Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h…

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, that one caught me off guard too… Pretty sure it doesn’t.

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        1 year ago

        The bible has a bunch of different references to oil, as it was used a lamp fuel(and some rituals).

        This one refers to Revelation 6:6

        And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

        From KJ or this one from the NIV

        Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

        Referring to how the price of food would go up, but oil and alcohol would not.

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          Pretty disingenuous to suggest that has any relation to fossil fuels and using them in internal combustion engines.

          But, then again, that’s what Christians excel at: rationalizing their awful beliefs.