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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (13 children)

People also think that Jesus was all love and light and goodness because they ignore or don't know about the other parts about Jesus.

Like when he says, just two verses after the famous John 3:16 verse, that you worship him or go to hell:

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son

Then there's him being super racist:

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”

25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Mark 15:21-28

Or when he says in Matthew 19 that you can only divorce a woman (and, of course, a woman can't divorce a man) if she's cheating on you, essentially condoning domestic violence:

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

There's more where that came from.

I'm sure some Christian would be happy to come in here and hand wave it all away with being out of context or misinterpreted or whatever. And yet quoting the Bible out of context happens every time they go to their church and they have no issues.

People most often praise Jesus for the Golden Rule. He didn't invent it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule#Ancient_Egypt

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (6 children)

The golden rule is so stupid too, I want to be left alone, should I leave people alone? My friend likes people coming to his place unannounced, should he come to places unanounced?

It's like everyone takes the rule and twists it so it benefits/excuses how they live and do.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

May just be the neurospicy in me, but who likes people unannounced? Like, people can go about their day, knowing anyone could come at any time and they're ok with that?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

He's a bit a one of a kind, his home is always open and that's what he likes.

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