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SecularMotion
Apr 2013
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A literal interpretation of the "fuck you" comment would break a commandment or two.
Buzz Clik
Apr 2013
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Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. A literal interpretation of the "fuck you" comment would break a commandment or two.
tsk tsk.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)2. Is a deuteronomy when the operate on one's duodenum? eom
Squinch
(50,773 posts)3. That "fuck you" didn't seem very Christian to me.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)4. No, it was originally a Pagan blessing.
But you know those Christians. They can turn anything on its head.
Squinch
(50,773 posts)5. Is that for real? That would be great, if it were a blessing!
dimbear
(6,271 posts)8. Like so many etymological questions, it isn't exactly clear where it comes from, but there's a
theory that fuck goes back to the love goddess Frig, or Freya, however you see it spelled. Same as the origin of our day of the week Friday. Of all the trees of knowledge, etymology bears the strangest fruit.
Iggo
(47,486 posts)6. lol...burn.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)7. WIN!
dimbear
(6,271 posts)9. Oddly enough, the very next verse punishes adultery with death.
I don't think many Republican politicians want to cozy up to that.