#diversity in faith

[bristolchurch]

The Economy of Christian Compassion

In exploring the dynamics of modern church practices, it’s essential to critically assess the shift towards a more transactional mindset. The concept of a “unit price” in the context of church engagement raises concerns about the commodification of spiritual experiences. As churches adopt worldly methodologies focused on profitability, there’s a risk of losing the essence of selfless service and…

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#Brendon Naicker #Bristol church #bristolchurch #Bristolchurches #camaraderie #Christian compassion #Church community #church culture #community support #cultural conformity #customer experience #diversity in faith #featured #individualism #joburg church #joburgchurch #London City Church #reciprocity #selfless service #soulful economy #spiritual unity #Theology School #transactional relationships #unit price

[thegroundhogdidit]

his autistic mannerisms and lust for blood have captivated me

#this is about #father paul hill #midnight mass #diversity win! this autistic man is going to kill you and your entire town with his misguided faith!

[captain-hen]

idk how to word this but i think tumblr.com needs to examine why the most mediocre, straight, white movies or shows or books are allowed to be popular or hyped up on here without being picked apart; but the minute an author makes an effort to tell a sincere, diverse, queer story, they get ripped apart and demonized if it falls short of perfection and doesn’t perfectly cater to the taste of every single queer person in existence. some of y’all really need to work on your own internalized bigotry idk

#if you want diverse stories you need to be willing to engage with them in good faith—and to allow them to not be perfect #if the existence of a million mediocre straight shows doesn't bother you #you shouldn't be treating a mildly cringey queer story like it's setting back lgbtq rights by 50 years idk #neethu speaks

[imissjensi]

i can’t wait for the keeper graphic novel to get to the scene where edaline explains to sophie that the elves don’t discriminate based on body type or race or physical appearance because it will be even more of a bold faced lie in a medium where you can see on the page the lack of diversity

#kotlc #kotlc fandom #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc graphic novel #i think the book is a faithful adaptation #but the diversity issue is still present and even more obvious

[yourplasticpal]

Ok, but... this is the show that it is. Mark me as on Con O'Neill watch until season 3, same as I was on Nathan Foad watch. If Buttons is a bird, nothing is impossible.

If Izzy comes back as an animal too, what are we thinking? Literal unicorn?

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #delusional to the bitter end #izzy hands #con o'neill #even if he's dead #full disclosure? #I'm sad but I'm not angry #this is not a kill your gays moment don't be ridiculous #when your cast is full of queer and disabled and diverse people #that doesn't mean nobody can die without it being a hate crime #don't criticize the people making the best good faith effort in decades out of existence #please

[sjbattleangel]

Edited from Hiding In Private's fantastic video which you can watch here.

Hiding In Public: "It's unreasonable to attack Rebecca's character as if the most malicious interpretation of everything in the show was their personal idea. The writing and storyboarding team of Steven Universe is one of the most diverse in cartoon history. On a show that pushed diversity and inclusion, a lot of this criticism starts to stink of right-wing co-opting of progressive language, without understanding context and sentiment, in order to have a "gotcha" moment. Considering a lot of videos pushing this also include racist and homophobic jokes (as I've covered in my own series).  Even then, the argument that you're trying to make is that there was a malicious characterization of minorities made by those same minorities...so the next question I guess is: Why Steven Universe? A show about pushing diversity, inclusion and acceptance was being specifically targeted by countless takedown videos (and posts) on this specific thing. It seems to me-at least-that even if someone were to concede all the bad things being said, that it would make more sense to target-more loudly-the shows (and other media) that do the same thing more often with less tact and who are also not led by minority communities rather than one of the only shows intentionally trying to support these communities. Especially when most the people making the criticism, show by virtue of their own comments, are neither coming from these communities or are at worst actively vilifying them with homophobic and racist comments. Say there are two shops: One that sells apples and the other that sells grapes. The apple owner overhears a customer complaining about the grapes not tasting good. Does the Apple owner then run a campaign pretending to be a grape fan in order to make grapes better? Or is it more likely that they stoked a flame to ensure that their business had less competition?"

