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If I was a betting man I would say have to say no, but I do think Jesus would have no problem telling another man his sandals looked fabulous. Personally, I'm offended they depicted Jesus as a white man. Alternative facts for you, alternative facts for you, alternative facts for everyone!

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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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Now imagine if they did the same with the Prophet Mohammed.

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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12 dudes in robes hanging out together with no women to be found? Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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He never married and had 12 close guy "friends". He kept encouraging people to turn the "other" cheek.
There is even a bible passage that talk about Doubting Thomas fingering his holes.
That boy be 100% gay.

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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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How many of those 1m offended Christians would give a shit about a cartoon of Muhammad?
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Re: Jesus was gay? [BLeP] [ In reply to ]
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BLeP wrote:
Now imagine if they did the same with the Prophet Mohammed.

What, you don't think Muslims are capable of submitting a petition like Christians?

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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
BLeP wrote:
Now imagine if they did the same with the Prophet Mohammed.


What, you don't think Muslims are capable of submitting a petition like Christians?

Oh some would. Others would just start killing whitey.

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



Remember - It's important to be comfortable in your own skin... because it turns out society frowns on wearing other people's
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.

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Re: Jesus was gay? [DavHamm] [ In reply to ]
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DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.

I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Guff] [ In reply to ]
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Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads


That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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They send out an online petition, which a mill+ signed, for Netflix to cancel the show... which would be remarkably stupid because now there's even more free advertising and reasons to go watch the show... to be outraged and talk about the show more. So, how does this whole petition thing supposed to work again?






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Re: Jesus was gay? [Tri-Banter] [ In reply to ]
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Tri-Banter wrote:
They send out an online petition, which a mill+ signed, for Netflix to cancel the show... which would be remarkably stupid because now there's even more free advertising and reasons to go watch the show... to be outraged and talk about the show more. So, how does this whole petition thing supposed to work again?

I never would have watched or heard about the show without the petition. Now, well my Saturday afternoon is planned out.

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Tri-Banter] [ In reply to ]
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Tri-Banter wrote:
They send out an online petition, which a mill+ signed, for Netflix to cancel the show... which would be remarkably stupid because now there's even more free advertising and reasons to go watch the show... to be outraged and talk about the show more. So, how does this whole petition thing supposed to work again?

Ask Barbara Streisand
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.

Ruining a joke through nitpicking. Deduct 25 points.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Kay Serrar] [ In reply to ]
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Kay Serrar wrote:
windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.

Ruining a joke through nitpicking. Deduct 25 points.

Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical
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Re: Jesus was gay? [BLeP] [ In reply to ]
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BLeP wrote:
Now imagine if they did the same with the Prophet Mohammed.

Yeah, for all the flack that Christians get for their violent history, I'm out on a limp by saying no one is going to get killed over this.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical

The humour of it is in the silly little paradox.

Religious conservatives believe that having two fathers makes people gay.
They also naturally balk at Jesus being gay.
And their dogma tells them Jesus has two fathers (Joseph and God).

Yet those three statements clearly create a paradox.


P.S. Damn you for making me explain this.

Remember - It's important to be comfortable in your own skin... because it turns out society frowns on wearing other people's
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.

I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.

Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.

When Jesus' Jewishness was mentioned to the conservative Baptist mother of a friend of mine, her response was: "Yes, but he wasn't THAT kind of Jew."

Not sure what "THAT kind of Jew" is, but that was her response. This was in the 1980s for historical context.

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Re: Jesus was gay? [Guff] [ In reply to ]
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Guff wrote:
windywave wrote:
Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical

The humour of it is in the silly little paradox.

Religious conservatives believe that having two fathers makes people gay.
They also naturally balk at Jesus being gay.
And their dogma tells them Jesus has two fathers (Joseph and God).

Yet those three statements clearly create a paradox.


P.S. Damn you for making me explain this.

But he was raised in a household with a mother and father. The joke still fails. (Also you know what they say about if you have to explain a joke....)
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
windywave wrote:
Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical


The humour of it is in the silly little paradox.

Religious conservatives believe that having two fathers makes people gay.
They also naturally balk at Jesus being gay.
And their dogma tells them Jesus has two fathers (Joseph and God).

Yet those three statements clearly create a paradox.


P.S. Damn you for making me explain this.


But he was raised in a household with a mother and father. The joke still fails. (Also you know what they say about if you have to explain a joke....)

