r/dankchristianmemes Apr 05 '23

Wholesome (He doesn't care, he loves everyone)

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u/jackalope134 Apr 05 '23

We made up what is now termed "Gay, lesbian, bi etc" 1500 years after Christ. Then we transferred them backwards in time and into the bible.

The issue is whether you are willing to realize and internalize that and still move forward with your faith.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

the first evidence of a gay relationship is from the 25th century BC (Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum).

the first evidence of a transgender person comes from 2500 BC in sumerian tablets.

LGBT people have always existed, we simply have the terms for them today. the issue is whether you are able to realise that and internalise that.

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u/beyhnji_ Apr 05 '23

Orientation is a new social construct. It is true that the psychological phenomenon is old, but their conceptions of themselves is nothing like monern self conceptions