#yes i am a christian

[euphorbic]

Okay, real question.

A) If the whole overarching plot of the Bible is Jesus as our advocate of free will (gives us the choice to choose God), versus Satan, who would deprive us of free will (forces us to obey) and God’s glory as Creator, then doesn’t it follow that:

B) Anyone that forces another to worship God, yes even our Christian God, is acting as an agent of Satan?

If so, are we not acting as Satan’s agents when we try to deprive people of their free will when it comes to who we love? When we force ideas of gender on our children? When we colonize people and entire civilizations with the Bible in hand? When we e n s l a v e people?

(In other words: Dear rightwing evangelicals or whatever Christian conservatism you adhere to, time to get right with God and advocate for free will instead of saying “freedom” when you really mean “impunity”.)

#happy new year fuckos #cw christianity #yes i am a christian #much to my friends’ chagrin

[inzanitie]

The story of Jesus reminds me of an isekai.

I'd like you to hear me out. The dude is sent from one world to another (I know this is a stretch) with power beyond everyone else's and given a special mission to save everyone. He even gathers around him a group of followers whom he can trust. His birth is only something God could do. He goes through many trials and the story ends in a climactic battle where he defeats the devil and brings salvation to the world.

#idk where this thought came from #yes I am a Christian #anime #isekai #religion

[deep-space-lines]

okay but like. I just had the weirdest thought about that ‘don’t look I’m naked’ comic. Which is that that’s essentially the same thing Adam and Eve did after they ate the fruit of knowledge of good&evil. So I feel like the theological implications of that could kneecap Gabe if he doesn’t think V1 is a being with free will.

yeah ok. i dunno man. is this anything

((side note. this isn’t necessarily meant to be in-character or story-accurate or take place at any particular point in time, just a way to explore some Thoughts. i was also imagining more that V1’s words aren't actually spoken, more like Gabriel’s more articulate interpretation of whatever garbled mechanical noise V1 is using to communicate. I think an angel could do that.))

and then they fucked nasty the end

#my art #my writing #who fuckin sent this. fuck you. come off anon so i can kick your ass. (the thoughts this ask sparked consumed almost 3 days of my life) #i dont know what this even is #i just work here #disclaimer i don't come from a particularly religious background so like. #most of my knowledge of christianity comes from when my mom sent me to vbs for cheap babysitting in middle school or absorbed via osmosis #so i have no idea what im talking about except for when i do! hope this helps #i love how i say that like i expect biblical scholars to tear apart my ultrakill gay fanfiction #if you are a biblical scholar and you want to tear apart my ultrakill gay fanfiction please know i am not going to read the bible for this #ultrakill #v1 ultrakill #gabriel ultrakill #gabv1el #blood #love tagging ultrakill stuff with blood. hmm yes the floor here is made out of floor

[ilikethisacompletelynormalamount]

Andrew Scott before the LA premiere of All of Us Strangers, shot by Ramon Christian.

#andrew scott #all of us strangers #ramon christian #gq #am i posting that fuck hot getting ready photo for the third time in an hour? #yes #yes i am #mind your business

[unbidden-yidden]

Okay I'm curious: I've seen a lot of Christians use/refer to the phrase "hosanna in the highest!" which is used in the New Testament and I've frequently heard it pronounced "hoh-ZAHN-ah". However, it's a much older liturgical phrase in Hebrew and definitely not pronounced like that. I want to know: (1) were you taught the actual meaning of this word by your community/do you know what it actually means without googling it, (2) what variety of Christian are you, and (3) if, after googling it, were you correct?

Sorry fellow yidden and other non-Christians; this poll is specific to people who identify as Christian and/or who were raised as such. (Edit: gerim who were raised Christian can vote, but you have to base it off of what you were taught as a Christian, not what you know now.)

Christians who answer: if you googled this after voting yes and were taught wrong about it, please let me know in the notes.

(If you're wondering if you "count" as Christian or having been raised as such, for these purposes I would say interpret it broadly to include anyone who views Jesus as the messiah and grew up reading the New Testament as part of your bible.)

#christian #non-Christians please boost but don't vote #I have... a theory about this but am curious to have at least informal data about this first #yes I realize linguistic drift from other languages is probably how ''hozanna'' happened #but the Hebrew is different #this post brought to you by: Sukkot #every hour is theology hour around here apparently

[yuyu-finale]

the world’s most famous palestinian says FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

#free palestine #ceasefire now #yes i am catholic #and REAL christians support palestine

[ricksanchezbignaturals]

rick baby if you're not going to hell nobody is

#rick's prayers in this episode really do be living in my head rent free #im just so in love with the characterization like if it wasn't already obvious that he has religious trauma this scene really seals the dea #getting to see rick sanchez of all people- absurd amounts of power; god complex; cynical atheist rick sanchez begging for his life in praye #it makes me feel things #and like this bit in particular. he's on his fucking knees with his hands clasped and head bowed. man's SCARED and i am emotional #yes i was raised christian how could you tell #rick and morty #rick & morty #rnm #r&m #rick sanchez #rick and morty season 2 #a rickle in time #my nonsense

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

How to easily distinguish the Stone triplets from one another:

Eliot:

Jacob:

Alex:

( Inspired by this post.)

