Religion

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

According to Diarmaid MacCullough in his magisterial Christianity : the First Three Thousand Years, the Epistle of Peter, ‘told house-slaves to compare their sufferings to the unjust sufferings of Christ, in order that they should bear injustice as Christ had done. That did not say much about the writer’s expectations that Christian slave owners would be better than any others, and it followed a strong command to ‘be subject to every human institution.’

In the early second century, when the Church’s leadership was beginning to be concentrated in the hands of single individuals styled bishops, Bishop Ignatius of Antioch observed in a letter to his fellow bishop Polycarp of Smyrna that slaves should not take advantage of their membership in the Christian community, but live as better slaves, now to the glory of God - and his opinion was that it would be inappropriate to use church funds to help slaves buy their freedom. By the fourth century, Christian writers like Bishop Ambrose of Milan or Bishop Augustine of Hippo were providing even more robust defences of the idea of slavery than non-Christian philosophers had done before them - ‘the lower the station in life, the more exalted the virtue’, was Ambrose’s rather unctuous opinion.’

Just thought this might be of interest.

 

[Octavian]

Easiest way to get blocked by a US pastor on social media:

Ask them why they need a private jet to get closer to god.

Tells you all you need to know about the religion 'industry' in the USA.

Aye, Kenneth Copeland is one of the biggest frauds on the planet

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

New Living Translation
You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.

English Standard Version
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.

Berean Study Bible
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

Berean Literal Bible
Servants, be subject to masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.

King James Bible
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

New King James Version
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

New American Standard Bible
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh.

NASB 1995
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.

NASB 1977
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.

Amplified Bible
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all [proper] respect, not only to those who are good and kind, but also to those who are unreasonable.

Christian Standard Bible
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Household slaves, submit with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.

American Standard Version
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To those who are Servants among you: Submit to your masters in reverence, not only to the good and to the meek, but also to the severe and to the perverse;

Contemporary English Version
Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Good News Translation
You servants must submit yourselves to your masters and show them complete respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

International Standard Version
You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust.

Literal Standard Version
Servants, be subject in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked;

New American Bible
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse.

NET Bible
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

New Revised Standard Version
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.

New Heart English Bible
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Glaswegian Bible;
Aye! See you Jimmy.
Fnck Awf n de it yerself!


I’m guessing.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Aye, Kenneth Copeland is one of the biggest frauds on the planet

Joel Osteen is another massive fraud.

This was TAX FREE...

 

[Grassland Blue]

Go forth and multiply.....or words to that effect.

Ghengis Khan did that...

 

[Grassland Blue]

A quid in a collection box is very different to a percentage of salary but yes, i get your point that most religions fleece their followers

In my experience churches need to get better roof repairers in...

 

[Cheesy]

Evil Bible .com – Fighting Against Immorality in Religion

www.evilbible.com

 

[Octavian]

Evil Bible .com – Fighting Against Immorality in Religion

www.evilbible.com

Again, the Old Testament claims of that God are true but it gets the New Testament very wrong.

The “law” is the 10 commandments mentioned in Luke, Jesus of the Gospels refers to the law as that several times throughout the books.

Nothing more annoying than atheists and Christians arguing without knowing what they’re arguing about and that website is just as guilty.

 

[mexico1970]

I will bump this question as I have not had a response.
How many of you non believers have sent your children to a church school?

Back when I went to school all schools were pretty much faith schools.

My children also didn't have much of a choice, and my grandchildren just go to the nearest school to where they live, most of which are still faith schools.

Secondary schools are a different issue entirely though.

 

[Octavian]

I will bump this question as I have not had a response.
How many of you non believers have sent your children to a church school?

I did.