#for being lgbt+ and christian

[i-turn-characters-2-warrior-cats]

Bill Cipher evil medicine cat au?

I just thought of this and thought it would be really interesting

Sure!

Dumroll please......

WC Bill Cipher is the third (The first is technically Lightwalk and the second is technically Rainsoul, but I hadn't developed the idea enough) cat I will release in relation to the Pantheon! (A group of deities that exist in all the works here, used as influences/monsters if I need them).

The Pantheon is all represented by a different animal! Lightwalk, the crow. Rainsoul, the vulture. WC Bill Cipher, Goldengleam, the coyote. (And his brother is represented by a rabbit, but we won't be getting into that yet.)

Goldengleam takes on a multitude of names, but relies on this one as the name we all know and love (to hate). He, like most of the Pantheon, can shapeshift! He keeps the form of a cat, but does show off his coyote form from time to time.

I imagine Goldengleam is known as a very eccentric member of the Pantheon, being a tad sillier and more kit friendly than his brother (If you can figure it out I'll skip the queue and do his brother before any other requests I'm writing. I'll give you a hint, his brother is the WC version of who is basically him but without Disney to reel in the age rating.)

Since I don't really want to develop much of WC Gravity Falls plot beyond what I've revealed since we only have our main antagonist as of writing this, I'll do a bit about if he preferred medicine to talking to other cats, and then I'll leave you off with a story!

Goldengleam, if he acted as a medicine cat, or a healer for the society of Gravity, he would rely much more on poisons than talking other cats into doing his dirty work (Which I bet he relied on for much of Shooting Stars are just Meteors). Slipping a bit over here, oh no you're sick! How terrible!

And for the story.... (Inspired by parables in the bible)

Once upon a time, when the great beasts roamed the forest, an elk insulted a bear. The bear became angry, and challenged the elk to a fight, killing and eating the elk.

A coyote had something rude to say about this. "Well, that wasn't very polite. You've already eaten for leaf-bare, why take more?"

And the bear went, "Why, the elk was even ruder! He needed to be taught a lesson."

The coyote replied, "I'm quite sure the elk learned his lesson from your stomach." The bear found this offensive, and challenged the coyote to a duel. The coyote agreed to meet at sunhigh the next day, and both of them went to their dens.

The bear went to sleep immediately, but the coyote looked to the stars. "Hello? Stars? Please give me assistance. I am a coyote, I can not beat a bear, but I was right. Give me help, please."

And then the stars answered, with a cat, who said. "Hello, coyote. Go to the den of the bear, and begin piling sticks. If I do not deliver by dawn, you can call me whatever name you wish."

The coyote, not one to disobey an obvious answer from the stars, followed the commands of the cat, wondering why the stars did not send a spirit in the form of another coyote. Time passed, and it was nearly dawn, when the bear would wake up.

Once again, another spirit appeared behind him. It was another coyote, but a bright gold color instead of the light blue of the stars. It smiled, winked, and began to emit a terrifying force.

It was fire. The coyote watched in joy as the bear ran out from the den that was now on fire, only to be met with the coyote he had challenged to a duel.

The bear was furious. "You said we would meet at dawn!"

But the spirit replied first. "In your duel with the elk, you said that it would not be deadly. And then you ate his body. Now, I'm not one for rules, but it does seem that you threw away honor already. And besides, nobody said that the coyote couldn't set fire to your den!"

The bear was left speechless, and never bothered the coyote again.

That's all! If you desire more elaboration or another request, do not hesitate to contact me!

Byeee!

[simnostalgia]

It fucks me up so much when I see the same dusty ass bullshit being rebranded like this. This person is using cutesy tumblr-lingo to try and paint themselves as fun and relatable.

Super cool Christianity, totally hip and down the the kids, totally not terrible at al-

Babe, that shit ain't flying on Tumblr. Maybe try Facebook @the-kirbe-anon

[k-wame]

Stonemouth (2015) · S1·E01 · 08.06.2015

[queerorthodoxy]

How do other queer Christians deal with anger and hate towards others? I could use some advice..

[mew2gia]

// LGBT discourse

I was watching a video and I was sent back to the days when people (and my mother) would argue that asexuals don't get enough hatred and therefore are not queer. "If asexuals are lgbtq where do they receive oppression??" Not that oppression makes you queer or not, because it doesn't, but asexuals receive hatred from the same place everyone else does: The Fundamentally Christian Church

[theatrekidenergy]

Made this for school but felt like the Tumblr bitches would enjoy it too. Feast.

