| Google mentions Asians and Black People, and has all the answers. I suggest we turn Google into the new almighty holy "book." |
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| Well the bible says we all come from the same blood, and same people... You have to study what they used to call races and where they came from. For example the queen of Sheba was from Ethiopia, but were Ethiopians black 1000's or a years ago? History has changed a lot of what we think people should look like since the Bible was written. For instance the Romans were once mostly blonde haired and blue eyed. But it wasn't until the Moar's (Black people) conquered Rome that Italians got their darker features. (Every now and then you get a Blonde Blue eyed Italian out of no where because the Roman recessive genes pops up) |
DrGeroCreation said: TobiOrNotTobi said: Slavery back then and in other cases was far different than slavery during the Atlantic slave trade. Slavery during the Atlantic slave trade was all about race and skin color.Most blacks were slaves and automatically seen as inferior and property to whites and the few free blacks were also automatically seen as inferior to whites regardless of their social standing simply because of race and color. Slavery based on color and race like that never existed before. All slavery was bad but that type of race based slavery was the worst kind.Not to mention the Romans enslaved their own people.... You also had the Egyptians enslaving the Israelites.... You also had the Turkish enslave the Greeks... The Nazi enslaving the Jews (although I'm not entire sure if this was slavery?)... You also had the Americans enslaving the Africans... So, yea, slavery isn't based on race just like you said. I'm not being racist or anything, but I just hate it when certain black people complain about their ancestors being enslaved when practically everyone else had their ancestors enslaved at some point throughout history. It just pisses me off so much. Racism probably did very well exist in Bible times, but you also have to remember that people were harsh on their own people. Things were not taking light-hearted in those times. Especially if you were born as a woman. In the Bible, God also mentions that he doesn't want people mixing races up (EX: a white man having a child with an Asian woman). I'm no a whole believer in the Bible, but my parents are (so I grew up revolving around the Bible). You have to take into consideration the time period the Bible was written in would have things that are currently considered socially taboo. If the Bible was written today it wouldn't have those types of things. I don't think it was that different to some extent. What about the Egyptians having the Israelites as their slaves? They worked their asses off and were sold in markets or even auctioned off. And not all white slaveholders abused their slaves as what they show in the movies. Yes, some of them were harsh, but you also had the task system (which is basically giving your slave a list of work to do and then they're free to do what they want after they completed their list). |
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j0x said: (ye except today the middle east is considered asian but you get what i mean) j0x pls Wikipedia said: The word Asia originated from the Ancient Greek word Ἀσία, first attributed to Herodotus (about 440 BCE) in reference to Anatolia or to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa Our asians aren't even real Asians at all! |
RP59 said: Blacks are present in both Testaments of the Bible. https://www.gci.org/bible/africans The Three Magi in the Nativity story are usually said to have come from "the Orient" and are sometimes depicted with distinctly East Asian features. There are probably other examples of East Asians, but this is the only one that comes to mind off the top of my head. The Book of Genesis actually claims to explain the origins of the separate races. They are said to be descendants of different sons of Noah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generations_of_Noah good to know about that Ckan said: j0x said: (ye except today the middle east is considered asian but you get what i mean) j0x pls Wikipedia said: The word Asia originated from the Ancient Greek word Ἀσία, first attributed to Herodotus (about 440 BCE) in reference to Anatolia or to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa Our asians aren't even real Asians at all! ye nothing is permanent except change im just referring more to asians like chinese looking people and south east asian looking people the original asians are the ones on the middle east like the persians as that wikipedia quote said |
Trance said: Rasheed said: Those flying tangents are unavoidable. Even as straight forward as the Quran is, look at how many factions Islam has. Straight forward? This idea struck me when a delegation from the mosque visited me a few weeks ago: I asked them, 'Can any of you claim to understand Quran completely?'. I didn't even need to hear their answer. I knew they couldn't claim that. It would be too arrogant to claim that they understand Quran better than Muhammad, or his companions. Quran was revealed only to be understood by one man and his entourage. If it claims to have been revealed for all mankind, how come I cannot claim to have a perfect understanding of it? The Quran isn't that complex. Give any person a Quran and he'll understand it, completely. Given that he has the abilities to comprehend Classical style. The problem arises when you want to understand it in the right way. Which is practically impossible, as you said, it was for Mohammed to completely understand it the way it meant to be understood. A verse might possess various meanings in the minds of different people. And as to why it has become this way? It is stated in the Quran in various verses " Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought." |
