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Being gaily religious and religiously gay: Blogging freestyle for chapter 3 of "Changing Paths."
[Content Note: Frank sexual talk, including discussion of masturbation.]
This week, I want to blog about chapter three of Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow. This chapter is titled “Religion and Sexuailty.”
I’ve struggled a bit with figuring out how I want to handle this chapter. It’s the first chapter where none of the blog prompts really resonated with me in a way that made me think of a way to…
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Bonus Post: Setting a Posting Schedule
As readers may have noticed, I’ve started blogging more frequently again recently. In fact, I’ve tentatively set a schedule, which I decided I will formally announce:
I’m going to make every effort to post something new every Monday and Friday.1
Over the years, Ive read countless posts and watched countless videos extolling the importance of setting a regular schedule for you content. They all…
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Should I stay or should I go? Exploring a journal prompt from chapter 2 of "Changing Paths"
[Content Warning: Mentions of suicidal ideation, religion trauma,]
Hello dear readers! It’s Friday morning so that means once again exploring a journal prompt from the wonderful book, Changing Paths by non-binary witch Yvonne Aburrow. This week’s prompt comes from chapter two, which is titled “Leaving Your Religion.”1 Today’s chosen prompt reads as follows:
Imagine yourself staying in your…
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Learning to love liturgy
In my previous post, I talked about how I love liturgical elements in ritual. This was not always the case. I was raised in an American Baptist church, and Baptists have historically not been huge fans of liturgy. Well, at least not by that name.1
I grew up thinking of something stodgy and unnecessary that Catholics2 do. To be honest, it seemed kind of stodgy and overly complicated. When I got…
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Ritual style preferences: Exploring a journal prompt from chapter 1 of "Changing Paths"
Earlier this week, I decided to start reading Changing Paths by Wiccan author Yvonne Aburrow. I’ve decided that as part of my effort to get back into blogging, I’m going to take one or more journal prompt Yvonne asks at the end of each chapter every Friday and blog about it here. This week, I’ll be covering a blog prompt from chapter 1, which is titled “What is Religion?” Here’s the prompt I…
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Live-threading my thoughts while listening to another Thereafter podast discussion with Transvangelical.
The following is a transcript of the live-thread I posted while listening to Thereafter podcast episode 101.
Hey look! There's a new @thereafterpodcast episode! And the snarky episode title already drew me in. Let's do this!
Here's hoping @thepursuinglife and @cortlandcoffey don't take umbrage at me characterizing the episode title as snarky. I like snarky. @thereafterpodcast
I think @thepursuinglife said she and @cortlandcoffey just recorded this episode with @transvangelical yesterday evening, so it's going to be fresh. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is talking about a book called "The Widening of God's Mercy." I've never heard of it. I also don't think I saw the social media discourse about it that Meghan is referring to. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical says that Hays didn't really talk about trans issues and focused on homosexuality. How much of that is because a lot of evangelicals didn't (and still don't) really see the difference? @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical: "Why are we still caring what cishet white gays have to say?" Preach, sister! @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey: "We talk about Shane Claiborne." Only if people make me! @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is calling people who "see the light" to not forget or ignore the harm they've caused prior to their epiphany/change of heart and it's a powerful point. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is describing how we celebrate progress without celebrating the oppressor who did the bare minimum. Good stuff. @thereafterpodcast
Oh! So THAT'S why we ended up talking about what "ally" means to us in Deconstruction Coffee Hour this morning! @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical mentioned Matthew Vines in a tone of voice that suggests she and I have very similar opinions about him. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey: "Meghan isn't saying 'Shut up, white guys.'" No, but I may be at times. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey is suggesting that when maybe privileged people should take a moment to interrogate why they feel the way about certain things when it comes to topics around marginalized people. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is talking about how privileged people talking about some of these topics aren't really "on the ground" seeing the harm being caused. She's right and that is frustrating. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvengelical is pointing out how some of these privileged people are risking a job by being LGBT-affirming while her physical safety is at risk. An important point. @thereafterpodcast
Since @transvangelical mentioned her tendency to make blasphemous jokes, I feel obligated to share her pinned tweet because I love it. @thereafterpodcast
Is Alan Chambers gay-affirming now? I pretty much lost track of him after Exodus shut down. @thereafterpodcast
Oh, @charlotteirene8 got a mention! Awesome! @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is pointing out that policing people's feelings is still oppression. @thereafterpodcast
Another great episode! @thereafterpodcast
#deconstruction podcasts#thereafter podcast#spotify#LGBTQIA+ issues#Christian theology#privilege#Spotify
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Musings on significance and meaning
“What is the significance of…”
“What does it mean when…”
Over the years, I’ve seen many questions that begin with each of those phrases. This is not surprising. It is a well established fact that many humans have an innate tendency to find significance, meaning, and even patterns where there actually are none. There’s even a term for this.
