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  • One of the reason I love Deconstruction Zone. The host has degrees in biblical studies, reads biblical Hebrew and Greek, and was a pastor for 20 years. When Christians complain about “but the context” he drags them through the context face first.

    Fun fact: the “love your neighbor” bit literally only refers to those actually close to you. I don’t remember the exact word but it’s generally accepted to refer to only Hebrews. Also a few verses later God tells you exactly who you’re allowed to enslave (anyone from foreign nations).









  • That’s the euphemism treadmill I’m talking about. Idiot, moron, and imbecile were all terms used to describe conditions scientifically. They all became insults and were replaced by various degrees of “retardation,” which as you mentioned does come from root words meaning slow or delayed. When that similarly became an insult, special needs was coined. Then that became an insult and now the preferred term is intellectual disability. That one seems sterile enough but we’ll see.