#leverage #the librarians #almost paradise #christian kane #eliot spencer #jacob stone #alex walker #don't get me wrong they're all smart yet dumb badasses #but they all have subtle differences! #why yes i am of the opinion that the boys are separated triplets #eliot and alex are confirmed to be adopted so it's possible #i love them all #I'd been wanting to gif this for a while but couldn't find the perfect scene for alex #then season 2 provided it! #and so here we are! #ghostly'sgifs

[starry-bi-sky]

I am of the DPxDC belief/headcanon that any variation of Danny who grew up poor in Gotham during his formative years before moving to Amity Park would not be friends with Sam without friction at first. It makes things more interesting and imo allows for more exploration of different themes plus character growth for Sam that she doesn't really go through in canon.

(this doesn't only apply to a DPDC au where Danny grew up in Gotham poor, but it was the first thing that I thought of where this might happen considering my Childhood Friends au.)

Now Sam's a compassionate girl, it's one of her defining character traits, but so is her hypocrisy and judgy-ness. She's the Not Like Other Girls' girl. This is in part of the show's narrative framing that makes her out like this, unfortunately though its still showing how she is as a character since its consistent enough to be part of her character description. There are also times where the show's depiction of her activism makes it look like she's performative about it. All of this makes her dynamic with a Danny who grew up poor in Gotham very interesting.

Anyways, Sam is aware of her privilege to an extent, but still has her blindspots - glaring ones, in some cases. Her self-righteous attitude would not go over well with a crime alley kid Danny. He'd like her, at first, but then she'd do something to make him mad - personally I think her judging people for not being vegan would annoy him the most, or at least would be the breaking point for him, because it was only recently that his family started actually being able to consistently put food on the table at all, good food nonetheless. And being vegan is expensive.

Any other behavior he noticed from her he'd slowly stop tolerating - her judging conventionally attractive girls and automatically assuming they're vapid and shallow for being feminine. Her anti-capitalist beliefs start coming off as superficial at worst, and Danny would eventually figure out that Sam either came from a family that was well off, or that she wasn't aware if her family was experiencing financial struggle.

He would still be friends with Tucker, but since Tucker imo is still friends with Sam, they'd still run into each other often enough to butt heads. Sam's got a nasty habit of refusing to take responsibility when she's wrong, but when Danny is arguing with her, and counterpointing her with stuff she can't retort back at without compromising her own beliefs, then forces her to start reflecting on herself. Especially when Tucker eventually starts siding with Danny and agreeing with him.

Does sam genuinely care about her beliefs and philosophies? Survey says yes. However that doesn't mean she's not ignorant, and she definitely is at times throughout the show (like when she released the purpleback gorilla thinking it 'wanted out of its enclosure' despite the fact that it was endangered and in an urban area) and I think it'd be a real fascinating dynamic between Danny and Sam to explore.

This isn't Sam hate btw, nor am I trying to make her out like "the worst person ever" bc she's not, i wanna make that explicitly clear. Sam Manson has a lot of positive traits about her but she also has an equal amount of negative traits that I think should be explored, she is not immune to the character development.

#dpdc #dpxdc crossover #dpxdc #dpdc headcanon #dpxdc headcanon #dpxdc danny fenton #dpxdc sam manson #on a funnier note to me Danny asks Sam how much a loaf of bread costs and she can't tell him bc she doesn't know #she's an activist but also look me in the eyes and tell me she knows how much stuff at the grocery store costs #rich girl advocate sam vs crime alley kid danny FIGHT #does sam genuinely care about her beliefs and philosophies? survey says yes. however that doesn't mean she's not ignorant #cfau danny calls her privileged once and sam turns a new shade of red #this isn't sam hate btw i wanna make that explicitly clear #she's great i love her hOWEVER i am not blind to her flaws and i think it gets ignored by fanon AND canon in favor of girlbossing her #this also brings up the idea that Sam (based on her releasing the gorilla) would either respect damian wayne or HATE him bc she's judgy #and one of her flaws is her moral superiority over others. how very christian of you Sam - and i know she's jewish. thats part of the irony #he'd open an animal rehabilitation center and she'd assume the absolute worst. its hilarious. Damian would eat her alive #im taking a bat to a hornet's nest i think

[deservedgrace]

i was thinking about the sleep deprivation thing that cults do and something i completely forgot about with regards to that conversation is that the sleep needs of children/teens are different to adults. it's a range as most things are, but when it comes to sleep you HAVE to go based off the biggest number to ensure everyone gets proper sleep because you cannot function properly without proper sleep

so, if you were a teenager who went to church camps and they allowed for less than 10 hours of sleep, or if you were a kid (6-12) and they allowed for less than 12 hours of sleep, you very well may have been sleep deprived, either intentionally or unintentionally

and as a little bonus: adults tend to respond to sleep deprivation with tiredness, but kids tend to respond with hyperactivity, and even one night of sleep deprivation can affect someone