TobiOrNotTobi said: DrGeroCreation said: Well Jesus did say all men are equal and slavery based on race or skin color didn't really exist during that time for there to be need for specific anti racist lines in scriptures. Not to mention the Romans enslaved their own people.... You also had the Egyptians enslaving the Israelites.... You also had the Turkish enslave the Greeks... The Nazi enslaving the Jews (although I'm not entire sure if this was slavery?)... You also had the Americans enslaving the Africans... So, yea, slavery isn't based on race just like you said. I'm not being racist or anything, but I just hate it when certain black people complain about their ancestors being enslaved when practically everyone else had their ancestors enslaved at some point throughout history. It just pisses me off so much. Racism probably did very well exist in Bible times, but you also have to remember that people were harsh on their own people. Things were not taking light-hearted in those times. Especially if you were born as a woman. In the Bible, God also mentions that he doesn't want people mixing races up (EX: a white man having a child with an Asian woman). I'm no a whole believer in the Bible, but my parents are (so I grew up revolving around the Bible). Well, about the prohibition against mixing races, I honestly do not know if that's actually a thing in the Bible. I've heard of it but never seen it. I'm a Christian, but I don't read the Bible as much as I should. I think that a lot of it had to do with the world the Jews were living in. Pretty much everyone was pagan but the Jews, so your race also defined your religion. It still does today to some extent but not as much as it did then. Interracial marriage was prohibited (if it was) likely to avoid pagan influences seeping into Judaism. Christianity grew out of Judaism, but it's much more globally focused since the Gospel is to be taken to every corner on earth. Someone else quoted a verse "In Christ, there is no Jew or Greek." Christianity is meant to transcend race. |
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j0x said: Maybe "special" wasn't the right Word here, but I didn't intend to loosen its Meaning. I just wanted to have a Contrast between a general Meaning (Discrimination) and a specific Case (Discrimination based on Race = Racism). racism is a kind of discrimination so calling it a special case seems lessening its meaning? About Slavery, it was probably usual for that Time Period and Region to have People being able to offer their own Work Force in Order to continue existing instead of dying of Hunger, because they couldn't get a Job otherwise. Some People work better as a Servant for Life and the mentioned Passage just means that you should respect your Boss and that God doesn't judge based on the Status, but that the Deeds are more important. Cbr_Star said: Aren't those the Germanic Genes (Lombards/Longobards)?(Every now and then you get a Blonde Blue eyed Italian out of no where because the Roman recessive genes pops up) |
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Noboru said: j0x said: Maybe "special" wasn't the right Word here, but I didn't intend to loosen its Meaning. I just wanted to have a Contrast between a general Meaning (Discrimination) and a specific Case (Discrimination based on Race = Racism). racism is a kind of discrimination so calling it a special case seems lessening its meaning? About Slavery, it was probably usual for that Time Period and Region to have People being able to offer their own Work Force in Order to continue existing instead of dying of Hunger, because they couldn't get a Job otherwise. Some People work better as a Servant for Life and the mentioned Passage just means that you should respect your Boss and that God doesn't judge based on the Status, but that the Deeds are more important. Cbr_Star said: Aren't those the Germanic Genes (Lombards/Longobards)?(Every now and then you get a Blonde Blue eyed Italian out of no where because the Roman recessive genes pops up)  ( Ancient Roman copy of Maxim) The Romans also had some Ginger haired people...Some of the common nicknames included Ahenobarbus ("Redbeard"), Canus ("Whitey"), Flavus ("Blondie"), Rufus ("Ginger") and Albus ("Pale"). -Quora... |
Cbr_Star said: But that's the Question of whether they were from original Italic Origin or whether they had genetic Influences from other Regions.The Romans also had some Ginger haired people...Some of the common nicknames included Ahenobarbus ("Redbeard"), Canus ("Whitey"), Flavus ("Blondie"), Rufus ("Ginger") and Albus ("Pale"). -Quora... |
