Former President Donald Trump is hawking Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. The presumptive Republican nominee Tuesday released a video on his Truth Social platform urging supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible."
      • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        manga

        I think certain parts of the Bible are a little too “kinky” for manga form.

        Starts sweating profusely

        • orphiebaby@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Sounds like a nice joke, but I can’t think of a single thing in there that fits that description.

          Don’t downvote me though unless you at least remember something I don’t. Then again, why would that deserve a downvote

          • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. Ezekiel 23:20

            There’s also the rape of Dina, Lot and his daughters, and the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) also come to mind. There’s probably more that I can’t remember.

            I wouldn’t downvote a simple question. Also, it’s best not to care about downvotes anyways. Only votes that matter is up voting a post so it appears on the front page if it’s important.

            • orphiebaby@lemm.eeEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Those are all super tame and vanilla— certainly not “too kinky for manga”. Rape in-and-of-itself isn’t even a kink unless it’s the person wanting to feel raped— which is still pretty vanilla. But I digress.

    • neoman4426@fedia.io
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      1 year ago

      His mugshot is always hilarious to see. You just know he practiced that looking for an expression that made him look tough and defiant, and he settled on “toddler intentionally shitting their pants because you said it’s time for bed” as his look of choice?

  • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.”

    Romans 16:17-18

    If only MAGA Republicans could read, they’d have seen this coming.

  • vegeta@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Just as god hath used imperfect vessels to proclaim his perfect message in the past, so he shall useth them now and in the future. /s

    MAGAts be like:

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      LOL, never noticed that holding it backwards make it look like a Koran.

      Imagine of Obama had done that.

      “TOLD YOU he’s a Mooslim!”

    • AlphaOmega@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Trump Building used to be located at 666 Fifth Avenue. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to summon Gozer the Gozerian in there.

      • Pwrupdude@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        So for full discloser, I am a Christian believer and also do not like Trump. I thought (even since before he was elected) he was using the presidency for his own personal gain. I’m also not going to try and say I didn’t like Hilary more, because I absolutely did not. Over his term I came to see it was worse than Trump just using the presidency for personal promotion and am at the point his actions seriously scare me.

        That being said, this article I think took some logical jumps to make it fit an American presidency. Prophecy is extremely difficult and subjective. I am just a normal person and haven’t studied biblical prophecy to the fullest extent, so it could be spot on and I’m just not as versed in it. Reading it I was also thinking were these verses picked to make the argument? Were there prophecies left out because they did not fit the argument? That would be my burden to study and look into.

        Overall, the article opened my eyes to some things that seemed off but I could not explain way. I have some obvious concerns and glad I have a starting point to start looking into it further. Glad I read this article, and thank you for sharing it.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Jesus did not fit the prophecies either. The point of prophecy isn’t prediction, it’s a tool to be used to make people believe what you want. For example, Jesus of Nazareth was almost certainly not born in Bethlehem, but that’s what the prophecies said so we have multiple differing mutually exclusive accounts saying how and why he was born in Bethlehem for some reason during a trip they took. They don’t really make sense, especially together, but they don’t need to. They were just created in order to fit a person into the prophecy.

          Not that Dune proves anything, but I highly recommend watching (and ideally reading) it because this concept is basically what it’s about, and it’s entertaining and well done. A prophecy was laid out in advance to be used when needed. It is then used to convince them Paul is their Messiah, and billions of people die because of it.

        • WldFyre@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Prophecy is extremely difficult and subjective.

          And it’s also bullshit lol

  • HuddaBudda@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    And Jesus said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.