To give a more concrete example, I’d like to share…
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Reminiscing about podcast interviews I gave
In my previous post, I mentioned that I had been a guest on four different podcasts over the past few years. I also realized that I had never posted links to all four of them or talked about them. I thought I’d take a moment to do exactly that in this post.
The very first podcast I was on was The Wormhole Manifest, which first went live in December of 2021. I actually got this particular…
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Musings on this blog and life in general
This blog has been running on a self-hosted instance of the WordPress blogging software since I migrated over from the (also self-hosted) Movable Type software back in May of 2013. I’ve never regretted the decision to make the move and actually love WordPress. It’s handy, versatile, and easily-extended platform.
Though for the past few months, I’ve been having trouble with their JetPack plugin.…
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Musings on this blog and life in general
This blog has been running on a self-hosted instance of the WordPress blogging software since I migrated over from the (also self-hosted) Movable Type software back in May of 2013. I’ve never regretted the decision to make the move and actually love WordPress. It’s handy, versatile, and easily-extended platform.
Though for the past few months, I’ve been having trouble with their JetPack plugin.…
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Live-threading my thoughts while listening to the Thereafter Podcast interview with Sarah McCammon
The following is a transcript of the live-thread I posted while listening to Thereafter podcast 100.
Oh hey! I got sidetracked last week and never got around to listening to the new episode of @thereafterpodcast! I want to get on that right now before episodes start piling up on me. Let's do this!
Wait, @thepursuinglife was in NYC and didn't drive six hours to come have coffee with me in Rochester? How rude! 😝 @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife and @cortlandcoffey are talking about recent discussions (and examples) of transphobia on Twitter. I don't have anything to add other than complete agreement with them. @thereafterpodcast
. @thepursuinglife: "Google's right there." Silly Meghan. Don't you know that expecting privileged people to use Google is oppression? /s @thereafterpodcast
Gay Jesus is on TIkTok? I'm almost tempted to go check him out. @thereafterpodcast
Random thought while listening: Worldwide, Christians are not the majority. They are a plurality. But if the rest of us banned together, they'd be outnumbered. @thereafterpodcast
On queer the "queer people are groomers" narrative, I think it's also important to note that based on their actions, the people who spread those narrative don't actually care about CSA victims. They do nothing to actually help protect them or prevent their abuse. @thereafterpodcast
And as I was typing that, @cortlandcoffey was saying essentially the same thing. Solidarity, Cortland! @thereafterpodcast
On to the interview with @sarahmccammon_journalist! @thereafterpodcast
Sounds like @sarahmccammon_journalist has an interesting story about how her day job as a journalist forced her to revisit her past religious upbringing. I may have to check out her book. @thereafterpodcast1 reply ·
.@thepursuinglife mentioned that she almost became a missionary. Is that a "near miss" experience? Like "I almost got hit by a car"? @thereafterpodcast
.@sarahmccammon_journalist is sharing her approach to and views of journalism and it's cool. @thereafterpodcast
.@sarahmccammon_journalist is talking about how she didn't realize how strong or important a voting block (white) evangelicals were when she was growing up. I can relate to that. I think a lot of evangelicals try to portray themselves as only loosely organized. My cynical side says that's for the sake of plausible deniability. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is being a good podcast host and drumming up interest for @sarahmccammon_journalist's book. 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@sarahmccammon_journalist mentioned in passing that some people she talked to shared that they noticed family members starting to get into conspiracy theories. I'll be honest that I personally expect to get that to become far more common in evangelical circles as time goes by. @thereafterpodcast
My personal opinion on some of the white supremacy and other problems we're starting to see in the evangelical movement is that it's not so much a new thing but is just something more people are feeling more comfortable with being open about. @thereafterpodcast
My evidence for this is how many former evangelical spaces also struggle with fully divesting themselves of white supremacy. @thereafterpodcast
.@sarahmccammon_journalist: "I think Trump is a symptom of something larger." YES! @thereafterpodcast
People who leave the church are evangelicals' version of Bruno. They don't talk about them. @thereafterpodcast
Some days I wish that were true. Because when they do talk about us, it's not pretty. @thereafterpodcast1 reply ·
Let me once more pitch my theory that one of the unifying themes (and problems) of modern white evangelicalism is authoritarianism. @thereafterpodcast
.@sarahmccammon_journalist is talkinga bout how former evangelicals today seem to have more options for finding community today. I agree and I love that fact. @thereafterpodcast
A rule for the @thereafterpodcast drinking game: Whenever anyone on the podcast says the word "resonates," drink. Maybe chug.
