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GarColga

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7. These Christian fundamentalists

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun May 28, 2023, 07:24 PM

May 2023

read the Ten Commandments as if they were written in English by modern-day Americans. These commandments are not a call to morality, they are iron-age tribal taboos written by and for Hebrew MEN. The proscription against adultery, for example, has nothing to do with the sanctity of marriage. Adultery was a crime against property. A woman was the property of her father until she married, when she became the property of her husband.

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GOP wacko can't even defend her insanity. [View all] Maraya1969 May 2023 OP

Ignorance is not bliss malaise May 2023 #1

Where is the TEN Commandments in any foundational document or writing? Historic NY May 2023 #2

Nowhere. LoisB May 2023 #3

Nope, but you will find..... paleotn May 2023 #4

It's on the back written in invisible ink that only Repugs can see. Ray Bruns May 2023 #8

Many of our founding fathers were deists not christians burrowowl May 2023 #11

And Jesus would be appalled MomInTheCrowd May 2023 #5

+1 peppertree May 2023 #9

"See the ten commandments and think about our founding fathers"?? lastlib May 2023 #6

These Christian fundamentalists GarColga May 2023 #7

Exactly burrowowl May 2023 #12

... Faux pas May 2023 #10