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religions will really lay out overtly fascist ideals and concepts in their books, unapologetically, and then liberals chime in "nooo that's a misinterpretation". babe, I guarantee it's not.

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Progressive Christians are like: I can't believe this centuries old institution with a history of oppressing and marginalizing women and queer folk is oppressing and marginalizing women and queer folk!

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The other thing about discussing harmful things about the christian church and getting "that's not what that verse really means/that's not how that doctrine should be applied/that's not actually supported biblically/etc" back is that... at a certain point it doesn't matter. Yes there are varying beliefs within christianity (understatement with 45,000 different denominations lmao), but you don't get to claim that christianity is separate from any harmful beliefs when a lot of harmful beliefs are the majority.

You can say "the bible wasn't ever talking about gay relationships in [xyz] verses" but that doesn't make the average church actually safe and affirming for queer people. You can say "actually hell doesn't have any biblical backing" but that doesn't mean very much when like 75-80% of christians believe in hell. You can say "men and women are equal in the eyes of the Lord" but it doesn't erase the rampant misogyny in christian culture.

If the members make up the church, if members are the church, then at a certain point the cultural beliefs or majority beliefs have precedence over what was intended. You can't say "oh just ignore [belief/doctrine/interpretation/etc]" when that would be dismissing the church's most predominant collective beliefs. You don't get to just disregard harm because that "wasn't the intention". You don't get to look at the result of said harm and decide it doesn't matter because it makes you look bad.

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longsuffering being a fruit of the spirit in a religion that worships an allegedly omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent god………

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being angry is all i really am and it’s so tiring but i am godless and without identity

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i think i’ve always told myself that i have to be measured and super consistent in everything i do, lest that make me a christian but no!!!! sorry but i am human!!!! i am not anti-religion, i am anti-christianity!!!!!!!!!! i was always like, “well you can’t really claim to critically appraise religion as a structure when you only talk about christianity.” and i was somewhat right but like, i’m not this super articulate spokesperson!!! i just hate christianity, that’s really it. yes i hate all organised religion but my BEEF is with christianity.

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do you think mocking catholicism is funny

yes. next question

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Dipping into the atheist/ex-religious circles of Tumblr just to see a bunch of religious mockery and misinterpretation.

Gah!

Well, glad I took the time to craft a lengthy response, poured out all my grievances in it and left it at drafts.

Very relaxing.

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palestine masterpost-masterpost

i've been trying my best to collect a bunch of links to other, more structured resources about the genocide in gaza, and what you, reading this, can do about it, that i'm going to compile here.

DON'T SCROLL PAST. LOOK THROUGH THE LINKS. REBLOG.

less and less people are talking about gaza every day, but it is still a very real crisis.

education, donations, speaking out, global links (masterpost)

links to contextual articles

for americans - state/congressional contacts

how you can help palestine - donations, petitions, campaigns, upcoming protests (masterpost)

non-politically motivated charity links

canary mission

petitions and congressional contact (masterpost)

education, current news, taking action, direct action and donations, current protests (masterpost)

small monetary actions

2700 ebooks on israel and palestine, available for free

thorough article by storiesfromgaza, dated 10/30/23

targeted boycott + bds

how to find state/congressional contacts, bds, email template, donation links

sudan and congo

egypt, us/uk/canada/europe congressional contacts

direct links to help palestine

educate yourself (twitter links)

translating gaza (instagram link)

bds/targeted boycott information

compilation of palestine info and how to support it (masterpost), dated 10/28/23

latest info as of 11/3/23 and large amounts of immediate action to take (masterpost)

history of palestine and israel - articles, books, films, social media (masterpost)

socials to follow

journalists in north gaza

btselem

families in gaza to donate to

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hello!! i was in a similar situation a few years ago and i was luckier because i could escape to university. i’m still in a situation like this since my parent wants me to give my life to christ (i think this is the same thing as confirmation but different denomination), and again i’ve been saying no (i also stopped going to church and that’s been difficult for my parents to enforce because again, i escaped to uni) but i recognise that i probably have a bit more freedom. all i really want to say is that your life is your own. even if you confirm today, and feel like internally unconfirming tomorrow, that is completely fine. if you decide to tell your parents that you don’t want to confirm then that is also fine. it makes sense that this feels awful and for me, it sometimes felt like a violation and someone trying to take away my agency, but when you recognise that no-one is leading your life except you and that your loyalties, beliefs and heart belong to you alone, it becomes easier to see this as a platitude rather than something that has meaning

guys my parent want me to confirm Christian

I don’t really want to, but my church is fine, and I don’t want to deal with aftermath.

I am going to, but it still feels awful for some reason

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I made a uQuiz to figure out how you would fall if you were an angel. My credentials are that I am gay and my mom was a pastor.

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was not aware that people in the fanfiction community are using the term purity culture to describe negative reactions to topics that they write

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every now and again im reminded of my religious trauma and then i have to face the very real possibility that i will never heal from it

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i’ve always maintained that missionary work is rooted in white supremacy but i revisited the story of the guy who went to sentinel island to try and evangelise to them and i’m just in awe at the audacity granted to missionaries by christianity

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I met God today. She asked me why I was crying. I looked at her, concerned, and asked if she’d heard of all the people dying? She said, “Oh yes, but why do you care? Don’t you know that life is nothing compared to my castles in the air?” I retreated from her and pondered, What deity could laugh -  And think of their created world as nothing more than chaff? The more I thought, the more I found I valued life upon the ground: The joy, the pleasure, the pain, the ache, And all the little things of life we make. So give me earth. Give me stars and life and love Don’t give me a place by your throne above. As I turned to go, I couldn’t help but wonder why, She cared so much about those castles in the sky?