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A Quaker into decentralization, permaculture, simplicity, peace. Exploring the world one step at a time. Seeker of truth, separating facts from fiction. Always curious, often wandering. Here to learn, listen and grow. Opinions are works-in-progress. Will walk long distances for good conversation.

I guess I should assume you misunderstand the quote you provided. "With such a blind and naïve moralising approach, the whole vast storehouse of spiritual culture is devastated and its treasures detonated..."

So you're anti-LGBTQ. You're kinda, sorta referencing the Bible in a simplistic, moralizing way. You're condemning people to hell, as if it's your call. And you're asking me to explain you to you. 🤷‍♂️

For me, the story of Sodom is about inhospitality, not homosexuality.

Ezekiel 16:49-50 - "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy."

Any doubts are clarified from the New Testament and the example of Jesus, how he walked in this world and treated others.

Still not following you. Why are you asking me to explain your point, rather than clearly stating your own position?

From the quote you provided, it sounds like that you see simplistic moralizing as destroying culture, creativity, and human potential. Yet you're condemning others to hell with a black-and-white view of complex social and moral issues, reducing it all to a simple "good vs evil".

Rather than engage in a Truth-seeking discussion, why are you attacking (or trolling)?

I'm sincerely trying to understand where you're coming from, but there is so much noise, it's hard to find the signal.

Sorry, but I'm not convinced yet. I'm not even sure what you mean by "moralizing", much less why I'm a hypocrite. Without making assumptions, who's doing the moralizing here?

Tell me more, but do it here. 👇

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Starting a thread to better understand someone...

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Disagreement doesn't have to mean disrespect. How we speak matters as much as what we say. Your harshness alone discredits you and harms you, even if you're unaware. (I also disagree with you entirely.)

Proverbs 12:18 - "The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing."

Colossians 3:8 - "But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."

James 3:5-8 - "Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."

I found this helpful with our daughter. It provides courses for different age groups. She had to complete these courses with us before we broadened her internet access. She's a teenager now and there are still limits in place, but she's come to understand the reasoning.

https://www.commonsense.org/education

Where people tend to live, but not work.

Neighborhoods full of houses, but lacking community.

Sprawl without a center. No town square to gather around.

Designed for cars and lawns, not for human interaction.

Miles of houses, but nowhere to walk to.

We immerse ourselves in fear, often making it our default expectation for the future. Is it surprising that many Americans feel "the end is near"? We prepare for the worst instead cultivating more important things: community, compassion, stewardship, trust...

Just a few sources:

-- Social media doomscrolling

-- True crime

-- Survivalism

-- Violent video games

-- Conspiracy theories

-- Horror stories

-- Cybersecurity threats

-- Health anxiety

-- Climate change predictions

-- Economic collapse

-- Political fearmongering and division

-- Sensationalist journalism

-- Apocalyptic fantasies

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Heavy note that I felt compelled to share.

Trigger warning: Suicide

I’ve been kicking ass and taking names for 25 years, in less than a month it’ll be 26. To some that’s normal. To me that’s phenomenal. Because by the time I turned 18, a mere teen transitioning into his real life, I attempted to take my own twice and failed.

It was mostly to do with how my brain operated. It wasn’t doing what it was supposed to. It was telling me that everything was bad. And that there’s an easier way out. I had a really good upbringing. I had plenty of friends. I was the student body president. I was the class clown. But my brain was telling me “all this is worthless and stupid and you can’t keep this up much longer.”

I’ve never been more happy to have failed what would have been the biggest choice of my life. Twice.

Since then I’ve seen psychologists, medical doctors, pastors, and I’ve since become more comfortable and open about talking about my survival story. Because it needs to be talked about because I’ve since seen one of my best friends and my younger sister’s best friend unfortunately succeed in taking their own lives. And I’ve seen what happens to families, friends, and communities. No one should go through that. I wish no one ever had to ever again.

I wrote this because you need to hear one of two things:

1) You are loved so damn hard by so many people even when your brain is telling you that’s not the case. I promise. Even further, you are loved by a Creator who sacrificed everything for your sake. And if that still doesn’t help, hit me up. I’m happy to talk to you. Not to try and convince you that what I’m saying is true. I just want to hear your story. I want to be your friend. I’ll listen. That was all I really needed all along.

If that didn’t apply to you, here’s your message:

2) Think about every interaction you have with every single person from here on out. Be extremely intentional and think very carefully on what you say. Because you don’t know what they’re going through, and you could literally be the reason their loved ones see them again. And you might not even know it.

Happy to be here. Thank you for loving me. Now go love everyone else.

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Red Letter Christian Book Club Event Tomorrow

Aug 27, 2024 7:00 PM

Kaitlyn Schiess with Shane Claiborne.

“The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go From Here!”

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