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[houseofthelabyrinth]

In light of the ceasefire agreement, Gaza needs resources now more than ever, and you absolutely should continue donating. Here are some important campaigns:

1. Gaza Funds - provide direct support

Gaza Funds Spotlight Campaign

Find vetted fundraisers for Gaza here

2. Life for Gaza - rebuild vital infrastructure

Life For Gaza 2

Life For GazaDrinking Water, Waste Collection, Debris Removal, and Sanitation Services for the Residents of Gaza City - Gaza Municipality

3. Crips for eSims for Gaza - keep Gaza connected

Crips for eSims for Gaza

Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong. 

4. The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund - provide medical support for children

The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund

This Fund is dedicated to the children of Gaza: providing medical attention to the children who need it the most, helping to rebuild & relie

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[creature-wizard]

If Jesus intended for self-hatred to be part of the religion he taught, he wouldn't have said to love thy neighbor as thyself.

[fiercelywonderful]

Chronically online atheists will claim they are more moral and intelligent than religious people while using ableist and racist-coded language like “schizophrenic” and “primitive” to describe religious people. While they ignore the fact that science has also been used to harm marginalized people. Lack of religion doesn’t make you inherently more tolerant or ethical. It just means you can be an asshole for different reasons.

[god-has-always-been-love]

Being a queer Christian is pretty much thinking over and over again that I can be both I can be both I can be both, God does not hate me, God is love, God has bigger issues, I won't let people convince me that he hates me, I can be both I can be both, I can be-

[pointnclick]

"we live in an uncaring universe." sorry the special planet full of beauty and animals and food literally growing out of the ground isnt good enough for you. i guess

[clovers-practice]

Forever thinking about how Mary conceived via the holy spirit, which is a historically feminine entity. Lots of untapped potential for Something here. Not sure what yet

[ohholydyke]

Lesbianism strikes again

[clovers-practice]

This made me giggle out loud

[sacredheart-stigmata]

Hello brothers, sisters, and siblings in Christ. It hurts my heart to make this, but a church near my own faith community, Life in the City, was vandalized for the second time this week. Life in the City, a church in Austin, Texas, usa, has always made a name for itself through its dedication to supporting the queer community here in town. A few months ago, the church entrance was covered in homophobic and transphobic graffiti, which Life in the City covered with a mural that they dedicated to the Austin queer community, seen below.

This is what that mural looks like as of this morning:

There was more explicit and aggressive language on the other side ramp that the church has asked not be spread around.

Life in the City is still working on a ‘proper’ statement, but until then, they have placed this on their property and similar areas

Alongside asking for prayers for the person or people who committed the vandalism, Life in the City has a place to donate here to help pay to clean up the area and make Life in the City feel safe again.

Let us never forget: “for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’” (Matt. 25:35-36)

[coyote-barks]

Trapped between being militantly pro-choice and deeply concerned about the erosion of abortion rights and thinking the way that people talk about pregnancy/motherhood/children on this hellsite is pretty gross and borderline misogynistic.

[coyote-barks]

To expand on this a bit more, at the risk of sounding like That Guy, a lot of people on here don't seem to realize the right to choose to have children has been something that's been forcibly taken away from people as well. I live in an area with a pretty large Native population, a group that has, historically and even to this day, been subject to forced sterilization. They're not the only ones, either. Other ethnic minorities, disabled people, etc have all been subject to eugenics and had their reproductive rights undermined in the other direction to promote what dominant society considers a """pure""" population. Even a lot of the modern anti-abortion movement still disproportionally favors making more white people above all else. Saying that not having children is always the right choice and that keeping a child is always the bad, regressive choice, frankly, comes from a position of privilege. Like everything else, it depends.

Pro-choice goes both ways, and everyone should have the right and medical support behind whatever option they choose without discrimination. Simple as.

And can we please stop this over-the-top disgust over the bodies of pregnant people please please please y'all are so happy to defend all sorts of disabilities but then dissolve into a misogynistic froth when pregnancy comes up

[isuggestlandback]

I have a baby cousin who's Two Spirit.

Their parents are leftists, open minded, pro LGBTQ+, learned to use the right pronouns (to their face at least) all that jazz.

Their Auntie grew up in a remote area, little old fashioned, doesn't really "get" the non binary thing, and hasn't quite got the hang of the singular 'they' yet. But she tries.

When my cousin got injured and couldn't drive their parents shrugged and told them to quit their job.

Their Auntie drove them to and from work every day until they got their cast off.

Which family member do you think they'll ask next time they need help?

Do you want to be ideologically perfect, or do you want to help?

[probablyapinecone]

[isuggestlandback]

☝️☝️☝️

[drdarine]

I just want my baby sister back. I’m terrified of losing her she’s still just a child, someone who should be learning, growing, and playing with her friends.

Maryam needs your help and support please don’t let her down.

💳 Please Help - ✅️ Vetted # 15

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Amazing artwork by my dear friend Notte💖 @rhymeswithfart

[gazavetters]

Please consider helping and supporting Maryam and her family of seven during this difficult time.

[autumnsgambit]

My beliefs about hell are different from many Christians. Because of this, I’m in the interesting position of being exempt from the age-old atheist criticism that “if you love God just so He doesn’t send you to hell, do you actually love Him?” and am also constantly realizing how many Christians are not exempt from it. You don’t pray because you like to? You don’t enjoy God’s presence? You want to wait until you die and *hopefully* go to heaven before you actually know Him? Why wait until then? Why not have a relationship with God because you simply want to? Your prayer life should not be transactional. You are doing yourself and God a disservice by treating it as such.

[jackkdaniels]

when i was a kid i decided that killing people was bad therefore war was bad therefore the military was evil. and adults would tell me it's more nuanced than that and i would understand when i grew up. well i'm a grown up now and idk i still think that killing people is bad and war is bad and the military is evil

[michaeldoesreligion]

I truly believe that doubt is how faith grows. Sitting down with ourself and really questioning "why do I believe this?". It's helped me many times grow closer to God.

So hey, you. If you've doubted your faith, your belief, even yourself recently, I hope and pray that you get the answers you need.

[faithshaped]

"We can't even fathom how wonderful heaven is going to be. It will be the fullness of life, it will be the fullness of what God made us to be, what He made us to enjoy, that is: life forever with Him, in what we call the beatific vision. That is: all of the veils will fall away, we will see Christ as He is, and we will be seen as we are. We will love Him to the fullness of our ability to love Him, and we will be loved in the fullness of our ability to receive His love. That is something that we can't even imagine, my friends. So let's be sure to meet each other there, I can't wait."

—Father Ambrose in this video about heaven, hell, death, and purgatory

[proseandpsalms]

When I'm talking about peak Christian media this week is what I'm talking about btw

[carb0n-m0n0xide]

And ofc the other Gods not dead movies

[proseandpsalms]

Oh God's not dead is exactly what I *wasn't* talking about

[proseandpsalms]

It's so interesting to me when people believe that my queerness and faith in God are two contradicting things. To me they feel the same