You know, I grew up Catholic and I don't like ripping on the Virgin Mary. But if your young daughter came home pregnant and said, "Honest, I've never had sex. God must have done it." You'd probably have your doubts.

I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [ThisIsIt] [ In reply to ]
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ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.

yeah, and that is why he converted to Christianity before he was crucified. Unfortunately that just pissed off the Jews even more.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [j p o] [ In reply to ]
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j p o wrote:
windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
windywave wrote:
Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical


The humour of it is in the silly little paradox.

Religious conservatives believe that having two fathers makes people gay.
They also naturally balk at Jesus being gay.
And their dogma tells them Jesus has two fathers (Joseph and God).

Yet those three statements clearly create a paradox.


P.S. Damn you for making me explain this.


But he was raised in a household with a mother and father. The joke still fails. (Also you know what they say about if you have to explain a joke....)

You know, I grew up Catholic and I don't like ripping on the Virgin Mary. But if your young daughter came home pregnant and said, "Honest, I've never had sex. God must have done it." You'd probably have your doubts.

No an angel told her God did it.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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TimeIsUp wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.

yeah, and that is why he converted to Christianity before he was crucified. Unfortunately that just pissed off the Jews even more.

Uh Jesus didn't convert to anything. Christian means follower of Christ. He was still a Jew when he died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven. Toss that at the bible thumpers.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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A Jewish father raised his son in the ways of his people. When his son grew up, he converted to Christianity. The father was upset and went to talk to his Rabbi. The Rabbi told the father about the Rabbi's son, who was brought up in the the ways of his people but, when he grew up, also converted to Christianity. The father was astonished and asked the Rabbi, "What did you do?". The Rabbi said, "I went straight to God himself..." The father was excited for some words of wisdom. "So, what did God tell you?" The Rabbi goes, "God said, 'Let me tell you about my son...'"






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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
TimeIsUp wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.


yeah, and that is why he converted to Christianity before he was crucified. Unfortunately that just pissed off the Jews even more.


Uh Jesus didn't convert to anything. Christian means follower of Christ. He was still a Jew when he died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven. Toss that at the bible thumpers.

come on man....you drinking already?
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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TimeIsUp wrote:
windywave wrote:
TimeIsUp wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.


yeah, and that is why he converted to Christianity before he was crucified. Unfortunately that just pissed off the Jews even more.


Uh Jesus didn't convert to anything. Christian means follower of Christ. He was still a Jew when he died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven. Toss that at the bible thumpers.

come on man....you drinking already?

Only the holy wine of transubstantiation
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Tri-Banter] [ In reply to ]
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nice

It's weird how it works the other way too. I would consider myself agnostic at best, but along with my wife I do listen to services from a very large, very popular, non-denominational church. Why? Because I do believe they have valuable life lessons that can be extracted and it gives us good discussion topics. However, from what I have experienced thus far, they pretty much ignore the Old Testament.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [ThisIsIt] [ In reply to ]
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ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.

Hmm. I thought the Jews had no law to put him to death? Isn't that why the Romans ordered his crucifixion? Do you think those same anti-Semites hate Italians too? Oh the irony of a Pope in Rome.

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.

Hmm. I thought the Jews had no law to put him to death? Isn't that why the Romans ordered his crucifixion? Do you think those same anti-Semites hate Italians too? Oh the irony of a Pope in Rome.

Well Pilate asked what they wanted and the response was "Crucify Him."

Probably not because without Constantine there is no modern Church.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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Also you know what they say about if you have to explain a joke....)


Every joke can be ruined if you turn it into a technical discussion.

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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.

Hmm. I thought the Jews had no law to put him to death? Isn't that why the Romans ordered his crucifixion? Do you think those same anti-Semites hate Italians too? Oh the irony of a Pope in Rome.

Pontius Pilate literally washed his hands of the affair so the story goes.

Of course, the cynic would say given that the Christians had to live in the Roman Empire it was better to pin the wrap on those Jews that rejected Jesus than the authorities.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [j p o] [ In reply to ]
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j p o wrote:

You know, I grew up Catholic and I don't like ripping on the Virgin Mary. But if your young daughter came home pregnant and said, "Honest, I've never had sex. God must have done it." You'd probably have your doubts.

I think that's fair. Apparently, God is very accommodating to this notion, as you can see that Joseph (Mary's betrothed) had similar concerns. An angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph to address these concerns. (Mt 1:20-21, below)

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[f] because he will save his people from their sins.”
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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Not that I'm gay, but I'd fuck him. Better than Brad Pitt.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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Is he still gay? (Present tense.)

