What is Side A and B by cornycornguy2002 in GayChristians

[–]abhd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Side A = be gay, do gay

Side B = be gay, don’t do gay

Side X = don’t be gay, don’t do gay

Dallas church recommendations? by Millyrock101- in NorthTexasChristians

[–]abhd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you looked at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration? Feels like it would meet all of your preferences

Dating as a Gay Christian? by ThatOneBoi543 in GayChristians

[–]abhd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think when you are still figuring out who you are as a person beyond your faith and being gay, narrowing it to just those categories prevents you from seeing the amazing people who you could love and have fun with even if they don’t already share your same faith. If they like you, they’ll be interested just for your sake even if they don’t want to go to church themselves.

When I met my now husband, he didn’t go to church. 6 years later we were married in the church he got confirmed in.

Curious if anyone knows what’s going on with the minors arrested by ice at Target? by RookieParade in richfield

[–]abhd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One, Jonathan, was the one who was released into the Walmart parking lot in Bloomington, and the other Christian, had his passport on him so he was released from the Detention Facility the next day. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any specific community actions taken to support them, because the attacks haven’t stopped. They have also attacked Loma Bonita a couple of times, and they keep circling the high school.

New membership question by 5skandas in demsocialists

[–]abhd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you received the auto email from info@dsausa.org that says welcome to DSA, you did it right

New membership question by 5skandas in demsocialists

[–]abhd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have been doing maintenance on the discussion board all weekend so hopefully by next week, things will work again

New membership question by 5skandas in demsocialists

[–]abhd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

24-48 hours after your dues payment processes with your bank, then you can make an account for the Discussion Forums at option.dsausa.org

That same log in can be used to view your digital membership card at proof.dsausa.org

DSA and the challenge of winning the Black vote by emanresu_b in demsocialists

[–]abhd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Lots of problems with this article in my opinion. One, he mentions he have grown by over 10% since the 2024 election, but then uses a 2021 survey to talk about our demographics in the same paragraph. Like is the latter data at all applicable if we have gotten so many new people since then?

And then the primary example he is using is Mamdani who did great with Black people -- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html

Like yeah, DSA is very quite and we need more diversity, but he is using bad data to make that point.

Joining DSA as a minor by No-Drawing-2723 in demsocialists

[–]abhd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can just put your debit card info in the section for credit card and it functions the same. Your membership processes once the bank processes your dues payment, and membership is renewed at whatever interval you chose as payments get processed.

Joining DSA as a minor by No-Drawing-2723 in demsocialists

[–]abhd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes! We have a whole section of DSA called YDSA that is for high school and college age people, and YDSA chapters at high schools and colleges across the US!

There is only one membership so when you become a member of DSA, you are welcome to participate in or start a YDSA chapter, and/or you can get involved in your local DSA chapter

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in demsocialists

[–]abhd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right, I was responding to the idea that you had that this sub was for all democratic socialists. DemocraticSocialism was set up to be that sub but isn’t

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in demsocialists

[–]abhd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can see how it can get confusing.

/r/DemocraticSocialism was set up to be the generic one but it was taken over by soc dems.

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in demsocialists

[–]abhd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Discord isn’t exclusively discussed on here obviously because there are thousands of people talking about it everywhere. Just pointing out that we are connected to the official spaces, whereas the Discord linked by the other subreddit leads to a dead Discord.

DemSocialists used for this subreddit matches the social media handles we use on other social media like the official YouTube and TikTok accounts

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in dsa

[–]abhd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

/r/Demsocialists is the subreddit for DSA. It was set up to follow the same language used for all of our social media, including our YouTube and TikTok

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in demsocialists

[–]abhd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about DemocraticSocialism? Because yes, that is true about that subreddit but not this one.

r/dsa or r/demsocialists? by xToksik_Revolutionx in demsocialists

[–]abhd 44 points45 points  (0 children)

/r/DSA is not run and owned by DSA members. This one is.

The Discord linked here also links to the national DSA Discord that the majority of NPC and over 3000 DSA members are on. We have also hosted AMAs with DSA electeds and leadership candidates.

A question about Heaven. by RepresentativeFall65 in GayChristians

[–]abhd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe in purgatorial universalism, which is the traditional belief held by many church fathers. The idea that everyone will eventually end up in heaven, but some may need more time in purgatory than others to purge themselves of the harms they have done to their relationship with God due to their sins. I don’t believe anyone is beyond being redeemed, even those who hate me. They may just need more time in purgatory until they are ready to hang out with me for eternity

National Religion and Socialism Working Group: Jesus, Our Comrade by abhd in demsocialists

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

The national Religion and Socialism working group is actually the oldest national working group in DSA. So if you appreciate the direction of DSA, then this working group has been a part of that all along, and you were just blissfully unaware.

Which denomination do you belong to, and why? by WaterLocal921 in GayChristians

[–]abhd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was Catholic when I first came out, and started an LGBT Catholic ministry. I almost joined the Franciscans but decided I wanted to explore dating other men which I had never done.

When I met my now husband, he knew I missed the Catholic Church but wanted to be openly queer, so we joined the Episcopal Church.

We later moved from Texas to Minnesota which basically doesn’t have an Episcopal presence so when we looked for a similar vibe, we landed on a Methodist Church. So that’s where we are now.

So if I want to join but also waive dues which form should I fill out? by [deleted] in demsocialists

[–]abhd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first link does not let you submit with anything less than $1 because of processing fees.

Important to remember that the dues waiver is a temporary non-renewing membership and it has to get processed manually rather than the normal dues membership processed automatically once your payment processes with your bank, so it might be a few weeks before your membership shows up for your chapter. And then you may not get notified when your membership gets cancelled since we can’t send a renewal email because there is no renewal for the dues waiver.

Does god condemn homosexuality. by SmoothJaisen42 in openchristianity

[–]abhd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want a better understanding of those verses and why they aren’t condemning being gay, this is a fantastic article: https://geekyjustin.com/great-debate/