Lanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious Cringe@midwest.social • 4 months agoWhen all other messaging fails so you appeal to people’s foot fetishmidwest.socialimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down132
arrow-up1105arrow-down1imageWhen all other messaging fails so you appeal to people’s foot fetishmidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious Cringe@midwest.social • 4 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareCyrus DraegurlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•4 months agoi always thought the foot washing thing was creepy and gross i suspect jesus (if indeed there even ever was an actual specific dude matching his description) had a foot fetish
minus-squareSternlinkfedilink29•4 months agoThrough a modern lens yeah the footwashing thing seems weird, but 2,000 years ago when sandals were the common footwear its a fair bit different.
minus-squarePoplar?linkfedilink14•4 months agoI always understood washing feet to mean putting yourself into a lower position to teach yourself or show humbleness. Sort of similar to how some Indian cultures people prostrate and touch the feet of elders to show respect.
i always thought the foot washing thing was creepy and gross
i suspect jesus (if indeed there even ever was an actual specific dude matching his description) had a foot fetish
Through a modern lens yeah the footwashing thing seems weird, but 2,000 years ago when sandals were the common footwear its a fair bit different.
I always understood washing feet to mean putting yourself into a lower position to teach yourself or show humbleness.
Sort of similar to how some Indian cultures people prostrate and touch the feet of elders to show respect.