#wgtp talks religion

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Far-right Christians really do the Bible a disservice by treating it as a book God dictated and had wrote down for him. It's a living document, ever evolving just as Christianity has. It's an imperfect work written by imperfect people talking about the perfect God within the context of their time and culture. I really want to make a project out of rereading my Bible and reading it that way.

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Thank you for this 🙏

Sharing this passage here because I think it reflects well on the adversity queer Christians face, and how God gives us strength.

I don't often see Psalm 86 circulated, or shared amongst the Bible verses that bring comfort to queer people, which is a shame. I wouldn't know it exists if my Bible hadn't fallen open on this page (which for me really consolidates my belief that God often tells us what we need to hear when we need to hear it).

So I'm sharing it here today, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed!

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America should not be a Christian nation. Even if it was, this 'Christian' America is very clearly not made in God's image.

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I'm queer. I am not out to my mom's side of the family, and don't plan to be. It makes me so angry that they just voted to take away my rights as a queer person, and they don't have a fucking clue.

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I am in mourning. And in my grief, I'm choosing to rely on my faith to get me through, and give me the energy to keep on fighting for us to have basic human rights, and for a world where we are all safe to be who we are.

Here is one of my favorite verses. Hopefully it'll provide some comfort to someone else.

Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."

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This was beautiful. Thank you for this, and for voicing something a lot of us struggle with.

two

i am being torn in two

following Them

the one who made me

who will always love me

who gave me life

but whos followers say i am wrong for being me

that i am undesirable

and my life is a sin

my love

then i found those who said i was right

that i am wanted

my life is beautiful

my love

but they make Them the punchline of every joke

they make all Their followers out to be cruel and cold

and say we are all wrong

do i have to choose between

a communith that only aproves of half of me

or drifting alone

i hear hate in the walls of a place meant to spread love

and cruel jokes in a place meant to everyone

and the jokes can make me laugh

until they scream 'go away'

and the hate can only be shoved out of my mind so many times

before it pushed me out

how hard can it be to follow Them and be me

without being torn in two

i fight so hard to stay whole

to keep my core intact

that holy light is intertwined with rainbows

and it filles me with hope

so why do they try so hard to unravel what should be left alone

They are the im here

that im here to love and smile and cry and feel

they are the reason i know who i am and dont hate what i cannot controle

They worked through them

and they where made that way by Them

you cant tear me in two because there where never two sperate things

you can try

and sometimes you will make me feel like it works

but i am

filled with Their holy light threaded with a promise

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Christian nationalism is going to be the death of this fucking country.

Sincerely,

A Christian

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I love my family because we’re very religious (both of my uncles are pastors) but we shit talk trump and talk about how cool it is that there are so many pride flags in the mountain town we’re vacationing in.

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Not to get religious on main, but I have proof God is real. How else could I be starting to read the Hunger Games for my gender studies class a week after the election?

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