• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    Judas: “the one I kiss is Jesus.”
    Roman guard: “couldn’t you just like point at him or something?”
    Judas (putting on lip balm): “I don’t tell you how to do your job…”

  • DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Heh, despite my actual beliefs, I did grow up with this stuff, and Iirc, Jesus knew it was his last, and famously declared someone would betray him at this, his last supper. I know it’s a joke, just pointing that out.

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      21 hours ago

      And coincidentally it occured right after casting the moneychangers out of the temple.

      Like, I bet he and his closest confidants had a huddle after that and were like “Yeah, they’re gonna kill you for that tomorrow…”

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          Jesus used to be my socialist idol, but other socialists didn’t like it whenever I mentioned that…

          It’s like they didn’t realize how powerful it would be to subvert the dominant messaging about Jesus being a white trash, racist, jingo-nationalist, homophobic redneck who loves capitalism and america…

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            I’ll guess it has something to do with leftists not liking religion. Probably because the whole idea of a supreme ruler demanding obedience and tribute in exchange for nebulous promises instead of using his power to improve our conditions in the here and now (for the almighty, fixing disease and poverty would definitionally be possible) just doesn’t quite gel with the lip service to solidarity.

            Jesus may have been socialist in his speeches, but Christianity as a religion sure isn’t. To wrap it in a biblical metaphor, you’re sowing that word where the soil is infertile and it cannot take root. If you wanna preach, turn Christians into socialists, but don’t expect socialists to be fans of Christianity.

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            Since it’s so powerful, you should unleash it at the other Christians who ought to be more socialist, not the other socialists who ought to be more Christian.

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      21 hours ago

      Yeah, you’re remembering correctly! It would make more sense if the apostles were the ones expressing surprise. If anyone wants to read about it, Matthew 26:17-35 is the account.

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        From my studies, again, not a member of the faith, just educated in it, Matthew desired to build the early Christian community and leaned into stories like this of the people coming together over Jesus teachings. Kinda interesting the slant here then, imo, when you consider that. Yeah boys, let’s break bread, but there is a snitch ass bitch amongst us trying to bring this good thing to an end.

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          From my studies, again, not a member of the faith, just educated in it

          As an aside and from purely anecdotal, personal experience, it seems that studying the Bible and faith too closely (and particularly the history) is a great way to stop being a member of the faith if you ever were.

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          It’s important to note that the gospels were written like a century after the people they’re named for died.

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      20 hours ago

      I mean, do we know that though? This was supposedly well over two thousand years ago. We don’t even have good records of stuff that happens in the recent past in some places.

  • Klear@quokk.au
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    23 hours ago

    “I’m going to need a table for 26”

    “There’s so many of you?”

    “Actually just 13, but we will all sit on one side of the table.”