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One Scripture Two OutcomesOne person can read the scriptures and go out and kill someone for God and another person can read the same scriptures and go out and get killed for God.

"Love Versus the Bible" cartoon by nakedpastor David Hayward SHOP MY CARTOONS & ART A couple of months ago I did a cartoon very similar to this, but it portrayed Jesus talking to a group of men from his time period. They could have been interpreted as being Pharisees. My intention was to contrast the hermeneutics of love and inclusion with a hermeneutic of something more about purity and exclusion. My intention was not to feed into the antisemitism that is latent within Christianity. In other words, I did not intend the cartoon to communicate that Christianity is better than...

"Bible Interpretation" cartoon by nakedpastor David Hayward SHOP MY CARTOONS & ART It's never as easy as "The Bible says". It's always, without fail, "I think the Bible says". We can't help but read the Bible through our own lens, filter it through our own mindsets, and articulate it through our own languages. Understanding this is the first step to healthy conversations about knowledge and the truth. Has your understanding of the Bible changed? Mine too. Ours too! Come and join us at The Lasting Supper, where we're not afraid to express what we are really struggling with and what...

"The Bible Can Hurt" cartoon by nakedpastor David Hayward It takes maturity to realize and admit that something you love and value so highly can deliver good and inflict harm, both. The bible is not good and it is not evil. It is neutral. We have to realize this in order to appreciate and use it properly. I want to make something very clear: I am NOT one of those that disparages Christianity or the Church. I critique it, yes. But I critique it because I love it. I critique it because, even though it is neutral and can be...

"Hate or Love" cartoon by nakedpastor David Hayward GET THIS PRINT