#Abrahamic

[thejewitches]

Before you say “religion”...

Take a moment and ask yourself a few questions:

- Do you mean just 1 religion? 

- Do you know enough about the all worlds religions to make a potentially harmful generalization about all of them?

- Are you making assumptions about other religions based off of your experience with one religion?

- Are you making assumptions about other religions and cultures based on your limited experience with a single person or group of people from said religion or culture?

- Are you taking out your valid frustrating, anger, hurt, and pain with one religious group on people who have nothing to do with it by making a generalization?

If you don’t actually mean the every single one of the vast, diverse, multi-faceted religions in the world, don’t make a blanket statement and list the one(s) you mean specifically. This also goes for using ‘grouping’ labels that do not apply, like Abrahamic, etc. 

[dhddmods]

THE BIBLE IS NOT ANTI-QUEER!

We have been dying to make this post for a long time. What we'll be covering includes the following:

Firstly - mistranslations and out-of-context verses.

Secondly - genderqueerness in the Bible.

Thirdly - Jewish cultural genders.

(Content warning for mentions of sexual assault and genital mutilation.)

1st Corinthians 6:9 - 6:10

1st Corinthians 6:9 - 6:10 is mistranslated.

"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."

"Effeminate" is a mistranslation of malakoi. Malakoi is a man who is weak or cowardly - not a man who is feminine. The mistranslation is based in misogyny, by turning "weak/cowardly" into a feminine trait.

"Homosexual" is a mistranslation of arsenokoitai. Arsenokoitai are men who assault other men - not just a gay man. Its absurd to mistranslate "gay rapist" into just "gay."

Leviticus 22

Leviticus 22 is out of context. Leviticus briefly mentions homosexuality, by stating “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.”

However, the context of the original Hebrew text and the verses before this is very important. Before this verse, there was a discussion of incest and infidelity between men and women. But none of these texts ever clarified if the laws also applied to male-on-male incest and infidelity. The addition of Leviticus 22 is not to condemn homosexuality, but to clarify that the previously listed laws also apply to gay incest and gay infidelity.

In full context, the verses go as following:

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. I am the LORD. The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are near kinswomen; it is lewdness. And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime. And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.”

Eunuchs

The Bible discusses Eunuchs in many different chapters. “Eunuch” was a term used to describe three things:

A man whose penis was removed, due to slavery or a desire for abstinence. 

A person who was born with a male-appearance, but no penis; a type of male-appearing intersex person.

Or a person who removed their penis due to not identifying as a male; a transgender or altersex person, or an intersex person whose penis did not align with the rest of their experiences.

Each of these definitions can be seen in Mathew 19, Verse 12.

“For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

Further evidence that some eunuchs are non-binary can be seen in Isaiah 56, Verse 4-5.

“For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.”

Jewish cultural genders

In Jewish culture (which is where Jesus is from), there were eight recognized genders - Zachar, Nekevah, Aylonit Hamah, Aylonit Adam, Saris Hamah, Saris Adam, Androgynos, and Tumtum.

(Zuh-car) Zachar was the term for people who were born with male traits, and lived their life as a man. In modern terms, this is a cisgender man.

(Neck-eh-vuh) Nekevah were people who were born with female traits, and lived their life as a woman. This would be a cisgender woman.

(Eye-low-night Hah-maw) Aylonit Hamah were people who were born with female traits, but naturally developed male traits later in life. This describes people who were intersex, and had hormonal variations that caused male traits to develop.

(Eye-low-night Ah-dom) Aylonit Adam were people who were born with female traits, but developed male traits through human intervention. This describes trans-men or masculine non-binary people.

(Saw-riss Hah-maw) Saris Hamah were people who were born with male traits, but naturally developed female traits later in life. This describes people who were intersex, and had hormonal variations that caused female traits to develop.

(Saw-riss Ah-dom) Saris Adam were people who were born with female traits, but developed female traits through human intervention. This describes trans-women or feminine non-binary people.

(And-draw-joe-naws) Androgynos were people who were born with a mix of female and male traits. This described intersex people who had ambiguous genitals, or otherwise appeared to have a mix of genitals. Modern Jews also use it to include non-binary and altersex people with androgynous identities.

(Pronounced exactly how it's spelled) Tumtum were people who were born lacking sex traits. This described intersex people who were on the agenital spectrum - people whose genitals were small or obscured. Modern Jews also use it to include non-binary and altersex people with neutral identities.

