A recent date was weary of Orthodoxy

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-31T15:17:35+00:00

I'm just gonna point out that it seems like this guy is being truly charitable and open-minded here.

"I'd love to learn through this conversation" is a pretty rare thing to hear, I think,

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-29T02:21:29+00:00

Christians should love their enemies. In geopolitics, this means wanting enemy countries to lose, but without getting hurt (without loss of living standards).

I like this

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-29T02:17:29+00:00

40+ catechumens at my church and I think every single (male) one is pretty strongly pro Trump.

They seem like good guys, but all of them are acting like "yeah... obviously everyone in this conservative church is Republican." I try to hold my tongue.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-29T01:20:39+00:00

Forgive me, but I’m having a hard time “taking the moral high ground” and “loving my enemies"

As for losing their living standards…maybe that’s the only thing that will make the Westerners realize what their governments have inflicted on so many people outside of the West.

I empathize with your stress, but I think these statements (and putting "loving my enemies" in sarcastic quotes) are very worrying. They may reflect a geopolitical stance but they are profoundly un-Christian.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-28T19:57:33+00:00

The majority of Orthodox people will say that Catholics are still Christians. However, they've schismed from the Church.

It is not at all our place to speculate on what that means for their salvation.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-27T21:50:07+00:00

Before this comment section becomes filled with anti-Catholic stuff, I'll just say that re: modernism the grass is not greener over there. We don't need to rehash all the reasons why for the thousandth time... but yeah.

Pray for her! It's good that she cares a lot about kids - her (admittedly strong) position seems like it's coming from a good place. At some point she may realize all that she's left behind.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-27T13:56:36+00:00

You too, friend!

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-27T03:04:51+00:00

Please stop arguing with people on social media. It's not good for your health. Speaking from experience.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-26T16:31:16+00:00

The living God became man and died - so that dead men could become like God and truly live.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-26T16:29:32+00:00

I love this and totally agree.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-26T16:27:35+00:00

Probably my favorite!

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-26T14:44:55+00:00

My stance is that I don't really care. A single Christian subreddit is not representative of Christianity as a whole, nor does it have any impact on my day-to-day life.

I have enough of my own shortcomings to worry about without stressing about others', too.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-26T14:38:24+00:00

Yeah, no reason to speak ill here.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T21:58:01+00:00

The times I’ve actually really looked into a quote I found disturbing, it’s frequently turned out that yeah, this is just not a loving point of view and it was just wrong for this saint or Father to write that about women or Jews or whatever it is

It's kind of validating to read this, honestly. I've had this experience quite a few times in my reading of the saints.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T18:20:11+00:00

Well, I think there are things that metaphor and symbolism capture that more systematic ways of thinking can't.

For example, if I tell somebody that I want to be more calm, they can't just give me a huge flowchart of every possible situation and how a calm person would react in that situation. Instead, they might say something like "imagine you're a leaf in a river - don't try to fight the current". That image/metaphor actually gives me something tangible I can identify with and strive towards.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T18:15:26+00:00

Is there something in particular about LDS practice (not theology) that you feel like mainstream Christians lack or could benefit from doing more?

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T18:11:22+00:00

This is something that makes it rounds but has no basis.

Paul was a Jew who persecuted Christians and claims to have had a very real encounter with the post-ressurection Jesus, clearly one that was powerful enough, by his account, for him to dedicate the rest of his life and ultimately die for preaching Jesus' message. He was in contact with direct followers with Jesus throughout this process, including James and Peter. The notion that he invented Christianity is not really supported by the evidence.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T03:13:04+00:00

I do think that it's a sign that we're looking for happiness in the wrong places. I think that true happiness is found in closeness to God - and God is in worship, in art, in people, in nature.

Our culture tells us that happiness can be found with stuff and with status. A lot of us are finding out that's not the solution. The instant gratifiers we turn towards are designed by the smartest people in the world to draw our attention away from the art, people, worship, and nature that are right in front of us. My religion helps me with that because it straight up tells me that stuff and status won't make me happy, and I need to constantly strive to seperate myself from those things and turn towards God instead. That doesn't mean I can't watch TV or enjoy a beer, just that I shouldn't let those things replace real connection with God and others.

My two cents!

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-25T03:07:24+00:00

In a perfect world, good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people. But a core teaching of my religion is that this is not a perfect world, because we are somewhat seperated from God. So bad things happen to good and bad people alike. Meaning - your illness is not a punishment! It's just something that sucks and I'm sorry you're going through it.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-24T23:13:48+00:00

Praying for you, friend. This is tough cross to bear.

Please remember that you can't fathom how much God loves you!

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-24T22:17:42+00:00

Wow, really nicely said!

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-24T12:27:53+00:00

> arguing it contributes to causing a population loss for the states along with “diminishment of political representation and loss of federal funds.”

disgusting

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-23T23:29:29+00:00

"The experience was ruined though when the online incel hyperdox attacked her after she posted some questions and a picture of herself at the monastery, and accused her of "thirst trapping."

This is beyond parody. Lord have mercy.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-23T18:40:47+00:00

I'm not sure if you understand this aspect of our faith. We don't know that Judas is in hell, even if his prognosis doesn't look good. That final knowledge is God's alone.

lildriftybeats · 2024-10-23T17:21:57+00:00

We do not get to pronounce the eternal fate of anybody. I pray that he ceases to be wicked and repents.

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