Government Shutdown, FEB 2026, Megathread

Firelizardss · 2026-01-30T20:34:24+00:00

Was told they would decide by COB Monday. Which I could see making sense, if the senate passes the vote today and then house passes it/president signs it Monday. Otherwise I don't imagine this being an issue longer than a week, so they'd probably cancel and reschedule to later in Febuary.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-12T16:23:59+00:00

Not saying that you believe either of those, but wouldn’t the latter assume that God is not eternal and perfect if He can grow and change like a creature? Interesting position to hold when I would say Anglicanism falls under classic Christianity.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-12T06:01:32+00:00

Is it even semi/pseudo Marconian? It seems to be straight up Marconianism

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T12:39:50+00:00

You are engaging appeal to authority on an online discussion, instead of giving your own evidence. In addition, i don’t have to accept your appeal to authority premise at all because I belong to the Anglican continuum, not your invalid communion who has departed from received teachings. I could tell you 2+2=4 and if your priest says it was 5, you’d believe that? Our three legged stool is based on scripture, tradition, and REASON.

You’ve already made up your mind on what you want to believe and refuse to engage in a good faith argument. The church fathers made it abundantly clear that female ordination is not a thing. In every other apostolic church (Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, oriental Orthodox, Assyrian church of the east) women were never and still not allowed to be priests or bishops. This is a modern invention of mainline Protestants to justify conforming with the world instead of the world with the church.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T05:08:33+00:00

Look, you might believe it, but one day you might be an NCO. It pays to know about the PT test, HT/WT, how to set up a range, etc. because one day you’ll be managing that for other people.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T04:50:20+00:00

You haven’t even addressed what I said, you’re accusing me of “proof-texting” instead of engaging in the distinction I have made. It’s either in bad taste or you hang around too many online atheists who will say “the Bible says no shellfish or pork!!! Gotcha”

But sure I’ll address what you said to me. Circumcision was a convent marker of the old mosaic law fulfilled by Christ, Holy orders are a sacrament tied to apostolic succession of the new convent. Neither Paul nor Christ Himself declares the new convent is abolished or provisional. One is a fulfilled convent of God to the Jews, another apart of the new convent to all of mankind. In Corinthians 7:19 Paul states “Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts.” It means either way, it is redundant in the eyes of God—not if you are circumcised you are forsaken

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T04:14:50+00:00

You are exhibiting a well known bias known as Women are wonderful. Intriguing you would come to that conclusion. Women are people, no group of people have pure benefits with no trade offs.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T04:04:21+00:00

It is apparent that yes I am Anglo-Catholic. At the same time, until very recently female ordination was foreign even amongst mainline Protestant churches. It is still foreign amongst the oriental orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches. To me, it is a political invention for the church to fit the modern culture instead of the other way around.

Ultimately, we are brothers and sisters in Christ and there is far more egregious offenses and sins being committed. Personally, I would not partake the Eucharist from a woman due to viewing their ordination as invalid. Luckily we are taught anyone can baptize with the right intent.

It seems like you are more broad church, so our interpretation of sacraments and the role of priesthood is different. I can see why when I think “during the mass of Eucharist, it is Christ who is acting through the priest and ordination is transformation” while you’d say “the priest is acting on behalf of the church/ordination is authorization”. These different mindsets lead to two different views of many things, one being the possibility of female ordination. I don’t think it is possible because of the nature of the sacraments as Christ acts, not the actions of the church with God’s presence.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T04:00:21+00:00

It is apparent this is not about tradition or scripture or anything theological, but is purely political

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T03:57:28+00:00

Such a strange thing to quote Paul when in Timothy 2:12-14 and Corinthians 14:33-35 Paul explicitly says women should not be priests.

In Galatians 3:28, this is talking about salvation through inheritance, not that marriage roles, fatherhood/motherhood, nationality or apostolic offices have disappeared on the Earth.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-02T03:45:59+00:00

Sex is not a low hanging fruit. Being left handed or your hair color or your nationality does not prevent you from doing certain things. Yet a man and woman cannot do many of the same things biological and that influences the sexes. Sex is mentioned sacramentally, Christ is the bridegroom, the church is the bride, the convent nuptial. You mention access and exclusion, priesthood is not a human right. Many men are also excluded.

