• kautau@lemmy.world
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      And he despised the rich. Turns out Christianity today is what it always has been, consolidation of (male) wealth and power. It never really had much to do with the teachings of Jesus

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      What’s Jesus have to do with Christianity? Christianity has always been Paul’s religion, not Jesus’.

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      Was Mary Magdelene a prostitute? Or is it possible that she was just a promiscuous (or possibly just headstrong) woman, and the book was written at a time when they was frowned upon?