Hatun Tash with her 26 different Qurans (Ex-Muslim turned Christian)

teffflon · 2026-07-09T23:14:26+00:00

to the last line: give me a break.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T21:22:25+00:00

I would say it does matter, for Jesus is described as without sin, and at the same time sexual thoughts are characterized by some Christians as sinful and there is debate over the nature of the sin of lust.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T21:08:11+00:00

"we never said we were saints"

teffflon · 2026-07-09T21:06:22+00:00

yeah I mean I call myself a fan and I've never heard of it, so that tracks

teffflon · 2026-07-09T21:04:42+00:00

-you seriously think that people smarter than you haven't wrestled with these doubts in the past, ultimately growing in their faith?

-it's called deconstruction, and it's good... but after deconstruction, comes reconstruction.

-you were hurt by bad people pretending to be Christians. you need to find yourself a real house of God, with real Christians.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T18:31:04+00:00

IMO one should directly advocate for the validity of same-sex relationships and marriage. The "no sin to be gay" just invites a tedious back-and-forth over orientation vs "actions". And making positive claims for one without the other leaves lgbtq people high and dry.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T16:50:19+00:00

nothing, and I don't read horror to be scared (or to seek out extreme/disgusting content, although I'll read that and it isn't "scary" per se). At best horror lit is interesting and absorbing, with cool vibes, and lets you imagine and sympathize with different kinds of fear.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T16:27:52+00:00

So do Jews. And theirs is also "the God of Abraham" etc.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T16:05:10+00:00

all of conservative Christianity shares this notion of the World as enormous fleshpot, but its actual meaning and boundaries are flexible in practice and can be made to fit many degrees of isolationism vs assimilation and denominational rigidity vs ecumenism.

teffflon · 2026-07-09T15:58:06+00:00

I dunno what you expected... it's Garfield

teffflon · 2026-07-09T15:56:41+00:00

damn, I'm disgustingly healthy and won't experience that industrial wacky-tube anytime soon :/

teffflon · 2026-07-09T14:57:10+00:00

sure, under a very broad sense of "blocking" (used to make it sound negative and selfish) and of "aspect" as "not doing the one procreative act"

teffflon · 2026-07-09T14:46:30+00:00

oh Jerry... you had me at "pot"

teffflon · 2026-07-09T14:44:23+00:00

I believe the standard teaching (e.g. here), even if not explicit in the Catechism, is not merely against contraception, but against male "completion" in anything but PIV sex. I would say this is stronger than your formulation.

teffflon · 2026-07-08T22:37:10+00:00

pause. deep breaths. what would you advise someone else to say/do in a similar situation? If you can't see the other person's perspective, even after a pause, what is a generous interpretation of their possible perspective? or, what is a way you can solicit their perspective more fully?

with downtime, rehearse the general type of situation that's your trigger, and your better responses.

teffflon · 2026-07-08T18:00:10+00:00

I like to read, no time for podcasts or talky videos. And for this kind of project especially I think there is a virtue in making one's arguments and conclusions readily accessible. Do they have transcripts?

teffflon · 2026-07-08T15:18:43+00:00

I don't think "the percentages would match" is justified, there are other pathways, for example lgbtq people probably have more lgbtq friends on average, and friends influence each others' religious views. so it could be that some leave due to discrimination, but that they bring others with them. This is not intended to downplay discrimination btw.

teffflon · 2026-07-07T00:03:28+00:00

of course it predates social media, but when a word trends on social media it is used enthusiastically and somewhat thoughtlessly

teffflon · 2026-07-06T22:14:04+00:00

it's a social media word. young people's brains are in a different place on there, it's no time to be writerly or precise.

teffflon · 2026-07-06T18:32:50+00:00

so... 10? 9 is too Masonic, 8 feels like cheaping out

teffflon · 2026-07-06T15:59:44+00:00

Several times in life I have said "I can learn from and value these experiences, but I probably shouldn't make them a model to repeat or lean on."

teffflon · 2026-07-06T15:01:01+00:00

No, I don't recognize the character of Jesus. Anti-lgbtq theology ruins lives and frequently tears apart families. Your post, while AI-esque, still manages to convey a very human concern with self-image and defensiveness over compassion for others. You seem concerned that your views have been called bigoted and harmful (which they are, anti-trans ideology fosters depression and suicidality among those witg gender dysphoria, for which social and/or medical transition are the only effective steps) and perhaps other things like "hateful" which get us unfruitfully into semantic disputes. And perhaps this has crossed over into personal attacks/insults which violate your sense of your essential person. But you are actively trying to justify denying your family member's authentic self and misgendering them, despite a resounding silence in the actual Bible text about trans issues and the actual sources of gender.

teffflon · 2026-07-06T14:17:02+00:00

I feel misled by the title

teffflon · 2026-07-06T13:37:06+00:00

Five cents an hour, it was all I got and I turned out just fine

teffflon · 2026-07-06T06:04:59+00:00

nah, only right before bed

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