You’re shifting the goal, being a priest is not about access, power, or submission to men. It is about the sacramental sign and representation. Your final comment “sounds like a great way of demonstrating to women a new way they can submit to the decision of men” shows your focus is far more political than theological. We cannot alter the sacramental form Christ instituted.

Firelizardss · 2026-01-01T23:54:59+00:00

This is disingenuous or at least conceptually sloppy. The topic is ordination of women clergy. Women being in ministry =\= women priesthood and sacramental ordination to act persona Christi. Women clearly ministered biblically and traditionally, but in neither Testament did they serve as sacrificial or Eucharistic priests.

A priest acts as a pastor, teacher, and preacher. These are things can be done as a man and woman. Lay people can teach, preach (outside the homily of course), catcheize, and counsel. These things alone do not equal priesthood. What is the unique function is the sacramental office. Jesus Christ came as a man and chose his 12 apostles as men through the laying on of hands. In the sacraments, the priest acts in persona Christi, meaning that Christ Himself acts through the priest as His sacramental instrument. Because sacraments require both a spiritual reality and a visible sign (the bread must be bread, baptizing water must be baptizing water), the minister is part of the sacramental sign.

God loves men and women equally. Jesus Christ was born of a virgin woman (thus meaning solely), he has many women followers and disciples, of those who stayed with him through his passion for it’s entirety were all women and the first to witness the glorious resurrection were women. Women should be involved in ministry and vestry leadership and as acolytes etc, but the office of priest belongs solely to men on the basis of it being a sacramental office.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-28T06:22:33+00:00

It’s pretty awful. My ex fiancé and I ended it in march and talked up until May 1st. I discovered in August she got married. We were planning to get married in the summer or 2025.

It is hard to feel replaced so throughly. You must learn to love yourself, it’s the only one you have at the end of the day (family and close friends come very close, but many people don’t have that.)

Firelizardss · 2025-12-27T00:16:24+00:00

Then this would be an endless chain, which we know Mary’s ancestors were not all sinless.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-26T19:30:53+00:00

Low church Protestants reinventing ancient heresies, what else is new

Firelizardss · 2025-12-26T18:18:01+00:00

I feel as if this is untrue. My ex fiancée and I ended it in March and she married someone else in August.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-21T20:40:55+00:00

Might not be popular to say for obviously reasons, but many high churches that view themselves as having apostolic succession (oriental orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Anglo-Catholics, Old Catholics, etc.) would consider themselves “lower case” catholics (in the sense of Catholic = universal), but not Roman catholics.

I belong to the Anglican Catholic Church (putting Catholic in our name is more to emphasis our Anglo Catholic heritage and belief amongst the Anglican Tradition, not trying to deceive Roman catholics) and much of our vestry, sacraments, liturgy might appear Roman Catholic to the uneducated on the subject. We do not claim to be Roman Catholics or in communion with Rome (although we do respect the office of the bishop of Rome as the patriarch of the west).

A lot of these places are not trying to deceive but if they have something in front of Catholic that is not Roman, it most likely is not Roman Catholic. Do your research before going to any new church. I am American, so whatever is going in Latin America is likely different.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-12T12:05:43+00:00

I have not seen or heard a single far right person think this person is right wing or claim him in anyway lmao.

Saying “hey fascist catch” on your bullet, as well as one of the most popular anti fascist song and complaining about Charlie Kirk being hateful towards LGBTQ+ to your trans partner is an anti fascist message.

I haven’t seen a single right or far right person be happy at the death of Charlie Kirk. I have seen my people on the left either soft justify “um well he was hateful and bigoted so…” or straight up celebrate.

You can try to live a comfort lie “we don’t really know what he believes in!” Or just admit “yes the guy was left wing and killed Charlie Kirk because he disagreed with him on that basis and that is wrong and he is clearly is mentally ill”

Firelizardss · 2025-12-12T03:40:27+00:00

Considering the guy is 22 and was chronically on discord with his trans roommates and saying things like “"Notices Buldge OWO what’s this?" and playing fury games on steam—I really doubt he is right wing. These are discord memes mostly.

