[Bee] on disinformation context for Christians
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Love it! Hilarious
I've had a handful of Christian people I know try to call me out about following experts and doctors etc. I sent this to all of them because it's the best context I've seen to use towards them.
But not all experts are worth following. Covid is the most recent example. Or experts who claim men have babies. I’m a Christian and I’ve seen others that totally disregard everything, but the post is a good satire on social media
Yeah I had a bunch of friends/family that always talk about their Christianity being a big part of their life, but seemed to really disagree with me encouraging critical thinking on Covid topics in particular because I wasn't as "qualified." This was perfect, because the way I see it Jesus encouraged critical thinking often.
My church blindly accepted the masks and fed into the hysteria. I’ve always said focus on the most vulnerable and during the Floyd riots it was laughable how medical experts insisted that it was ok to gather in crowds. We had an interim pastor and when the new pastor arrived he was very much in the get back to normal mindset.
I know. I remember being shocked that actual medical experts went along with it.
That would be like someone telling the apostles that they should listen to the priests, or that Jesus isn't qualified to challenge the rabbinical class on religious doctrine.
Romans 12:2
Follow the science back to the source: the Word.
The big thing is that the idea of ‘rendering’ is misunderstood. Jesus uses a different word for a specific reason. To render is translated roughly as “to give grudgingly”. We HAVE to so do so… but it’s given in the context of a tax rebellion that happens a few years prior.
The context as I recall is Jesus is being questioned by people looking to get him in trouble. It's a trap question. Does he answer that people should support their roman oppressors and send them their hard earnt money which would be a rather unpopular local opinion, or does he publicly support rebellion and get himself into trouble before it is time.
"render unto Caeser that which is Caeser's, and give unto God that which belongs to God" is then a somewhat ambiguous answer that can be read many ways on its surface. This shows his smarts and stymies his opponents, and raises a lot of good questions and stimulates good discussion, what exactly is Caeser's?
I tend to agree with mpetey123 that people have missed the point. It's not exactly a glowing endorsement of paying taxes, and can reasonably be taken to actually encourage tax resistance, depending on what you think belongs or is coming to Caeser.
Then there is additional context, with the coinage presented not being local money, but a roman coin with a roman emporer's head on it.