@arielsabar the second i saw the pic of the papyrus i knew what it was. I randomly picked up this book at the library and obsessed over it to all my friends and (church) coworkers for MONTHS! One of the craziest things i've ever read.
If this was about babies, there would be universal healthcare. Free education. Free daycare. Southern states would be doing all they can to drop the Black maternal mortality rate. This is about power and control
Christianity in America would radically change if we understood “taking the Lord’s name in vain” as claiming the name of Jesus without doing the work of Jesus, instead of saying “oh my god.”
Congress needs to pass universal background checks, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and confirm Steve Dettelbach as head of the ATF.
It’s time to turn this pain into action.
Religion became so completely different for me once I realized that the Bible is basically just a bunch of different texts that the Church happened to like. That's the reason why it's valuable, and it can be valuable in that way without needing to be infallible
Alright seminarians, listen up. I'm about to tell you something about church work that they that they aren't telling you in your academic institutions:
There are so many women named Nancy and it's really hard to remember which Nancy is which.