| "Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia," Acts 16:6 "And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks." Acts 19:10 "And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre." "And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater." Acts 19:31 "And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman." "Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite." Numbers 12:1 "Then said Joab to Cushi, "Go tell the king what thou hast seen". And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran." 2 Samuel 18:21 "Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?" 2 Samuel 18:22 "And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is." 2 Samuel 18:32 "Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;" "But Ebed-Melek, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate," Jeremiah 38:7 Moog said: It's inconsequential. The Bible doesn't really concern itself with skin colour or ethnicity, nor does it describe the appearance of anyone in the Bible in detail, because it only retracts from the main point of it. You can see today how much people get caught up in trivial things like the race/appearance of Jesus. The Bible is essentially saying that it makes no difference. Many atheists ask silly questions like, "why doesn't the Bible contain dinosaurs" or "why doesn't it talk about other continents and their people" etc. That's beside the point. The tradition says that the authors of the Bible received divine inspiration when they compiled it, not omniscience. They wouldn't know anything about the world or the universe that was beyond their capability at the time. The Bible has the answers to spiritual/moral stuff and concerns itself with wisdom, not general trivia. "And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau." Genesis 25:25 "And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:" Genesis 27:11 "And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me." ""No, please!" said Jacob. "If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably." Genesis 33:10 (God looked like Esau) "So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome," Genesis 39:6 "And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he." "So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one."" "So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the LORD said, "This is the one; anoint him."" 1 Samuel 16:12 "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire." Daniel 7:9 "Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude." Daniel 10:5-6 "For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses." "There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses." Ezekiel 23:20 Random dude: "Ezekiel what are you doing? Is that porn? " Ezekiel: "N-no...This part about their dick size is pretty important! " TobiOrNotTobi said: You also had the Egyptians enslaving the Israelites.... Didn't happen.... http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-Exodus-Does-archaeology-have-a-say-348464 You also had the Turkish enslave the Greeks... Ottoman Turks I believe you're speaking of. They did a genocide of Greeks. |
traedFeb 10, 2017 1:28 AM
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Probably "It is obviously implied in this that their own plans would have led them to turn their steps to the region from which they were thus turned. The pro-consular province of Asia, with its teeming cities, like Ephesus, Smyrna, and Sardis, its large Jewish population, its great centres of idolatrous worship, was naturally attractive to one who was seeking with all his energy a rapid expansion of the kingdom of his Lord. But in ways which we are not told, by inner promptings, or by visions of the night, or by the inspired utterances of those among their converts who had received the gift of prophecy, as afterwards in Acts 21:4, they were led on, step by step, towards the north-western coast, not seeing their way clearly as yet to the next stage of their labours. Their route through the “Galatian region” (the phrase, perhaps, indicates a wider range of country than the Roman province of that name) must have taken them through Pessinus, the great centre of the worship of Cybele, and Ancyra, famous for its goat’s-hair manufactures, and for the great historical marble tablets which Augustus had erected there." http://biblehub.com/commentaries/acts/16-6.htm |
Lol yeah. I've seen that question asked elsewhere as well, so it's obviously a question that people like to use in order to "checkmate" Christians. I rarely see intelligent skeptics do that, though, it's mostly the immature and callow ones that think that they're smart. @traed When I meant 'detail,' I was thinking more in terms of detailed descriptions and subtle nuances in people's appearance, because I was responding in the context of racial traits and features, etc. People are obviously descibed in the Bible, but it's not of major importance, unless it's relevant to the story somehow, and the descriptions tend to be rather vague. I should've phrased it "it doesn't describe biblical persons in great detail" instead. |
MoogFeb 10, 2017 7:12 AM
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ThisNameSucks said: Because they love all races equally and they don't feel the need to emphasize what race the people in the bible are. Whether they are black, Mexican, Asian, or normal. Yes it doesn't mention race but the Bible is very clear that it favours the Israelites over any of the other tribes of Israel. I mean god helps the Israelites win battles and commands them to burn down the towns of their enemies and whatnot. Don't be mistaken, the Bible does not love everyone equally. DEVlL said: God is real. Believe now or you will regret later. oh shit really? nobody told me. I just have one question...which god are you talking about? |
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DEVlL said: God is real. Believe now or you will regret later. I know god's real enough, I just can't tell if you are @OP the Bible actually does have some references to Asia, I think. Or a land that is probably Asia. I read one part where it refers to some sort of Mistress or Queen of the east and that you shouldn't follow her cause she's evil. I was like 'oh shit i like anime tho but thx for the heads up' |
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| Some people have made sensible answers, but we also have to keep in mind what their frame of reference or frame of mind was...spoiler alert, it wasn't exactly "color" as we see it. What we do see mentioned very often is what country or nation they were from. Such as Moses' wife from Cush, the African Queen who visited King Solomon, and the Ethiopian eunuch that Philip spoke to on the road. Us referring to someone as "white" or "black" would have seemed stupid and illogical to them, they would likely have asked "How black is black? How white is white?" if we tried to rationalize our stance. This is one of those cultural things that makes you laugh really hard when you are aware of it. Also keep in mind that with limited scribes and writing instruments/materials they had to condense things to what was MOST important. Explaining that people from Ethiopia or Cush were "black" would be a waste of space to them since they assumed people would be smart enough to gather that while reading. Oh well lol |
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Valenthius said: Because they are all fake The fake news made you believe there are other races Lol dey be brainwashing you How fucking stupid can you be Just shut the fuck up and read your Bible. I think the bible itself is a form of brainwashing to a point. Its fine if people are religious and all, but so much religion is borderline insanity. |
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Its because some religion is borderline insanity. I am fine if you want to believe in a god or whatever, but what I don't get are people who are insanely religious. Like, they truly believe they have come in contact with the spiritual realm and god has talked to them. Does that sound sane to you? Because if their claims were true, we'd have actual proof god exists. |
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Kagami said: Valenthius said: Because they are all fake The fake news made you believe there are other races Lol dey be brainwashing you How fucking stupid can you be Just shut the fuck up and read your Bible. I think the bible itself is a form of brainwashing to a point. Its fine if people are religious and all, but so much religion is borderline insanity. Bible beaters aren't 'more religious,' they're just assholes lol. Having a strong sense of religion should actually make you a more thoughtful person, not less. Read Thomas Merton's autobiography 'The Seven Story Mountain' for a great example of what a really interesting Christian Monk thinks like. I actually think a lot of the guys on this forum would get quite a lot out of reading that. |
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xrockxz89 said: Kagami said: I think the bible itself is a form of brainwashing to a point. Its fine if people are religious and all, but so much religion is borderline insanity. Bible beaters aren't 'more religious,' they're just assholes lol. Having a strong sense of religion should actually make you a more thoughtful person, not less. Read Thomas Merton's autobiography 'The Seven Story Mountain' for a great example of what a really interesting Christian Monk thinks like. I actually think a lot of the guys on this forum would get quite a lot out of reading that. I have no interest in reading that. Like I said, I'm not attacking people who believe. I am calling people who are pushing their religion to an unhealthy level insane because it sounds extremely delusional to believe they have come in contact with the spiritual realm and have seen god. Maybe they have, but it sounds very doubtful. |
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Kagami said: xrockxz89 said: Bible beaters aren't 'more religious,' they're just assholes lol. Having a strong sense of religion should actually make you a more thoughtful person, not less. Read Thomas Merton's autobiography 'The Seven Story Mountain' for a great example of what a really interesting Christian Monk thinks like. I actually think a lot of the guys on this forum would get quite a lot out of reading that. I have no interest in reading that. Like I said, I'm not attacking people who believe. I am calling people who are pushing their religion to an unhealthy level insane because it sounds extremely delusional to believe they have come in contact with the spiritual realm and have seen god. Maybe they have, but it sounds very doubtful. Hmm, it's a great read. Yeah, I don't know what to tell you. Spiritual experiences are very powerful, when someone has one it effects not only themselves but the people around them as well. It's a sort of inner breakthrough of thought or consciousness that will effect the rest of one's life. They come in all shapes and sizes, too. Some people just feel a bit more at peace when they read the Bible, strange as it may seem. And then you've got people who seem to think that the Bible is their ticket to lording over everyone who doesn't agree with them. Well don't worry man, they couldn't be more wrong. God's not partial, as they say. |
