#christian
🏙 City: Kronach, Germany
🏛️ Point of interest: Oblatenkloster Sankt Heinrich
❓ What is the most crowded sightseeing tour you have ever taken?
➡ Check out more sights in Kronach: https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Kronach?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Travel #Heritage #Amenity #Kronach #Building #Monastery #Christian #Sights #Religion #Germany #Sightseeing
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#LGBTQ #writer community: I am currently engrossed in writing about my past experiences as a #queer child in a #fundamentalist #Christian environment. However, I find it incredibly challenging to overcome the overwhelming flashbacks that resurface. Is there anyone here who has faced a similar struggle and can offer advice on how to overcome this? I am determined to finish the #book and would greatly appreciate any insights or solutions. Thank you!
This "academy" was started by Bill #Gothard
Institute of Basic Life Principle (#IBLP) It's true purpose is to train & prepare young men for a #Christian war much like terrorist camps in the Middle East only with nicer public facing surroundings.
In recent years, we have focused on The Proud Boys & The Oath Keepers because of their propensity for violence. This organization is preparing thousands of young boys & men to fight to make the United States a Christian nation
"I don't pray so that I can change God. I pray so that God can change me."
-Attributed to C. S. Lewis #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
Become informed about this group. It is not a benign young #Christian group.
Read about Bill #Gothard
and his cult Institute of Basic LIfe Principles (#IBLP)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Joshua
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_in_Basic_Life_Principles
"All that matters is the fact Trump has the right skin in the game" - #WhiteSupremcy
Nothing to unseen here, don't get distracted. Trump is what the Right likes to call a "great white hope". They would rather serve under the yoke of irresponsible Facist corruption and call it #christian , than accept people of Color as equals in a democratic society.
Hey #christian's the answer to the question is slavery owning another person wrong, is YES, its not a fkn 20 hour debate, SLAVERY IS WRONG! if you cannot answer this simple question with a yes then you defend an immoral fkn book!😡
#Buchtipp zum #QueerReadingMonth
Heute mal ein Jugendbuch - #Rowan&Ash von #Christian Handel, eine bittersüße schwule Lovestory und magische Fantasygeschichte, die auch reale Konflikte queerer Jugendlicher spiegelt:
#Jesus vs Paul: The Origins of a #Religious Schism in Early #Christianity | Dr. Bart D. Ehrman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJBb-zsgX-s
#religion #christian #salvation #contradictions #inconsistencies #bible #mythology #myths
🏙 Region: London, United Kingdom
🏛️ POI: Union Chapel
❓ Do you like to take sightseeing tours that include food and drink tastings?
➡ These free walking tours are waiting for you in London: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/United%20Kingdom/London?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Sights #Religion #Building #Sightseeing #Amenity #Travel #Christian #Chapel #PlaceOfWorship #London #UnitedKingdom
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"fucking great" - Chris Licht's AI ideas Folder
Should I be the old fart to remind folks this #Christian shit isn't new?
It was called the 1980's
https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/cw-the-chosen-jesus-tv-show-release-date.html
That you become a sincere #Christian is to you a matter of the greatest concern. No other interests can compare with the interests of your soul. The question for you to settle is not one of creeds and ceremonies, but one of salvation or damnation. As sure as you are a living soul, the day of wrath will come, and then, if out of Christ, you will be left without refuge.
🏙 Region: Catania, Italy
🏛️ Attraction: San Nicolò l'Arena
❓ What's the most challenging sightseeing experience you've had?
➡ Don't miss out on these interesting free sightseeing tours in Catania: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Italy/Catania?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Building #Sights #Church #Amenity #Catania #Tourism #Travel #Sightseeing #PlaceOfWorship #Christian #Italy #Attraction #Religion
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#PatRobertson’s #God, Inc.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a44127444/pat-robertson-christian-conservative-profile-700-club/
#Jesus made him rich. The #Christian Coalition made him powerful. Next, he wanted to be nothing short of #President.
For all the #christians out there, Dennis Lastimoso as your daily devotional.
