MiraculousMM
masters obey the state (render unto Cesar)
Just want to add an interesting note here regarding this line and one other that I learned from my favorite professor in college, absolutely brilliant scholar who was like an encyclopedia of New Testament studies. Supposedly this line is intended as a double entendre that only Jesus' audience of common people would have fully understood - on the surface it sounds like "give to Caesar what belongs to him" meaning taxes, fealty, etc. But it can also be interpreted as "give Caesar what he deserves", meaning revolutionary violence against the Roman state.
Another example is the "turn the other cheek" saying. In the culture of the time, if you slapped a person with the back of your hand, that was a sign you considered them your inferior or subordinate. Slapping with the palm of your hand was reserved for people you considered your equal. (it might be the other way around but you get the idea) So if a Roman solider backhanded you, and you turned your other cheek towards them, they'd have to palmslap you if they wanted to hit you again, acknowledging you as their equal.
Granted I learned this stuff well over a decade ago so take it with a grain of salt. The language, translation, and interpretation of the texts is a HUGE factor in how Christianity in particular develops. Similar to how:
CW: pedo
The lines from the Pauline epistles that seem to refer to homosexuality generally are largely about the practice of pederasty in Roman culture, if you understand the original, Greek texts
Not to detract from your other points about the modern Western understanding of Christian theology (esp among white evangelicals), I just find the academic study of the Bible very enlightening for these reasons. Ultimately reactionary forces will push whatever interpretation benefits them and the status quo the most. The "original texts" don't hold a lot of value for a dialectical materialist analysis.
Why would you let the reactionaries control your soul?
This is extremely funny coming from the person who advocated for controlling the fashion choices of the entire world not even a month ago and got banned for it lol
over correcting into enthusiastic support for religion can also be problematic.
I don't generally see this happen around here, I feel hexbear users have pretty even-keeled views on religion as a whole, barring those with religious trauma who are completely justified in their negative views. I'd certainly never allow outright evangelism anywhere on the site. And as others have said, the christianity comm is barely alive, same with /c/judaism, and /c/islam has been locked forever due to lack of mods. This is not a site that's enthusiastic about religion.
Hey I'm fine with that viewpoint on religion as a whole but this part:
most people on this site aren't Marxists
is completely unnecessary. Good comrades can disagree on things like this and still be materialists.
9.5 hours, jesus christ that's self-indulgent even by Tim's standards. Still gonna watch it though, in chunks over a week or 2 lol
Because you're not dirty anymore!
They're basically already doing this anyway
stealerships
My friend constantly refers to them this way and I should've taken her more seriously 
OH I ALMOST FORGOT there was a 2nd car I wanted to test drive but couldn't, because on its last test drive black smoke started billowing out of the engine mid-drive 
They claimed it was because of a "coolant leak dripping onto the engine", which is probably true but still plummeted my faith in their QC
I had no clue they were "Christian" until well after I walked in the door and actually listened the shitty overhead music saying "Jesus is glorious". On the outside it looks like every other petit boug franchise car dealership lol