.@sarahmccammon_journalist is talking about the shifting views of the media since Trump and it's a nuanced and thoughtful take. @thereafterpodcast
Yeah, Trump supporters seem unapologetically violent with their rhetoric at times. @thereafterpodcast
Another great episode! @thereafterpodcast
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It's my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳
I forget why I even created an account on here. Probably because friends were jumping on the bandwagon at the time.
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Live-threading my thoughts while listening to the Thereafter podcast interview with Transvangelical
The following is a transcript of the live-thread I posted while listening to Thereafter podcast episode 099.
Well, I think it's time to listen to the latest episode of @thereafterpodcast and live-thread my thoughts again. Let's do this!
.@thepursuinglife is talking about someone who used to be a big name in deconstruction spaces coming out as someone who questions/denies the Holocaust. I remember that. Goodness, that was an ordeal. @thereafterpodcast
This conversation about how avoid going from asking questions to becoming an outright conspiracy theorist questioning everything is a good one. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife and @cortlandcoffey are talking about the importance of evidence. Of course, I think we need to define "evidence" and what constitutes good evidence. For example, I know Christian apologists who insist they have "evidence" for a number of beliefs. Like I said, I think this is a complex conversation and I don't think there are simple answers. @thereafterpodcast
I think independent verification of evidence is an important criteria. @thereafterpodcast
Wait, @cortlandcoffey was taught dinosaurs weren't real? That's a new one to me. I was taught they were real, they just lived at the same time as the pre-flood humans. @thereafterpodcast
Oh, @thepursuinglife is plugging an upcoming interview with another guest. One who is an NPR journalist. Any guesses on who it might be? @thereafterpodcast
On to the interview with @transvangelical! @thereafterpodcast
I love how @transvangelical spells her name (Alycea). @thereafterpodcast
I swear one of these days I'm going to subscribe to @transvangelical's OF just so I can watch an episode of Strip Theology. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical and @thepursuinglife is talking about how fresh the Trump presidency still feels and that resonates with me. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is discussing her own rules/boundaries for using social media and it's interesting. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is talking about how certain "core doctrines" of evangelical Christianity didn't come into existence until over two centuries after Jesus lived. (Probably closer to three.) Some are even more recent than that. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical: "My obsession with Biblical studies is probably close to the unhealthy side." 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@transvengelical is talking about the harm caused by telling people they need to essentially shut off their sexuality. Good stuff. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical: "Theology has done so much harm to people's sexuality." 💯💯💯 @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is asking if even progressives have pushed back on how expansive @transvangelical's view of sexuality is. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey is talking about the evangelical tendency to erase autonomy entirely. Preach! @thereafterpodcast
To respond to @cortlandcoffey's point about treating polyamory and sexual orientation as different, I find myself wondering if he considers that some people are inherently/biologically inclined toward polyamory. If so, that's cool. But it's certainly not something I've spent much time thinking about. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is saying that English is a Christian language. I'd love for her to expand more on that. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical, @cortlandcoffey, and @thepursuinglife are saying that some people MAY actually be straight. 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is talking about the reality that gay/trans panic defenses in the case of violent crimes are still a thing. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is talking about how sexuality and gender can be fluid and we have to allow for that and allow people to change labels as needed. So true. @thereafterpodcast
.@transvangelical is talking about the conservative Christian desire to control bodies and how that's played out historically. Good stuff. @thereafterpodcast
Again, I'm reminded of how much authoritarian control (and acquiescing to it) is rooted in a desire for safety. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey (describing a common evangelical mentality): "My body, my choice. Also, your body, my choice." So true. @thereafterpodcast
Another great episode! @thereafterpodcast
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From Musings of a Wyrd-Worker
This morning, Kim Evans-Handy, aka The Mocha Widow, released the episode of her Grief Unleashed podcast where she interviewed me to get a Norse Pagan perspective about death, what might happen after we die, and the grieving process for surviving loved ones. I’d encourage you to check it out.