THE SOURCE OF GRATITUDE
https://thetaoist.online/the-source-of-gratitude-f794d65247aa
#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
American Unitarian Conference
* Organization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Unitarian_Conference
Discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/American_Unitarian_Conference
#Televangelist #PatRobertson predicted President #DonaldTrump would win #reelection, and that would usher in the long-promised #EndTimes.
https://www.salon.com/2020/10/21/get-out-and-vote-televangelist-pat-robertson-predicts-re-electing-trump-will-usher-in-apocalypse_partner/
#cult #christianity #foxnews #christian #religion #deathcult
🏙 Area: Milan, Italy
🏛️ POI: Chiesa di Santa Maria Bianca della Misericordia
❓ What's the most unusual sight you've seen while traveling?
➡ See the sights like a local in Milan: https://visitsights.com/sights/Italy/Milan?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Church #Italy #Travel #Sightseeing #Building #Milan #Christian #Religion #PlaceOfWorship #Sights #Amenity
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Pat Robertson is dead
Unfortunately, the mess he left behind is still here.
There is nothing to celebrate, his damage has been done.
For Christianity and for the rights of the millions he demonized and advocated the extinction of, there's a path of destruction left in his wake
I mourn the life and influence he could have used to revive the world, instead wasting it on engendering hate and division at the cost of basic humanity.
#Christianity #Religion #Christian #Evangelical #Patrobertson
🏙 Area: Echternach, Luxembourg
🏛️ POI: Muttergotteskapell
❓ What is the most relaxing sightseeing tour you have ever taken?
➡ Don't miss out on these interesting free sightseeing tours in Echternach: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Luxembourg/Echternach?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Religion #PlaceOfWorship #Travel #Christian #Sightseeing #Amenity #Echternach #Luxembourg #Building #Sights #Chapel
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🏙 City: Parma, Italy
🏛️ Point of interest: Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato
❓ Do you prefer guided or self-guided sightseeing tours?
➡ Experience the beauty of Parma: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Italy/Parma?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Italy #Christian #Religion #Sightseeing #PlaceOfWorship #Building #Parma #Travel #Amenity #Sights
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#RyanFoley, a #Christian influencer, admits he used to watch ALL kinds of spicy content. An #OnlyFans #model brought receipts that he still does. #AnaKasparian and @johniadarola discusses on The #YoungTurks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BMpsp-25PQ
🏙 Town: Zaragoza, Spain
🏛️ Point of interest: Iglesia de San Nicolas de Bari
❓ What is the most adventurous sightseeing tour you have ever taken?
➡ See beautiful sights in Zaragoza: https://visitsights.com/sights/Spain/Zaragoza?mtm_campaign=mastodon
#️⃣ #Zaragoza #Building #Travel #Christian #Amenity #Sightseeing #Religion #Sights #Spain #PlaceOfWorship
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So farewell, Pat Robertson: bigot, fraudster, supporter of war criminals, and all-round bad apple who somehow conned people into believing he was a #Christian when what he taught was completely opposed to the gospel of Christ.
Pat Robertson obituary https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/pat-robertson-obituary?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
This #AntiTrans #Christian #Influencer Sure Does #Love #Trans #porn
Meet #RyanFoley. He’s a man of the #lord, a proud member of #Christiantok, which means he has “#unconquerable #faith” in #JesusChrist, and an #obsession with #trans #people in #porn.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
“Every time a riot breaks out at a #SchoolBoard meeting because the board wants to recognize that gay people exist, that’s #PatRobertson’s shadow. Every time a crusade against teaching the history of race in America leads to a school limiting access to Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, that’s Pat Robertson’s shadow.”
How Pat Robertson created today’s #Christian nationalist #GOP. Gift link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/08/pat-robertson-death-rick-perlstein-christian-nationalism-republicans/
#Christian #Homophobe #MikePence left #stammering when #CNN host points out his #hypocrisy on #trans #youth.
Pence argued that #parentalrights are #paramount in one instance and then #argued #against parental rights when it comes to #Livesaving #GenderAffirming #Healthcare.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Indiana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
Hey #Christian folks. Let's talk honestly: you know, deep down, that #Jesus was a myth. Can you accept the gift of #reason?
