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28. What matters to Christians is the new testament.

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 08:52 PM

Jul 2023

Jesus clears those things up by forgiveness of sin. But also Jesus never said a thing about being Gay, so there is nothing that Christians can point to in the bible to be against it.

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So, tell me, do you eat lobster? [View all] garybeck Jul 2023 OP

Ban Lobster!!! NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #1

ban talking about lobster! garybeck Jul 2023 #2

ban telling your kids that lobsters exist! garybeck Jul 2023 #4

Flori-duh NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #7

Stamp out Critical Lobster Theory The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2023 #10

Not a bullet. That would not be Biblical. wnylib Jul 2023 #35

This also rules out clams,oysters,scallops and other shellfish. Liberty Belle Jul 2023 #3

correct! garybeck Jul 2023 #6

add in catfish and shrimp Progressive dog Jul 2023 #13

So Louisiana NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #20

Louisiana crawdads! Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #33

I was told catfish have scales; they're just tiny. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #34

Catfish do not have scales; their bodies are often naked. Progressive dog Jul 2023 #55

Crabs want you to remember they are abominations, too. 🦀 Judi Lynn Jul 2023 #19

So much for the Panacea Blue Crab Festival! csziggy Jul 2023 #48

I could almost be Jewish. roamer65 Jul 2023 #5

Then you're Jew-ish! (n/t) PJMcK Jul 2023 #11

And there's that whole mixing of fabrics thing - and I don't yorkster Jul 2023 #8

A List NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #9

Not often enough. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2023 #12

The West Wing had a good scene with the rightwing hypocrisy of the cristofascists. Swede Jul 2023 #14

Still Watch This NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #21

I don't have to even watch it to know this one ! CincyDem Jul 2023 #22

I post that whenever this comes up and was just about to go find the youtube link hlthe2b Jul 2023 #26

+1 dalton99a Jul 2023 #27

i love you Soooooooooooooooooo Much MARTIN SHEEN. You The King ! Trueblue1968 Jul 2023 #53

When someone starts quoting "scriptures" I like to refer them to a quote from Mark Twain: anciano Jul 2023 #15

I eat crab, it tastes better and it's easier to cook well. maxsolomon Jul 2023 #16

Eh, it's not as effective as you'd think. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #17

Hypocrites NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #24

I don't know why anyone thinks they care. Mariana Jul 2023 #58

Haven't spoken to many, have you. Effete Snob Jul 2023 #18

To which I might reply, "Is this about oral sex? Hand jobs?" hunter Jul 2023 #41

They aren't going to entertain a religious argument from someone outside their cult Effete Snob Jul 2023 #43

I'm an evolutionary biologist by natural inclination and some formal training. hunter Jul 2023 #46

Yep Effete Snob Jul 2023 #47

Try to keep up... brooklynite Jul 2023 #23

Right. edisdead Jul 2023 #29

I've never eaten shellfish sakabatou Jul 2023 #25

Some species of fish are not supposed to be eaten, according to the Law. Mariana Jul 2023 #59

Believe me, I know about kashrut. sakabatou Jul 2023 #61

What matters to Christians is the new testament. edisdead Jul 2023 #28

Just had a heartbreaking conversation with my 9-year-old granddaughter mainer Jul 2023 #30

Ugh edisdead Jul 2023 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author ForgedCrank Jul 2023 #31

Tell them lobsters are gay liberals. That'll stop them. Wonder Why Jul 2023 #32

Here is a classic from a couple decades ago wnylib Jul 2023 #36

I don't see maga's being able to read it much less follow it. Bird Lady Jul 2023 #37

Heh! electric_blue68 Jul 2023 #38

True Christians know the difference between Sneederbunk Jul 2023 #39

"Shuts 'em right up. " - no, it really doesn't. TwilightZone Jul 2023 #40

I wish I had the gift for saying more with fewer words Effete Snob Jul 2023 #44

I just wonder where it is that people have these conversations. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #50

In the line at the post office? Effete Snob Jul 2023 #51

No, but it's too expensive out here Retrograde Jul 2023 #42

I've lived in the south most of my life. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #49

I'm far from an expert, but I was told that the New Testament nullified that part Polybius Jul 2023 #52

if that's the case then garybeck Jul 2023 #62

Depends on the audience. Lobser is mostly seen as high-end. Bring up crawdads, though... JHB Jul 2023 #54

HELL NO Skittles Jul 2023 #56

They know they're hypocrites. They don't care. Mariana Jul 2023 #57

Not to be snarky, but have you ever actually done that? If so, did it work out the way you thought CTyankee Jul 2023 #60