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Why the biblical story of David and Batsheva keeps trending on Twitter

JL;DR SUMMARY The biblical story of David and Batsheva has recently become a focal point of debate on Twitter, largely in the context of discussions about sexual abuse within evangelical Christian circles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TheologySexual AbuseJewish InterpretationLeonard CohenEvangelicalsDavid And BatshevaTwitter Debate#ChurchtooScriptural InterpretationRachael Dennhollander

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"She has particularly criticized John F. MacArthur, an influential evangelical pastor who leads Grace Community Church, a 3,500-seat megachurch outside of Los Angeles; his books and recorded sermons have an even larger reach."

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