As the solar eclipse approaches, Alex Jones says that "the biblical implications [of the eclipse] are massive." Yes, that Alex Jones, "the alt-right conspiracy theorist who was ordered to pay $1.487 billion in damages in a defamation lawsuit over spreading conspiracies related to the Sandy Hook school shooting."
Uh-oh. Devout Christians on my FB page are PISSED that Trump is selling bibles. This is their straw. It will be fascinating to watch if its the straw that brings his run down. #bible#trumpbible
“Today, Trump began to hawk Bibles for $59.99, plus shipping and handling, with a video message saying ‘Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country, and I truly believe we need to bring them back…. That’s why our country’s going haywire—we’ve lost religion in our country.’”
26 Mar 1638: d. Leah Mawe, wife of Bishop William Bedell of #Kilmore#otd Bedell oversaw the translation of the #Bible into #Gaeilge#Irish (ECC) Their children together included William, a son-biographer of his father.
Now you can celebrate the most important time of the Christian calendar by buying your copy of the 'God Bless the USA' Bible and doing your part to Make America Great Again!
In a stunningly blatant display of white Christian nationalism, Donald Trump is encouraging his followers to buy a pro-America Bible in partnership with singer Lee Greenwood…."
I find it pretty hilarious that #Christians claim to be #Prolife on christian grounds when the #bible explicity tells people that not only abortions are ok, but actively tells you that you SHOULD have abortions (under certain circumstances).
Dont take my word for it, the bible is pretty clear about this.
If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. – Numbers 5:24-27
also not quite as direct but still pretty damn suggestive:
Cursed be the day on which I was born! … Cursed be the man who … did not kill me in the womb. – Jeremiah 20:14-17
and the penalty for violently hurting a woman causing a miscarriage is just a fine, but killing the woman is death, almost as if the lives arent equal…
When people […] injure a pregnant woman so that there is a miscarriage, and yet no further harm follows, the one responsible shall be fined […]. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life. – Exodus 21:22-25
Can someone help? Any historian or someone similar? Or someone good with looking up references?
I just found a text in an old media file that Alliance France (I think) in Uganda commissioned, and it says "The history of the Acholi people may date back to the Coa people and place in old biblical history involving a commercial link with the ancient people of Israel."
But I'm not a Bible person and searching for "Coa people" doesn't bring up anything meaningful.
In 1956 Charlton Heston portrayed Moses in "The Ten Commandments". I have yet to watch.
In 1998 Val Kilmer portrayed Moses in "The Prince of Egypt". I was informed of its existence a couple of days ago, and watched this movie today.
Really enjoyed the film. While it did take license with the story from Exodus it remained true to the story. #TheTenCommandments#ThePrinceOfEgypt#Moses#Bible#Exodus
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"Job is presented as such a good man that #God boasts about him in a conversation with #satan Satan is then given permission to test how faithful Job would be if he had to endure loss, grief, and pain. Job's friends come to bring comfort to Job, but #fail miserably."
-Google
Job goes on to suffer a long life reported in the #christian#bible to have died at the age of 140 years in a true test of #capitalism
Mosaic panel from Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in #Ravenna which shows Jesus casting out demons from the Gerasene demoniac into a herd of pigs. The story is told in Mark 5:1-5:20 and Luke 8:26-8:39.
Hot Take:
We should teach the #Bible in public schools.
The three religions most active in #AmericanPolitics all claim to believe in at least the first half of this book, and it is the most misquoted and misrepresented book on the planet, because most of the #voters have never read it.
In a functional #democracy, it is unacceptable for so much of the voting base to be completely ignorant on a factor which drives policy on such a massive scale.
Am I weird for wanting this verse on an inspirational t-shirt?
Matthew 24:28 ESV
"Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather." #Bible#TShirt#Inspirational
9 Mar 1582: William Morgan maker of the first full translation of the #Bible 1588 into #Welsh#Cymraeg (NLW) appointed chaplain to Richard Davies, Bishop of St. Davids #otd
Am also fascinated by the concept of 'Canon' as a thing in and Of Itself.
Growing up in a Fundamentalist Household - being told 'We do X because it's in the Bible' and realising that everything in the 'Christian Bible' is contradictory plus whatever-you're-discussing depends on:
a: Which version of the Bible and
b: What time-frame of which version and
c: What flavour of Christian you are changes the canon and meaning ...
4 Mar 1629: Ambrose Ussher, scholarly younger brother of James Ussher Archbishop of #Armagh buried #otd in either Trinity College chapel or St. Werburgh's #Dublin.
Ambrose made his own original translation of the #Bible, but he was up against the AV..