January 15, 2019 - Day 282 - 2 Samuel 15
I am writing from my hotel in San Francisco, CA.
2 Samuel 15:
So Absalom is guarding the city and telling people (Israelites) who have complaints that if he could, he would find justice for them. I don't see how or why this is useful. I guess it is the thought that counts?
Perhaps he was trying to schmooze the people, because he was kissing them, and it said that he stole the hearts of the people.
Full stop here. Do you think it is weird that American Christian weirdos who seem to hate gay people for no reason latch on to dumb shit in the Bible? I'm 282 days into the Bible, and what do we have to go on so far? The verse in Leviticus, THAT IS IT. There's WAY more stuff to suggest that we should treat foreigners with respect, and I don't see the fundamentalists bending over backward to do that. And to me, it is pretty obvious that it (the verse in Leviticus) is about respecting men. Remember that women were property. Use your brain, this was written THOUSANDS of years ago.
The author here in 2 Samuel doesn't appear to have any problem with this dude kissing everyone. Let me guess, it wasn't a "gay" kiss, right? The mental gymnastics people do, I swear.
I'll let you in on a secret, LGBTQ folks: The people who say this shit to you, they probably have never read the Bible. They probably don't contemplate what love really is. They were likely given a version of faith that only looks one way, and therefore challenging it was bad. They are probably addicted to certainty, and it probably makes them feel safe. Life can be scary. You are wholly and wonderfully loved, exactly who you are. From someone who has read the Bible 282 days in a row, this is about a wide variety of people, just trying to figure things out. It isn't a series of rules, it is a collection of stories. Good, bad, and ugly -- just like life.
Anyway. Back to the story.
Absalom went to Hebron and started a rumor that he was king, which people apparently bought into.
David hears that everyone is really into Absalom, so he decides to flee. He figures Absalom is going to slaughter everyone.
Then David went up a mountain or something. The end of this chapter is poorly written. But I grew up around people who said it was blasphemous to say that. You know what is blasphemous? Not loving your neighbor. But weren't told that, were we? Saying "fuck" is bad, but treating people like dirt isn't. Imagine that.
Let us redefine what this faith means.
2 Samuel 15:
So Absalom is guarding the city and telling people (Israelites) who have complaints that if he could, he would find justice for them. I don't see how or why this is useful. I guess it is the thought that counts?
Perhaps he was trying to schmooze the people, because he was kissing them, and it said that he stole the hearts of the people.
Full stop here. Do you think it is weird that American Christian weirdos who seem to hate gay people for no reason latch on to dumb shit in the Bible? I'm 282 days into the Bible, and what do we have to go on so far? The verse in Leviticus, THAT IS IT. There's WAY more stuff to suggest that we should treat foreigners with respect, and I don't see the fundamentalists bending over backward to do that. And to me, it is pretty obvious that it (the verse in Leviticus) is about respecting men. Remember that women were property. Use your brain, this was written THOUSANDS of years ago.
The author here in 2 Samuel doesn't appear to have any problem with this dude kissing everyone. Let me guess, it wasn't a "gay" kiss, right? The mental gymnastics people do, I swear.
I'll let you in on a secret, LGBTQ folks: The people who say this shit to you, they probably have never read the Bible. They probably don't contemplate what love really is. They were likely given a version of faith that only looks one way, and therefore challenging it was bad. They are probably addicted to certainty, and it probably makes them feel safe. Life can be scary. You are wholly and wonderfully loved, exactly who you are. From someone who has read the Bible 282 days in a row, this is about a wide variety of people, just trying to figure things out. It isn't a series of rules, it is a collection of stories. Good, bad, and ugly -- just like life.
Anyway. Back to the story.
Absalom went to Hebron and started a rumor that he was king, which people apparently bought into.
David hears that everyone is really into Absalom, so he decides to flee. He figures Absalom is going to slaughter everyone.
Then David went up a mountain or something. The end of this chapter is poorly written. But I grew up around people who said it was blasphemous to say that. You know what is blasphemous? Not loving your neighbor. But weren't told that, were we? Saying "fuck" is bad, but treating people like dirt isn't. Imagine that.
Let us redefine what this faith means.
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