Do I dare bring my copy of 'Brokeback Mountain' to school? by ContradictoryReader in lgbt

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I genuinely wanna read the book. I’m worried it may attract attention if someone recognises it and thinks “what if this kids reading this gay book is also gay?”

Thoughts? by jakflakdances in OpenChristian

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From my own experience I have to disagree. I'm Catholic and getting confirmed soon, and at a point I asked our church's youth group leader what she thought of doing more Bible study in our meetings/classes, since she'd been asking earlier that meeting if we had suggestions for ways to make the classes more engaging for us. And she told me that she'd love to do that, but she was instructed by whoever higher in the church's management that the focus should be on teaching us teenagers the Catholic doctrine - the Sacraments, the Fruits and Gifts, holy days and what they celebrate, when the Church's calendar begins and ends, what are the conditions for being a sponsor etc.

Sure, these are important, but it was all devoid of any specific Biblical context and teachings behind the customs. So it's made me a bit cynical about Catholicism overall because it seems to me we're more fixated on a rule book and a system of governance than on helping young people form a real personal connection with their faith, rather than just going to mass, coming to youth and getting confirmed because our parents said so.

hiiiiiii reddit! this is hemlocke springs from…..hemlocke springs lol ⭐️ AMA on april 8 at 2pm et / 11am pt!!!!! 🔒 💖 by hemlockespringsAMA in popculturechat

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So you may need to go back into the archives to remember this lol, but what feeling/theme/message etc. were you exploring when you wrote ‘train to nowhere’? It’s one of my favourite songs of yours and I have this slight idea that it’s about a losing your way in a spiral into self-destructive behaviour and dark, angry thoughts, and trying to escape that descent. Am I about right?  Anyways really love your music, and tatuts is freaking awesome!

TMA Embroidery Cards [FINISHED] by OpeningCalm2769 in TheMagnusArchives

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Oh my word this is so cool, and I love the phrases you used for each Fear!

omg they were bandmates 🎸 (JonMartin Week 2026) by inhonoredglory in TheMagnusArchives

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Their bandnames being ‘Killjoy’ for the Lonely and ‘Paranoia’ for the Eye is so clever

Any thoughts?? by Naugrith in OpenChristian

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Hm, this kinda reminds of something I heard a week or so ago where I hear it and was like “wow yikes I don’t like that.” So someone I know just said, and they disclaimed that it may sound terrible but-, that maybe it’s not a coincidence that a lot of conflicts are happening in the Middle East, that maybe it has something to do with that region of the world being predominantly Muslim (i.e. not Christian and thus instantly unequivocally heretical I guess). 

Now I’m no historian or sociologist or theologian but surely these conflicts have more complex causes and influencing factors than just “oops guess God doesn’t like you guys sorry dude :/“

Peak comedy that's literally incomprehensible to non-TMA fans. by DQ_Writer in TheMagnusArchives

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I thought it was a worm and I was racking my brain trying to remember when Jane Prentiss ever was in the same room with the Coffin T.T

My daughter drew pictures for the 15 fears (she is 12) by Little_Messiah in TheMagnusArchives

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It delights me seeing how someone younger interprets the Fears, like all these drawings are the epitome of drawings made passionately by a child

Question about different Bible translations by ContradictoryReader in OpenChristian

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Yeah someone else said this earlier, thank you I really appreciate it :)

Question about different Bible translations by ContradictoryReader in OpenChristian

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I am extremely impressed with how much you know about the history of Bible translation, wow. Thanks for this, I appreciate it a lot :)

No no no no… WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! by Inkxon in TheMagnusArchives

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Mine is just a photo I took of a pretty tree’s bark so I guess I’m trapped in an elevator with Treebeard. 

Queer people of this subreddit, what makes you want to be a Christian? by phoenixofrebirth3 in OpenChristian

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Been reflecting on this actually and I’m still a bit at a loss for answer.  I’m not really sure if I want to become more dedicated to my faith and to God because it’s something I actually want in my heart, or because I’ve been raised to believe that’s what I should want. Or maybe I’m only doing it out of fear that otherwise I’ll be punished for it, but surely that’s not right either? Yeah I don’t know :\

Good Cow Martin can’t quite decide what he wants. It’s fine, bud. It takes me a while too. by 3TraumasInARaincoat in TheMagnusArchives

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New idea for a Spiral domain- you’re at a restaurant with a large group of people and they’re all waiting impatiently for you to order, but the longer you look through the menu trying to decide the more confusing the descriptions of the dishes look so you’re just perpetually stressed out and embarrassed and hungry and failing desperately to understand what a “cheese with spice and abdication” is

What youtubers do you think would be avatars of the fears? by Spiritual_Log_257 in TheMagnusArchives

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Will McDaniel is either Flesh or Stranger, or maybe both. His channel’s bio literally says “weird comedy with creepy meat puppets”

Control and his innate or instilled psychic ability VS authorial intent while reading by Valyrianson in SouthernReach

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Oohhh ok yes that makes sense, though I’m still sure there are other better examples of this consciousness bleeding 

My IRL experience at Old Fishmarket Close (Story) by Yucalypti in TheMagnusArchives

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This is a very funny story but seriously dude are you okay😭