#i don't think my places were intentional cuz most people don't know the amount of sleep kids/teens need #but i am so positive that we were not getting 12 hours to sleep when we did the middle school thing (11-14) #or the thing that had high school and middle school #i cannot remember the middle school thing but the high school ones were during summer #and i remember us always getting into bed when it was pitch black And that we had to wake up way earlier than anyone wanted to #yes it's possible we stayed up past curfew but i remember playing group games in the dark #insane that they did this to us #cult tactics #religious trauma #ex christian #personal

[rithmeres]

I HAVE NEVER CRIED SO HARD IN MY LIFE

#STUFF THAT HITS DIFFERENT WHEN UR CHRISTIAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT!!!!!I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #HANGE ZOE #ERWIN SMITH #ATTACK ON TITAN #YES THE COLORS ARE DIRECTLY LIFTED FROM MERCURY AND LIGHTNING BY JMM (LIKE A FIERY PHOENIX BIRD!!! LIKE DEATH IN REVERSE!!!) #:D I AM DISTRAUGHT!!!!!!!! #WHEREFORE ART THOU #SNK #SNK SPOILERS

[soldier-poet-king]

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oppressive, burning, terrible Grace, or, on the divine Absence which is also divine Love

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Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens // Graceless - The National // The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner // The Sparrow Duology: Children of God - Mary Doria Russell // The Witness for the Dead & The Grief of Stones - Katherine Addison // Piranesi - Susanna Clarke // The Return of the Thief - Megan Whalen Turner // The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - GK Chesterton // The War of Vaslav Nijinksy - Frank Bidart // [x] - @ crawfish comic // post by @ intactics [deactivated] // This Hour and What is Dead - Li-Young Lee // Seven Swans -Sufjan Stevens // Hole Theory - Thomasin Francis // First Love/Late Spring - Mitski // [x] - @ slothu // Bad Blood - Bear's Den

#web weaving #faith tag #long post #uhhhh idk i want ppl to see this ive been cooking it in the back of my mind for ages but feel weird tagging it #uhhh?? #christianity #i GUESS?? #faith #god's silence #divine absence #i keep hesitating to post it thinking oh no im gonna think of smthn else to add to it IMMEDIATELY #and i KNOW I WILL. but i cant keep hedging my bets #ive been sitting on this since november #divine grace #divine love #where are the divine silence = divine grace = divine absence = divine love understanders #WHERE ARE THEY #maybe religious despair and religious fervour are adjacent flavours. to me #including mitski lyrics like. yes i am on my make everything about divine despair agenda. even romance. OOPS #medieval mystics who wrote abt god as a romantic lover and that despair and agony and longing. they knew what was up

[i-give-u--stuff]

I’m a very rare breed of queer catholic

#God #christianity #religion #meme #these are so funny to me #jesus christ #Jesus #faith in jesus #christ #christian #bible #tehee :3 #I’m queer but I am a Catholic #Yes that’s a thing #Tada

[goldyke]

If your response to Orthodox Jewish people facing an issue that is caused by or exacerbated by their religious practices and your response is to tell them that their practice is wrong instead of trying to help them navigate that issue within the bounds of their practice, you’re actually just an antisemite

This applies to other minority religions as well, especially our Muslim siblings

#antisemitism #jumblr #yes you can reblog #got blasted in an AAC group for asking for guidance on no tech AAC for use on Shabbat #for someone I know- I am not personally an AAC user #nor do I observe a traditional Shabbat #also like that whole get issue where people were telling victimized women to just get rid of the law #instead of helping them navigate their situation #don’t even talk about Christianity on my post #lucky charms

[house-of-mirrors]

I started reading Dracula last week and this whole time I've been making fun of Jonathan for not heeding the obvious warnings of the townspeople but I had the moment of realization of like. If a large group of Christians told me not to go somewhere and couldn't give a definite reason except something vague about going to hell I would assume Dracula's castle was a gay club

#Dracula #and for the record I am Christian so I would probably do my typical equivocating spiel of yes I go to church leave me alone have a good day #none of us are better than our friend Jonathan in the situation

[aprillikesthings]

There is something deeply funny to me about the fact that, of people who pray the rosary (at least in the United States); the Catholics tend to be super conservative, and the Episcopalians/Anglicans tend to be gay.

#source: I am a lesbian Episcopalian and I pray the rosary #queer anglicans tend towards 'high church' in general #which....actually makes sense when you think about it #'can we make church FANCIER? yes we can!' #christianity #anglican #episcopal #I always wonder about the woman in that small town in Spain #who had the hand-knit rainbow cardigan #she didn't speak any English and my Spanish is awful #so I couldn't ask her if she was lgbt/an ally or if she just liked rainbows! #but she lead the rosary prayers in that small town's church and stamped my credencial #given that Spain is one of the better countries for lgbt people who knows??? #ANYWAY #this post brought to you bc Notre Dame (the college) had a drag queen perform on campus #and conservative students prayed the rosary outside the theater in protest #and I lol'ed bc y'all the rosary is not gonna remove the gay cooties #Our Blessed Mother loves her queer children