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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There are in fact at least two alternative explanations on this: (1) Paul is issuing a general decree that in absolute terms means women must never have authority in any situation ever at any time; (2) this is a local issue specific to Israel at the time because Jews believed women shouldn't have authority, and the Church allowing them to would bring it into disrepute, so this was fitting in with the local society. The second interpretation also ties in with Paul's "all things to all people" teaching. Also Paul in other places specifically notes the difference between "I, not the Lord...", and "The Lord, not I...", and this line states "--I-- do not permit...", suggesting this is from Paul rather than an ultimate directive from above.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's like one of those irregular verbs. I've got a cool fantasy, you're a pervert, he's in jail, etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Sounds like it's not just me that goes "ok then, try arguing with this" when power cycling an unresponsive computer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Not everyone is immune to swearing; I don't see any point in causing unnecessary offence; and they contribute nothing to the meaning, except perhaps voicing a level of emotion which can be better expressed in other ways.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Old man yells at Swift: wait, are we talking about Trump or Putin here?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Naah, the rest of us will just do what we did last time he was in the WH. Ignore for the most part whatever nonsense he spouts, host him occasionally because after all he is the US President and we need to keep good relations with the US, and otherwise just get on with life while America inspects its own arsehole for four years, then breathe a sigh of relief when he leaves.

Ukraine might be fucked though. Depends if Europe can step up to fill in for what no longer comes from across the pond.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a friend who thinks LOL means "lots of love" and uses it as a generic signoff.

Had to reread it several times when he wrote "Mother in law died yesterday LOL".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I'm not intentionally lying but I may have been misinformed. TIL, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's bonkers, St Paul repeatedly talks about how circumcision isn't a thing Christians need to do, even rebuking those who said it was: Gal 5:12.

https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=circumcision&version=NIV

especially 1 Cor 7:19 "Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If capitalisation is used to indicate the start of words then it could make sense for a webserver to serve ExpertsExchange and ExpertSexChange. But yeah having 16 possible versions of "main" would be horrendous.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Perhaps you could update the Wikipedia article with your knowledge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers

"It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria; this was also known as the Quadruple Alliance"

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