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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online -1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's literally what first-hand evidence is: an account from someone who met someone irl - e.g. John, Peter, Luke, Mark, etc.

Also in that historical context, the fact that there are letters at all is somewhat astounding, if Jesus were just some rando. At the very least they seemed to think that He was important.

The letters were not written until later though - b/c why would they be, if you had John + Peter + Luke + Mark all in one room, why would they be writing texts / emails / chats at one another? They still wrote it within their lifetime though, so "a whole generation after his death" is disingenuous - time passed, but those people who met Jesus were still alive, and wrote the letters, thus making them first-hand recordings of fact.

Not that I'm advocating that you become a Christian over all of this, just wanting to get that part of the story straight:-).

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 39 points 1 year ago

Oh no, he got out!

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Relax, it was all just a dream...

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 0 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Obviously... sort of. Fascists hate him for bucking authority, neoliberals too bc how dare He prioritize anything at all over profit - like why take care of the poor when you can (literally) fuck them over, even use them as slaves?

Though I would think the word that they would take issue with would be the "great" part rather than the "universally agree" - they can all see who He is, bc His actions made that plain leaving no room for doubt (like He could be a loon but... whatever the reasoning, at least He lived authentically according to whatever principles He expoused) - they just don't agree that those properties are themselves what they want to see put into the world.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago

That's what I'm guessing - he sounds like he's telling the masses what they want to hear here, but wouldn't the lowering of unemployment and raising of minimum wages to allow people alternatives to crime be a greater causes of change? But anyway he's doing it all, and trying to reach out to the centrists here, who might actually be trying to decide between him vs. Trump, so that much at least is great.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago

"Well that's a horga'hn of a different color" 😂

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 21 points 1 year ago (33 children)

People universally agree that Jesus Himself is a great dude - despite (because!) He told the over-religious Karens to fuck off, and just plainly do such things as take care of widows & orphans. So wherever you may end up, maybe start with that and see where it takes you?

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago

Meh, it's what got him there. But arguably Putin had more in mind than merely that when he helped put him there.

When facing an enemy, do not focus exclusively on the weapon, but rather its weilder.

And unfortunately, in Trump's case he's open for much business, from many sides.:-(

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well *I* for one am shocked, Shocked I say... SHOCKED!!?!! Well, not that shocked.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“This progress we’re seeing is no accident. My Administration is putting more cops on the beat, holding violent criminals accountable, and getting illegal guns off the street — and we are doing it in partnership with communities. As a result, Americans are safer today than when I took office,” Biden said in the statement.

Murders dropped by 26 percent, and robberies dropped by about 18 percent, according to the FBI data. Biden said his administration has “got to work protecting the American people,” saying that the American Rescue Plan has “delivered $15 billion to cities to hire and retain more cops and keep communities safe.”

“I took on the gun lobby and signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, the most significant gun violence legislation in nearly 30 years,” Biden said.

Damn, for the "defund the police" candidate (that's what Rebubs claim that Dems want, in defiance of all the very many facts to the contrary) is sure "defunding" them straight into successfully being better funded!

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Likewise, "Do you have to pay them more if you do things to their butt?”

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