#than converting one by one

[coddda]

I wish we could have met in some other way.

Lawlight Week Day 2: Soulmates

If you saw me repost and re-edit this several times uh No you didn't </3

Still frames/Individual gifs:

If you know what every frame is from you get a free cookie. by the way

[dem0nyo]

♡ AMIHAN HAIR ♡

late valentines, i suppose? this has been a wip since last year but i finally got around to finishing it this week. i ran into a few issues that i almost gave up on it but it's been so long since my last upload and i wanted to share something before February ends so here it is! i drew the scalp textures from scratch in Photoshop (using one of the braids from GT as a reference) so it took ages. it's not perfect but i quite like it, hope you do too <3

inspo ♡

BGC

toddler-elder!

feminine frame

24 EA swatches + 17 extras, 15 EA swatches for the toddler and child versions

NOT hat compatible

all LODs, all maps

21034 polys

playtested :)

DOWNLOAD: Patreon (free) | SFS

as always, lmk if there are any issues!

[veryintricaterituals]

When I was in school I went to a friend's house to work on a project on a Friday afternoon. At about 6 or 6:30 when the sun was about to set her mom called us over to the livingroom. She lit two candles with my friend and then they proceeded to put the lit candles inside of a little cupboard so no one could see them. Me, a young jewish teenager asked her, my catholic friend, why they did that and she shrugged, said it was a family tradition to bring peace and prosperity, that the women of the family did it every friday evening and then hid the candles. They were very catholic, so I bit my tongue and we went back to her room to study.

This is just one of many, many, crypto jewish traditions that still exist in my hometown of Medellín, Colombia and I want to share a little bit about them with you.

Medellín is the capital city of a region called Antioquia and it is currently the second biggest city in my country. Now the weird thing about my region and my city more specifically is that it is in the middle of fucking nowhere, like we are in a valley in the middle of the andean mountains and it would take over two weeks by river, horse and river, and dunkey and mule to even get here before the invention of cars or trains.

Now Medellín was founded over 400 years ago, and families had been coming to the region for way before then, so that means that for centuries getting to my city from the sea or from the other big cities in the country was incredibly hard. This was by design, because Medellín itself was founded by about 28 families and we know for a fact that alteast half of them were crypto jews hidding from the Spanish Inquisition, and both before and the foundation more and more jewish families arrived to the region.

This is a known fact, the DNA of the people from the region has a lot of sepharadic jewish mixed in there. Early Colombian literature dating up to the 1845 would call the people of my region the Neogranadine Jews or the Colombian Jews. But because they were crypto jews the religion and most of the traditions were lost during the 400 years that have passed, now over 90% of the population is catholic and don't really know about their origins.

But some things stuck. And I want to tell you about them.

On the 7th night of December there is this pre-christmas festival called "El día de las velitas" or the little candle night that started and was unique to Antioquia. It's supposed to commemorate the candles that people had in the streets and the windows on the night Jesus was born and that helped Mary and Joseph to find their way. Do you know how this unique festival is celebrated in my city? People take to the streets to light candles, small colorful candles that they put in wooden planks or directly on the streets, it's the night that people decorate and turn on the christmas lights and it is so important and popular that we have an actual day off on the 8th of december.

Let me show you a few pictures

I don't think I need to explain this one. Even most goyim will know about Hannukah. But it is the weirdest thing when the dates coincide and we are all lighting candles together.

My dad was in the Jewish community board and we needed to rent a place to put our jewish daycare. They found this beautiful old house that had belonged to a family in colonial times but needed a little TLC. We had them remove some wooden floors because they were too old and rotting and found a huge Magen David made out stones in the center of the floor. The house also happened to have two separate kitchens and a mikveh or immersion bath in one of the rooms. These a very traditional things that colonial houses have in my region.

My grandmother converted to Judaism so I have a side from my family that is 100% from here and didn't arrive during the 20th century. I had the pleasure to meet both of my great grandparents from that side though they died when I was young. My grandma tells me that my greatgrandmother used to have one of these immersion baths in her house when she was growing up. Women were supposed to bathe in them after their periods had ended, my catholic great grandmother respected the mikveh traddition more than I ever have.