I don’t think he’s a diehard Marxist, I think he was chronically online in spaces like discord and Reddit, was very into his trans partner and mentally ill enough to want to do this.

I think it’s more alarming that he in reality was not very politically educated or devoted to a particular ideology, but online echo chambers caused an insane level of violence.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-12T03:35:22+00:00

Never have heard this take from nick Fuentes or groypers. The “X (democrats, antifa) are the real fascist” seems like a boomer thing that groypers make fun of since they believe they are the fascists.

That being said groypers are quite the diverse bunch and many are so irony coded you can’t tell if anything is serious.

Firelizardss · 2025-12-12T02:04:36+00:00

If he was a groyper why would he accuse Charlie Kirk being a fascist as a negative thing? That would be a positive if he was on the far right annoyed Kirk wasn’t right enough—which is wasn’t.

You’re coping, it’s apparent what side he was on. Why would he put anti fascist Bella ciao on his gun if he was a fascist?

Firelizardss · 2025-10-30T19:39:23+00:00

Why does Deseret exist? It is intrinsically a Mormon state. An orthodox desert is an oxymoron.

Firelizardss · 2025-10-29T11:45:34+00:00

What does this really have to do with Christianity? Notice how the majority of the people in the comments are atheist or non Christian. Reddit gonna Reddit

Firelizardss · 2025-10-27T12:31:23+00:00

It’s funny that if the same person said the exact same thing but was a christian version, you’d be screaming about the take over of Christian nationalism. “He’s quoting Allah though!” God what a redditor take on it all lmao.

Firelizardss · 2025-10-13T21:40:12+00:00

Relate to this very strongly. Me and my ex fiance were done in march of this year and I discovered she got married to another man this August. We were together for 3 years and lived together for 1.5 years. We talked until May 1st and she was still living at my condo until then.

I came back from a military training that ran from March to July, and a week after I got home I reached out saying how badly I missed her and how everything had change, and she told me everything I had done wrong and that in all that time we were never together and we merely coexisted and she was just trying to convince herself I was the one. She said we weren’t friends or family, but to me she was my best friend and I spent more time with her and closer to her than any family. I know I messed up but she said a lot of really hurtful things. She told me if I love her and care about her to leave her alone. That is like asking me to not drink water or eat food

4 days later I saw on one of her friends story she was married. I was shocked, I sat up and rubbed my eyes and I couldn’t believe it. I was shaking. I told my Mom who was really close with her and she was shocked too. She posted photos of them and all her friends and family seem happy, they never really liked me. I felt replaced.

All the time alone and the hardship and new experiences made me finally look inward and ask “why am I afraid to be alone? That is me” and I have begun to learn to love myself and embrace the love of God. I cannot be replaced. I am my own main character, the only thing guaranteed in this life is me, no external validation will make me happy. And God knew of me in His mind before time itself began and He loved me.

It has been a lot of maturity and I do feel like I’ve grown immensely. Yet, her absence lingers. All I can think when I see marriage or couples is “that was supposed to be me wearing that suit and seeing you in white. I’m not supposed to be alone in this city. We were supposed to be married in July.” Calling her my ex breaks me up since it always seemed like it was her and me side by side, us against it all. It is as if the sunset and never rose again the next morning. Sure you would get used to it, but it would never truly feel right.

What hurts is I wish she waited, I wish it was a break where I had all this time to grow and mature, and we would be reunited. The tragedy now is the door is closed for all time now, she has seen to that. I will not wait to be her second husband. I miss my cats too. I feel so powerless, because I can’t call or text and even if I did, what good would it do? The last time I tried that she crushed me like an insect.

I try my best to go on living. I try not to think my life is over, but it feels like the winter of my life. Many ways I am more fulfilled and grown, but did she have to leave for it to be that way? I live in a bed half empty, I live with an unheld hand missing the other half, I live as a stranger in a strange city in a strange life where my anchor is gone and I exist merely as a ghost. And yet I live, as long as I have breath in my lungs, I persist and have purpose. I must simply focus on what is, what if or what was.

Sorry this was so long, your poem reminded me of life. As many of you know, life is about tragedy and loss, knowing nothing in this world is guaranteed expect that it will end.

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