#steven universe #su #su critical critical #anti-su critical #in defense of steven universe #steven universe isn't garbage #diverse media #double standards #hiding in private #rebecca sugar #crewniverse #media literacy #minority media #diversity #representation #bad faith criticism #bad faith media criticism #bad faith discorse #cartoons #animation

[dowsingfordivinity]

Dual faith folk witches

Polish Folk Witch (on instagram and Patreon) has an excellent article on dual faith practice and syncretism among folk witches: Dual Faith: the elephant in the room of the witchcraft community. The topic of dual faith keeps returning on a regular basis in the broader witchcraft community online, especially on the intersection of folk magic, paganism and christian occultism. Folk witches often…

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#diversity #dual faith #dual-faith practice #dvoeverie #folk Catholicism #folk witches #noteworthy posts #occult #Pagan #Polish folk witch #practice #religious identity #spirituality #syncretism #tradition #Wicca #witchcraft

[bobbie-robron]

But she’s wrong though. About you, about Liv, about… about all of it.

23-Apr-2019, episode 1

#robron #robert sugden #aaron dingle #liv flaherty #beginning and end of episode #diverse beverage selection #it’s her choice innit? #don’t be yourselves and less grumpy #have faith but not that faith #caring protective and loving lads #and me and aaron we’re solid #aaron’s everything to robert #20190423 #episode 1 #outside scenes #201904 #robron episodes 2019

[theydjarin]

nonbinary transmasc in my fallout series? more likely than you think

#diversity win your faith based army is trans friendly

[gnosisandtheosis]

"

Rainbow Door, supporting LGBTIQA+ people of all faiths and cultures.

For many LGBTIQA+ people, connections to faith, family and communities are deeply important for their sense of identity and belonging. There are LGBTIQA+ people in every faith, and there are LGBTIQA+ people with faith in every culture.

Switchboard Victoria is proud to launch our new web page for LGBTIQA+ people of faith, their friends and family. A digital resource that supports you in affirming your faith and LGBTIQA+ identity. You can view it online via our profile, or visit https://www.switchboard.org.au/people-of-faith

If you’re gay, lesbian, queer, trans or gender diverse, bisexual, asexual or non-binary and being asked to hide or change this, you can talk to our Rainbow Door service.

If you are experiencing violence or being pressured to change or hide your sexuality or gender identity, you can call us for support.

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#lgbtq christian #queer christian #Queer faith #LGBTQIA #Victoria #Australia #support services #gay #lesbian #transgender #non binary #gender diverse #asexual #religion

[pinkpetalbee]

#UnitarianUniversalism #UU #RainbowPromises #Rainbow #Promise #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #LoveIsLove #Faith #Spirituality #Community #Interconnectedness #BelovedCommunity #SocialJustice

[zincbot]

man i wish i cld see canonically bahai characters in tv shows someday

#bahai #i was on wilipedia looking at bahai faith in media and the short list of bahai characters including like #a brief (4 minute) scene (with timestamps) from one episode of a show #i dunno i just feel like the screen is getting more diverse which is wonderful and makes me so happy #and i was just thinking i would really enjoy seeing a bahai character #i was raised bahai lol and often it feels like the least important aspect of my identity but it is important to me ngl

[thedreadvampy]

mind you I think it's dicy to make broad, wide-ranging statements about what any Entire Religious Group means to its adherents because like. if there's one thing I've learnt from the Quaker addiction to discussion groups it's that even if we all agree to the same stuff on paper, what resonates, what gets prioritised, how it's interpreted into practise, and why it's important are all intensely personal things that are WILDLY different person to person.

we're all different people with different inner and outer lives and that shapes our relationship with the divine and with faith in general. like a) there's not a singular right shape for faith to be and b) even if there was a singular external shape that was right for all of us - same framework, same rituals and actions, same philosophy - we would still all relate to it differently and it would be right for different reasons.