#Christian #Homophobe #MikePence #attacks #LGBTQ+ #rights in #video announcing his #presidential #campaign
The announcement claims "#Dragqueens storm #faithbased #storyhour," ignoring how #dragqueen #storyhours have been repeatedly attacked by #rightwing #extremists this year, and his lifelong record of doing so.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
#California #schoolboard’s #curriculum #rejection spurs #letter from #California #AttorneyGeneral #RobBonta
The #letter comes as board #Christian #SchoolBoard #President #JosephKomrosky explains why he called #HarveyMilk “a #pedophile,” over a one source claim with "no research to back (it) up"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Education #History #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
Edited w hashtags & 🚀'ing for @NPR (& b/c it's a good article!)
"Why you might notice more #religious groups at #Pride celebrations this year
Some #PeopleOfFaith are organizing a pushback against wave of anti-#LGBTQ rights legislation making its way thru state houses this year. They're calling it #FaithForPride."
#Queer folk, you are not just accepted, you are welcome. 💛
#Transgender #Christian #Jewish #Muslim #Hindu #Black #Pentecostal #Interfaith #Allyship
The greatest among you shall be your servant. For whoever
exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles
himself will be exalted.
#Bible (Matt 23:11–12; 20:25–27)
#faith #christian #ethics #spirituality #inspiration #thursday
Wishing my six (6) #Christian friends and ALL my Christish followers who are observing all the best this Seudat Corpus Christi!
#ally #chag #holiday #greeting
🌲🔔⭐️✨️🌨❄️🦌🥂🎄🎅🏻💝🦌🎀✨
#PatRobertson, #conservative #evangelist and #Christian Coalition founder, dies at 93
I've been thinking about sin and sinners after studying the parable of the two debtors in bible study(Luke 7). The below is my current thoughts. Constructive criticisms from a Christian Theological perspective welcome:
- sin is relational.
- We don't want anyone to be sinners, we want all to be righteous.
- Be humble. Our pride makes us biased regarding our sins and the sins of others.
- One shouldn't look at a sinner with a heart of revenge/grudge.
- repentence, reconciliation, mercy should be the goal. Just punishment for the unrepentant.
- Before repentence comes a realisation of wrong doing (by modes such as: divine revelation, warning of a prophet, self realisation and faith in God)
- It is good to communicate a need to repent but be wise, it depends on context, duration, audience and mission.
- Repentence occours before reconciliation.
- The repentant sinner holds a special place of intamacy with God.
- Sin has negative consequences regardless of reconciliation or punishment.
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Biblical reasoning for the above:
Jonah in Ninevah
- Jonah's incorrect view of the sinner. Getting revenge via just punishment by preventing reconciliation/warnings.
- God's view of the sinner. Reconciliation and repentence desired. Warnings given, punishment via Justice as a last recourse.
Daniel in Babylon
- Acts as Gods Prophet and dream interpreter to the King and doesn't call on Babylon to repent in the same was as Jonah. Different context, duration, audience and mission.
Babylonian Exile and Annias & Saphias
- God warns and punishes his own people if sinful.
Parable of the Lost Son.
- Older brother incorrect view of the sinner. Bearing a grudge post reconciliation and ignorant of his own sin.
- Young brother. Sins, repents and comes home. Repentence is part of reconciliation. Although the consequence of the prior actions isn't undone (he's had his half share of the property, he doesn't get another half)
Jesus Annointed by a Sinful Woman
- Pharisee's incorrect view was a repentant sinner shouldn't touch a prophet.
- Jesus's view is a gratitude for forgiven sins and faith grants intimate access to prophet/Jesus/God.
- we have all sinned
The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
- We often think of ourselves as more than we are and others less than they are.
#sin #Christian #theology
note: if you are a secular person reading this the rough equivelent to sin=toxic and righteous=healthy. Though it misses out on the relational aspect of sin/righteous.
It’d be just AWFUL if this #video about #climatechange went #viral because, you know, it’s actually true.
The #earth doesn’t care if you’re a #christian a #muslim or a #jew
It doesn’t care if you’re a #republican or a #democrat or an #independent
It doesn’t even care if you’re an #american or a #canadian or a #european
The Earth is telling us that it’s unwell. You’re either listening or you’re fucking ignorant.
