Today I had a Bible verse on my Masto timeline. And I know I shouldn’t care, but it made me so angry. Like the verse itself was nice and all, no doubt. But holy fuck. You can find so much bullshit in that book. Why don’t you quote that? You can’t just cherry pick the quotes you like best.
I can’t also go around and just quote random passages from Mein Kampf because they sound nice without the context.
I hate that so much. I always need to refrain from dropping Leviticus 21:18-21 or Timothy 2:12 or some other bullshit in the replies.
Sorry for the rant. Just needed to let it out somewhere.
The whole religion is just picking the quotes you like.
Christianity is a lot like a fandom. If I say something like “We were going to Canada for some french fries and gravy,” or “I’m gonna pistolwhip the next guy who says shenanigans,” anyone who likes Super Troopers will giggle a little and we’ll be able to bond a little over that. Evangelicals are like people who only want to quote Farva… but like, aren’t in on the joke and think the things he says are funny in the same way.
Well, the difference is that the bible is heavily bigoted. It’s not a “fun recreational franchise”.