(I wish I had photos from that specific house but this happened over ten years ago, I'll show you some immersion baths from a different colonial houses that are also in my city)

Now how about we talk about traditional clothes. I'm sure most of you have heard of Ponchos, which are traditional in the Andean region, well the one from Antioquia is a little different and it's always supposed to be worn with a hat. Let's see if you can spot what I mean.

A few years ago Spain decided to grant citizenship to the descendants of the Jewish people that they had exiled in 1492. To get it you had to prove through family trees that your family had been Jewish. My city got the most ammount of passports out of everyone in the world, more than Israel. I could have applied from both my family that came from Egypt in the 20th century (we still have the keys to our house in Spain) or through my catholic side, as both of my grandmother's last names applied. I didn't but I could have.

I don't really know why I decided to finally write this post. I have so many more stories. I just think it's both incredibly sad that so much Jewish culture and people were lost but also it's a little heartwarming to see what survived even centuries down the line.

[just-null]

HELLO HANTENGU NATION (5 people)

I'VE MADE AN [unofficial] HEIGHT CHART FOR MYSELF

Hantengu: 5"5 (166cm) Sekido: 5"9 (175cm) Karaku: 5"9 (175cm) Urogi: 5"9 (175cm) Aizetsu: 5"9 (174cm) Zohakuten: 5"3 (160cm) Urami: 8"5 (257cm)

[little aftermath under the cut]

they're so annoying. peace is nonexistent... they're the best ever.

[lightgamble]

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN | 1.01

I refuse to believe that a tragedy had to destroy everything. But it did.

[psalms-and-spells]

Someone has to tell the ‘edgy atheist’ that if they read the Bible with no context, and then assume the worst, that they are pretty much regurgitating Right-Wing Evangelical Nonsense just without the belief in God.

[son-of-avraham]

I love the way that converts becomes the (spiritual) children of avraham and sarah. For me, I feel like it will be nice to reclaim my own trauma especially through claiming sarah as my mother. I think it's beautiful to remember avraham and sarah as all of our* parents - convert or no. We might have different traditions, we might have contradictory beliefs. We might be from opposite ends of the world - we will never meet each other most likely. But none of that matters or changes anything. We've got the same parents.

[the-artist-grimm]

I’ve seen a lot of cotl au’s, but yours is definitely one of my favorites, and probably the cult I would choose to live in if I could.

Thank you! I'm glad you like my Au!!!!! And yeah at least in Anthea's cult, it is pretty safe?

Anthea's a good leader-but it's debatable if they're good as a cult leader. They try to run the cult more like a village than anything. There's sermons to Death of course-Anthea had been praying to him for years prior to even becoming vessel so they were more than happy to start the cult in his name, but outside of Sunday they're not completely mandatory (though everyone still tries to attend just because Anthea's preaching is very gentle/reassuring when compared to the Bishops). And it's only mandatory primarily because Anthea has a strict 'Sunday is Town Hall' rule where after sermon news, suggestions, problems, ect. are gone over, alongside plans for the week.

Narinder questioned their lax methods at first since even Ratau managed to be strict enough to place a divide between him and his cult's roles, but it did prove effective-followers were a lot more willing to put faith in a leader they felt saw them as people as opposed to the Bishops who sacrificed, cursed, and murdered followers left and right. Most had also lost their own villages and towns, so the familiarity was comforting. Narinder also paid more attention to Anthea's way of leading as opposed to other vessels. Usually he would only watch during crusades, sermons, or rituals, but Anthea would start talking to him just casually out of nowhere so often he kinda had no choice but to witness just how effective their kindness was. So different from his siblings...from himself-yet oddly something he grew to respect.

