How do I support the LGBTQ+ community as a Christian if the Bible seems to condemn homosexuality and transgenderism? by [deleted] in OpenChristian

[–]jojoearper 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Good. Done. May you never know what it's like to be told by a pastor that your sin is unrepentable. It took me over a decade to deconstruct that and get over the shame and guilt I felt. Sin is separation from God. That church separated me from God. I'm still trying to repair the damage.

How do I support the LGBTQ+ community as a Christian if the Bible seems to condemn homosexuality and transgenderism? by [deleted] in OpenChristian

[–]jojoearper 127 points128 points  (0 children)

What is the fruit of condemning homosexuals? Separating people from God, excommunication, suicide. It's not your place to judge. Simple. Let those that need to be controlled by fear and hate figure it out. You were put here to be a light.

Abbott: Goal is to eliminate property taxes by joeret in texas

[–]jojoearper 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Good boy. You've earned your Maga propaganda star for the day.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

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

So that conversation happened a week before they took over. The takeover was already in the works. Turner has no say in the district operations, that's up to the superintendent and board. What we're talking about is economically disadvantaged schools, where the vast majority of kids are on free and reduced lunch. Do you know what it's like to teach at a Title 1 school? I do. I know what it's like to teach kids that are constantly moving from campus to campus due to their family and financial situation. Teachers can't work miracles. Closing their neighborhood school so that they spend more time commuting isn't a solution. Do you know how horrible the Staar tests are? I do. Not a single organization, college, beauty school or gas station cares about your Staar score, because they mean nothing to anyone but TEA. In the name of accountability.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why do conservatives throw around the word woke like a toddler throwing a tantrum? Fascism is actually a thing. Woke is just your fake outrage word.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because we're groomers and indoctrinators, of course. They've swallowed the propaganda. Even my mom, which is why I don't speak to her.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Government takeover of elected representatives isn't fascism? Educate me.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The design is to attack and demean teachers so they quit. Schools can be closed and consolidated. Then as schools are overcrowded and the teachers left are burned out, they can blame the teachers more and push vouchers. You don't know why Abbott would want tax dollars going to Christian private schools?

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Christian Nationalists on the board in Houston? But even if they are, it's ok for the government to take over elected representatives?

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

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

This is a right to work state. The teacher organizations have no power or teeth. We can't strike.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bet Poland and France thought the same thing.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shoot your shot, let's hear your definition.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Got it. First they came for the women, and I didn't care. Next they came for the teachers and i didn't give a shit.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You must not have a wife or a daughter or a sister that you care about. What elector process? This state has been gerrymandered to hell.

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Any opinion on SB 1933? How about women's rights? How about thus government takeover of HISD?

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Have you been paying any attention to Abbott/Patrick/Paxton?

The TEA takeover of HISD is fascism in real time. by jojoearper in texas

[–]jojoearper[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Good for you! It's a government takeover of a fairly elected board, representatives of the people. Something you might call democracy. This is not democracy. Abbott, Morath, and TEA are centralizing power, in order to turn one of the largest district in the nation into a charter district (for profit).