Cochren & Co. Score First Christian Airplay No. 1 as ‘Running Home’ Sprints Across the Finish Line
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/pro/cochren-co-running-home-christian-airplay-number-one/
As a #christian, I find it frustrating to see other Christians brushing off the danger of #climatechange because, "Jesus is gonna come back anyways" or, "The Bible said all of this was going to happen".
Yes, these things were predicted but that doesn't mean that it's moral to just watch as people destroy the world we were given and do nothing.
"only a #Christian would answer their neighbors' knock with a #gun" - the holy ghosted
The #JehovahsWitnesses don't want you to see these videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZezfzN_JN9M
Two scripted videos about "#disfellowshipping" will not be shown to #Jehovah’s #Witnesses during their 2023 Regional Convention. Here's what they showed and why they were censored.
#christian #christianity #religion #cult #apostates
Unravel the layers of the #gospel message and explore how it can be used to control, guilt, and #manipulate those within and outside the walls of your local #Christian #church.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2zOqImjQE
#christianity #deconstruction #deconvertion #exvangelical #atheist #atheism #religion #mindcontrol #cult #belief #hope #bible #NT
I read something in a Dutch Christian newspaper today that really makes me angry. The newspaper revealed that many people are struggling with #mental problems after being involved with a #Christian organization called Heart Cry. The organization emphasizes a life without sin and claims that secular psychology should be rejected because it doesn't lead to #God. They believe that the #Bible should have authority over all areas of life, including the realm of the psyche. 1/2
Peak #Christian fundamentalism is when a young man, smitten by the “orthodoxy at all costs” bug, starts scouring local church hymnal for error, finds all sorts of idolatrous references to things like the blood of Christ. Asks in fundie forum for extra ammo, and is told that that these metaphors are also in the Psalms and early church teaching.
#christian #theatre nerds, let's make a musical...
Martin Luther: a Reformation Musical.
I may or may not have started writing a song about the reformation based on a song from Hamilton... (The pope is the king...)
#Gay #man posts #video of the #exorcist his #homophobic #Christian #parents hired to turn him #straight because they belived demons were making him gay. They also sent him to #ConversionTherapy #camp
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #RepublicanParty #Religion #ConversionTherapy #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
The #Bible Officially #Banned in #Utah #SchoolDistrict
https://bookriot.com/davis-school-district-bans-bible/
https://kutv.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/decision-over-bible-removal-in-davis-school-district-challenged-sparks-online-debate-book-of-mormon-king-james-version-legislation-ken-ivory
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bible-ban-utah-school-district-elementary-middle-complaint-sex-book/
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1227.html#:~:text=Indecent%20public%20displays%20%2D%2D%20Definitions.,-(1)&text=fondling%20or%20other%20erotic%20touching%20of%20the%20human%20buttock%20or%20female%20breast.
#christian #christianity #LDS #mormons #sexuality #rape #incest #thebible #NT
«A #Michigan college has ended its partnership with a #Florida #CharterSchool whose principal was forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to #pornography during a lesson on #Renaissance #art that included #Michelangelo's #David sculpture.
A #HillsdaleCollege spokesperson said #TallahasseeClassicalSchool no longer is affiliated with the small, #Christian classical liberal arts college in southern Michigan, MLive.com reported Thursday.»
https://apnews.com/article/david-statue-nudity-hillsdale-college-73808ac0b65eb9cd51ae7984da4db6b6
Inside the #fundamentalist #Christian #movement that wants to #remake #Canadian #politics
#InternalDocument reveals #ambitions of #antiLGBTQ #Hategroup that is part of #populist #movement
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Hategroups #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/fundamentalist-christian-movement-1.6793677
Jesus Fables | #Jesus #Myth-Telling with #Bible Scholar Richard C. Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICKWpqzo59E
Groundbreaking book: "#Resurrection and Reception in Early #Christianity." With a flair for #intellectual acrobatics, he fearlessly navigates the treacherous waters of comparative #mythology, unmasking the awe-inspiring parallels between the resurrection narratives of Jesus and the enchanting translation #fables of #Greek and #Roman #lore.