like I talk about religion and faith a lot in my regular life because I'm very interested in it (and because, embarrassingly, I've increasingly had to acknowledge that faith is a big part of my life. this is embarrassing in the same way that having feelings for my partners of over a decade is embarrassing. oh no. genuine and cringeworthy emotion. particularly cringe given that I have an abiding feeling that Having Spirituality is a bit woo and silly and gullible even though I have LITERALLY HAD A REVELATORY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE). buuuuut. imo faith is one of those things you can only really talk about from a personal perspective.

obviously religion exists as a political and material force and we can talk about that in general terms. like you know. Eg the Catholic church is an organisation that exists, has organisational stances, and very clearly acts on the world and makes edicts as a religious body. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakerism) exists, has organisational stances and very clearly acts on the world and makes statements as a religious body. That's not personal, that's general. We can talk broadly, too, about the explicit unifying beliefs of any given faith group. For example: Christianity involves a belief in Jesus Christ, who is probably either the son of God or God in human form, having been killed and then resurrected. Not every Christian believes that, but it's a part of how Christianity self-defines. Similarly, Quakers specifically believe in the driving principles of living a life led by commitment to Truth, Justice, Peace, Simplicity and Sustainability, and in creating space within themselves to be moved by the Spirit to actions which are right. Those are explicit beliefs.

But. What those things mean - how they're interpreted, why they're important, whether they're literal, how they shape your actions and reactions, what's easy and what's challenging - those things are personal and not universal and are going to vary person to person.

In any conversation, we can talk about:

how I experience my faith

how you experience your faith

how we interpret each other's experiences

what other people have said about their faith and how we understand that

but there's not a Singular Correct Experience (and if there was, why would I be the One Person To Know About It?). and when we act as if there is one - as if any philosophy or religion is a strictly 100% unified shared experience - we're moving further away from having a useful discussion that develops our understanding of our own faith tbh

#red said #including atheism or agnosticism as 'faith' here tbh. bc they're equally diverse and nuanced. #i guess 'relationship to faith' might be more right? idk. 'philosophy'? 'spirituslity'? words are not very useful.

[remythologise]

also here to say I'm watching for all mankind season 1 and like. INCREDIBLE television just like they used to make. it even has completely competent cinematography/colouring that make it feel period accurate and Zero netflix gloss. BSG showrunner KNOWS how to make a goddamn show!!!!!!!

#literally like. and apple tv+ being far and away the greatest streamer with the best shows was not what I expected. but!!!!! #read the premise and was like and why in the hell would I want to watch that or care. but I took a leap of faith and well! #also the lack of diversity in ep1 intentional and as before trusted Guy Who Made BSG and sure enough that improves too #kira for ts

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Faith Bottum

Published: Aug 19, 2023

The California State Board of Education issued on July 12 a new framework for teaching math based on what it calls “updated principles of focus, coherence, and rigor.” The word “updated” is certainly accurate. Not so much “principles,” “focus,” “coherence” or “rigor.” California’s new approach to math is as unfair as it is unserious.

The framework is voluntary, but it will heavily influence school districts and teachers around the Golden State. Developed over the past four years, it runs nearly 1,000 pages. Among the titles of its 14 chapters are “Teaching for Equity and Engagement,” “Structuring School Experiences for Equity and Engagement” and “Supporting Educators in Offering Equitable and Engaging Mathematics Instruction.” The guidelines demand that math teachers be “committed to social justice work” to “equip students with a toolkit and mindset to identify and combat inequities with mathematics”—not with the ability to do math. Far more important is teaching students that “mathematics plays a role in the power structures and privileges that exist within our society.”

California’s education bureaucrats are seeking to reinvent math as a grievance study. “Big ideas are central to the learning of mathematics,” the framework insists, but the only big idea the document promotes is that unequal outcomes in math performance are proof of a racist society.

To achieve equal outcomes, the framework favors the elimination of “tracking,” by which it means the practice of identifying students with the potential to do well. This supposedly damages the mental health of low-achieving students. The problem is that some students simply are better at math than others. To close the gap, the authors of the new framework have decided essentially to eliminate calculus—and to hold talented students back.

