Would You Like To Know the Truth?

Joey. I'm 21. I'm a black Ex-JW, and a big ole lesbian sinner

[miseria-fortes-viros]

dont tag bible stuff as mythology God isnt mythology

hi hello how are you. most if not all story-based religions are in fact considered mythology by definition including the abrahamic religions. god is in fact abrahamic mythos whether you think he’s real or not. im sorry if that upsets you but im assuming this is regarding the post i just reblogged and i have to say im surprised the part you’re upset about is me tagging biblicalia as mythology and not the entire discussion on who tops in jesus/judas ship discourse

[callali1y]

continually astounded to learn that someone around me is actually for real christian. like. aren't you supposed to grow out of that

[callali1y]

this post crossed my dash again so id like to clarify a few things:

1. stop telling me you're one of the good christians! or how your relationship to your faith is complicated! I AM MOCKING YOU! i am not taking a moral high ground here! this post is not about your religion's rampant homophobia, or child abuse, or the countless other fucking evils this post is about how YOU ARE FUCKING LAME. your faith is corny and passè and the things you do for it are fucking cringe. shut up!

2. do not come onto this post with some variation of "oh if they ACTUALLY read the bible they'd all be niceys" - first of all as previously stated this post is not about whether or not they're niceys, second of all the book probably doesnt even say that you just read a fucking tumblr post and finally WHO CARESSSSSS WHAT THE FUCKING BOOK SAYS?! THE BOOK IS MADE UP. ITS LAME. SHUT UP.

3. this post was prompted by a guy whose pronouns on discord were set to sinner/saved. that was in the tags of the original post but i want everyone to know this is the type of guy i have to work with

[lakevida]

something has to be done about mormons this cannot continue

[worldlykid]

Happy Day thats always gonna feel weird and lonely and uncomfortable for all those who happened to be raised Jehovah's Witness and now decidedly arent so u technically *can* celebrate but u cant actually because ur family's still in The Cult and its a primarily family based holiday </3

[lowpawly]

im honestly not really cool with the "-insert thing- can be a sin in your religion but dont make it my problem" thing because like even if evangelicals left me alone and didn't have influence over the law they are still abusing their children who are born into their faith and dont know any better. I can hear "you go to hell for being gay" and laugh it off but the default experience for children in the united states is to be born into religious abuse. for the vast majority of people being christian wasnt a choice and clawing themselves away is a painful isolating process

[jurisffiction]

at least it's the rapture tomorrow

[moxayesh]

Gaza from space: 2023 lit with life, 2025 drowned in darkness.

Israel didn't just bomb buildings — Israel has, erased life, hope, and electricity. This is what genocide looks like from space.

Asking for help is not easy, but I live here for 2 years, a war, one of the most difficult wars in the world that history will mention in the triangle of death. I rely on your generous donations because of the lack of any kind of work unless you will work with the exploiters in the injustice of this alum, and I do not prefer that, so I ask you to think about the difficult situation I live in and donate to help me and my family of 6 members.

[gaza-evacuation-funds]

Far from only £156 from target 10k help me and don't stop posting my story to reach those who want to donate

[aggressive-positivity-network]

When someone gives the advice of “don’t be afraid to disappoint your parents” they don’t just mean taking music theory in college or starting a YouTube channel.

It also means wearing things they might not approve of. Using accommodations that they might not think you need. Not falling for their guilt trips. Eating when you’re hungry, not when it suits them and their idea of your weight or health. Making your own friends instead of seeking the stamp of approval from them.

Of course, some parents are stricter than others, and some use abuse to keep you from expressing yourself. But do what you can, even if it seems small.

Otherwise, when your parents are no longer in the picture, you’ll try to find it somewhere else to get validation. A strict boss, an abusive partner, a selfish friend.

Going against your parent’s wishes is developmentally healthy. Not doing so stunts your independence and self-regulation. You shouldn’t be living to constantly please others, even the people who love you.

[closet-keys]

I'm visiting some dear friends of mine this week, and all of us have at least one disability. While we were eating breakfast this morning we were discussing the impact medication has on our lives.

I was sharing how difficult everything was for me when I had moved to a new city where the cost of housing was much more expensive and I couldn't afford medication. Over the course of the year, my energy deteriorated rapidly. First I couldn't keep up with my job, then I couldn't keep up with housework, then I couldn't keep up with basic hygiene, and eventually even chewing and swallowing became difficult. Sometimes walking to the train, I thought about lying down on the side of the road and how long it would take before a cop would force me to move. I wanted to die but I didn't even have the energy to figure out how.

My friend asked me if I had chronic fatigue. I don't know, because I was never diagnosed. I don't claim it because right now I'm very functional. I can keep up with hygiene, cook, clean, do work, and even exercise! But this is only possible from the combination of four different medications. Right now, I am extremely fortunate in that I have much of my medical expenses covered by my wife's health insurance that she has through work. I pay $415 USD every month for these things I need. I can never take this for granted because I know so vividly how difficult it is to survive without them.