#SUNDAYSCHOOL #christian #religion
Wishing my six (6) #Christian friends and ALL my Christish followers who are observing this Trinity Firstday!
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Riverside, California in an impasto oil painting - wall art print poster
#firstchurchofchrist #christianscience #scientistchurch #riversidechurch #christian #science #church #riverside #riversidecalifornia #california #downtownriverside #mission #revivalstyle #historic #landmark #palmtrees #impastooil #riversideca #bluesky #buildingexterior #architecture #religion #artprints #ayearforart #artforsale #buyintoart #artworks
Wishing my Mizrachi #Christian friends and followers who are observing all the best this Mizrachi Christian Shavuot and Trinity Firstday! #chag #holiday #greeting
It’s really sad when anyone celebrates a book being banned but jeez, is there irony when people against banning books celebrating banning a book that teaches “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”.
as well as that we must take an active role in making the Church and the #Christian community (and in our specific case the #LatterDaySaint Movement/ #Mormonism, hence pulling in the Book of Jacob) instead of just waiting in expectance for fruit and then cutting it down before trying to make it a healthier/more fruitful place.
God will help us, but i don't think God will do it for us. we have agency and must use it and take action. this goes for a lot of things
WashPost: The revolt of the #Christian home-schoolers: They were taught that public schools are evil. Then a #Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids.
"Through their influence, a practice with roots in the countercultural left took on a very different character. Among conservative Christians, #homeschooling became a tool for binding children to fundamentalist beliefs they felt were threatened by exposure to other points of view. ... But what should be a moment of triumph for conservative Christian home-schoolers has been undermined by an unmistakable backlash: the desertion and denunciations of the very children they said they were saving."
“People who think the public schools are indoctrinating don’t know what indoctrination is. We were indoctrinated,” Aaron says. “It’s not even comparable.” #Homeschooling #indoctrination #christian
🎁 link: https://wapo.st/3C0fH2P
If you identify as a #Christian and continue to support your religion while laws promoting #religious violence, such as the recent anti-homosexuality law in Uganda, are enacted which includes life sentences and the death penalty for gay and trans people.
This also includes the Anti-LGBTQIA genocide being enacted by the Republican Party in the US targeting the #LGBTQIA community, which also has its roots in religion. (1/4)
Our #Christian students will be celebrating a #holiday this weekend—not #Shavuot but “Pentecost,” which means “50th” in their holy language of Ancient Greek, held on the 50th day after Yom #Easter, which always falls on “Sunday,” the Christian name for Firstday.
1/21
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⛰️ Chag #Shavuot sameach
⛰️ to EVERYONE!
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⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️
And a happy #Christian Shavuot, whenever it is, to those who observe.
The #Florida mom who sought to ban #AmandaGorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting #antisemitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Salinas confirmed that the post about the “Protocols” was hers and apologized for it, saying she hadn’t read it beyond the word “#communism.” “I see the word ‘communism,’ and I think it’s something about communism,” she said. “I didn’t read the words.”
She said she is #Christian and added, “We are super protective of the #Jewish people.”
https://www.jta.org/2023/05/24/united-states/the-florida-mom-who-got-amanda-gormans-poem-restricted-says-shes-sorry-for-promoting-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion
Wishing my Mizrachi #Christian friends and followers who are observing all the best this Mizrachi Christian Ascension! #chag #holiday #greeting
A #BBC comedy skit that deserves to be re-shared every so often.
https://youtu.be/APMu32sC2nM
#Famalam #WhiteJesus #Jesus #comedy #Christian
"Come, #HolySpirit, come again,
and like a cleansing fire,
refresh us and renew us".
Opening #prayers for Pentecost (28 May)
#liturgy #clergy #Christian #worship #WorshipLeaders #Lectionary #LectionaryPrayers
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/05/24/opening-prayers-for-may-28-2023-pentecost-a/
We are a month away from #Chicago #Pride Fest/Parade! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
**No one** does it like my hometown of Chicago.
I will be there.
We also do not take any shit in Chicago.
Neo-#Nazis and #Christian #fascists... you are on notice.