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xrockxz89 said: Kagami said: I have no interest in reading that. Like I said, I'm not attacking people who believe. I am calling people who are pushing their religion to an unhealthy level insane because it sounds extremely delusional to believe they have come in contact with the spiritual realm and have seen god. Maybe they have, but it sounds very doubtful. Hmm, it's a great read. Yeah, I don't know what to tell you. Spiritual experiences are very powerful, when someone has one it effects not only themselves but the people around them as well. It's a sort of inner breakthrough of thought or consciousness that will effect the rest of one's life. They come in all shapes and sizes, too. Some people just feel a bit more at peace when they read the Bible, strange as it may seem. And then you've got people who seem to think that the Bible is their ticket to lording over everyone who doesn't agree with them. Well don't worry man, they couldn't be more wrong. God's not partial, as they say. I see. As long as you're happy I guess. |
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Kagami said: xrockxz89 said: Hmm, it's a great read. Yeah, I don't know what to tell you. Spiritual experiences are very powerful, when someone has one it effects not only themselves but the people around them as well. It's a sort of inner breakthrough of thought or consciousness that will effect the rest of one's life. They come in all shapes and sizes, too. Some people just feel a bit more at peace when they read the Bible, strange as it may seem. And then you've got people who seem to think that the Bible is their ticket to lording over everyone who doesn't agree with them. Well don't worry man, they couldn't be more wrong. God's not partial, as they say. I see. As long as you're happy I guess. You don't have to placate me either dude. If you don't want to talk about it or read about it then I'll ask that you don't complain about it. |
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Kagami said: Its because some religion is borderline insanity. I am fine if you want to believe in a god or whatever, but what I don't get are people who are insanely religious. Like, they truly believe they have come in contact with the spiritual realm and god has talked to them. Does that sound sane to you? Because if their claims were true, we'd have actual proof god exists. Well that is true and god i Dislike them religious nut jobs who are like, If you are not in my religion you will burn in hell! I'm just like: Yeah I might see you there too. To me most religions are just war, happy I'm more for the two peaceful ones. Them being Shinto and Buddhism, how you think they have coexists with one the other in Japan for so damn long? They are both really peaceful. Myself have more respect for Buddhism. Even had green tea and talked to a Buddhist monk one time in Kyoto. We talked about life, finding enlightenment, Karma and stuff like that. We both talked about the stuff so long we lost track of time and was getting dark and i still had not found a Hotel for the night in Kyoto. He told me cause he was entertained and enjoyed are long chat, he know's a place i can stay the night at free of charge. Was very thankful and took him up on that offer. Turns out he was a High ranking Buddhist monk. I got to stay the night at a Buddhist temple for free. It gave me a high respect for Buddhism. So much so I got up really early that morning just to attend the Morning Chanting and meditation. Ended up staying there for a few hours and before I left, i met up with Monk who helped me and was very thankful to him. Once I got back home to my apartment in Osaka, i looked up the place. Yeah that place is not cheap at all to spend the night there and I got to for free. Few months later was in Kyoto again and stop by there just to pay my respects Even seen the Monk who helped me and did some meditation with him. |
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xrockxz89 said: You don't have to placate me either dude. If you don't want to talk about it or read about it then I'll ask that you don't complain about it. I see. Well, you do you. Like I said, as long as you're happy. @IJN_Musashi92 - This one nutjob once read into my soul and said my soul was black. She came out of nowhere and oftem reads people's souls without them even asking. Most awkward moment of my life. |
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Kagami said: @IJN_Musashi92 - This one nutjob once read into my soul and said my soul was black. She came out of nowhere and oftem reads people's souls without them even asking. Most awkward moment of my life. If that happen to me, I would have been like: What are you smoking? cause it has to be some really strong stuff! lol |