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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.

Google "Christian identity" if you really want to go down that rabbit hole. TLDR, to them, he wasn't Jewish. It's as crazy as fuck, but if you can believe that a guy rose from the dead, you just might believe anything.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
Kay Serrar wrote:
windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.


Ruining a joke through nitpicking. Deduct 25 points.


Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical

Ok Mr. Spock (or Greta Thunberg).
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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
TimeIsUp wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
DavHamm wrote:
Just wait, the next thing there going to come out with is that Jesus was Jewish.


I have always wondered how Christian anti-Semites get around that little bit of history.


Get around it, it’s why they are antisemites.

Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.


yeah, and that is why he converted to Christianity before he was crucified. Unfortunately that just pissed off the Jews even more.


Uh Jesus didn't convert to anything. Christian means follower of Christ. He was still a Jew when he died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven. Toss that at the bible thumpers.

So long as it's not a nationality.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Alvin Tostig] [ In reply to ]
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Alvin Tostig wrote:
Is he still gay? (Present tense.)

Totally, Ned Flanders, repressed as he is, is proof.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TriFloyd] [ In reply to ]
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TriFloyd wrote:
j p o wrote:


You know, I grew up Catholic and I don't like ripping on the Virgin Mary. But if your young daughter came home pregnant and said, "Honest, I've never had sex. God must have done it." You'd probably have your doubts.


I think that's fair. Apparently, God is very accommodating to this notion, as you can see that Joseph (Mary's betrothed) had similar concerns. An angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph to address these concerns. (Mt 1:20-21, below)

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[f] because he will save his people from their sins.”

Mary put some special mushrooms in the spaghetti.

I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [jkca1] [ In reply to ]
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jkca1 wrote:
Now, well my Saturday afternoon is planned out.

Confession is at 3:00

Plan accordingly

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Re: Jesus was gay? [Guff] [ In reply to ]
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Guff wrote:
Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads

There is a [modernized] prayer to St. Joseph where he is named "Foster Father to Our Lord"

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Re: Jesus was gay? [ThisIsIt] [ In reply to ]
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ThisIsIt wrote:
Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.


The Jewish Aristocracy saw him as the threat and pulled the trigger

The grassroots Hebrew population were pretty cool with him , as he brought to light some things they were getting fucked over by ["wait? I gotta buy something to go into a Temple, when I can just pray to God by myself, or with my Rabbi, and we're all cool? Fuck that"]

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Re: Jesus was gay? [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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So, St. John addresses himself as "the One Jesus Loved" yet everyone says "Jesus fucked Mary Magdalene"

Clearly, He was Bi

"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
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Re: Jesus was gay? [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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RandMart wrote:
ThisIsIt wrote:
Jews overwhelmingly rejected Jesus, and had him killed.


The Jewish Aristocracy saw him as the threat and pulled the trigger

The grassroots Hebrew population were pretty cool with him , as he brought to light some things they were getting fucked over by ["wait? I gotta buy something to go into a Temple, when I can just pray to God by myself, or with my Rabbi, and we're all cool? Fuck that"]


Where do you get your info? It wasn't like Gallup existed in his time. For all we know Brian had more followers.

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Re: Jesus was gay? [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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Many years ago, I read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

A work of COMPLETE fiction it follows Jesus [know as his Hebrew name, Joshua ... yeah, wrap that around for a minute] as He decides to track down the Three Wise Men to figure our why they came to visit him when he was born

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Biff narrates that he and Joshua (by Biff's account, the Hebrew original of the Hellenized "Jesus") travel Eastward to consult the Three Wise Men (a magician, a Buddhist, and a Hindu Yogi) who attended Joshua's birth, so that Joshua may learn how to become the Messiah. Over twenty years, Joshua surpasses the trio by incorporating his beliefs into theirs: he learns to multiply food from a Wise Man and learns to become invisible from another, whereas his ability to resurrect the dead, initiates his first meeting with Biff in childhood. Throughout his role, Biff is sarcastic, practical, and loyal, against Joshua's temperamental and sometimes idealistic character.
The recounting of Jesus' human and godlike qualities, combined with Biff's earthy debauchery, humorously explains the origins of judo and cappuccino; reasons that Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas; and how rabbits became associated with Easter. The Three Wise Men, Mary Magdalene, Joseph, and Mary all appear as well: Mary Magdalene (here nicknamed 'Maggie') is depicted as harboring love for Joshua, while Joshua remains celibate, and Biff compensates by an active sexuality of his own.
At the novel's conclusion, Biff gives "The Gospel According to Biff" to Raziel and discovers a resurrected Maggie exiting the room opposite his, having finished her own Gospel weeks before. At Raziel's behest, they are united immediately.


