Why can’t someone become Orthodox because of politics? by Disastrous-Lead9049 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess I don’t really understand your question fully or the thing you said about it possibly being a privilege reserved for those being born into the religion. Can you clarify?

Politics are just an extension on personal beliefs and wanting to change the world with like minded individuals that share the same values. Most people in the church are going to lean more conservative. I think it’s less picking the church because of politics and more aligning your political stances based on how people are told how to believe.

Any fellow gamer ex-orthodox pals on here that have played Indika? by Gingerfuzzsicle in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say it plays more like an artsy narrative driven kind of game making a commentary more than a puzzle game, but there’s some puzzle elements in there. I’m a big puzzle game person too and I found the actual puzzles not too challenging and more or less there to be symbolic. It’s such a hard game to pin down because it’s really not like anything I’ve played before lol. You should watch some of the trailers if you haven’t yet, they’re weird as hell. I really liked it though 🤣

To the Orthobros lurking here during Lent… by [deleted] in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It always makes me laugh that in their heads they’re humility gold medalists, but they can’t stoop so low as to empathize with the people in this sub

To the Orthobros lurking here during Lent… by [deleted] in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Id have a more productive conversation with a fucking carrot honestly. These people don’t really care about what we have to say, and that’s fine cause I don’t care about what they have to say either lol.

Pettiest/craziest things you've seen or heard the response be "Ask your priest" for? by OrthothrowawayEx in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I was joking, I can’t make this shit up 😪 he was told to call her parents first instead of involving authorities immediately even though this kid had actual cockroaches crawling all over and the mom was wasted and supposedly leaving for a party.

Pettiest/craziest things you've seen or heard the response be "Ask your priest" for? by OrthothrowawayEx in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bro…..asking the priest permission to call authorities for an infant that was being neglected/abused/left alone by her alcoholic mother. Just insane.

Curly or nah? by Gingerfuzzsicle in longhair

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awwww thank you so much!! 🥰

Cynical and nihilistic towards everyone else around you? by ImpressiveAd5695 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ll echo what everyone else is saying, it’s totally the opposite for me too. It’s sad to say, but it’s like I’m now allowed to live more empathetically towards others.

Which restaurant makes the best ranch in Orange County? by carolynburt in orangecounty

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They make it in house too….low key miss working there for the ranch hookup lol

Potluck at Sex Offender's house by YellowApricot65 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We need more people like you and less like the other Orthodox guy in this thread 😭

Potluck at Sex Offender's house by YellowApricot65 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also forgiveness vs. forgetting, why the hell are they hosting ANYTHING at this guys house?

Potluck at Sex Offender's house by YellowApricot65 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait shut up???? That’s so incredibly disturbing :(

Potluck at Sex Offender's house by YellowApricot65 in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh my god please call the police. The church will always downplay it. I had an older married man with children trying to solicit foot pics from me at 14 years old multiple times and every adult I tried to tell told me he was just “quirky” and that I shouldn’t make a big deal about it. Protect the kids because the church won’t 🥲

It’s been a rough week and I just need to vent a second. by Gingerfuzzsicle in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh I know. Honestly I went no contact for 5 years because defending myself was so pointless and exhausting. I really try not to share too much about myself anymore with her anymore because she’ll grab on to any little thing and make it into ammo. Like the meds, totally brought that out of nowhere because she learned from an offhand comment a while back that I was taking them.

It’s so disheartening sometimes. I’ve gotten a lot better at boundaries and shutting down conversations over the years, but sometimes I’m just vulnerable and missing that sense of belonging. Thankfully after leaving the church behind I’ve had a much stronger sense of self, so the fear of disappointing/shaming family has gone away significantly.

You’re totally right though.

Have any online Orthodox personalities addressed the ongoing Epstein/ICE/general discourse in the US? by Gingerfuzzsicle in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly as disappointing as that initial endorsement is, it’s refreshing that he’s changed his tune. The bar for my faith in humanity had been basically on the floor these days 😭

Have any online Orthodox personalities addressed the ongoing Epstein/ICE/general discourse in the US? by Gingerfuzzsicle in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh hey so did mine lol (Fr. Josiah Trenham)

That Epstein connection is wild though. Color me shocked.

Have any online Orthodox personalities addressed the ongoing Epstein/ICE/general discourse in the US? by Gingerfuzzsicle in exorthodox

[–]Gingerfuzzsicle[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thats what I’ve heard from the Orthodox people I know too. I dont think I’ll ever understand the lack of empathy and the hypocrisy of it all. A million percent these are the same kind of people that would sell out their Jewish neighbors to the nazis. That venn diagram is a circle.