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In general, I think it's currently really important for progressive Christians to be very loud about being both progressive and deeply religious Christians, and for everyone else fighting for progressive values to be supportive of them doing just that. I know that's like, idk, counter-intuitive or cringe or whatever, but seriously folks, the alternative is that progressive Christians have to be quiet about their faith to be accepted within broader secular and interfaith progressive advocacy, which means that the regressive asshole Christians (a) sound that much louder and (b) dominate the USian religious landscape all the more. That's a problem, for all of us.
We need people pushing back within the faith as well as outside of it, because that destroys any edifice that this is about Christianity and religious freedom.
You can be a devout Christian and also:
Openly, proudly, and without being forced to remain celibate or otherwise limit your full expression of self, identify as LGBTQ+ or be a supportive ally.
Advocate for full reproductive autonomy and comprehensive sex education.
Love and support people of other religious groups, non-religious people and/or atheists, by choosing to believe that a truly loving God would not pursue anything less than universal salvation.
Stand against evangelism and proselytizing as they have thus far been interpreted and used, because there are ways to interpret the Great Commission that don't promote colonialism and cultural genocide.
A steward of the earth, protecting God's beautiful creation and lovingly tending to it as the unique and incredible gift that it is.
A believer in science, rationalism, and human progress as part of God's divine plan for humanity.
A believer in history and someone who understands that the Bible can be both divinely given and open to interpretation (no really)(if you're confused, please talk to a knowledgeable traditional Jew)
An ally to Jews, who stands against supercessionism and antisemitism in the church.
And in before regressive Christians come shouting at me that (1) what do I know, I'm a Jew and (2) no lol you can't because of ___ reason:
My source is that I've personally met and talked to Christians of great faith and integrity - people who embody the closest forms of kindness I've seen to what Jesus himself advocated - who are each of these things.
It is 100% possible; you just choose to believe otherwise.
At this point I think it's time to start preaching and claiming the moral high ground here.
Right-wing evangelical Christians want you to think that they're the moral ones, when they EXPLICITLY defy the word of God. They routinely:
Evade taxes intended to help the poor
Oppress the foreigner
Hoard wealth
Hate their fellow in their hearts
Destroy God's creation that they were entrusted to steward, intentionally and recklessly as well as carelessly
Cast the first stone
Preach idolatry through the prosperity gospel and the American cult of nationalism
Sacrifice their children to Molech through encouraging a culture of gun violence
Commit true sexual abominations, such as rape and pedophilia, and/or cover these things up or engage in apologetics
Encourage actual child and spousal abuse while calling it "traditional family values"
Oppress and demean women, when their main guy uplifted and valued women outside of marginal roles
Smugly quote scripture to satisfy their bigotries and to benefit themselves without caring about the true message
Fail to acknowledge God as the True Judge by substituting their prejudices for God's love and mercy
.......and plenty more. These are not just a few bad actors; this lifestyle is ENCOURAGED by this irresponsible and immoral cult. They are leading people astray into a life of sin and a culture of callous cruelty.
Is this the Christianity you want the world to know you by?
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
shout out the episcopalian church i was raised in. i may not be religious any more but they showed me what christianity should be.
the easy answer here is that my church just… didn’t evangelize. not all christians do. honestly most outside of the baptists, in my experience, don’t. there’s just a direct correlation between the worst bigots also being the loudest evangelists, so they end up being the face of the entire religion.
there’s a difference between going into the community and working at food banks and building houses for habitat for humanity without the expectation or intent of converting anyone like my church did, and handing out flyers on college campuses telling students they’re going to hell for wearing skirts.
Also shoutout to my dear friend, the nonbinary pastor at the local UU church who explicitly said in their sermons that every faith is welcome, not just christians; the same church, btw, employs my roommate every summer to teach sex ed to the church kids and puts together panels of adult queer, disabled, and/or BIPOC to talk about what life is like as an adult specifically to give these kids hope for the future.
let me put it this way. when you let right wingers and fascists become the face of christianity, you let reagan win.
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Really fucked up actually that the "you are valid" culture which, usefulness and uh, validity thereof aside, was intended to provide some some perspective for people who may have been blamed for harmless things they could not control morphed into "if strangers on the internet do not constantly tell me I'm good and perfect they are the oppressor" and "even constructively and gently telling me that I hold some power and responsibility to seek a better situation is an unspeakably cruel act."
