Okay, Have A Gay Day shared this and we need to talk about it. š³
First, important context: this is not actually a childrenās Bible. It comes from Awkward Moments (Not Found in Your Average) Childrenās Bible, which uses illustrations to highlight bizarre, violent, sexual, or otherwise very-not-Sunday-school-friendly Bible stories.
BUT THE STORY ITSELF?
Yep. Real.
In 1 Samuel 18:25ā27, Saul asks David for 100 Philistine foreskins as a bride-price for his daughter.
David brings back 200.
So while this particular illustration is intentionally provocative, the source material is not made up.
šAnd THAT is where the hypocrisy gets interesting.
Because if a childrenās book about LGBTQ+ people contained a story involving murdered men and 200 foreskins, we already know the words that would be flying:
āINDOCTRINATION.ā
āGROOMING.ā
āSEXUALLY EXPLICIT.ā
āWHY ARE CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED TO THIS?!ā
There would be school board outrage, legislation, book challenges, and probably somebody holding it up at a press conference.
Yet somehow we are constantly told that ābiblicalā automatically means wholesome, moral, and appropriate for children.
It doesnāt. PERIOD.
If weāre going to have serious conversations about age-appropriate material, fine.
But the standard cannot be:
Sexual and violent content is dangerous for childrenā¦ unless it comes from MY religion.
Also, sorry, but TWO HUNDRED FORESKINS is going to live in our heads for a while. š
What people are saying:
- Facebook User: I brought up the verse that God turns dudes wife into salt and then his daughters decided to breed with him since Mom was gone and got told I was making it up.
- Facebook User: Facebook User I got told Jesus DIDN’T say “turn the other cheek.” They’re nuts.
- Facebook User: Go to any Christian university’s Doctrinal Statement and you’ll find something like this (from Cedarville University, Ohio):
“We believe that God has revealed Himself truthfully to humans through the inspired texts of the Scriptures. These canonical texts, Old and New Testaments, are inerrant, infallible, and reliable in detail and in theological content.”- Facebook User: Facebook User Yes, I got kicked out of the homeschool group because I wouldn’t agree to their statement.
- Facebook User: Facebook User Wow! Thatās crazy that they wanted to force you to agree. How controlling.
- Facebook User: There needs to be a song
- Facebook User: TMI
- Facebook User: What? No shrubberies?
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