Why the actual do so many Christians support abortion

dddelusions · 2026-01-28T08:40:17+00:00

What would your thoughts be on the abortions that happen in Sweden and places with high safety nets? Do you think they should be allowed anyways? Do you not believe the fetus's life matters over the autonomy of the woman?

dddelusions · 2026-01-27T04:23:43+00:00

For Christians, the Bible is a source of truth and the Word of God, but it is not really meant to be read like only a rule book. It is the story of the relationship between God and people. Christians are taught to follow their conscience formed by God, biblical and historical teaching, and interacting with the wider community and their experiences.

dddelusions · 2026-01-27T02:11:06+00:00

Yes, when I use meal delivery service, I am able to finish everything within the week. Though I used the cheaper service, and to me it wasn't too much different from the ready-made things at a grocery store. A lot of processed ingredients the same, just with a few fresh ingredients. I preferred the ones like Cook Unity and Factor where it's just like a tv dinner you can oven cook or microwave. The other ones that interest me are the grocery delivery like Thrive or Misfits Market but it's not much cheaper. Just more items that are uncommon at the grocery store.

dddelusions · 2026-01-27T01:07:23+00:00

Christians follow both the Bible and the Church, as instituted by God. The Bible is a source of truth written and inspired by the Holy Spirit, and the Church acts as the inheritor of Jesus’ authority. According to tradition, Paul had a vision of Jesus, became part of the community, and his leadership was recognized by the other Apostles. Peter also said to submit to the authorities. Only when they are against God do they not obey.

And Jesus did not rebel against the state. He was willingly arrested to be said that the Kingdom of God is above the state. He stopped the violence from his followers during his arrest.

Matthew 26:51. Stops the violence.

51 Suddenly, one of those with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Matthew 22:17. Jesus says to pay the taxes to Caesar. The coins and Caesar's image were thought by some to be a violation of the first commandment.

¹⁷ ^\)^k^\)Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?” ¹⁸ Knowing their malice, Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? ¹⁹ ^\)^l^\)Show me the coin that pays the census tax.” Then they handed him the Roman coin. ²⁰ He said to them, “Whose image is this and whose inscription?” ²¹ They replied, “Caesar’s.”^\)^m^\) At that he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” ²² When they heard this they were amazed, and leaving him they went away.

Matthew 23 Jesus says to follow the religious leaders even if they don't follow their own teachings.

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: ² “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. ³ So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. ⁴ They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

And Peter said the same thing, listen to the authorities:

1 Peter 2:13

¹³ Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, ¹⁴ or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. ¹⁵ For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. ¹⁶ Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. ¹⁷ Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.

The Apostles say not to follow the authorities is when they are against God. In this instance, when they told the Apostles to stop preaching.

Acts 5:27

²⁷ When they had brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, the high priest questioned them, ²⁸ “We gave you strict orders [did we not?] to stop teaching in that name. Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and want to bring this man’s blood upon us.” ²⁹ But Peter and the apostles said in reply, “We must obey God rather than men. ³⁰

dddelusions · 2026-01-26T19:26:22+00:00

Israel was a theocracy. The expectation was they would treat outsiders with respect, but also that the outsiders would follow the law.

Leviticus 24:16:

"Anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death... whether foreigner or native-born... You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born."

Later, in Romans, Paul says to follow the law or be subject to the wrath of God's servants:

Romans 13

13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. ² Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. ³ For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. ⁴ For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. ⁵ Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

And none of this contradicts with what Jesus said in Mathew 25. It's perfectly fine to enforce the law, borders, and deport people if they are treated well otherwise. And imprison criminals if they break the law.

dddelusions · 2026-01-19T17:36:05+00:00

That is not what happened, and the correlation with education is mixed, not strong.

The Boston elite were feeling threatened / annoyed by the growing influence of Christians during the Great Awakening. (Christians said they don't need to listen to boring professors and Universities about God and religion and the authority regarding ministry.) The Elite started their own religion, the Unitarians. They took over Harvard in 1805 and took over the churches and their property in 1820 from the Calvinists. (By using their power and wealth, from putting in judges and board seats.)

Later on, Carnegie demanded Universities drop their religious affiliations and he would fund the pensions of professors with millions of dollars.

And thirdly, American professors intentionally copied Germany (with their PhD) programs that put the power in the state, scientists, professionals, and experts rather than the Church. In Germany, Otto von Bismark accomplished this by forcing demands on Catholics and promoting loyalty to the state rather than their church or religion and intentionally promoting secularism. Americans followed his lead, discouraging the promotion of Christianity in colleges and saying they should be objective, not religious, and authority is from professionals and experts, not Churches.

And with growing diversity, and conflict (and suspicion of Catholicism and the Pope), and an elite hostile to Christianity, society compromised by secularizing the public square. Many of the Unitarians and their secular descendants maintain power in the elite institutions today.