Continue reading on Musings of a Wyrd-Worker.
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Live-threading my thoughts while listening to the Thereafter podcast interview with Brandon Flanery
The following is a transcript of the live-thread I posted while listening to Thereafter podcast episode 098.
Okay, there's a new episode of @thereafterpodcast out. It's time to listen and live-thread my thoughts. Let's do this!
What determines whether Spotify gives me the Read Along Beta box for a given episode? Does anyone know?@thereafterpodcast1 reply
Just how much are we going to learn about @cortlandcoffey's personal grooming habits here? 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
Yay, they're calling the intro "TwitBits" again! @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife and @cortlandcoffey are discussing the recent discourse regarding The Reformation Project. If you haven't noticed, I have opinions about that topic. 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey just describe TRP's statement as "doing The Gospel Coalition for gay" and that is so perfect. @thereafterpodcast
I often say that gay Christians like those at the helm of TRP are simply trying to establish the queer arm of purity culture. @thereafterpodcast
As an aside, D.E. Anderson has a wonderful TikTok offering a queer theorist's take on Matthew Vines's characterization of queer theory and queer theology. @thereafterpodcast
Interestingly, I think Anderson would have small criticisms of how @cortlandcoffey is characterizing queerness. I suspect it would be a fascinating conversation for the two of them to discuss it. @thereafterpodcast
Note to @cortlandcoffey and @thepursuinglife: This is a potential future guest recommendation. (Especially after Anderson's next book comes out.) @thereafterpodcast
Yeah, I really don't understand cis gay transphobes. @thereafterpodcast
Someone was mean to @thepursuinglife? Who? I just wanna talk to them.... @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife and @cortlandcoffey are navigating the nuanced and complex topic of "bi privilege vs. bi erasure." What a necessary and difficult topic! @thereafterpodcast
Half-baked thought: Is it "bi privilege" or is it "relationship privilege?" After all, if you were dating someone of the same gender, all the advantages of your opposite gender relationship would evaporate. @thereafterpodcast
Wrong definition of monosexual: Having sex while wearing a monocle. @thereafterpodcast
@cortlandcoffey and @thepursuinglife are talking about the importance of addressing the harm within our own communities and I'm here for it. @thereafterpodcast
On to the interview with @flanbran! @thereafterpodcast
Referring to brands of Christianity as flavors feels like a very queer thing to do. But maybe because I use that framing too. @thereafterpodcast
Oh, @flanbran comes from a charismatic Christian background. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey: "Up that that point, I had no idea that the Holy Spirit existed." That's a funny way of putting it. I'm picturing the cessationists wanting to object to it @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is amused by the idea of there being "approved" prophets. I can see why. @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is talking about how prophecies were handled at New Life services and it's kinda wild. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey just referenced the previous episode(s) where they discussed leadership training programs with Matt (The Snarky Gent). I was thinking of that conversation too. @thereafterpodcast
Damn. Sounds like @flanbran was a leadership training program junkie. 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife and @flanbran are talking about how there sometimes exist those things we're nostalgic for even from a situation or time that was mostly negative and harmful. I can relate. @thereafterpodcast
The thought of teen missionaries suddenly asking themselves, "oh shit, what do I actually believe" amuses me. @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is now getting into his journey trying to reconcile his sexuality and his faith. @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is talking about the bad things that can happen if you share your experience of being gay/bi in evangelical spaces. I'm curious whether he framed it as a "struggle he was trying to overcome" at the time. Because that's the reality: Even if you're trying to pray away the gay, some evangelicals will treat you differently, poorly, and harmfully as a result. @thereafterpodcast
This is your reminder that the prosperity gospel and The Law of Attraction are substantively identical. @thereafterpodcast
Listening to @flanbran talk about "giving his virgin lips to his wife on their wedding day in what I perceive as a stereotypically gay voice is hilarious to me. @thereafterpodcast
I think "lust" gets a bad rap in a lot of Christian circles. @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is talking about a time when he considered that bottoming is horrible and some us just pretend to like it. I promise you, I'm not pretending! 😝🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is talking about what an idol monogamy can be. @thereafterpodcast
.@flanbran is talking about the boundaries and his partner have established for their relationship and it's nuanced and beautiful. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is sharing the story behind the first Zoom call she had with @flanbran. Fascinating. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife just asked @flanbran to talk about his book. @thereafterpodcast
Lakedrive Books? Wasn't that one of the sponsors for the ContentWarningEvent? @thereafterpodcast
Yep! @thepursuinglife just mentioned the ContentWarningEvent. (Apparently, they recorded this interview before the event.) @thereafterpodcast
Another great episode! @thereafterpodcast
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So it's most likely an LGBTQIA+ dinner party?