[thegabberwocky]

My interpretation of Satan if he appeared in Judas Iscariot

[gayleviticus]

I overheard a guy today giving a progressive Muslim take on Islam to someone else - not proselytising, but sort of like 'here are the good things about Islam and why it makes sense to me and how it's liberatory' - and power to him for it! but what I found interesting about it from a progressive Christian POV was that even as he was expounding a antiracist, feminist, anti colonialist, anti capitalist version of the faith, he did not hesitate at all to draw on language of judgment and hell.

and ofc it was in an inclusivist way - God judges only evildoers not non-believers, Islam is not necessary to be s good person but is about going further to have a relationship with God. hence the targets of judgment are Israeli politicians and IOF soldiers who martyr Palestinians destined for paradise. but it was interesting bc I feel like progressive Christians tend to shy away from the topic entirely. heck, not even just on the topic of hell, even just on the afterlife in general.

and tbc i don't necessarily think this is in progressive christianitys favour! im not trying to be 'eww even progressive islam is so cruel and judgmental unlike christianity the perfect religion of peace'.

i think there is strong biblical language of judgment for a reason, and even as a universalist who believes all will eventually be reconciled to God, it doesn't mean I don't think any kind of judgment takes place.

I think judgment is an integral component of God's plan to recreate the world- to judge is to deem unfit, unworthy. we recoil from this because we see the language used of marginalised people far too often. but I think fundamentally judgment is on sin and death. sin cannot exist in heaven not because heaven is an exclusive VIP members club, but because heaven is defined as a place without sin. to admit sin into heaven is just to recreate hell. So judgment is God discerning what has a place in human flourishing and fulfilment of the law of love.

ofc that's not to make a blanket statement about all progressive christianity or all islam. but I did appreciate this guy shining a light on how judgment can have a liberatory dimension to it

[obsessivefangirl]

If you're something else or specific that you think should be known for your answer just put it in the tags

[theunfairfolk]

hi please will you elaborate on why the term abrahamic is whack I would like to know more

i tried real hard to find a non-paywalled article that could explain this better than me but alas.

basically it's an overly reductive term that's mostly used by christians to create an us vs them mentality ("them" being multitheistic religions, atheists, or the enemy of the week) as well as paper over the rich theistic differences between the three religions. it's at best an arbitrary grouping and at worst a crack at absorption based cultural erasure .

[abn-iiblis-666]

ASTAROTH

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[degeneratedworker]

" Women's Emancipation: The essence of his character is clear: He has two bottoms. On top - where he unfolded the newspaper, Below - where he is faithful to Muhammad." Soviet Union c. 1970s

[periodicresetofcivilizations]

One Lunar Religion

→Judaism←

Passover

Lunar Timing: Begins at the full moon (the first month of the Jewish religious year).

Key Theme: Freedom (Exodus)

Shavuot

Moon Phase: Near new moon.

Key Theme: Giving of the Torah.

(Jewish New Year)

Moon Phase: New moon.

Key Theme: Divine judgment.

(Day of Atonement)

Moon Phase: Waxing crescent.

Key Theme: Repentance.

Sukkot

Moon Phase: Full moon.

Key Theme: Wilderness wandering.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Moon Phase: Waning gibbous.

Key Theme: Torah celebration.

Purim

Moon Phase: Full moon.

Key Theme: Salvation.

→Islam←

(Month of Fasting)

Moon Phase: Begins/ends with new moon sighting.

Key Theme: Spiritual purification.

(Festival of Breaking the Fast)

Moon Phase: New moon.

Key Theme: Gratitude.

(Festival of Sacrifice)

Moon Phase: Waxing to full moon.

Key Theme: Sacrifice.

Islamic New Year

Moon Phase: New moon.

Key Theme: Hijra (migration) after persecution.

(Day of Atonement)

Moon Phase: Waxing crescent.

Key Theme:

Sunni: Fasting.

Shia: Mourning.

(Prophet’s Birthday)

Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous.

Key Theme: Reverence.

→Christianity←

Easter

Moon Phase: First Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.

Key Theme: Resurrection.

Good Friday

Moon Phase: Friday before Easter (full moon phase).

Key Theme: Crucifixion.

Pentecost

Moon Phase: 50 days after Easter (near new moon).

Key Theme: Birth of the Church.

Ash Wednesday

Moon Phase: 46 days before Easter (waxing crescent).

Key Theme: Repentance.

Ascension Day

Moon Phase: 40 days after Easter (waning gibbous).

Key Theme: Christ's ascension.