[closet-keys]

It is perhaps evidence of my own self-absorbed perspective, but my own experience of going without medication (feeling first terrified and then hopeless) has made reading about the Israeli strategy of destroying healthcare infrastructure in Palestine particularly vivid and gutting to me.

I remember reading the book From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine and absorbing some fraction of the devastation described by the essay "We Have Lost the Ability to Provide True Care: Three Doctors' Testimonies from Gaza." In this essay, Dr. Reda Abu Assi wrote: "We have lived through seven wars. In each war, we lost coworkers with who, we had memories. In each war, the medical services we were able to provide to patients deteriorated... We have run out of many life-saving drugs; we live on medical aid from abroad, and if it runs out, we have nothing to offer." That was written in October 2023, almost two full years ago.

When I was recovering from surgery earlier this year, I started texting with a guy in Palestine named Fadel (@fadel-dani). Like me, he also struggles with fatigue. For him he has an actual diagnosis--thalassemia, a blood disorder. Like me, he relies on medication for basic functioning, but his medicine is even more expensive than mine-- the equivalent of around $470 USD every month.

A few months after that essay "We Have Lost the Ability to Provide True Care" was written, Fadel experienced firsthand what Dr. Reda Abu Assi described. He survived a bombing of his home, and when he woke in a hospital, he learned they did not even have the supplies needed to remove the shrapnel from his body. They told him that he needed to get to a different country for urgent surgery. He set up a campaign to raise money for it, and had it vetted by @gazavetters (#197) and 90-ghost.

Donate to Help the injured Fadel and save his family, organized by Fadel Aldany

My name is Fadel Al-Dany, a 23-year-old third-year IT student. My life hasn't … Fadel Aldany needs your support for Help the injured Fadel a

A lot of people follow this blog, and I have been trying to help him to get eyes on this campaign. I think about how isolated and defeated I felt when I couldn't afford healthcare, and it breaks my heart that he is experiencing something so much worse.

[yosefgaza122]

Stop! One minute. For Gaza. No food. No shelter. No safety. Any amount can save my family from death. We prepare food over a fire. We eat only lentils for more than 120 days. We live in a tent under the intense heat of the sun. There is no potable water. Words cannot express the extent of the suffering. Link in bio.✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #591 )✅️

Donate to Youssef and his family need your support., organized by Kirsty Watson

I am kirsty, I am from England, I met Youssef through volunteer work with Ebon… Kirsty Watson needs your support for Youssef and his family

[spacebeyonce]

The Rise of AI Is Making Life Even Harder for Real People in Gaza

Gizmodo spoke with desperate Palestinians who were accused of being AI creations.

a great article that I know some people on here definitely need to read 😌

[andyet-i-fish]

campaigns listed in the article (as verified)

Saeed Ismail - currently 8.055k Sahar AlAjrami - currently 26.477k Sahar's brother Ahmed - currently 1.942k Hany Abu Hilal - currently 4.638k

[journal-number-3]

Everyone's like "The new Pope isnt welcoming to gay people and has covered up child abuse" like. Fork found in kitchen?

[smeagles]

ok funs over back to business

[infectiouspiss]

what if the new pope is problematic :/

[infectiouspiss]

omg what if the new pope is a proshipper o_o or- or a multifandom blog 0_0 or worse... a rpf truther eek >_<

[fearedfreak]

[soup-mother]

"jesus was actually a radical Palestinian activist of colour" stop trying to sell Christianity by slapping a progressive coat of paint on it. it's still preaching even if you don't recognise that and think you're just trying to fight back against conservatives or whatever. I promise you ~global christendom~ would not be fucking redeemed if everyone just learned the *true* meaning of his message (but for real this time)

[soup-mother]

I already know who Jesus is. I don't want him. I don't care that you've reinterpreted your religion in a way that lines up with your politics, I don't follow your religion. our politics being similar does not mean i care about your religious prophet, our politics being similar does not mean you get to do #leftist proselytism.

I don't want your guy, everyone already knows about him. you're going to have to come to terms with the fact your religion is a global tool of opression and discrimination. you having decided the issue is just that people have misinterpreted a religious message is not something to make everyone elses issue.

"tell everyone about Jesus but in the *right* way this time" is not a viable strategy for anything and hasn't been for 2000 years. it's actually just proselytism. you're not a martyr for being told to keep the jesus talk to yourself in activist spaces, you're just self centred.

[anatomicaltheatre]

happy easter ive suffered more than jesus

[yoursoftmachine]

my d.b. cooper theory is that the rapture happened while he was falling and he was the only christian worthy of heaven