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Act_of_Reparation

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15. Are you suggesting the men who wrote the Gospels weren't already a part of patriarchy?
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 02:16 PM
Apr 2019

I know it's really fucking hard to believe, but maybe—just maybe—the Gospels are full of sexist shit because they were written by a bunch of fucking iron age sexists.

And yet Jesus couldn't be bothered to have a female disciple. trotsky Apr 2019 #1
1/3rd of the way into a 6 minute read: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2
And yet Jesus couldn't be bothered to have a female disciple. trotsky Apr 2019 #3
And you know this how? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #4
Let me guess, the disciples in the gospels are only metaphorically men Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #5
No such disciple is described in the Gospels. MineralMan Apr 2019 #6
And were the Gospels redacted to support the needs of patriarchy? eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8
Do you have any evidence? trotsky Apr 2019 #9
I don't know. They were certainly redacted, however. MineralMan Apr 2019 #10
Are you suggesting the men who wrote the Gospels weren't already a part of patriarchy? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #15
Nope, he's showing us his groundwork for a 100% idealized and fictional Christianity. trotsky Apr 2019 #26
Jesus had dozens to hundreds of female disciples Loki Liesmith Apr 2019 #53
According to the Dead Sea scrolls, Mary Magdalene was an apostle MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #28
Not to mention the position of the RCC for a millennium was Magdalene was a prostitute Major Nikon Apr 2019 #31
Really. They knew how to destroy her influence MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #33
Can you blame them? Major Nikon Apr 2019 #35
#letspretenditaintamisogynisticreligion Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #7
From the Enlightenment to the Dark Ages: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #11
Yes misogynist atheists exist. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #12
Yes, just not one that isn't a silly fallacy Major Nikon Apr 2019 #32
And, once again, your attempt to divert through whataboutism is clear. MineralMan Apr 2019 #13
I thought your thread was about women in the gospel. trotsky Apr 2019 #14
Yes, the "hatred" meme. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #16
You've admitted it yourself. trotsky Apr 2019 #18
Again, the hatred meme. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #20
I believe the term is guillaumebism. trotsky Apr 2019 #21
More judgment. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #29
You want to know what's interesting about that? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #17
But all of them are still there, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #19
Sure. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #22
So what? I don't follow them. Nobody here follows them. MineralMan Apr 2019 #23
Should we excommunicate them from atheism? Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #24
Say, do you know how to contact the Pope of Atheism? MineralMan Apr 2019 #25
I'm right here. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #67
I plead poverty, your Wholiness. MineralMan Apr 2019 #69
All I have is what's in my pockets... Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #70
Ha! You cannot be the Pope of Atheism, then, in truth. MineralMan Apr 2019 #71
trotsky's check bounced. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #73
Perhaps you're neglecting your prayers to the lord of nothingness. MineralMan Apr 2019 #74
Goodyear has purchased the rest of my checks. trotsky Apr 2019 #75
LOL! MineralMan Apr 2019 #76
Now, just out of curiosity, how often do you throw money in the collection plate? Lordquinton Apr 2019 #51
They were just following the misogynistic atheist doctrine Major Nikon Apr 2019 #34
It's almost like he thinks atheists exist in a vacuum. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #66
He just wants to create a false equivalence Major Nikon Apr 2019 #79
This right here is textbook whataboutism Lordquinton Apr 2019 #52
It's not fallacious because it's factually correct. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #68
I wish you were joking Lordquinton Apr 2019 #80
Metaphorical Jesus disagrees Major Nikon Apr 2019 #36
Mary Magdalene was extremely courageous MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #27
And she was a role model for all of us, but women in particular. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #30
Agree! MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #37
To your earlier point, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #38
Where are the accounts that indicate this? MineralMan Apr 2019 #40
She was at the grave MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #42
There is not even a single contemporaneous account of Jesus, MineralMan Apr 2019 #45
And who knows if these contemporaneous accounts were used by the writers guillaumeb Apr 2019 #54
So where are those precious documents? MineralMan Apr 2019 #57
The ones for which there is no evidence they don't exist? Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #58
The standard of evidence is breathtaking, no? Major Nikon Apr 2019 #63
What were her formal doctrines? Were there many? Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #39
Gospel of Mary MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #46
I must have missed many details about her, somehow. MineralMan Apr 2019 #41
Gospel of Mary Magdalene from Dead Sea scrolls MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #43
When it comes to Christianity, I read the Bible as it was made official MineralMan Apr 2019 #44
I like all the gospels but my favorite is Matthew MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #47
Modern Christianity is based on a scriptural Canon created by MineralMan Apr 2019 #48
Wrong. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #56
Ok let us all google Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #59
Insolence! Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #78
The Canon is Roman, Guy. MineralMan Apr 2019 #62
I reread your post. You're right. MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #49
If you ignore the Dead Sea Scrolls, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #60
Virtually all Old Testament texts. MineralMan Apr 2019 #61
Gospel of Mary is a 2nd century text. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #64
Correct. I confused gospel of Mary with Dead Sea scrolls MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #65
I look forward to your exciting mansplanation of this assertion. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #72
You'll just have to trust guillaumeb. trotsky Apr 2019 #77
Oh! Oh! Let me! edhopper Apr 2019 #50
For a few, silliness passes for dialogue. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #81
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