The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Megathread

[Razgovory]

The biggest idiocy in this article is that it keeps saying "the so-called Islamic State". That's laughable. That's what the country refers to itself. It's like referring to the USA the "so called United States of America" because, obviously, it does not cover the whole of Americas. 

Yeah, we get that a lot from people south of the border.

[Tonitrus]

No, the passage from Luke is much more clear that Christians should buy swords.

Not really. In the passage from Luke, Jesus is preparing the disciples for his arrest, and is telling them to buy swords - but then he tells them that two swords which they have bought are enough. It is clearly something said in a very specific context, rather than a lesson or commandment.

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

That must have been freaking annoying.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

"That's great, Jesus, but I just wanted to know what the heck you wanted on your hot dog".

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.  Even Jesus.

[Martinus]

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

Well, if you want to be a stickler about it, none of the Bible should actually be read literally but deciphered by learned men, reading it in its original Hebrew and/or Greek, based on numerological value of individual words. But then Christianity happened and the cat is out of the bag.

[mongers]

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

Well, if you want to be a stickler about it, none of the Bible should actually be read literally but deciphered by learned men, reading it in its original Hebrew and/or Greek, based on numerological value of individual words. But then Christianity happened and the cat is out of the bag.

There's a similar body of worthy men working on the Koran, interpreting it and making it understandable in our modern world.

[KRonn]

No, the passage from Luke is much more clear that Christians should buy swords.

Not really. In the passage from Luke, Jesus is preparing the disciples for his arrest, and is telling them to buy swords - but then he tells them that two swords which they have bought are enough. It is clearly something said in a very specific context, rather than a lesson or commandment.

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

That must have been freaking annoying.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

"That's great, Jesus, but I just wanted to know what the heck you wanted on your hot dog".

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.  Even Jesus.

Hmm, I wonder though...what would Jesus do??   

[Valmy]

Hmm, I wonder though...what would Jesus do??   

He would only eat kosher hot dogs.

[Malthus]

No, the passage from Luke is much more clear that Christians should buy swords.

Not really. In the passage from Luke, Jesus is preparing the disciples for his arrest, and is telling them to buy swords - but then he tells them that two swords which they have bought are enough. It is clearly something said in a very specific context, rather than a lesson or commandment.

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

That must have been freaking annoying.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

"That's great, Jesus, but I just wanted to know what the heck you wanted on your hot dog".

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.  Even Jesus.

Well, it would appear that Jesus was asking for mustard, albeit in a roundabout manner ... 

[Eddie Teach]

Best when the hot dog has ketchup, mustard and barbecue sauce.

[CountDeMoney]

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.  Even Jesus.

[Tonitrus]

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.  Even Jesus.

My movie reference failed. 

[CountDeMoney]

https://youtu.be/Xz84GKxy7b0

[Martinus]

Best when the hot dog has ketchup, mustard and barbecue sauce.

Ok, heretic. 

[Norgy]

No, the passage from Luke is much more clear that Christians should buy swords.

Not really. In the passage from Luke, Jesus is preparing the disciples for his arrest, and is telling them to buy swords - but then he tells them that two swords which they have bought are enough. It is clearly something said in a very specific context, rather than a lesson or commandment.

Jesus was pretty much always talking in parables - or at least the portions that were written down in the gospels were parables.

If Jesus was the son of god, he'd have had bullet points and a PowerPoint.
It's like he almost wanted to be misinterpreted.

[Valmy]

If Jesus was the son of god, he'd have had bullet points and a PowerPoint.
It's like he almost wanted to be misinterpreted.

We are all children of God Norgy  

He was illiterate so communicated like illiterate people do. Hey it worked in the sense that people remembered what he said well enough to write it down later on.

[Eddie Teach]

He was illiterate so communicated like illiterate people do. Hey it worked in the sense that people remembered what he said well enough to write it down later on.

Why assume that? He wowed the temple scholars as a 12 year old; this suggests he had some education IMO.