No amount of praying, no excess of zeal for sound doctrines, will atone for dishonest practices. He who wrongs his fellow man sins against God. He who obtains money by false representations, is, if he professes to be a #Christian, a false pretender. The principle is not affected by the amount which is sought to be gained.
The Southern Baptists continue to experience the declining membership that has plagued them since 2006. Could it be that fewer young people are eager to be part of something that is often associated with bigotry?
#christian #bigotry #humanism #church #religion
https://www.atheistrev.com/2023/05/are-southern-baptists-facing-crisis-as.html
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Tim's educated, God-fearing, #Christian, and an extreme #Republican
https://www.kootenaigop.org/candidates/tim-plass
He wants to remove any "sexual books" & "immoral books and materials that promote vice" from the libraries to protect kids.
Curiously, he doesn't define those terms. Hmm... Still, Tim's ALL about the kids.
Not so much about the women, though. He doesn't support abortion in cases of incest & rape because "every child deserves a chance to be born regardless of how rotten their father was."
Going up? My #sermon for #Ascension Sunday- and how #Christian folk ought to be sharing the strange glory of #Christ
#preaching #Christian
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/05/21/dont-just-stand-there-sermon-for-the-sunday-after-ascension-day-easter-a-21-may-2023/
"If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it's not so bad."
-Attributed to C. S. Lewis #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
Shannon Rodriguez is a FL school board member who says God appointed her to “keep these minorities from infiltrating.” She's one of Gov Ron #DeSantis's #Christian soldiers, enforcing yesterday's 4-bill "#SlateOfHate" that's driving #LGBTQ people out of the state.
What did God tell Rodriguez to do? Get a teacher criminally investigated as a child abuser for showing a Disney film. I kid you not! The teacher is gone and her 5th graders are scared.
👇👇👇
#AfricanArt #paintingoftheday #prayer #Christianity #Christian
Painting of the Day. Prayer VII
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/prayer-7-african-christians/
*Here is a serene and calming painting from Cameroon in crisp acrylic colors. It's African Christians at prayer.
Wishing my six (6) #Christian friends and ALL my Christish followers who are observing all the best this Yom Christian Ascension!
#ally #chag #holiday #greeting
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ID: A red, green, and gold wreath decorated with holly, with a text overlay that reads "Happy WHATEVER"
@freemo “Autonomy” isn’t a right. I’m a big freedom guy tho so I do wanna give people as much autonomy as is reasonable, but letting people kill other people without just cause is not reasonable.
Granted, the #prolife position doesn’t really make sense unless you believe in the supernatural/the spirit world. In most religions (I am a #Christian), humans who are alive are people. So, a fetus “has self” (or personhood) so long as it is still alive.
#Americans are rejecting religion as the #Christian right becomes more extreme
Good
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/poll-us-religious-disaffiliation-christian-nationalist-power/
"The church donations may also violate Texas election law, which prohibits both nonprofit and for-profit corporations from making political contributions to candidates or political committees.
The Texas Ethics Commission is charged with investigating such violations...
Beard has had at least two pending state ethics complaints filed against his campaign."
~@ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abilene-churches-election-voting-investigation
#Christian #Church #Ethics #Politics #Texas #USA #News #NoPaywall #Donate
Professor Jennifer Herdt's Introduction to Christian Ethics is now added to the collection of YDS introductory courses available for viewing online.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQINmUy3n7bhXDgka6A1isJIldMNXPoK
#Yale #YaleDivinitySchool #YDS #Christian #Ethics #ChristianEthics
The Shadowy Financial Empire Built Around Liberty HealthShare Is Showing Signs of Strain
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Beers family members built a “conglomerate” — including an airline, a bank in the #Ozarks, carpet stores, a #marijuana farm, and more than $20M in #RealEstate — by selling a #Christian alternative to traditional #health #insurance.
They’re now scrambling for cash, even though they received millions in #PPP loans that were later forgiven.
End-times cults are dangerous for humanity. Their adherents celebrate the destruction of human society rather than working to improve things.
