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[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 hour ago

A lot of hate on this guy. Not saying it's not deserved. But it has to start somewhere.

“My exegesis of those half dozen passages, it hasn’t changed. I think the Bible says what it says, and disapproves of gay sex, full stop,” Hays continued. “But there’s a very arbitrary selectivity about picking out those two verses in Leviticus as the foundation for an opinion on this subject.”

I used to be a fundamentalist right wing Christian Republican. I see myself in this sentence.

The love of Christ that Christians say they have was nowhere near their hatred of "the gays". Jesus says nothing of Homosexuality so Christians hang their politics on two really obscure verses in the Old Testament.

He's taking steps in the right direction. He still has a ways to go to make amends.

But the fact that he's publicly "coming out" with his apology should be seen as a good thing because he's likely going to get bomb and death threats from the fundamentalists.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 42 minutes ago

A Nazi who apologizes for being a Nazi gets an "about time, but not enough" and not a "thank you."

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Fuck you, asshole. Way too little, way too late. "Sorry I intentionally crashed that plane into that skyscraper. I repent."

[-] jodanlime@midwest.social 13 points 5 hours ago

Our member numbers are dropping, we better change our messages a bit to attract more donations.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

“Where I now stand on the question is that Scripture, read as narrative, offers a vision of a God who is dynamic and personal, and can constantly surprise us by reshaping what we thought we knew as settled matters.”

what a meaningless word salad. God didn't write a new book - you did. you redefined your personal beliefs, probably based on empathy found in the real world, and you're now retconning your God to fit. It's almost like your Bible actually means jack shit. fucking religion man.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago

“I want to repent of what I wrote before,”

He apologized for what he wrote.

You need to let people change their mind. You want it to be easy for Christians to say "I was wrong". By attacking them for doing so you raise a barrier to change.

His "word salad" means something to other Christians. If it helps them to also change their minds then that's great! He's likely to be far more effective at it than atheists yelling "your bible means Jack shit".

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