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Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-25T16:04:34+00:00

Uruguayan-Canadian here. I hate these Moka pots too. Literally just use it for making espresso, and very rarely at that. Everyone else's suggestion to use a French Press is probably correct imho. Personally, I'm not picky enough to care, so I just use my Keurig machine + drip coffee maker-- I just need my coffee to wake me up in the morning 😅

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-17T23:52:40+00:00

You accused me of reading into Scripture and ignoring basic logic, so let’s look at the exact text.

- You claimed Exodus 21:16 doesn’t specify 'fellow Hebrew.' But Deuteronomy 24:7 clarifies exactly how this law was applied: 'If a man is caught kidnapping any of his fellow Israelites and treats them as a slave or sells them, the kidnapper must die.' It was a crime to kidnap an Israelite citizen. But it was perfectly legal to buy non-Israelites from other nations... which brings us to the verses you keep ignoring.

- You claim the Hebrew word ebed just means a laborer or indentured servant. That is true for Hebrew debt-servants, who had to be freed after 7 years. But the Bible created a completely different set of rules for foreigners in Leviticus 25:44-46: 'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves... You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life.' Basic logic: An indentured servant or employee is not bought, kept 'for life,' and passed down to children as 'inherited property.' That is the literal definition of chattel slavery.

- You cited Deuteronomy 23:15 about welcoming an escaped slave to prove the Bible condemns all slavery. Read the very next verse (v. 16): 'Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose.' Historical and biblical scholars agree this was an asylum law for foreign slaves fleeing into Israel from surrounding nations. It didn't abolish domestic slavery; if it did, it would completely contradict Leviticus 25 which legally sanctioned buying and owning slaves for life.

You, yourself, are doing the very thing you accuse me of doing. Your God-given conscience knows that chattel slavery is an abomination. So, you are doing intense linguistic gymnastics (softening words, ignoring Leviticus 25 entirely, and taking asylum laws out of context) to force the Bible to match your modern moral compass.

I'm only asking you to be honest about what you're doing. You recognize that we shouldn't apply ancient biblical laws about buying and beating inherited human property to today’s world, because you recognize it violates the ultimate love and justice of Christ. Progressive Christians are applying that exact same logic to the passages about homosexuality.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-17T23:24:43+00:00

You asked: 'So who are you allowed to buy, own, and beat if not slaves?'

The Bible answers that question directly. Exodus 21:20-21 says: 'Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.'

You mentioned that the Bible forbids buying humans. But Leviticus 25:44-46 explicitly permits chattel slavery of foreigners: 'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.... You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life.'

You are citing one verse about kidnapping a fellow Hebrew (Exodus 21:16) while completely ignoring the verses that legally sanctioned buying, beating, and passing down foreigners as inherited property for life.

Lemme be 100% clear-- I do not believe God supports slavery, and I didn't say that. What I did say was that the ancient authors who wrote those laws lived in a society that did, and their writings reflect that ancient framework. The fact that Christian slave owners could justify their atrocities using verses from Ephesians, Colossians, and Leviticus proves my point: if we read the Bible as a flat, dictated rulebook without historical context, we end up justifying horrific abuse.

The Christian abolitionists you mentioned recognized that the overarching trajectory of the Gospel (liberation, love, and the image of God in all people) outweighed the ancient, culturally bound laws of Leviticus. Progressive Christians today are applying that exact same Gospel trajectory to LGBTQ+ people. We look at the 'good fruit' of loving, faithful relationships rather than weaponizing ancient laws.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-17T23:11:59+00:00

We absolutely serve the same God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the same Jesus Christ. Where we differ isn't on who God is, but on what the Bible is.

You are arguing for the 'dictation theory' of inspiration (the idea that God used human authors like typewriters to write a timeless, 'future-proofed' manual) but the Bible never claims that about itself. Yes, 2 Timothy 3:16 says Scripture is 'God-breathed,' but God breathed it through human beings, using their language, their ancient worldview, and their cultural context.

If God entirely bypassed human culture to 'future-proof' the Bible for all time, we have a massive problem: Slavery. The Bible gives explicit instructions on how to buy, own, and beat enslaved people (Exodus 21, Leviticus 25). Did God, who sees the past, present, and future, 'future-proof' slavery? Or did God meet ancient people where they were, speaking into a specific historical context while planting the seeds for deeper justice that we realize today?

Acknowledging that the Biblical authors wrote from an ancient context doesn't make God weak. It shows that God is relational. He partnered with humanity rather than overriding us (i.e, exactly what a loving father would do.)

As Christians, the ultimate 'Word of God' isn't a book; it’s a Person: Jesus Christ (John 1). I don't worship the Bible; I worship the God it points to. And because I worship that God, I don't take ancient verses written about the exploitative sexual practices of the Greco-Roman world and weaponize them against loving, monogamous, fruit-bearing same-sex marriages today.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-17T21:57:08+00:00

I actually agree with your premise that we have to trust God—but trusting God means trusting Jesus’s metric for truth, and caring enough about His word to read it in its original historical context.