[uncanny-tranny]

I've been thinking about modesty from a specifically trans lense lately. I was taught that modesty indicates shame, that modesty means you're simultaneously ashamed of being human and having a human body, but also that you are "purer" because you adhere to a hegemonic idea of modesty. Frankly, I just don't agree with this, and it was very much steeped in the idea of specifically christian ideas of modesty.

Before I transitioned, I felt very unprotective of my body because it never felt like mine to begin with. I didn't really care what happened to it, and while I was modest by other people's standards, I certainly didn't feel it. Once I actually started transitioning (and especially on testosterone), I've found that I'm so much more "modest" because I've become protective of my body. There's this stereotype that trans people start "showing themselves off" after transitioning, but I honestly feel the opposite. I'm possessive over my body and exactly how it acts and appears because I actually like my body, and it finally feels like mine. I'm honestly kind of selfish about it, and I think I've earned the right to be.

I made this post because I think this is an interesting topic, and I think it's interesting the ways in which we internalize the influences that be. It's also a reminder that no matter how you feel about things like modesty, you should adhere to what makes the most sense to you and what you are most comfortable with. There are pressures to be modest in this way or that way, but what truly matters is what you decide with your body and yourself.

[lavylesby]

keep being awesome (including me)

idk, just wanted to put this out there

I can't express my gratitude enough to be here.

Growing up, I was taught that being LGBTQ+ is bad, it's a sin, blah blah blah. And because I had no reason to dispute my parents, and because I wasn't yet aware of my sexuality, I used to believe them. I used to be homophobic, though not quite as much as my parents.

I remember we were watching one of those videos where people go around America, asking the most basic questions. And while we were laughing at people's responses, there were some who were waving around Pride flags (I didn't know what those were at the time). And I don't remember what exactly I said, but my parents were being homophobic towards them and I was joining in a bit. And afterwards, I remember feeling so…fake. I felt like I was supposed to discriminate, but my inner soul knew I was wrong for that. I didn't yet understand why.

Given this kind of environment, despite my parents being pretty kind in almost every other regard, I used to ask God to "help me stop liking girls so much." Somehow I didn't equate that to me being a lesbian, because it wasn't until a few years later that I actually acknowledged I was gay. And instead of me being curious about this self-discovery, I broke down crying, because I immediately knew my parents would disapprove.

What triggered my realization was the fact that I kept asking God why I didn't have the Holy Ghost, or if I did, why couldn't I talk to him. I had (and still have) a problem with comparing my faith to others, not realizing that everyone's faith journey is different. So, once I knew I was gay, I was so convinced that God had cursed me and I would never make it to heaven. Not realizing that that was actually one of God's greatest gifts he ever gave me.

For several months, I proceeded to force myself to do conversion therapy. Obviously I know now how unethical and self-destructive that is, but I thought I'd never make God proud or I'd be disowned by my parents until I found some miracle to make me straight. Sometimes I used to think I could "become" bisexual, and then somehow force my liking of boys to overtake my liking of girls. Needless to say that was the most depressive time of my life, and I had no one to talk to about any of this. Looking back, I feel guilty about my own homophobia, and sometimes I feel a little fake to now wholeheartedly care for LGBTQIA+ people.

So one day, I had enough. I prayed to God and asked him to make me straight if it was his will. But I also asked him if me being LGBTQ+ was his will, and if he wanted me to spread love to other people like me, especially if they were also Christian. And after ignoring my conversion therapy prayers, rightfully so, he finally answered the one prayer I'd had to accept his gift.

This led me onto the journey I'm on now, to educate myself, love myself, and lift myself up. I came out to my family, and though it wasn't as hostile as I'd thought it'd be, my parents' reactions were about what I expected. I'm always being told I'm confused, that queerness is demonic, that I don't really know God for myself, etc. My dad read from Romans in the Bible, saying that being gay is a curse. He doesn't realize that A) those scriptures refer to adultery, and B) there's lots of evidence that the Bible has been tampered to be made more homophobic, as well as more racist. (Look up a project called "But the Bible Says!")

So, as much as my parents' words hurt, I decided I needed to fend for myself and rise above their discrimination. Just the other day, I was feeling pretty down thinking about my parents' homophobia, and God told me that I won't be able to change their minds. My parents are middle-aged, and set in their ways.

But,

he said I'll be able to change their hearts.

So, I'll need to persevere in order for them to change, because the heart overrules the mind.