Once, in an argument with my therapist about a decision I made to antagonize my mother, I snapped, "My feelings are valid," and he shot back, "They're valid because they're real, but that doesn't make them rational."
It was a more nuanced and tailored conversation after that, but that particular quote struck me especially and made me realize how often I was conflating "valid" with "reasonable" or "justified."
Bringing new perspective to the advice, “Validate the valid.”
So Arizona launched an “education hotline” that allows “concerned parents” to report “””critical race theory””” and other things like ~gender identity~ being taught in the classroom
It would be a shame if the number and email were spread to bad actors looking to prank call the AZ Department of Education
602-771-3500 or empower @ azed .gov 🤡
Horne said two staff members are sorting through the calls, and two investigators are working on credible leads.
and for the love of god, don’t just spam it with memes or le funny shrek jokes or whatever, they’ll just hang up
make plausible-sounding reports for things that don’t actually exist, so that they actually have to waste time/resources investigating false leads - the goal is to waste time they would otherwise be using to do their jobs, not to get tumblr clout for being an epic troll
So apparently the internet article said the superintendent wouldn't be deterred by the prank calls because they would 'taper off eventually'. It'd be a real shame if this post stayed in circulation via queues so they get a consistent list of prank calls to filter through. 😇
A lot of genuine MCU fans may be wondering why there's been so much misoginy inside the fandom in the last couple of years, specifically ever since Phase 4 started. The simple answer is that men just hate women, that's obvious. But if u want to go a bit deeper than that, it's not just that they hate women, they hate women with agency. Women who are not the side piece of the actual (male) hero, but are heroes themselves, with their own stories. Let me give you some examples.
They didn't have a problem with Pepper until she put on the Rescue armor in Endgame and joined the final battle
They didn't have a problem with Jane until she wielded Mijonir, got buff and fought alongside Thor as an equal
They didn't have a problem with Natasha until she starred in her own movie and got to tell her story of abuse
They didn't have a problem with Valkyrie until she became King of Asgard
They didn't have a problem with Shuri until she became Black Panther
They didn't have a problem with Wanda until she became the strongest character and kicked Doctor Strange's ass (sorry Stephen)
They have a problem with Monica because she got powers
They have a problem with Carol because she was the first female character to get a solo movie in the MCU, bc she was not overly ''feminine'', bc her costume did not sexualize her and for kicking the ass of the guy who was gaslighting her for years
They have a problem with Layla because she grew to be more than just Marc and Steven's love interest and eventually became the first Egyptian superhero in the MCU
They have a problem with She-Hulk because she's literally in charge of her own narrative, actively called them out on their bullshit in her show and kicked Daredevil's ass (in more ways than one)
They have a problem with Kamala because she's a teenage girl worrying about teenage girl things
They have a problem with Riri for being inspired by Tony and becoming Iron Heart
And just so many more examples. The way women (& specifically women of color) are treated by insecure pathetic little men who dare call themselves "fans", varies from disgusting to jail time. Regardless though they can't win. These hate groups may look big and strong but only cause they're loud. They are not strong just obnoxious. Whatever they do, the future is female, it's queer, it's inclusive. So suck it🖕
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You true crime girlies can go chew on a brick I can't fucking stand y'all.
I was gonna leave this alone but the more people I see talking about the Dahmer series, the more I wanna tear my hair out.
Do y'all insensitive freaks realize that those were REAL PEOPLE? Jeffery Dahmer wasn't some fictional fucking horror movie villain. He isn't fucking Michael Meyers. He was real. He was a rapist. He was a pedophile. He was a murderer. He was a cannibal. He targeted primarily black and brown boys because he knew those were the people the system would fail. And y'all wanna sit here and brag about how you could chew on popcorn while watching a depiction of these horrendous acts on TV? Y'all wanna tell people "it wasn't even that bad" and have the audacity to recommend it??? You fucking assholes.
