lovepeacenquiet@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoReading the Bible purely as fiction is quite entertaininglemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1428
arrow-up1428imageReading the Bible purely as fiction is quite entertaininglemmy.worldlovepeacenquiet@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 13 hours agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 hours agoI had a youth pastor that said if someone made movies out of the Bible, they would all be R-rated and very popular because of all the drama, sex, and violence. But for some reason it’s okay for little kids to read that shit out loud to each other.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoTheir idea is interesting, but there’s plenty of material out there that’s absolutely loaded with drama, sex, and violence that no one cares to watch. But religious people do love watching religious material. Those Hallmark films don’t make themselves.
I had a youth pastor that said if someone made movies out of the Bible, they would all be R-rated and very popular because of all the drama, sex, and violence.
But for some reason it’s okay for little kids to read that shit out loud to each other.
Their idea is interesting, but there’s plenty of material out there that’s absolutely loaded with drama, sex, and violence that no one cares to watch.
But religious people do love watching religious material. Those Hallmark films don’t make themselves.