I say this as a God fearing pastry:
The prodigal son parable makes no sense!
1 son does everything he's supposed to do as a responsible adult and gets nothing.
The other son blows all of his money on the modern-day equivalent of hookers and blow.
He only returns home because he's too poor to keep up his degenerate lifestyle.
Then instead of punishment he gets a feast and a massive party! WTF?!
Christians will tell you this is a great story because... Forgiveness?
Give me a break! 🙄
@basedbagel - to earn their "forgiveness".
And it speaks to the fundamental human desire to rule in hell, rather than serve in heaven (both used metaphorically here). The father of the story, has gained a power over his prodigal son, that he doesn't have over his dutiful son. And sure, that's emotional power over a disinherited degenerate... but he seems happy enough about it.
And that seems to encapsulate the entire concept of the church. 💁🏻♂️
@basedbagel - addendum (so you know where the thought comes from): I too, am "god fearing", in that I will fear no man but God.
I will not allow any man to come between me and God. And that's exactly what a church does. I will not bow to a priest or a pope.
And lately, I've resolved that I wouldn't even have Jesus between me and God.
Cheers. 🍻
@YoMomz @basedbagel Explaining this morality to A based unleavened pastry is like throwing your pearls to swine,He always has I rebuttal,I however do not,and the understanding that the image of Jesus is being used against your relationship with the Creator God is refreshing. Cheers
"Explaining this morality to A based unleavened pastry is like throwing your pearls to swine,He always has I rebuttal"
Don't give me that paternalistic boomer shit just admit the story doesn't make sense.
"the image of Jesus is being used against your relationship with the Creator"
I agree and they do it through stories like this that make no sense.
The moral of the prodigal son is reward the unproductive and punish the productive.
@basedbagel @YoMomz The prodigal son parable is not about rewarding the unproductive and punish the productive,It is about repentance and learn Thru mistakes and change your ways to repent is to change, and become responsible which makes sense and I ain’t a boomer fuck head born in 1970 so eat my Gen X ass,which your generation made a thing with your porn addiction
Please don't lump me in with that generational shit as I don't claim them.
I identify as the greatest generation.
Also I get that's the theme but that parable was a poor way to show that.
They never even PUNISHED they son so theoretically there's no incentive to get it right the 1st time.
Why not just fuck up your life over and over and then say sorry at the end like the prodigal son?
Like I said I'm still a believer but that story could have been told a lot better.
Well said. I still believe in God but christians SWEAR that story makes sense when they know it doesn't.
By their logic why don't you just do whatever you want and then just say I'm really sorry a rather than doing what you know is right at all times which is actually difficult?
@basedbagel - Yeah, I've been dealing with "Christian" hypocrisy along the same lines directed at me by some extended family, for a while now... so I've been giving this theme a lot of thought.
The phrase "it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission" is at the core of christian ideology. And the reason is simple: by asking forgiveness, you are essentially granting someone power over you. They would have you live all your days, in a state of contrition and repentance, always striving ➡️