The families of the people who he tortured, killed and mutilated are still mourning. Those men and boys died horrible deaths at the hands of someone who was a living representation of evil and y'all wanna make some fucking podcasts about it??? Make some sPoOkToBeR minute long tiktoks about it???? Absolutely fuck you. Y'all couldn't even BEGIN to comprehend what those victims and their families went through, and are still fucking going through. This shit isn't some scary campfire story. You fuckwads. These are actual things that actually fucking happened. God only knows why y'all would find shit like this ENTERTAINING and be able to stomach any of it, but if you're going to watch and interact with it, at the very least you can treat the situation with a SLIVER of fucking respect. Jesus christ on a fucking pogo stick, y'all are some of the biggest red flags on planet earth.
not to be that person.......but i have never encountered people of color who are into true crime that are like this. i didn’t start seeing shit like this until white women on the internet started fangirling over crime cases.
plenty of black people be watching crime shows all the time and never acted like this. the true crime genre is one we are taught from the programs that this shit should not be romanticized and you can see how awful this shit is to the ones affected. true crime is apart of history and it’s so fucking sad to see that it’s become “trendy” because people are finding serial killers attractive i’m done.
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When I was 17 my appendix ruptured because I thought I was just having period cramps and didn’t go to the hospital so don’t tell me PMS symptoms are no big deal
this actually happened to me during my math final and i didn’t think anything of it and when i was later admitted to the hospital my math prof was asking me ‘you didn’t have to take the final! why didn’t you tell me it hurt?!?!’ and i told him i’ve had cramps worse.
he gave me 100
This is actually an extremely common occurrence simply because in sex ed they don’t teach you how to tell the difference between menstrual cramps and other more serious pains. The way to tell the difference between cramps and appendicitis is that while menstrual cramps are generalized toward the middle of the stomach below the belly button, pain from a swollen or burst appendix will start in the middle of the stomach and relocate to only the lower right side, even lower than menstrual cramps, and is a very localized pain. It also comes on extremely suddenly and will worsen over time or when you make a sudden movement, like a cough or a sneeze.
Basically, if you’re feeling any sort of pain, even if it’s menstrual cramps, don’t hesitate to tell the school nurse or a parent, or if you’re out of school and home even make a doctor’s appointment. Chances are if your cramps are that bad there’s something they can do to improve that as well.
I am boosting the shit out of that reply, because I am twenty-fucking-five years old and did not know how to tell the two pains apart
Adding another diagnostic tool! This is something we use in the ER called the rebound test. Basically, appendicitis and cramps react differently to certain things. If you’re still not sure if you have cramps or appendicitis, take two fingers and press them into your abdomen where the pain is (try repeating this on the lower right quadrant of the abdomen just to be sure.)
When you press in firmly, it will probably hurt. Here’s the test: LET GO. Does it get better or get worse? Appendicitis will immediately hurt worse when you let go. Cramps will not. Go to the ER if the rebound test makes it worse!
THE REBOUND TEST IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
My husband got sent home from the ER with a rupturing appendix. When he came back and was rushed into surgery, the surgeon was super angry – “Why didn’t anyone do the rebound test?!”
All great info, but there is another lesson to be learned here: if you’re in major pain, it’s probably important - so don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. There is a documented pattern of women who go to the ER with complaints of pain being dismissed as overreacting…when in reality women have an incredibly high tolerance for pain, to the point that some don’t even realize exactly how serious their condition is. These stories only serve to illustrate this point.
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Every time I see this..
^the women have a high pain tolerance thing…my orthopedic surgeon, the first day I met him laid me down and messed with my shoulder. At this point I had been told by doctors and another orthopedic surgeon I was overreacting and making my pain up…for months. There were days I missed class because I couldn’t get dressed. Anyways, he laid me down and messed with my shoulder. When he was done he helped me sit up, and went and sat down across the room from me. He looked me dead in the eye and said “I just dislocated your shoulder, put it back in, and you didn’t flinch. You needed surgery four months ago.” He was pissed. Seriously, don’t take major pains lightly, in the abdomen or otherwise.
I am gonna do a quick minor tweak on one of the bits above:
pain from a swollen or burst appendix will start in the middle of the stomach and relocate to only the lower right side, even lower than menstrual cramps, and is a very localized pain
Bolding original, italics mine. Because before I went on birth control in part to get rid of my cramps, I would sometimes feel pain from them in my upper thighs, which is. A bit lower than the appendix, I’m pretty sure. So I’m going to go ahead and assume it should be “lower than the uterus”.
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