And though Anthea denied it early on, it was also out of their own desire for familiarity too-they missed the feeling of a village community. (plus their self-sacrificial nature made it difficult to be anything but nice to those in their care)

[anbaisai]

i've been wanting an idol au since book 5 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ let's pray that syder gets attached to this concept just as she did with the mermayu one and starts posting about band au (jamil and leona already mentioned; overblot band, maybe?) with mayu stan ✨✨✨

HELP jkfdsfjdskl 😭 idol AU's always a classic and I too have been hit with the brainworms before... I actually have too many AUs to count (many in the basement rn) but UHHH have a tiiiny sneak peek into my thoughts for idol AU jamimayu:

Jamil and Mayu were long time friends/childhood friends before he became an idol, she was already quite familiar with his passion for singing & dancing

His talent got scouted one day and he wasn't entirely sure about taking up the offer, but Mayu encouraged him to go for it, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity after all

Fast forward several years and he's now successful and widely loved by fans across the world, his family and friends are very proud of him

The one downside is he hardly has time to see Mayu anymore, he's always either too busy or somewhere else across the globe for tour

Even when he does want to spend time with his friend, he has to go out of his way to hide his tracks for both his own and her safety

Sometimes he wonders whether this really was the right decision, but quitting right now isn't really an option - he's signed a contract, plus his family also needs him to keep his career

Mayu on the other hand has ancient merch of his from his debut days that he gave her (worth quite a lot now, but she keeps them all safely stored away), but to most people she pretends she doesn't know him personally whatsoever, totally just an old fan from early days

Jamil also either never mentions her existence in interviews (for obvious reasons) or is very very vague about it, phrased in a way that only he and people who know would know

She attends whatever concerts she can to support him, but she also has her own life to attend to and can't make it to all of them

Nevertheless, his eyes search for her in the crowd out of habit sometimes

And if you're really clever, you might pick up very specific references in songs he wrote lyrics for...

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Four was honestly surprised how many people were here. It was his first big trip, and it was definitely overwhelming. He was usually a loner, but he had to admit… he was thankful he’d asked a friend to come along.

Legend laughed as he texted someone, face glowing with glee. He elbowed Four mischievously. “We should definitely send pictures to Wars.”

“Is that who you’re texting?” Four asked with a smile, enjoying the cheer from his usually grumpier friend. Legend adored education conferences - his friend was nothing if not a lover of learning and exploring new things.

“Oh absolutely,” Legend replied, showing his phone. “He’s upset because I went to the emergency medicine conference and then went to this one. Personally, I think he’s just jealous because I have a cert he doesn’t.”

“Wait, Wars doesn’t have his CCRN?” Four questioned, confused. He figured Warriors, who had everything in his life in order, would have his critical care nursing certification. It was fairly common for nurses in ICU and ED settings.

“Nope!” Legend quipped with delight, obviously ecstatic that he had something over the military nurse.

“Okay, but important question: where are we going to get dinner?”

“Somewhere it doesn’t cost half our paycheck.”

Four glanced around at the skyscrapers. “Uh… not sure we’re going to manage that. I didn’t think the Hebra Mountains had cities like this.”

“Well, then we can contemplate Brugada Syndrome and complicated EKG rhythms while we starve,” Legend supposed.

“Oh, don’t be like that,” Four laughed. “This is a trip, we shouldn’t worry about the cost too much.”

”We don’t make Time’s salary.”

“But we make decent salary.”

Legend bit his lips, stubborn. Four narrowed his eyes analytically. “This isn’t about how much the food costs; it’s because you’ve blown your budget on coffee, isn’t it?”

His friend immediately flushed, guilty as charged. “They charge ten rupees for coffee! Ten!! This place is ridiculous!”

“I told you your caffeine addiction would come back to bite you someday,” Four smiled. “Or, well, more so than it already has.”

“I swear, if you bring up the SVT episode one more time—”

[beescake]

Oh, dang, I've just discovered your art recently, but (as someone who's been around for a While) you give off the vibe that you've been in the fandom for a long time!!!