#Religion #christianity #christian #humanism #politics #atheism #antitheism #society
If you read stories of #conservative #Christian families being lured by #Russia as the “last bastion of Christianity in the world”, be sure to read the history of Eugen Martens family who moved to Russia with huge coverage from Russian and conservative media, and then quietly returned to #Germany after being unable to survive in the shithole they were granted by the Russian authorities…
I like that "Semi Crunchy" is Scrunchy.
This is an interesting little introduction to the radicalisation pipeline from Crunchy Mums to Alt-Right Conspiracy, Flat-Earth, AntiVaxxers, White Racial-Purity and Supremacy, Female "Tradwife" submission, Divine Feminity, Christian Nationalism, Toxic Spirituality, and Q-Anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq2hcxKexUI
#Crunchy #Feminism #AltRight #Nazis #Scrunchy #FlatEarth #Christian #Nationalism #Tradwife #QAnon #Radicalization #KoolAid #Cult #Antivaxxers #Wellness
"how very #Christian, wearing a AR-15 pin as children are slaughtered" - a dusty dove of peace pin, never worn
"Who is the covetous man? One for whom plenty is not enough."
-Attributed to St. Basil the Great #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"the executive pastor... sponsored a bill in the 2021 legislative session that allows school marshalls to have more ready access to their guns...
the church hosted the True Texas Project for a screening of “2000 Mules,” a debunked conspiracy film about the 2020 election. This was just a few months after the Southern Poverty Law Center designated the True Texas Project an anti-government hate group."
https://www.texasobserver.org/how-not-to-mourn-a-mass-shooting/
If you believe how other people feel about you doesn’t matter, then why is it so problematic when another shares that they feel an unconditional, platonic love towards you?
Why is that a breach of consent but sharing hate never is?
& for context, this is what I’ve been hearing from anti-Christian crowds online.
I’ll even concede that Christian’s do have a consent problem; it’s not because we believe in unconditional, platonic love.
"God gives His gifts where He finds the vessel empty enough to receive them."
-Attributed To C. S. Lewis #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
We also take the money we “saved” by fasting and put it into what’s called Fast Offerings - a fund solely for helping the poor that is distributed to church members locally according to their need with extra funds going to a regional then general pool.
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On the first Sunday of each month, Latter-day Saints fast (abstain from food and water) for an approximately 24-hour period, usually beginning after dinner the night before.
We believe that by fasting, we can ask God for certain blessings but also that regular fasting helps make it easier for us to overcome temptation.
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This is a book about #careGiving for loved ones with #dementia, explored from a #Christian theological framework by a gerontologist and a minister. Highly recommended, especially if you’re a caregiver and open to religious ways of thinking. They go into some depth, but the gist of their message is well summarized in the title: No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted.
A̶n̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ d̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶ WHOOPS! #Christian missionary sentenced for raping a minor and giving her gonorrhea. https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2023/04/former-missionary-found-guilty-of-sexual-abuse/
"Christian Hogwarts?" This is seriously wild.
Here's a second story from WIRED coming from the data breach of the conservative anti-LGBTQ group trying to effect a nation-wide ban of #abortion meds.
The doctors group has been working for years to conceal the fact that its medical recommendations are pegged to its religious beliefs, and that it views "nominal #Christians" as threats.
https://www.wired.com/story/american-college-pediatrics-christian-threat/
#Christian #religion #trans #HumanRights $TransRights
Honesty lies at the bottom of the #Christian character. No matter what one believes; no matter how zealous he may be for the church, and how much he may pay for its support; no matter how high his professions may be, if he is not thoroughly honest at heart and in his business, his religion is absolutely worthless.
#Introduction Born on #TurtleIsland to #capitalist parents. #PNW resident.
Lover of #art, #music, #poetry, #philosophy & #cinema.
Call me #Marxist, #Christian, perhaps #Buddhist, #GenX, #INFJ, sadly #monolingual, and privileged. Also #married, #father, & mediocre #friend. Trying to be better.
Also amateur #screenwriter, #trivia collector & holder of 4 #college degrees.
Former #Photographer, #Professor, #TelevisionDirector, #SawmillWorker, & #ConstructionWorker.
Still learning who I am. 😂
Am I actually #neurodivergent or is humanity just so fundamentally broken that they have to call being gentle and having a sense of justice a disorder? 🤔