Initially, my safe havens were mostly about music and art. Finding out about girl in red, Semler, Hayley Kiyoko, etc. really changed my life. And it was cool to find ways to hang out with artists (not music) who happened to be LGBTQ+ or were allies. Then, one day, something told me to make a Tumblr account.

Now, I knew Tumblr existed, but I didn't ever hear anyone talk about it. I didn't know what it was about. Also, I'd never been on social media before (unless you count this site called Pixilart). So I thought that was pretty strange. But I didn't try to fight it, and I made an account having no idea what I was gonna do with it.

And then…

…my eyes were OPENED.

Here I was, having found the perfect place for me! So many cool artists! So many fans of things I couldn't nerd out about before! So many ways to personalize my posts! And so, so many wonderful people across the rainbow!

I also started getting into reading Webtoons, and watching YouTube on my own (my parental controls had blocked it). And I'd say "oh! does this cool person have a tumblr?" and they usually do! Then, I found groups to join and more people just to hang out with.

I could finally relax and just be...

…me.

Which is something I've been wanting my whole life.

Don't get me wrong: I still gotta have 4 pairs of eyes and 2 sets of ears because of my safe havens, including my Tumblr. And sometimes I feel guilty about having havens, but then I have old and new reminders about why I should have them.

And like I said at the beginning of this post,

I. am. so. grateful. to be here.

I'm so proud of all of you guys, even if I don't know you. Thank you for reminding me there's still light in this world. :)

[camfusedly]

Do you ever think about how to a lot of Christians the verse that really spells out The Whole Deal for them is John 3:16 but like if you actually believed John 3:16 you would sound insane

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (NRSVUE)

It literally says. If you believe in "the Son." You will not die and you will live forever.

IT DOESN'T SAY "well, first you have to die, and your body will just be dead, but then your spirit self will not go to hell to be tortured for eternity by Satan, but instead your spirit self will go to heaven and be happy with God for eternity."

But you know what the author did say? Three verses ago, in verse 13: "No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man". Bro is capable of talking about heaven, no metaphors or nothing. And he still didn't feel a need to add anything about how Christians get to go to heaven.

He literally meant. You will not die. And just be a guy on earth, just not dying.

He didn't need it to mean anything more complicated because he didn't have the hindsight of looking back over the past 2000 years to see that Christians die like normal people instead of living forever like Tolkien elves

[lightshiningbright]

please pray for me as i truly begin this discernment process

my priest, unbeknownst to me, is apparently in charge of the ordination process for the whole diocese.

so deep into our conversation, when i had mentioned i had experienced a possible calling before- not thinking much of it- i could tell he was eager

he explained to me how our rural community needs more priests badly. and as the priest in charge of ordination, making that final decision, he said he had been praying hard, especially in the past 2 weeks. “and then we showed up at the church” he said.

no pressure, but he told me he believed i may want to pray on it and potentially follow this calling i have thought about since 2017, something i keep coming back to despite everything that’s happened.

he explained how much the ordination process has changed and how much easier it could be for me to be ordained. another issue that felt resolved for me.

in the meantime, he has offered me multiple ways to get involved in the church. he also has invited me to help work with him to build a local queer christian community that is desperately needed.

this priest, who eagerly wants to have lunch with us after thursday mass once a month, the priest in charge of ordination, may even become a sort of mentor figure

my whole world might have potentially changed in one afternoon. i am still trying to find out where God is leading me, but i trust Him. God will not lead me astray

so please, prayers as i find out where God wants me as i find my place in His church

[t-errifier]

"i can't support lgbta+ in my artwork bc of my religion" oh so ur homophobic? that's what ur trying to say

[briefblueseason]

Look not at our sins, O Lord, but at the faith of your queers.

[sofaithshaped]

what exactly is a testimony and what does it mean to bear your testimony... can someone explain

[tremendously-crazy]

"Christians" after specifically targeting LGBTQIA+ folks for their "sins" despite A) the Bible saying all sins are equal in the eyes of God and B) don't judge others or you will also be judged

[local-mysterys]

You know it's bad when you decide to go to church randomly for the first time in like 10 yrs.

[pickle-the-lad]

I started thinking about Muslim women, which made me start thinking about transness and religion...

Now I'm hyper fixating on religious justification for transitioning, but have no idea how to start researching this... so if anyone's interested, please info-dump on me about religion in an LGBT+ friendly way💖💕

I'm perfectly open to discussions about any part of the LGBT+/MOGAI community, but my main focus with this post is transness.

This is the one time I'm using a dni!

If you're NOT friendly and supportive and you reply, I will block you. If you're anti-religion, this is not the post for you.