#apologists

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Imagine someone waiting outside the African American museum after an event for the Black community, and then shoots two black people there. That would be a racist hate crime!

but if they are Jews at a Jewish museum after a Jewish event then it is because of Palestine and is ok. Don’t wave the antisemitism card around!

The killer went to a JEWISH museum after an event of the JEWISH community. He wanted to target JEWS.

Saint Justin Martyr

c. AD 100 - C. AD 165

Feast Day: June 1

Patronage: philosophers. lecturers, orators, apologists, speakers

Saint Justin Martyr was the son of pagan parents that came to the faith through Platonic intellectual philosophy. He was the first great apologist and his writing today continues to teach and defend the faith. His writings describe the Catholic Mass and the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Justin died after being scourged and then beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the gods.

In my experience, it goes like this:

Asatru (Norse Pagans)

Frankly just happy to be included in a religious discussion that points out that their religion is not supportive of Nazi ideology.

Christians

You're maliciously interpreting the Bible wrong.

You can't understand the Bible if you're not Christian.

You're disagreeing with the Bible because you're immoral/in denial/wanting to be your own god.

You're cherry-picking verses/not reading them in context. [Typically said in situations such as when atheists reference pro-slavery quotes from chapters such as "Rules for Slave Owners")

If you're not reading the right version of the Bible, your opinion doesn't count.

You need to have read *insert apologist here* in order for your opinion to be taken seriously.

Who are you to question God?

The Jews are the ones who did that, blame them, even if it's also in our holy book.

Jews

If you live in a Christian-majority country, you're culturally Christian by default unless you're Jewish.

You're disagreeing with the Tanakh because you're culturally Christian, so your opinion doesn't count.

The fact that you were raised secular and have never been Christian is irrelevant; you're Latina so you're culturally Christian because "you can't fucking escape Catholicism in Latin America" (but supposedly you can in the US??)

You're quoting a Bible passage that was originally from the Tanakh in a discussion with a Christian, proving that you're culturally Christian and therefore your opinion doesn't count.

You're cherry-picking verses/not reading them in context [Usually said when an atheist is quoting pro-slavery passages in the Tanakh]

You're antisemitic for saying anything bad about the Tanakh even if it's the same thing you say about Christianity and Islam.

You're antisemitic for asking if Latino Jews are also culturally Christian according to my own logic. Go kill yourself.

You're antisemitic for quoting Bible passages in the Old Testament as Christian passages, that's Jewish erasure.

Why are you tagging Judaism when this [Old Testament] passage is from the Bible? So antisemitic of you!

You're antisemitic for saying Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are related religions. No, it doesn't matter that that's what all of academia says.

Muslims

You're disagreeing with the Quran because you're immoral/in denial/wanting to be your own god.

If you're not reading the Quran in Arabic your opinion doesn't count.

You can't understand the Quran if you're not Muslim.

You're being Islamophobic if you say anything bad about the Quran or Mohammed [even if you explicitly say that Muslims shouldn't be treated differently/badly simply based on their religion and their clothing/dietary choices should be respected]

You're cherry-picking verses/not reading them in context [usually said when pro-slavery passages in the Quran are brought up]

You need to have read *insert apologist here* in order for your opinion to be taken seriously.

Hindus