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IJN_Musashi92 said: I just left. I was once warned not to talk to crazy.Kagami said: @IJN_Musashi92 - This one nutjob once read into my soul and said my soul was black. She came out of nowhere and oftem reads people's souls without them even asking. Most awkward moment of my life. If that happen to me, I would have been like: What are you smoking? cause it has to be some really strong stuff! lol |
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Rekkatana said: Well, about the prohibition against mixing races, I honestly do not know if that's actually a thing in the Bible. I've heard of it but never seen it. I'm a Christian, but I don't read the Bible as much as I should. I think that a lot of it had to do with the world the Jews were living in. Pretty much everyone was pagan but the Jews, so your race also defined your religion. It still does today to some extent but not as much as it did then. Interracial marriage was prohibited (if it was) likely to avoid pagan influences seeping into Judaism. Christianity grew out of Judaism, but it's much more globally focused since the Gospel is to be taken to every corner on earth. Someone else quoted a verse "In Christ, there is no Jew or Greek." Christianity is meant to transcend race. It was a thing. God didn't want the Israelites mixing races primarily because of the influence with idols and evil practices that would have on the people. He wanted the Hebrew to remain a distinct race, but Christians have no such prohibitions. There is neither Jew or Gentile when it comes to Christianity. OT: Ethiopians, Libyans, Copts and some other Africans are mentioned in the Bible. I can't think of any specific East Asian mentions, but skin colour is mostly irrelevant as we all came from the same man. |
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Kagami said: I just left. I was once warned not to talk to crazy. Well the world is full of crazy people, just some have there own levels of crazy. |
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IJN_Musashi92 said: Kagami said: I just left. I was once warned not to talk to crazy. Well the world is full of crazy people, just some have there own levels of crazy. oh you haven't met me yet, i'm what's known as 'beyond pluto' level crazy ^_^ b |
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Damn that is a high level of crazy. My level of crazy is Help my boyfriends parents pick on there own son who i'm dating crazy. lol |
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IJN_Musashi92 said: Damn that is a high level of crazy. My level of crazy is Help my boyfriends parents pick on there own son who i'm dating crazy. lol Uhhh... yeah. That sounds super crazy and all but I think I may have you beat xD |
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Faederwulf said: Aren't the races represented as various "tribes"? Oh, and "one race, the human race"? How many people do you think have spouted such nonsense over thousands of years of history? Don't you think someone would succeed were it meant to be? How did we become so divided in the first place if we're only one race? Why do the various races have bodies suited to widely varying environments/climates? You'll find that by pretending we're all the same, you'll cause far more problems and conflict than you would by just keeping regular friendly relationships between races. The most vocal "anti-racists", acting supposedly on behalf of "minorities"? Racial Europeans. Of course, these people never act out of kindness towards other races, simply as a pathetic effort to boost their egos. Adaptation to environment via evolution.... but you dont understand it so... |
Maybe so but still funny and cute to see just how red my Boyfriends face can get. Even more so when his mother asked about when we getting married and when we going to have kids and all that stuff. You know Asian parents stuff. lol |
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IJN_Musashi92 said: Maybe so but still funny and cute to see just how red my Boyfriends face can get. Even more so when his mother asked about when we getting married and when we going to have kids and all that stuff. You know Asian parents stuff. lol Ah I see. Well, when are you? No jk lol you sound very well haha |
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We don't know? Maybe if we are still with one the other in a year or two tops. His day job is a chef. My day job is a Waitress. We don't even work at the same places but still funny. XD We both live in the same apartment complex as well. lol Stay at his apartment for the night and just be: I need to run back home and get a few things. (five minutes later) I'm back! |
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IJN_Musashi92 said: We don't know? Maybe if we are still with one the other in a year or two tops. His day job is a chef. My day job is a Waitress. We don't even work at the same places but still funny. XD We both live in the same apartment complex as well. lol Stay at his apartment for the night and just be: I need to run back home and get a few things. (five minutes later) I'm back! well we have gone off thread topic but that's great lol  |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
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