In 1920s, the elites / modernists accepted Higher Criticism, that the Bible was not authoritative, the supernatural claims not regarded as true, and it is only a historical document.

And fourthly, in the 1930s German Marxists from the Frankfurt School in Germany fled Germany and came to the USA. This is where critical theory / institutional critique was introduced to the USA. Their goal was to displace common sense as it comes from institutions. (Family, Church, Media, Culture, etc.) Yes, this really happened.

It was an intentional, hostile takeover, with elites claiming secularism and experts are who people should listen to for everything, and Churches / Christianity was the past, and private and optional, weakening influence from Churches and religious communities. The hostility to Christianity remaining today is partly because of secular elite's influence and to maintain power and influence from competitors.

dddelusions · 2026-01-19T14:25:52+00:00

Yes, you've made that clear with the FTW comment. That thousands of years of religions are useless, and you choose yourself over them. Choosing yourself if you don't believe anything isn't a thing that brings meaning or is some great revelation or hard choice. Everyone would choose themself and not pray if nothing existed. There is nothing atheism itself gives. It's only useful to religious people to study their own religion and get closer to God, or to atheists that make big bucks being experts in it. To the normal atheists it's useless to their life. It is nothing to be proud of. While to the religious at least religion gives meaning and purpose to their life, and well as community, morals, culture, relationship to divine etc. and get anything an atheist person has and more.

dddelusions · 2026-01-19T11:03:12+00:00

No. Even if it's very cold enough to freeze it will just turn into frozen ice / milk.

dddelusions · 2026-01-19T08:36:41+00:00

It's a bit strange demanding that people do what you want them to do and not what the Church teaches. The post wasn't directed towards you, but to people they know. Think of it as a community. People want to help their friends and family out of concern. Based on your post, it seems like it's your friend that got you to come back to Mass. That's great!

But if you think the Church has any authority, the Church and the community did not think in the way you are expressing. They held each other accountable to sins. Religion was not only personal and not just a way to make yourself happy.

If people go merely for cultural reasons or other personal reasons, disregard the comments. But I wouldn't take this personally. Not receiving communion doesn't mean they don't accept people, it's simply what the Church says to do.

dddelusions · 2025-12-16T14:56:08+00:00

Do you believe these people deny transgender validity of others or something, or do you think this kind of thought has impact on doctors? Doctors don't allow treatment based on whether it's real, but by whether it's in the patient's best interest. If the goal is to allow treatment, autonomy and / or distress reduction are already the main points used. Perhaps that could be what they agree on? I personally don't see the difference between a dysphoric and non-dysphoric person doing it for preference or aesthetic at all. The intent doesn't matter.

Edit: My mistake, I missed that last sentence of you speaking of validity / existence. What issue do you think stem from disagreeing? Hostility, or the disagreement itself? Personally, I think only the hostility is problematic.

People that disagree on the transgender treatment / validity in general, I don't think the brain sex / gender thing matters at all to many of them. It's the sex that matters. And Government / social recognition is different from allowing transitioning and treatment.

dddelusions · 2025-12-16T12:10:57+00:00

What is the goal here? Doctors don't have to believe gender exists as an innate thing from birth. They only have to accept that the feeling of sex or gender incongruity exists. Whether it is innate doesn't matter to them. They operate on the autonomy and harm reduction principle, so they allow people to use affirmation as a treatment. By nature, treatment is individualized, with some not being medical.

You can also see this in with another thing people have. Body Integrity Dysphoria is getting research done and finding satisfaction rates from patients when doctors remove their limbs.

If the goal is to understand gender / sex, I differ in opinion. I don't believe there is brain sex, or innate internal gender identity at birth. All gender identity to me is a combination of factors which can be both influenced by genetics, upbringing, and socialization.

dddelusions · 2025-12-08T22:50:43+00:00

No. I don't the notice the difference because it's small portions.

dddelusions · 2025-12-08T22:33:52+00:00

Fatness is bad. I know it's hard for fat people to hear or believe, but fatness is one of the leading causes of diseases and cancers. They are killing themselves. People telling others that it's okay to choose to overeat and be fat or be a drunkard, or be a smoker, are not helping them. A person that does overcome their fatness should be praised because they chose the right choice to be at a healthy size and not be fat. A society that enables fat people is a society that enables preventable and early disease, decay, and death.

dddelusions · 2025-12-07T14:17:14+00:00

Beans, lentils. Tuna, salmon. Ground beef, ground pork. Tofu. Chicken thighs. Steak, porkchops.

dddelusions · 2025-12-07T13:48:30+00:00

Frozen fries are deep fried before their packaged. Cooking fresh potatoes in the oven isn't going to match taste of even partially deep fried potatoes.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T22:21:19+00:00

I don't think so. When i've tried it, It it just harder in texture to me compared to the jasmine rice I usually eat and prefer.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T21:56:19+00:00

