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Xolodno

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41. The look of shock when I tell people that King James may have been gay....

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 10:51 PM

Oct 2025

....PRICELESS!!!!

But yes, the OT is full of contradictions. For example the sex laws change over time. Because they would just borrow the laws from other nearby cultures at the time. I often point out that adultery in the OT is not a moral law, but rather a violation of property rights.

Maybe that's why they don't like to include me on theological debates.....

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