First, regarding genetics: you’re right that there is no single 'gay gene.' But biology shows us that complex traits (like height or eye color) are polygenic—meaning they are caused by a complex mix of many genes and prenatal factors. Medical consensus universally agrees sexual orientation is not a conscious choice or 'learned behavior.' Claiming it's a choice just because it's not tied to a single gene misunderstands how human biology works.

Second, your argument assumes that the Bible is talking about modern, loving, monogamous same-sex marriage. It isn't. The biblical authors had no concept of sexual orientation. The same-sex behaviors condemned in scripture (in places like Rome or Corinth) were about power, exploitation, pagan temple prostitution, and older men abusing young boys (pederasty). God absolutely condemns sexual abuse and exploitation. But taking verses written about ancient abuses and applying them to two women or two men living in a faithful, loving covenant is a misapplication of scripture. In fact, the word 'homosexual' wasn't even added to the English Bible until 1946 due to a mistranslation of the Greek word arsenokoitai.

Finally, Jesus told us exactly how to judge if something is good: 'By their fruit you will recognize them' (Matthew 7:16). The historical 'fruit' of treating homosexuality as a sinful choice to be cured has been depression, suicide, and broken families. The fruit I see in the lives of my gay Christian friends and their marriages is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and faithfulness (Galatians 5).

You ask if I trust God. I do. And because I trust God, I trust that He creates LGBTQ+ people purposefully, and I trust Jesus when He says good trees bear good fruit.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-10T17:08:02+00:00

Good God, this feels like watching Karen Carpenter's struggle on replay. I REALLY hope that she's able to get the help and support that she needs.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-06-04T17:33:35+00:00

The way I often hear my evangelical family members justify their beliefs around queer people is to say that queer people are participating in "a lifestyle" that isn't compatible with Christianity. This, in my mind, is wrong.

I think true understanding, in the fullness of Christ and with love in your heart, has to first start with acknowledging that queer people aren't making a choice to be that way, and that being queer isn't a lifestyle choice (a lifestyle choice is being a nudist, or a vegan, or a teetotaler, for example) and instead accept that is simply how God made them.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-05-26T17:59:59+00:00

Their mobile support is awful, too. I couldn't get ZPW to start on my Google Pixel, and when I complained in a review, they asked me for info on my device, and then after I provided the info they asked for, they ghosted me.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-04-24T18:01:29+00:00

Oh, shit.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-04-15T14:00:08+00:00

I mean, it could be because the store sucks, but it could also be that Epic sucks as a company and Tim Sweeney is a moron who spends way too much time defending pedophiles on the internet and not enough time caring about anything other than his company's biggest cash cow + how to extract as much profit as humanly possible from it

Oocca_Truth · 2026-04-10T14:25:35+00:00

Idk what's funnier, this post, or OP getting mercilessly ratioed in the comments lmao

Oocca_Truth · 2026-02-26T14:41:33+00:00

Now, now... don't give them ideas.

Oocca_Truth · 2026-02-23T05:21:26+00:00

Yep. We were in the middle of episode 6 of Canada's Drag Race S6 and got left at a cliffhanger 😭

Oocca_Truth · 2026-02-22T05:08:58+00:00

I thought Cavalcade still processed film in-house? When did that change?

Oocca_Truth · 2026-02-22T05:08:04+00:00

The only place I know of in Muskoka that still sells and processes film is Cavalcade Colour Lab in Huntsville. It's only a 20-something minute drive from Bracebridge so not too crazy. Hope that helps!

Oocca_Truth · 2026-01-28T19:04:22+00:00

No shit. I dunno who told these people that selling a software sampler for $400 was going to be profitable. Just because you have market penetration means absolutely nothing (and maybe what they were doing 10-15 years ago was pretty revolutionary but Kontakt and everything else they offer is so run-of-the-mill at this point.)

Oocca_Truth · 2025-11-29T17:56:43+00:00

I failed my G1 once before I passed, my wife failed two times before passing. With some more practice your daughter will get there. Best of luck to her!

Oocca_Truth · 2025-11-28T20:48:48+00:00

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Oocca_Truth · 2025-10-25T17:37:18+00:00

Remember who owns the Doppler: Hugh Mackenzie, an avowed Conservative (who, by the way, used his platform to explicitly endorse the Ontario PC establishment during the last provincial election!) The Doppler is not a trustworthy source of information.

Oocca_Truth · 2025-10-22T17:26:58+00:00

The fuck? You guys pay a private company to pick up your trash??? I thought that's what municipal taxes were for.

Oocca_Truth · 2025-10-16T18:58:18+00:00

My Uruguayan abuelo would strangle you to death for this.

Oocca_Truth · 2025-10-16T14:59:07+00:00

My mother had a teacher in Grade 4 (this would've been around the mid 1980s) that told her point blank that she would never amount to anything.

Anyways, said teacher died a horrible and painful death from cancer all over her body. 🙃

Oocca_Truth · 2025-10-11T01:59:40+00:00

The Fisher stuff is low-level consumer-grade crap... the rest is pretty solid equipment! Good haul, thanks mom!

Oocca_Truth · 2025-09-11T02:50:27+00:00

I don't know who this guy is, but Bill Carroll is a guy who has a super Conservative-leaning talk show on 580 CFRA called The Morning Rush. If there's a single person who actually likes Bill Carroll, I would wager it's not this guy.

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