No Abraham wasn't Jewish. He was the patriarch of all Israelites. He existed before the Jews even conceptualized their own jewish identity. If we want to be really particular, Jews as an ethnicity are only people descended from the kingdom of Judah (from which the name jew is derived), which is only two of the 12 tribes. And only those who were exiled in Babylon. Saying Abraham was Jewish is like saying Charlemagne was French or German. You are assigning an ethnicity to someone who existed before our understanding of that ethnicity existed.
@Nemos_V@ArtOrthodox Like I said, a 19th century creation.
Not one Byzantine source indicates Justinian was a saint. None. An emperor, sure, but not a saint.
Enjoy being a sycophant. You seem to enjoy a good ruler cult.
@Nemos_V@ArtOrthodox Your source is trash. If you he (or you) knew anything about Byzantine texts, you would know that they referred to *all* emperors (except the 'heretics') as "of blessed memory". This doesn't mean they were considered saints. Procopius thought Justinian was a reprobate.
@Nemos_V@ArtOrthodox He's not in the Synaxarion (was never considered a saint in the Byzantine period). But you're right, he's not a 21st century saint, he's a 19th century saint; popularized in Russia to prop-up their failing ruler-cult.
@jameybennett You voted for a man who tried to overthrow the results of an election and seize power through an act of violence.
There's a basic reality.
It's not only the lord you serve.
"Jimmy Kimmel made me vote for Trump".
John, do you take responsibility for *choosing* to vote for a man who tried to subvert the Constitutional order?
@baseballcrank What Dan is saying, is that between Harris and Trump, *only* Harris has to be 'stopped', however 'immoral' it may be to vote Trump.
Which is to say, he'll gladly do something he considers to be immoral to help make sure the Constitutional vandal wins.
Yes, Dan is a hero.
What Dan is saying, is that between Harris and Trump, *only* Harris has to be 'stopped', however 'immoral' may be to vote for Trump.
Which is to say, he'll gladly do something he considers to be immoral to help make sure the Constitutional vandal wins.
Yes, Dan is a hero.
@MOA_Official1 There's nothing virtuous about watching a man attack the Constitutional order with literal violence and then shrugging your shoulders.
It makes sense though. You want to destroy the Constitution, and you see the orange man as the anarchist who will do it for you.
Pathetic.
There's nothing virtuous about watching a man attack the Constitutional order with literal violence and then shrugging your shoulders.
It makes sense though. You want to destroy the Constitution, and you see the orange man as the anarchist who will do it for you.
Pathetic.
@baseballcrank@jonathanchait Who are you kidding, Dan?
You were always going to vote for him. It's got nothing to do with Harris.
You watched a man do actual violence against the Constitutional order, and shrugged.
You're voting for Trump because its what you want and like.
@tc1415 Their 'majesties' once tried to invade your country and lop off the head of your 'majesty'.
Never understood what could be had from this kind of sad power-worship.