(Nativity)

Moon Phase: Fixed on December 25 (solar calendar; no lunar link).

Key Theme: Incarnation. The celebration of Christmas dates back to the 4th century. First recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 was in Rome in 336 AD, during the reign of Emperor Constantine, the date to coincide with:

- The Roman festival of Saturnalia (a pagan winter solstice celebration).

- Dies Natalis Solis Invicti ("Birthday of the Unconquered Sun"), a Roman sun god festival on December 25.

- Symbolically linking Jesus as the "Light of the World" with the return of longer days after the solstice.

Official Adoption & Spread: Pope Julius the First (350 AD) formally endorsed December 25 as the date of Christ’s birth.

Adopt a pagan festival, Christians, that does not make you a solar people!

And for those lunar people who still attempt to infiltrate—no, Sunday is not the day of your idol:

The names of the days of the week in many languages, including English, have roots in pagan antiquity, particularly from Roman, Norse, and Germanic traditions. Here's a breakdown of the origins of the English day names:

Sunday: Named after the Sun. In Latin, it was "Dies Solis" (Day of the Sun), reflecting the Roman practice of dedicating days to celestial bodies.

Monday: Named after the Moon. In Latin, it was "Dies Lunae" (Day of the Moon).

Tuesday: Named after the Norse god Tyr (or Tiw in Old English), a god associated with war and combat. In Latin, it was "Dies Martis" (Day of Mars, the Roman god of war).

Wednesday: Named after the Norse god Odin (or Woden in Old English), the chief god in Norse mythology. In Latin, it was "Dies Mercurii" (Day of Mercury, the Roman messenger god).

Thursday: Named after the Norse god Thor, the god of thunder. In Latin, it was "Dies Jovis" (Day of Jupiter, the Roman king of the gods).

Friday: Named after the Norse goddess Frigg (or Freyja in some interpretations), the goddess of love and fertility. In Latin, it was "Dies Veneris" (Day of Venus, the Roman goddess of love).

Saturday: Named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time. In Latin, it was "Dies Saturni" (Day of Saturn).

These names were adopted and adapted by various cultures over time, blending Roman and Germanic influences. The seven-day week itself has ancient origins, with roots in Babylonian astronomy, where each day was associated with one of the seven classical planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn). This system was later adopted by the Romans and spread throughout Europe.

Metaphysical part:

Title: The Lunar Degeneracy of Abrahamic Cults

Tags: #Abrahamic #Lunar #LunarReligions #AbrahamicCults #Pagan #Paganism

Lunar = Feminine, Chaotic – Moon-worship signifies dissolution, materialism, and surrender to fate—antithetical to the Solar-Uranian spirit.

Lunar Subversion – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are rooted in lunar calendar, reflecting their deviation from the pure solar symbolism of higher civilizations.

Christianity’s Pagan Veneer – Christmas superficially mimics solar cults but remains hostage to Jewish lunar eschatology (e.g., Passover-derived Easter).

Christian Easter’s Lunar Dependency – The resurrection myth tied to the moon.

Purim & Carnival – Degenerate lunar festivals of inversion, celebrating chaos over cosmic order.

Yom Kippur & Ramadan – Ascetic, guilt-ridden lunar rites, antithetical to the heroic solar ethos.

Islam’s Nomadic Lunar Slavery – Ramadan, Eid, and the Islamic calendar enforce lunar fixation, reflecting a desert-bound, anti-transcendent worldview.

Lunar Morality – Abrahamic "repentance" and "judgment" reflect slave morality, not the solar warrior’s self-overcoming.

Days of the Week: Pagan, Not Abrahamic – Sunday (Sol) and Monday (Luna) prove Europe’s pre-Christian solar roots, later corrupted by Levantine lunar cults.

Anti-Solar Essence – These cults reject the sun as a divine masculine symbol, replacing it with lunar passivity and priestly obscurantism.

Conclusion: Only the solar principle embodies transcendence—Abrahamism is lunar decline.

"Where the Moon rules, the Spirit dies."

[lokesven]

If the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only true god, the creator of universe, and all others are false, then he is to be stripped of his name and origin.

[gayleviticus]

the Sabbath law can seem like the most archaic and arbitrary of the 10 commandments but in a way enshrining an absolute non negotiable need for some level of work life balance feels like a very modern concern actually

[allengreenfield]

Five Hebron sheikhs pen letter asking to join Abraham Accords as emirate, dismiss two-state solution -- report | The Times of Israel

[nsemkekanews]

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