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To: TheArizona

“You don’t need to be religious to believe engaging in sex with random people is dangerous and stupid.”

I don’t disagree with you, but your comment was over-the-top.

“I’m not really religious but if it matters I’m a Jew.”

To explain the cultural reference, there is an incident in the Christian Bible where there was a prostitute who was about to get stoned to death by a crowd of what-we-would-now-call Mizrahim-ultra-Orthodox (roughly). Jesus interrupted the lynch mob and said “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Convicted, they left her alone.

It’s a parable about holier-than-thou hypocrisy.

Holier-than-thou hypocrisy is rampant on FreeRepublic.

To your original point, yes, He also told the woman to “go and sin no more.” (liberals always leave that part out). So, there is no disagreement regarding sexual immorality.

But cheering that a woman almost died is a bit much.

As a further cultural reference, the prostitute in the parable was probably Mary Magdeline, a prostitute who repented of her crappy lifestyle, and played a key role in the Christian Gospels.


91 posted on 04/03/2014 7:28:39 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Christie are sure losers. No more!)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

That story is well known and one need not be religious to know it. Like most parables in the Bible it is a good way to live.

My calling her slut is not the same as inflicting physical violence on someone. Sticks and stones may break her bones (or falling into a well) not anything I say. The girl did not die and any injuries she suffered were a result of her own behavior and piss poor judgement, not anyone attempting to punish her for her immorality.

We live in time where there is a supposed war on women and women are demanding equality respect. Then you see something like this and think how can any such woman expect respect when she treats herself like a prostitute. But at least the prostitute gets an economic gain.


95 posted on 04/03/2014 8:43:42 AM PDT by TheArizona
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