The framework recommends that Algebra I not be taught in middle school, which would force the course to be taught in high school. But if the students all take algebra as freshmen, there won’t be time to fit calculus into a four-year high-school program. And that’s the point: The gap between the best and worst math students will become less visible.

As written, the framework appears to violate the California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015, which requires proper courses for advanced students. A petition signed by roughly 6,000 parents and other concerned citizens may have spurred the drafters of the framework to add an amendment that reads, “Students may take Algebra 1 or Mathematics 1 in middle school.” But the completed document still pushes students not to take algebra in middle school. Instead, the framework recommends investigating whether the traditional five-year progression—Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus (including trigonometry) and Calculus—could be shortened so students would still be able to take calculus during senior year. As it stands now, students must either double up or enroll in a summer course to be able to take calculus—or go to a private school, which students from underprivileged backgrounds can’t afford to do.

A growing opposition from college professors should embarrass the Board of Education. More than 400 professors were incensed by a proposed data-science course as a math track that students might follow instead of Algebra II. “For students to be prepared for STEM and other quantitative majors in 4-year colleges . . . learning Algebra II in high school is essential,” they wrote in an open letter. “This cannot be replaced with a high-school statistics or data-science course, due to the cumulative nature of mathematics.”

Brian Conrad, a mathematics professor at Stanford, has created a website to debunk the framework. He writes that the California framework “selectively cites research to make points it wants to make,” and that it “contains false or misleading descriptions of many citations from the literature in neuroscience, acceleration, de-tracking, assessments, and more.” He gets so worked up that he calls a version of chapters 6 and 7 (which respectively cover kindergarten through fifth grade and sixth through eighth grades) an “embarrassment to professionalism.”

The jargon- and acronym-laden California framework, Mr. Conrad says, “promotes a cartoon view” of how students acquire “reliable mathematical skills.” It is equivalent, he says, to supporting that children need not “learn how to spell because there are spell-checkers and spelling is not part of analytical thinking.” The five-member writing team, supervised by a 20-member oversight team, didn’t collaborate with any recognized STEM experts in industry about what training graduates will need in the workplace, Mr. Conrad says.

“Those who claim to be champions of equity should put more effort and resources into helping all students to achieve real success in learning mathematics,” Mr. Conrad says, “rather than using illegal artificial barriers, misrepresented data and citations, or fake validations to create false optics of success.” California should stop trying to turn math into a social-science course.

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Considering California already underperforms compared to the nation - with an average that never approaches Proficient and barely skims over the top of Basic - the last thing it needs is more students who know more about identity politics and less about actual math.

[ Source: Nation's Report Card - Note: twelfth-grade results not available. ]

#Faith Bottum #Ian Rowe #math #mathematics #woke math #corruption of education #equity #social justice #diversity equity and inclusion #diversity #inclusion #religion is a mental illness

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

"A cornation reflecting multi-faith Britain"

Charles Defender of ALL Faiths

The unprecedented joint declaration from other religious leaders reads: "Your Majesty, as neighbours in faith, we acknowledge the value of public service. We unite with people of all faiths and beliefs in thanksgiving, and in service with you for the common good."

Something that would never occur in a mosque or temple:

After the Christian coronation service, the chief rabbi will join British Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist leaders in making a spoken declaration in unison towards their newly crowned king.

"It will be quite brief, but exceptionally powerful," Mirvis said, while stressing that he was not required to speak into an electronic microphone in the abbey, again to respect the Jewish holy day.

@hunnymae @honeytothebee

@sandiedog3 @skippyv20 @lovelycariad

"And it's not just within the Jewish faith. I know that members of other faiths as well hugely appreciate this. And now to be included in the coronation service, it's very special."

The service at Westminster Abbey will be overwhelmingly drawn from the Christian liturgy as Charles takes an oath to serve as "Defender of the (Protestant) Faith" and to protect the established Church of England.

#pluralism #marxism #brf #pluralism and diversity #defender of all faiths #wef #world economic forum #klaus schwab