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CountCorvinus posted...

17 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

How are you gonna interpret this any other way?

Anyway, I'm tired so I'll just leave this here. Steve Wells, author of the The Skeptic's Annotated Bible and Drunk with Blood: God's Killings in the Bible (spoilers: it's around 25 million) lists 50 reasons (with verses cited) for why you should be ashamed and not a fan of the character.

https://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2010/11/reasons-to-be-ashamed-and-not-fan-of.html

I'm heading to bed now, but if you respond with a comment worth replying to, I'll get back to you.

Well I asked you to tell me what sets you off about him and you answered, so thanks.

I'm aware of most all those things listed (and hours of debate could also be had on each individual one, for example, that mutilation bit (and some of them I agree with, like discouraging marriage! :P)). I still view him as more progressive than the hardcore old testament types, simply because of the things he did.

But I mean, yeah, of course, there's a reason I'm not a Christian. I fundamentally disagree with the morality of all this, of course. I don't think his morality is compatible with modern day progressive morality at all, I just view him through the nuanced lens of his current era, and the fundamental belief that he actually thought he was the son of God and all the things that come with that.