back to Cat videos. That was so 2005. At least, not while the political divide keeps growing and growing.
Besides, do you remember back in 2015 ? It was all Atheist and Late Night Comedian videos ? All that is gone !.

@khird
Yes; but the thing is, translating into the broader scope removes all references of formication specifically being immoral.

Maybe it'd be better to find the original word and find out its literal definition.

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