Ro's Your Boat

My name is Ro. This is a happy, peaceful blog that features humor, beauty, and art. I'm a scientist and an Idahoan. I also run jawnsredpants (NSFW).

[nkim-doodles]

More of my Blue series! A few more and I’ll be moving onto some dessert doodles I did! :)

[matchlessfootball]

if golf and football switched commentators 😂

[official-portugal]

I just lost 3 years of my life

[skelethoughts-deactivated201809]

UNMUTE THIS OH MY GOD

[digitaldiscipline]

This would immesurably improve both sports.

[chalamet-x]

i’m dying that robert downey jr posted this on his official facebook 😂😂😂 

credit: hisduckling on youtube

[kvebox]

forgot to show you all my frogs

[tosquinha]

[silverhawk]

the indian giant squirrel is so gorgeous & just loves hanging around

its just hanging out w/ its gorgeous sunset colors…..

eating some grapes…

[eelpatrickharris-deactivated202]

it’s time to get….. nsfw

[toobertpoondert]

This post gives me anxiety

[idiotsonfb]

[starglitteredsky-deactivated201]

Isn’t it nice how people twist their religious scripture to suit their weds but when it’s used against them it’s suddenly not okay

[crippledcuriosity]

I talked to a monk about this quote once (we have mutual friends, and he came to a New Year’s Eve party at my shared art studio). He said this isn’t even talking about homosexuality. That the bible never actually says homosexuality is wrong. What that passage means is this:

Women were treated as subservient and it that you shouldn’t treat other men as subservient, like they are beneath you. It is not talking about homosexuality. If it was, it would say it outright since the bible lists other things outright.

I take the word of a monk who have studied the bible extensively more than a self proclaimed Christian.

[theguilteaparty]

The above text, I would like to point out is from the point of view of this translation of the original Hebrew. I spoke with my cousin’s rabbi on the matter and his response was different, saying that it was a mistranslation. See, the true translation says that a man shall not lie with another in the bed of a woman, which is to say, the Hebrews had a shit ton of rules about when a man was or was not allowed in a woman’s bed and private quarters (including, if she didn’t want you there, you weren’t allowed there. Hebrew women were also allowed to divorce their husbands and the image of the ‘oppressive Hebrew people’ is an image that was propogated by Christianity which, historically speaking, doesn’t treat the Jewish people too well and liked to paint them as being rather barbaric and backwards and cultish with their traditions, which, another piece of fun info, their traditions were one of the main reasons why the Jewish people were less likely, in medieval times, to die of the plague. Because washing your hands and avoiding the dead and vermin and the like was a lot of help. Of course the Christians persecuted them for not dying but that’s another matter. I’m sidetracked). So the verse is literally saying ‘Don’t fuck in some lady’s bed because that’s just goddamn rude’

Also, whenever a Christian brings the book of Leviticus up, you should feel free to point out that these are rules that were given to make the Hebrew people prepared for when the son of God came to earth. In Christianity, it’s believed the son of God was Jesus. So by following the rules set in Leviticus or pushing them as things we should follow, they’re saying that Jesus was not the son of God, and that Jesus did not, in fact, die for our sins. Jewish people believe, in their faith, that the son of God hasn’t yet been born, so many choose to follow these rules.

Most people of course roll their eyes when I explain the translation of the verse (full breakdown found here) but it’s always fun to point out the nature of the rules in Leviticus and the implications of following them. 

[bedbugbookworm-deactivated20150]

I’m a theology student and I am on the verge of crying because of how accurate this commentary is. Historical context is simultaneously the most interesting and most important part of interpreting any texts. 

[zorobro]

Most religious people seem to base their beliefs on things that are severely mistranslated. I wish they would do their research before using the bible for hate.

[justnahok]

I studied theology extensively and was going to become a theologist until I switched majors. The above commentary is 100% accurate and what I try to stress in a lot if conversations with Bible Thumpers.

Jesus also affirms the homosexual relationship between the Roman Centurion and his “slave”. The particular Greek word used to refer to this special slave was “pais”. Greek language studies and contexts show that a “pais” was a male love slave. Regular slaves were called “dolos”. The Centurion makes this distinction clearly when he asks Jesus to heal his slave (pais), and then to prove his status he tells Jesus that his slaves (dolos) go when he tells them to. But this slave (pais) was special. He was the Centurion’s lover.

Hearing this, Jesus was so amazed he says he had not found ANYONE ELSE who had such great faith. He then blesses the Centurion and heals his male lover.

Matthew 8:5-13

THIS IS WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY TEACHES ABOUT SAME SEX COUPLES.

In short, the English adaptation is a mistranslated farce.

[zorobro]

^^^^this

[noshamejustlove]

reblogging for the comments ^^^^^^

[veldian]

EXCUSE ME WHILE I REBLOG THIS FIFTY MILLION TIMES

[cat-lover-1001]

🌺Spring🌺 cats with 👑 🌺 🌺🌸🌼🌺🌸🌼🌺🌸🌼🌺

[setheverman]

what’s the mood… for april?

[mioko-san]

artist: 이짜님

[picsthatmakeyougohmm]

[synapticrelay-deactivated201905]

environmental storytelling

[christosanesti]

i dont think american filmmakers realise how huge london is, because sure you have the london eye and houses of parliament but when you say ‘london has fallen’ what??? so the nandos in catford is in flames? the tesco in peckham has descended into chaos? wtf??

[pulchrabelle]

We have states bigger than your entire country

[zerotheduke]

ur largest city

london

[afrogwitch]

Oh…. honey….honey no

[nickyvmlp]

I’m about to blow everyone’s got damn mind.

Not a metropolitan area, just fucking Jacksonville.

[cannedcream]

[sparxflame]

i would like to point out, tho, according to wikipedia, as of 2011 for just the cities:

Jacksonville population: 829,719

Chicago population: 2,705,000

London population: 8,174,000

like. it’s cute and all that y’all have big cities in terms of area, buuuuuut…….

[politenuclearbomb]

whats your point

[threebigolsausages-deactivated2]

starbucks barista: ive got a caffe mocha for… “russian spy”?

everybody: [remains seated and eyes each other suspiciously]

barista [throwing his CIA badge at the floor in defeat]: dammit i thought for sure that would work

[nfkjfehlkfjlk-deactivated201806]

Memes that are funny in 2018 and 1958

[historical-nonfiction]

Bugs Bunny accidentally transformed the word nimrod into a synonym for idiot because nobody got a joke where he sarcastically compared Elmer Fudd to the Biblical figure Nimrod, a mighty hunter.

[omegajako]

Etymology is ridiculous and terrifying sometimes

[garbage-empress]

Bugs Bunny is more powerful than God

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

He also solidified the idea of rabbits loving carrots when carrots actually carry very little nutritional value for rabbits. The funniest part of that is that the original joke was a reference to a Clark Gable film where Gable munches on a carrot, it was never meant to imply that rabbits love carrots. The Clark Gable reference would’ve been obvious to audiences in the 40s but it has been pretty much lost to time.

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

Bugs Bunny has too much power and should be feared.

[imsoshive]

Bruh

[tittytaytay]

sheesh

[xekstrin]

C-C-C-C-C-COMBO ATTACK!!!!

[koki-kariya-personal]

when the whole party roles nat 20s nd the boss finally dies

[katilatah]

Pika pika ✨⚡️💛

[girls-to-avoid]

everyone always talks about the wendys twitter, but

let’s talk about moonpie’s twitter

[helthehatter]

Moon pie is so nice and responsible

[girls-to-avoid]

He’s a very good boy

[queen-of-dirt]

Ohhh my God