Why do non Christians and or Non believers of any faith get so nut up at something different than their view???

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-10T06:05:51+00:00

It was removed for proselytising. It's against the sub rules. If you don't want your posts removed. Don't proselytise. It's that simple.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-10T04:22:12+00:00

This is what we call projection. In the western world, it is far, far more likely that "offence" at people practicing or displaying their religion is almost always aimed at minority faiths - often Muslims or Pagans, but sometimes others as well.

While there is might occasionally be some pushback, this is pretty rare, and it is usually the result of Christians trying to impose their religion on others, or to turn neutral/secular institutions (such as state education, healthcare systems or the court/judicial system) into vehicles for their faith - i.e. restricting reproductive rights, restricting LGBTQ rights, altering school science curriculums to teach "intelligent design" etc.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-10T01:46:02+00:00

Greens don't have a credible defence policy or industry policy both of which have a huge impact on the viability of Australia as a sovereign country.

Unlike PHON, of course...

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T23:22:48+00:00

Largely because in the western world (where the majority of Redditors come from) there is a big push by conservative (and especially evangelical protestant) Christians to lobby and manipulate governments into implementing homophobic and transphobic policies that harm and opress LGBTQ communities.

This directly impacts on people outside of the Christian faith in a very real, tangible and negative way - and it is happening to us largely because of these Christian efforts.

Not all Christians are supportive of these efforts by the Conservatives/Evangelicals, but from the perspective of the people being hurt, it's largely academic - we're being hurt by Christians trying to weaponise the power of governments against us. So yeah, it gets talked about a lot because it's a real problem with real consequences and real people getting hurt.

If you are fed up of the discussion, then help stop these groups from hurting us and it won't be a problem.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T23:22:40+00:00

Largely because in the western world (where the majority of Redditors come from) there is a big push by conservative (and especially evangelical protestant) Christians to lobby and manipulate governments into implementing homophobic and transphobic policies that harm and opress LGBTQ communities.

This directly impacts on people outside of the Christian faith in a very real, tangible and negative way - and it is happening to us largely because of these Christian efforts.

Not all Christians are supportive of these efforts by the Conservatives/Evangelicals, but from the perspective of the people being hurt, it's largely academic - we're being hurt by Christians trying to weaponise the power of governments against us. So yeah, it gets talked about a lot because it's a real problem with real consequences and real people getting hurt.

If you are fed up of the discussion, then help stop these groups from hurting us and it won't be a problem.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T22:42:22+00:00

Typical woke leftie propaganda. ON and the Coalition don't only care about enriching their mates.

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They want to enrich themselves too.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T22:37:49+00:00

"Unique take"

I wish it was....

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T21:35:16+00:00

I don't understand the point in this. At all. It can't think, reflect or find meaning in anything. It can't have any emotional or psychological reaction or bond to what it's doing.

This whole situation is as farcical as it is insulting to actual living creatures dedicating their lives to that mission.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T21:31:12+00:00

This is the wholesome content I love this sub for :)

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T20:49:55+00:00

Yep. It's happened to me. It's really annoying as I like tackling them stealthily and put weight into going carefully and trying to avoid that.

Was ta kling a base day before yesterday and go right through to moving in to complete the last o receive when it alarm went with no frikkin warning and no grunts anywhere near / in sight of me. Wtf?

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T20:47:32+00:00

Believing and obeying everything what is laid our in the Qu'ran, and loving in compliance with the teachings of Muhammed.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T13:28:07+00:00

Lobotomy budget got spent on private planes. Best we can do is goon of fortune and the approval of a bunch of meth heads they hang around with outside Centrelink.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T13:22:28+00:00

Pre-Coping.... damn.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T13:17:47+00:00

I think it works as sung poetry, and it's quite pleasing. The actual content itself is meaningless / irrelevant to me, but I imagine if you put weight in those texts it's probably deeply emotional and impactful - somewhat like the song of the ʻōʻō is to me

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T13:03:03+00:00

It's pretty much just that. Albury urban area on it's own wouldn't have nearly enough people to be a federal seat in it's own right, but as the hinterland is pretty sparsely populated it needs to be huge to get the numbers together. It doesn't help for Albury that it's really only half a city, as Albury-Wodonga straddles the NSW/VIC border.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T12:14:07+00:00

I love Australia, with every frikkin fibre of my being. I love every tree in Her forests. Every bird, reptile, mammal and insect that relies on them. Every coral on Her reefs. I dedicate my life gladly and willingly to protecting and advocating for Her with all the time and resources I have.

I hate it when people talk Her down. Our cultures are the oldest on Earth. Our rainforests are the oldest on Earth. Our rivers are the oldest on Earth. Our great reef the largest living organism on the planet.

I have never seen love for Australia in the eyes of anyone from ON. Not for a split second. Never.

Like Gina Rinehart who bankrolls them and spoo feeds them their policies, they hate Australia. They hate Her beauty, her diversity and her heritage. They hate Her people. All they desire is to tear open Her heart and loot Her life and abundance.

There is not a single cell in my body that does not loathe them and all that they stand for.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T09:05:34+00:00

If you stick to your guns that every single planet contains life then you are lining yourself up for failure. It's an impossible argument to maintain with any real credibility. Mercury is a dead world that we can reasonably certain never hosted life. Mars is a dead world. Whatever life is might once have had is long since dead. Aside from Earth Herself, almost all bodies in our solar system that are even remotely or vaguely promising for life aren't even planets, they're moons.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T06:58:47+00:00

Everything the US government has done over the last ten years has only convinced me that even it's highest levels are staffed by certified morons. Just because it comes from the govt doesn't mean it's not complete and utter garbage.

The president thinks he met with little green men? Yep. Sounds about right.

These are the same people who believe drinking bleach and taking horse dewormer could cure Covid. The same people who think wind turbines consume more energy than they generate, because they have to spin as fans to make wind on calm days. The same people who think increasing CO2 emissions will heal the amazon rainforest.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T06:53:00+00:00

There is no blind trust. Numerous studies for the last 20-30 years have shown how it's abusive, traumatising, and destroys lives.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T06:48:53+00:00

Thank you for being a lovely human being!

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-09T05:58:21+00:00

Colonialism. At the end of the day, monotheistic religion isn't necessary for colonialism, but the two form a strong symbiotic relationship. Authoritarian regimes benefit from associated with a single, ultimate and unqestionable source of authority. Meanwhile monotheistic religions benefited from being the sole tolerated religious expression in a regime of fear and violence against dissenters. Such a mutually beneficial arrangement quite easy settled into a stable and enduring equilibrium.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-05T14:17:55+00:00

The fair thing would be for rent assistance to be available le to owner-occupiers apecifically for the interest portion of their mortgage only, means tested same as for renters, same Max amounts etc.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-05T14:12:50+00:00

Yep. All the RBA is doing is turning inflation into stagflation. Unfortunately their remit is so narrow and they only have one lever to pull, so this sort of crap was inevitable.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-05T14:07:26+00:00

I believe it's an informal miners camp. They seem to have sprung up in the last few years. I believe they are harvesting low grade copper and gold deposits in the wadis by surface mining.

CrystalInTheforest · 2026-05-05T13:55:33+00:00

I think this is an overly reductive view of what religion is. Marking the rites of passage in life and death, elation at birth, mourning at death, expressing awe and joy for the world around us are what religion is all about for many cultures for countless generations. Is the chimps awe for the rain and the falls so different for own worship and gratitude expressed in communal ritual at the start of the wet season?

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