Understanding the Bible

The Old Testament is made up of Jewish holy books. It is in the Bible for context.

The first 4 books of the New Testament are the Gospels, telling the life and teachings of Jesus.

The rest of the New Testament is related to Paul, a con man who never met Jesus. 

Abortion isn't forbidden in the Bible; rather, it tells how to perform one in Numbers 5:11-31. 

Matthew, Mark, and Luke are the canonical gospels, all telling a similar story. John, the Pauline gospel, is the only one where Jesus produces miracles.

Jesus declared Mosaic Law of the Old Testament was obsolete. He preached love and non-judgement, gave away free healthcare, supported loose women, and told people NOT to pray in public/virtue signal.

Some Christians believe in a "warrior Christ" who rides a white horse in Revelations, but this is Death, one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, not Christ. Many also confuse Apocalypse and Armageddon. 

Christian nationalists who are trying to impose their worldview on the rest of us should read the Bible, because they've missed the whole point of Christianity. Jesus would not like nationalism.

Dear Mr. Putin,

You know who I am- the one they call "the Whore of Babylon" and "Holy Grail". I am begging you to stop waging war on Ukraine and to let your American prisoners go.

I don't know what your real intentions are, but please don't use the "golden billion" as an excuse to wage war- there are enough resources for us all, if we manage them in an ecologically sustainable manner. 

We have to shift all of our energy toward fighting climate change immediately. I agree with you that there's a problem with Nazis in the West, but the war in Ukraine is not helping to save the world. 

Apocalypse is not the same as Armageddon; please let us find a way forward to a more peaceful future. Please let Brittany Griner go- harsh drug laws cause more harm than good, and it's time to move toward a paradigm that makes more sense. 

You are the most powerful person on Earth. Please make the changes needed to lead us into a bright new future, instead of keeping us entrenched in the never-ending war of the last century.  

We have to try, right now- the future of humanity is at stake, and every minute we wait makes the climate problem more difficult to address. 

The West is too corrupted by greed to save us. You are the one with the power to change the world- please don't doom us.