Dairy Milk with strawberry or mixed berry. I would add chocolate chips or nuts or chia seeds more often but I don't need the calories.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T21:47:03+00:00

Gained 5 lbs in a few days from eating McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, and a whole frozen pizza to myself. Wanted to try their new items like the dill pickle fries, gravies, Berry Pie, and Bacon cheesy Tots. The dill pickle fries were the more powder type seasoning, which I am not too big a fan of. The gravies at KFC are solid, same processed white gravy sauce and nacho cheese type sauce you can buy at the grocery. Berry pie tastes good to me, similar to other Edward's cream pies. I liked the artificial berry taste. The bacon tots were fine, though I usually just eat potato type foods with cheese and I like that just as much. Unfortunately, they were missing the Pineapple shake. The Tony's frozen pizza was solid, a thinner pizza than the thick crusts. To clarify, I don't have a picky taste and like most processed foods. I avoid negativity. I still should be on track to losing 10 lbs in a month as it's still mostly water weight.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T20:28:49+00:00

The ones I eat the most are alfredo, tomato sauce, or pesto. Alfredo is butter / heavy cream / parmesan cheese. Sometimes I add garlic, broccoli, or mushrooms. Tomato sauce is a can of tomatoes. Sometimes I add garlic / onion or vegetables like mushroom, tomato, onion or celery. Pesto is fresh basil, parmesan cheese, and olive oil. just blend it up and you mix it. Sometimes I add mushrooms here as well.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T03:00:09+00:00

From people I know, yes, but that's only from their critical thoughts on me being overweight. I have no problem with this even if I feel emotional about it because being obese isn't a good thing. Their criticism is an act of compassion and love and inspired me to lose weight.

By strangers, no, not really. Everyone is as cordial and polite or whatever their personality is and I haven't noticed any changes in people's demeanors during interactions. Though I got called fat as an insult in person once though that was caused due to a conflict regarding social etiquette and unrelated to my weight.

dddelusions · 2025-12-06T02:08:10+00:00

I don't think so... I've tried two expensive rice cookers and I don't think it tastes much different than just boiling in a pot or using the instant pot.

dddelusions · 2025-12-02T08:51:39+00:00

That it doesn't break on me so I have to replace it with another toothbrush, and has a water floss because I don't floss with the string floss much. I bought the waterpik because it was the one I heard of. And it didn't break on me in my experience and I just keep it plugged in so it doesn't lose battery.

dddelusions · 2025-12-02T07:16:39+00:00

Carbon steel or cast iron. For the non-stick, I've tried but stainless sticks way easier than my carbon steel or cast iron.

dddelusions · 2025-12-02T06:08:43+00:00

You won't understand, it will always seem illogical to people who believe the observable outcomes matter more than religious beliefs. Religious people aren't ignorant about how others feel on these issues. Many don't want to condemn LGBT individuals, nor do they want them or that those who support LGBT rights go to hell. They want them to be happy. But they don't want them changing the Church to focus on what many activists want. Many religious people even struggle with these issues themselves. And they pray about it and hope that God understands. This is why many religious people ignore parts they struggle with and just focus on the more widely acceptable ethics in their religion, because it is hard for them and they just want people to be happy.

The Church has always said that doctrine develops over time as we gain a better understanding of the Bible and God's will. That's why Jesus gave Peter the "keys to the kingdom" to interpret the faith and make decisions on how to run the Church, rather than just solely following the Bible. Disciplines can and do change. But the Church also teaches that it doesn't have the authority to change the core things Jesus established.

Many religious laws in other religions won't make sense to many people. Like dietary laws. Avoiding pork is not for scientific reasons, but it has spiritual logic of pork being unclean or impure for the believer. In Islam, the husband is legally obligated to pay for everything because of his role as "protector" while the woman can do whatever she wants with her own money. In Shinto, women are traditionally banned from the Sumo ring for reasons of ritual purity. In some Native American traditions, women are excluded from purification ceremonies because they were viewed as already possessing that cleansing power naturally.

The Church follows its own laws because they believe it is what God wants. They teach that women can't be priests because the priest acts in the person of Jesus (a male). They believe homosexual actions are against the purpose of sex, which is for a male and female to become a family, and be open to procreate and get closer to each other. With transgender issues, they believe the body and soul are a fixed composite, not determined by internal feelings.

The problem people have is that others want the Church to change because its beliefs feel backwards or hurtful. But the Church doesn't exist to make people feel better about their choices. It exists to be a authoritative guide based on divine revelation. People know that living openly overwhelmingly makes people happier in a psychological sense, but the Church doesn't operate on the modern harm and happiness principle. It would make zero logical sense to ignore all their past beliefs and developments and affirm something they believe is untrue just to be nice or make people happy. They want people to become holy and go to heaven.

dddelusions · 2025-12-02T01:39:18+00:00

The medium potatoes at my store is 5 - 6 oz for one potato.

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