Started a new unit in Duolingo and there's a dinner party happening; multiple guests are the exes of other guests lol
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Live-threading my thoughts while listening to the Thereafter podcast debrief regarding the Content Warning Event.
The following is a transcript of the live-thread I posted while listening to Thereafter podcast episode 097.
Another week, another @thereafterpodcast episode! Time to listen and live-thread my thoughts. Let's do this!
This episode will be focused on the ContentWarningEvent that took place President's Day weekend, which was fantastic. @thereafterpodcast
Humorous thought: Was the use of the word "debrief" an intentional double entendre or an unintentional one? @thereafterpodcast
I agree with @cortlandcoffey that the panels during the ContentWarningEvent were incredible. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is brave and sharing what songs she sang for karaoke. Will @cortlandcoffey follow suit? @thereafterpodcast
Oh, they had a "nice release" at a lesbian bar at the end of Saturday? *waggles eyebrows* @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey is talking about the difference between a space where one is welcome and a space designed with that person in mind. @thereafterpodcast
Yay! The online attendees got a shoutout!@thereafterpodcast
Apparently the tech team supporting the event appreciated it as well. Very cool. @thereafterpodcast
Note to @cortlandcoffey: I think the word you were looking for was your son's FORMATIVE years. At least I hope they have been formidable. 😝 @thereafterpodcast
For me, the vibe of the event was the lack of "experts" and "authorities." It was conversational rather than more didactic. @thereafterpodcast
Yes! @cortlandcoffey is talking about breaking down hierarchies. @thereafterpodcast
As an online attendee, I felt like I made a few new friends through the chat. @thereafterpodcast
Can't wait to buy my tee shirt from the event! @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is talking about the money they're charging and that's good. I don't think most people understand just how much putting on an event like this costs. @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey is talking about how they tried to help people who wanted to attend but had financial constraints. I actually talked about this in a recent post regarding another community. So congrats, Cortland and @thepursuinglife, I invoked you as an example of how folks in the witchcraft community can address certain issues. @thereafterpodcast
I should mention that one of the virtual attendees was from the Netherlands. I thought that was incredible. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is talking about movies before and after the event and it's funny. @thereafterpodcast
"What is this and can you all pull it off?" Okay, you two. You're really lining up the dirty jokes for me here. I'm trying to show A LITTLE restraint! @thereafterpodcast
I think for many (though not all) pastors, they don't so much get out of pastoring and get into some sort of grift as they just change grifts. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife: "DId we just create the post purity culture version of Burning Man?" 🤣 @thereafterpodcast
.@cortlandcoffey is talking about a goal of not just pushing back against the normative but replacing it altogether. Seeing non-normative experiences as their own thing. Good stuff. @thereafterpodcast
I feel like this conversation has been a good balm to Matthew Vine's recent opposition to queering the Bible. @thereafterpodcast
.@thepursuinglife is giving a something amusing shoutout to @justin.gentry. @thereafterpodcast
Another great episode! @thereafterpodcast
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