When you think of it, Jesus's teachings of "be excellent to each other" were not new, they just didn't align with the Sanhedrin's ideal of "be excellent to only your own"

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Re: Jesus was gay? [windywave] [ In reply to ]
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windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.

Why illogical? Virgin birth....is that logical?
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Re: Jesus was gay? [j p o] [ In reply to ]
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My favorite read on this has to do with the tale of the Roman soldier Pantera. There's a story he had sex with Mary. Given the Romans were occupiers and Mary was a poor member of the colonized class, Pantera essentially raped her. Since she hadn't consummated a marriage, on one technical hand she was a virgin, but on another hand her pregnancy would have still meant she was shunned and looked down on. Joseph steps in and shows her mercy and love in a society that would have labeled her an outcast.

Who knows if it's true or not. It's not like the Bible is a collection of perfect texts. It's riddled with inconsistency, error, and without any complete original manuscripts.

But this tale does have a narrative ark consistent with the rest of Scriptures, at least from the way early Christians read it (until the time Constantine bastardized the religion for convenient political purposes) -- that being a divine figure in search of humans, standing up for the downtrodden and disenfranchised, seeking justice against those who persecuted, envisioning a world where militant grace was the norm, building a kingdom on that, recognizing the divine in all. "Some trust in chariots, but we our Lord," "justice rolls down like a river," "turning swords into plows," practices of jubilee, the entire book of James as a treatise against the wealthy who took advantage of the poor & withheld wages from day laborers, Revelation as a coded political treatise & rant against an oppressive warring regime.

Given that the US church is literally part of today's empire, there's so much beauty we miss in these ancient texts, even if they're not "true" in a literal way but instead in a soulful way.


j p o wrote:
windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
windywave wrote:
Ruined it? It wasn't funny and is obviously illogical


The humour of it is in the silly little paradox.

Religious conservatives believe that having two fathers makes people gay.
They also naturally balk at Jesus being gay.
And their dogma tells them Jesus has two fathers (Joseph and God).

Yet those three statements clearly create a paradox.


P.S. Damn you for making me explain this.


But he was raised in a household with a mother and father. The joke still fails. (Also you know what they say about if you have to explain a joke....)

You know, I grew up Catholic and I don't like ripping on the Virgin Mary. But if your young daughter came home pregnant and said, "Honest, I've never had sex. God must have done it." You'd probably have your doubts.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [tyrod1] [ In reply to ]
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tyrod1 wrote:
windywave wrote:
Guff wrote:
Here is my favourite joke to tell social conservative religious types who oppose to gay couples having kids:


Q: You know what made Jesus gay?
A: Because he had 2 dads



That actually wouldn't mean Jesus was gay, just his two dads. Logic fail. Deduct 3. Execution failm Deduct 3. Double minor add on Deduct 4.

Why illogical? Virgin birth....is that logical?

If I need to explain why having gay parents doesn't make you gay then you're beyond help.
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Re: Jesus was gay? [MidwestRoadie] [ In reply to ]
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I thought Pantera was a band?

Rest y’all going to hell. You’ve heard the word and rejected it in your various wisdoms. Your choice. As it’s meant to be.

Steve
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Re: Jesus was gay? [Tri-Banter] [ In reply to ]
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Tri-Banter wrote:
Now, well my Saturday afternoon is planned out
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Let us know how much outrage you have on Sunday

I can spare you the anxiety of waiting, it wasn't that funny and it was not in English. The old saying that any publicity is preferable to none is apparent here.

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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Re: Jesus was gay? [BLeP] [ In reply to ]
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BLeP wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
BLeP wrote:
Now imagine if they did the same with the Prophet Mohammed.


What, you don't think Muslims are capable of submitting a petition like Christians?


Oh some would. Others would just start killing whitey.



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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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And?

'It never gets easier, you just get crazier.'
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Re: Jesus was gay? [TimeIsUp] [ In reply to ]
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Let’s say that it is proven that Jesus was/is gay. Do those that closely follow the Bible switch up and start doing “gay things” because Jesus did?
What Would Gay Jesus Do?
WWGJD. I’ll start making the bracelets and bumper sticks. That will be $5.00 each, please.
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