HFHFF ive been on tumblr a long time!! homestuck spores breezing by clinging to my socks for years as time passes until i finally decided to step into the forest fr.... (aka ive been listening to broadway karkat since i was 13? 14? despite not being able to read past A Young Man Stands In His Bedroom)

[edmunderson]

hi i'm Obsessed with these outfits on them

[licorishh]

"The Bible is so sexist blah blah blah" okay. When it talks about how you can avoid doing stupid things in Proverbs it uses a man in its examples and personifies wisdom as a woman though which I think is pretty funny

[gay-jewish-bucky]

the notes on this are so bad, none of you non converts answering are rabbis working with converts so it's frankly none of your business👍

[son-of-avraham]

The most liminal feeling in judaism is knowing history that's deeply shaped jewish communities and yet... nobody but jews talk about it. Obviously, this isn't unique to judaism, but it's a very specific reminder that jewish history matters more to you than it does anyone else

[not-so-superheroine]

my friend who's in his 70s makes me feel like some sort of religious fundamentalist.

i'm not. by a long shot.

but we are in two different places. and i think that's okay.

i respect his more than he respects mine, i think. I sent a message to talk about it further that contains much of the things i will put under the cut. he rejects the term "latter day saint" but also claims that the church has with the name change. but i know that thought isn't universal. most of the people around me have no problem with the term "latter day saint."

one of my favorite hymns is "Rejoice, ye Saints of Latter Days." We sing about the heavens being opened and the "Latter Days" a good deal locally. I've given a talk/sermon to an international online congregation, referring to us as Latter Day Saints and talking about Latter Day Saint beliefs and traditions. It had to be approved by the pastor, and the congregation received it really well. And in the way I did it, the sermon also spoke to Latter Day Saints from other traditions who commented to tell me what it meant to them. This sermon stressed kinship with other Latter Day Saints in different sects and the wider Christian body, and not divisiveness, while still maintaining individual uniqueness.

I think I understand some of his “whys". Like, belief in "the great apostasy" flies in the face of no longer believing in "one true church" philosophy. Which World Church is clear about rejecting.

I'd identify as a Latter Day Saint based on tradition alone. However, it does align with my beliefs in a nuanced way. I do believe something was restored to Christianity in "the Restoration."

And in my understanding, that is the spiritual practice of continuing revelation esp. regarding an open canon of scripture. God is dispensing further knowledge to be acknowledged, discerned, recorded, and lived out today. The belief in modern prophets, like those of old, and modern prophecy, while I'm sure those were existent in different forms elsewhere, in the Restoration, it was brought forward in a major way.

Protestants are generally hard set against that, so I see that as something being lost from Christianity for a long while (Catholics do something different than Protestants. Not new scripture though, and not quite what I am talking about). I wouldn't call "sola scriptura" and/or lack of elements of my understanding of Continuing Revelation in itself apostasy. I don't think it's apostasy to be "missing" something I think is important and of God. They think otherwise (as in thinking that they are not missing that/not needing that), and we both know God through Christ, and therefore we have more in common, faith-wise than not. I can accept differences in beliefs without thinking other Christians are apostates.

I agree that "one true church" is a haughty (and untrue) stance to take, and a great apostasy would affirm that stance. I also believe what is restored to the Gospel is to be shared widely. And Community of Christ has a unique divine calling in that.

Being that I believe in a type of literal restoration, the term "latter day saint" label follows in a sense. Since we are in the days after/during said Restoration and are awaiting Christ, who some early Saints thought Christ's arrival was imminent, like the early Christians did. I also think Christ's coming is imminent, but also that Christ is here, and has been here.

I find historical roots sacred, so I am not against the premise of having the title out of tradition. But for as my personal beliefs, I do believe in a Restoration of the Gospel in the early 1800s through Prophet-President Joseph Smith Jr and these being the latter days, in a rather nuanced, and admittedly also historically informed, way. My relationships with members of other Latter Day Saint sects benefit from that shared commonality, and I like to think I have a good impact on these general Latter Day Saints spaces, as they have had a good impact on me, too.

Like the Olive tree in the book of Jacob, we must find new ways to be one after our scattering and schisming (and do it with mutual respect).