[dailyeffectiveprayer]

God if my lips don't know what to ask for in prayer please hear my heart. Amen.

[wolfythewitch]

Happy pride :)

[faithfulidiot]

“He’s the only man I can really trust. He’s like a spirit that follows me around …he helps me out in my hours of need and listens to all my problems and never laughs at me. He takes me very seriously,”

- Marsha P. Johnson (left) on Jesus Christ

"AND GOD CREATED HE AND SHE BUT HE ALSO CREATED ME!" Sylvia Rivera (right), banner emblazoned with a Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.) logo, Christopher Street Liberation Day, New York City, June 26, 1983. Photo by Steve Zabel, c/ o @lgbtcenternyc on IG

[segamascott]

[genderoutlaws]

Marsha P. Johnson at the First Christopher Street Liberation Day March | 1970 | ph: Leonard Fink

[5tarry-skies-of-hope]

Religion talk : The Ten Commandments

I'd like to preface this discussion by saying that I am not, in fact, a Christian, Jew or Catholic of any description. In the past, I have been a member of the Roman Catholic church, but I no longer follow that practice. I am also not holding anything against Catholicism, this is just something that I think should be shared.

Many of us know about the Ten Commandments. If you don't, they are essentially a set of rules in Christianity and Judaism given to us by God through Moses, outlining what a 'good person' does and does not do. This is the list, ordered from most important to least important:

1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. 2. You shall make no idols 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain 4. Keep the sabbath day holy 5. Honor your father and your mother 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor 10. Thou shalt not covet

Aside from the fact that many people reading this will now be singing 'Karma' by Jojo Siwa in their heads, this list is one of the core features of Christianity.

I can speak for Christianity when I say that most people misinterpret these rules.

The commandment that I see most misunderstood is

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

Now, everyone's always saying that this means 'Oh, don't say things like "Oh my God" or "Jesus Christ"'--Let me ask you something. Do you really think that this was important? In the historical and religious context that the Ten Commandments were given in, tell me, do you think that it was an important notion to not say "oh my God"?

Compare it to the other Commandments--all things like 'do not kill one another', 'don't cheat on your spouse', 'don't lie for the detriment of others'--Do you see how 'don't say 'oh my God'' doesn't fit?

Of course, that doesn't mean that people should start swearing on God's name very liberally, that's not the point of this post.

The point of this post, really, is to call out so-called 'Christians' who do use the Lord's name in vain.

See, this Commandment--"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain"--it doesn't mean what most think it means.

So, if it doesn't mean that, what does it mean?

It means that you do not use God's words and scriptures to justify your acts of hatred and unholiness.

And, with that, many 'Christians' and 'Catholics' are directly going against one of the Ten Commandments. One of the three most important Commandments, in fact.

The most important thing about being Christian is loving everyone--because that's what Jesus does!--what are you doing? Hating people and justifying it with 'God'.

Can I just say: That's not God you're using to justify your actions.

That's the devil.

[stkateri-deactivated20260526]

-Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Basil the Great, & Saint John Chrysostom

[quakebeforetheauthorityofgod]

There are some beliefs which are popular but not doctrinal or even in scripture.

“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is not Biblical.

“Cleanliness is next to godliness” is not Biblical.

“God helps those who help themselves” and “God will never give you more than you can handle” is completely untrue.

Don’t conflate GOD with your idea of God.

[quakebeforetheauthorityofgod]

Hateful Christianity is the “another gospel” which Paul warned about in Galatians.

Government leaders, preachers, people online turning the Gospel into a justification for violence, and using Jesus Christ as a means of furthering their personal agenda is what will get people condemned.

Following this “Gospel” will not save you, giving your money to Israel, and defending genocide or bullying people for their identity will not get you saved.

The Gospel has been lost and we must restore it or else we risk losing more people to this false doctrine of hatred.

[quakebeforetheauthorityofgod]

Someone in one of my posts brought up the Tim Schmalz statues ‘Homeless Jesus’ from 2013, and the controversy over it shines a lot of light on the state of the world.

The art pieces, was created by Tim Schmalz, a Canadian artist who got inspiration after seeing a real homeless person sleeping on a park bench.

The first statue was installed at the Regis College, a theological school. There are now over 50 replicas throughout the world.

Within 20 minutes of it being installed, the Toronto police were called for a ‘Homeless person sleeping on the bench’. People were quick to want this ‘Homeless man’ removed, not because he burdened them, but because he simply was there.

The artist Tim Schmalz said “When the Son of Man looks a lot like themselves, they themselves will understand they have a sacred worth just like anybody else,”

[gothredy]

[35mmartina]

blue is the warmest color.  Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, 2017

insta: martivilar

[magdaleneconvert]

As an Irish person and a Christian, it is hard to accept how far from the Bible many members of the Catholic Church strayed in our history. It is a painful reminder of how misunderstood Christ’s teachings can be.

Remembering tonight all those who suffered abuse and trauma at the hands of Priests, Nuns, and beyond, in Irish history.

For those who could not survive the horrific circumstances, ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

For those who still carry the pain, beannacht Dé oraibh go léir.

For those who were so misguided into committing these injustices, go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a n-anamacha

🕊️Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anam 🕊️

[traumacatholic]

Thinking about Fray Bigotón (brother moustache), mascot of the Franciscan Monastery of Cochabamba in Bolivia who was adopted after being found as a stray

[jellyfishguy2]

*yelling from my cage* PRAY FOR THE DEAD, PRAY FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY WHO HAVE NO ONE ELSE PRAYING FOR THEMMMMMM

[venustapolis]

Christ Praying on the Mount of Olives (Hans Thoma, 1893)

[divinum-pacis]

Santeria practitioner Yuris Landis, a 27-year-old nurse, smokes a cigar during a ceremony of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria to attract spirits of dead ancestors to ask for guidance in downtown Havana, August 18, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini