@ToyBoyUTandMore@Redhibition This one’s also so much less icky because iirc these aren’t real kids, just actual made up scenario. But yes subtlety in analog horror is seemingly a lost art sometimes
@denimneverdies I did post a follow up saying how I had read “children” too literally (my b), but scholars have also argued that the punishment here is likely a metaphor to emphasize the severity of harming the vulnerable. You and I shouldn’t read too literally because interpretations vary :)
@denimneverdies fwiw it may also refer to the vulnerable and those new to the faith more broadly. So I did probably read that part too literally; that one’s on me. It’s arguable that the drowning is a metaphor, as well. Again, the Bible’s interpretations are debatable! That’s a cool thing imo :)
@denimneverdies Not quite, I was just always taught that the “children” in Matthew 18 were actually children. As in the punishment for harming children is the aforementioned drowning. But that’s just what I was taught; interpretations do vary a lot! Again, no reason to get upset :)
@denimneverdies Okay that’s actually a much more logically consistent statement there. I don’t necessarily agree, but it’s much more defensible than saying Catholicism is uniquely bad because of body count
@denimneverdies If you don’t have evidence for it that’s fine, no need to get upset lol. Just tryna have a conversation and maybe clear up some misconceptions :)
@denimneverdies Religions can be both systems of beliefs and political organizations that purport to follow or enforce those beliefs. Those who belong to the latter don’t necessarily hold or follow the former. These systems are made by flawed even evil humans. That doesn’t make the beliefs bad
@denimneverdies A religion can’t kill people. People kill people and use whatever logic, like religion, to justify it. But Catholicism or any other Abrahamic faith doesn’t promote human death; in fact, they discourage it. That’s what matters, regardless of the actions of misguided followers
@denimneverdies@thisismyusernai “Most evil religion that has ever been” look I’m not even gonna bring up modern religions, but what you said implies Catholicism is worse than faiths with literal human sacrifice and ritual murder. I think it’s maybe a bit less evil than that, no?
@USMNTinEurope@jmhartley1@0liviajulianna It did become a mainstream position after the debate because it was so public, but it didn’t come from nowhere. Things like this take time, and a LOT of people had been talking about it during the 1st term. Julian Castro made a comment in the 2020 primary, before Biden was Prez
@huszan@4onejr@reactionarycen1@JJ_McCullough Probably not; it's a prohibition on an amendment and there would be challenges, both on a textual basis and because there's quite a lot of contempory writings by the Framers about how this is unchangeable. That inability to change likely extends to the prohibition itself
@4onejr@reactionarycen1@JJ_McCullough The Senate’s a bit different though. It is possible, but so incredibly unlikely because Article V states “no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.” If read a certain way, *every* state would have to vote yes on Senate abolition
@EkklesiaAmerica@SenatorAndyKim@TheDemocrats Yea the concept of a universal program is that its universal. Politically, universal programs are far more durable and popular than means-tested ones, hence why they're proposed. We've known this for about 100 years at this point. Really doesn't take a genius to figure it out lol
@gilebreton@Cauble Yes it absolutely is lol. Please tell me how Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette are basically the same as Shreveport, Monroe, and Alexandria
@SillyBanjo@Doc_Texas Markets aren’t really that big of a deal in the era of streaming tho. What matters is brands: big brands bring eyeballs, which brings advertisers. I think the SEC will nab Florida State and Clemson, then try for UNC and one other. But I agree that the B1G will aim for UNC and UVA
@CeleronD330@Pooblock_ The funny thing is is that, in these one-party or dominant party states, that's a pretty common trend. Even if legally everyone is R or D, factions will always rise up. It's not just in the US either, see the LDP in Japan as another example
@Nobuddy_1@TimothyPSmith7@Olorin_TheGrey@PatioPepper99@MikeDrucker Those things you already need to get a Real ID? Yes. The difference is that an ID with citizenship status on it is a helluva lot easier to transport day-to-day and a lot easier to replace than those other things, hence the issue