• PaintedSnail@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 hours ago

    WHOSE property matters. Jesus busted up the property of the people causing the problem. Too often I see this as justification for burning cars in the street.

  • BoJackHorseman@lemmy.today
    23·
    6 hours ago

    Is it really protesting the government if you take the government’s permission before protesting?

    While the same government arms protestors and supports destruction of property in other countries

  • amniote@lemmy.world
    91·
    16 hours ago

    Temples were also banks / fiscal offices in those days. The conflict is imagined, unless maybe early class analysis.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      9 hours ago

      It’s not just maga churches. For example the Notre Dame in Paris is like 60% gift shop and bitcoin tithing kiosk.

    • lookingforanALFpolycule@lemmy.world
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Unless those shops sell flesh, Jesus’s words don’t really apply to that. He called the priests who practiced slaughter for money “violent robbers”

      • dvlsg@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        18 hours ago

        Supposedly he took hours to make the whip. Plenty of time to premeditate on that destruction.

        • AJMaxwell@lemmy.world
          12·
          9 hours ago

          That’s my favorite part. Spent the afternoon braiding a whip, probably mumbling to himself “Ohhh, these sons of bitches about to experience Wrath”

        • Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          47·
          1 day ago

          He’s mad that people are selling stuff in the temple when it should be holy (and commercial activity is NOT holy)

          • Hacksaw@lemmy.ca
            42·
            24 hours ago

            It wasn’t just commercial activity. Money changers were charging a fee to buy shekels which people could use to buy an animal to sacrifice at the temple. Jesus was mad because the idea of inserting yourself as a middleman to extort money from people seeking salvation was basically blasphemy.

            • FrChazzz@lemmus.orgEnglish
              28·
              22 hours ago

              Also lots of “well, you’re animal isn’t really pure enough. But you’re in luck because we happen to have a few High Priest Certifiedtm animals right over here. We’ll just take yours on trade and you can pay the difference!” (then resell the perfectly good sacrificial animal to the next poor pilgrim who comes along)

              • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
                4·
                18 hours ago

                Yeah, that dog you came in with? It’s really only 75% dog. You need 100% dog grade dog, now with extra bark, or your sins, I know this dude and he’s going to make your sins not fall off the truck this year. I neeeeed that extra dog. Make with the extra twenty five percent dog please.

                Sorry that’s what comes to mind when you say my animal needs to be more pure. I’m not claiming it’s clever, or funny, just that it’s blasphemous woo

      • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
        18·
        18 hours ago

        One of the interesting things I’ve found while reading through is that while there’s a lot of minor sins mentioned once each in the old testament (like mixed fiber clothing) the one commandment that is mentioned more than any other, like almost word for word with every repeat is keeping the Sabbath. And many of those repeat mentions also specify that it applies to your workers / servants as well. Even if they’re not also Jewish, it’s a sin for you as the Jewish person to not give them their rest day. Idk I just found that super interesting especially in this modern context of modern US Christianity flavored capitalism.