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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like this Jesus guy's ideas, I just don't think he's magic.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I like what this guy named Matthew said Jesus guy's ideas were. Mark and Luke said the same but weren't as good as writers. And another guy named John wrote a fanfic expanding on the original.

And then a guy called Paul (aka Saul) got involved despite never having met the OG crew. And started an expanded universe messing up the canon forever.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See, Evangelicals don't worship Jesus. He's just their mascot. They worship Paul.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then they should pay their fucking taxes if they do.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean that's a different issue but you'll get no argument from me

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well sorta Paul told them to pay their taxes. So if they like this Paul guy so much they should follow him.

[–] presbypenguin@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago

I mean, Mark had to go first, so we can give him some slack. And Luke isn't a worse writer, just a bit of a pretentious one. John is definitely the best storyteller, even if he does go...off the rails a bit. And Paul didn't write nearly as much as we give him credit/blame for.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Paul predated the Gospel writers and he claims that he met James.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

And then they all died for their faith, bar John who was imprisoned for life, and not once renounced it to save themselves.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Paul only wrote half the letters attributed to him, John didn't write John, Mark didn't write Mark, Matthew didn't write Matthew, and Luke didn't write Luke. Of the 27 books of the NT only 8 are attributed correctly.

As for their supposed dying for their faith we don't actually know that. That is all later church traditions. It's certainly possible since pretty much everyone got murdered who the Romans noticed but we don't have evidence that it happened to them and there was plenty of reason to lie about it.

[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

This is not true

Atheists tend to follow Jesus more closely than Evangelicals, they just don't need a leash to be good people.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

well, in their defense they are forgiven and allowed to sin until they return to donate more money... i mean ask for forgiveness.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

🎶 Out in da streets dey callit muuuuuurdah! 🎶