Reclaiming Love
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Last published Sun, Jan 30, 2022
"By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit." (Matthew 7:16-17)
I honestly can't understand American-style conservative / fundamentalist Christianity. Not all conservatives are like that (I hope), but it seems that no matter where I look - in Wattpad or in the wider Internet -, there's some supposedly biblical justification for hurting LGBT people, abusing women and children, crushing the poor, attacking anything resembling science and condemning everyone who thinks differently to Hell. The more I look into things, the deeper the rabbit hole gets.
After several hundred hours of research, I decided to write down my arguments against this "toxic Christianity" and some thoughts how the focus could be brought back to what Jesus himself thought was most important. Love.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Christian. I like Jesus a lot and seek to follow his example in my own life, but I don't need him as my savior. Overall, I don't like Pauline theology very much.
And since it's Pride Month now, I'll start with what the Bible actually says about homosexuality. Debate is welcome, but I expect you to have done your homework. If you can't provide at least one article by a genuine biblical scholar, please don't bother to tell me I'm twisting the scripture. FYI, Answers in Genesis and similar sites don't qualify.
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