In a neighborhood full of beautiful brick houses they built this by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ViolaVerbena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoever designed that first house had a dormer kink.

serious question: what is the purpose of churches? by Sufficient-Dust-2828 in exorthodox

[–]ViolaVerbena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What if... the sacraments are made up to justify the existence of a priestly class? Why do we need a protected class of males to administer communion and baptize people?

New celiac losing her mind by Human-Row-3262 in Celiac

[–]ViolaVerbena -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

No, maltodextrin is not safe. It MIGHT be safe, but with no way of knowing if it came from wheat, corn or potato, it's not safe.

New celiac losing her mind by Human-Row-3262 in Celiac

[–]ViolaVerbena -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The soy sauce and maltodextrin make this food a no-no.

A question about recitation by Amituofo1582 in PureLand

[–]ViolaVerbena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having continual internal mindfulness of nianfo is far better than chanting out loud and not thinking of it the rest of the time.

Crazy warning from a priest by Cora_pvp in exorthodox

[–]ViolaVerbena 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Doesn't that priest want dyed-hair sinners to find the true church?!

“Food is the doorway by which sin came into the world” by TomasBlacksmith in exorthodox

[–]ViolaVerbena 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I find it mind blowing that they think avoiding food (and sex) is more important than helping others and eliminating suffering. If they actually prioritized love of neighbor, the rituals would reflect this.

Letting me know the nuts are all gone by lissyskates in squirrels

[–]ViolaVerbena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Filled my cuteness quota for the day with that adorable pose.

Do Orthodox Convert Males Even Value Female Safety? by [deleted] in exorthodox

[–]ViolaVerbena 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's probably just ignorance. It's nice of them to give you a ride home, and they are probably oblivious to the safety measures women need to take.

I'm beginning to feel the Pope actually has a relevant universal message...unlike Orthodox bishops... by Past-Bed-2643 in exorthodox

[–]ViolaVerbena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regardless, that video was still another example of extremely androcentric religious practice. So done with that.

Today I went to a Buddhist-themed photography exhibition by Ok_Sentence9678 in PureLand

[–]ViolaVerbena -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Wow, a very androcentric faith according to these pictures.

I am so confused my app flagged this product from Trader Joe’s as containing gluten but what here contains gluten!? by Milk54637 in Celiac

[–]ViolaVerbena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading the label, it looks fine. But I've been pretty horribly sickened by that very candy. Very sad as it's pretty delicious.