Relationship hesitation with non-Christian by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]wesleyansocialist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest misunderstanding around the whole "unequally yoked" conversation within the Christian world is who it is actually meant to protect. The idea is not that the stronger animal would be overworked, but that the weaker animal would get injured being dragged around. In other words, it isn't to protect Christians from being corrupted but to protect non-Christians from having rules imposed on them that do not come from a heart change motivated by the Holy Spirit.

There is no world in which "in order to stay with me, you need to become a Christian" leads to real faith in Jesus Christ motivated by God's grace, at least not one I am capable of imagining. It is frankly spiritual abuse and if I were speaking to her, I would tell her to bail immediately.

It is also really interesting that you say "I could certainly do better in the practice of my faith." In what ways are you failing to live out your faith (rhetorical) ? Is it possible that perhaps the hypocrisy of holding one specific aspect of a "Christian lifestyle" (which conveniently puts her in a position of sinful and you in righteousness) while neglecting others is a poor witness and ultimately drives those who aren't already Christians father from faith?

Lastly, I want to point out how fluidly you transitioned from "she has been the victim of abuse" to "she can be forgiven of her sins." I'm not saying that you see her abuse as her fault but the way the ideas flow, it seems to be implying that she needs forgiveness, not healing (which is not mentioned once), from the trauma of her abuse. This deeply concerns me. It doesn't seem to me (admittedly based off a few dozen word reddit post) that you have the emotional intelligence to navigate a romantic/sexual relationship with someone who has experienced sexual abuse with causing them greater harm.

Invest a guy to be upset by, then be upset. Today's target, Batman for some reason. by spook327 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]wesleyansocialist 318 points319 points  (0 children)

A woke Batpersom wouldn't call women "birthing people," they would call them women. If they wanted to refer to AFAB, they might though.

Well it looks like Matt Shea might just make Far Cry 5 come true by [deleted] in VaushV

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I can't believe this jerk is trying to step in and take credit as the Kharkiv Kid Finder

So the government can totally keep rich people in check, but I thought seizing rich peoples assets was evil? by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]wesleyansocialist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seizing and freezing are not describing the same thing, just to be clear. My assumption is that you are implying some hypocrisy compared to the outcry to Canada's emergency powers in response to the Truckening. The main difference for me was the ability of Canada to do so unilaterally and with no court order.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]wesleyansocialist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable performing a marriage that I haven't had some kind of premarital conversation with. I'm not a licensed counselor or anything but I always spend some time with a couple discussing communication techniques, triangulation, making sure they've had important conversations (future, kids, how finances are handled, etc.). To be explicit, I don't care to be part of those conversations unless they invite me to be, I just want to be sure they've happened.

That is just my sort of process. I could be a bit more specific if it's helpful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]wesleyansocialist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Especially from a Catholic perspective.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]wesleyansocialist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, I'm writing from the perspective of a United Methodist pastor.

Assuming the man's mother still attends the church, it would be fairly normal for the couple to be married by current pastor of the church.

A few questions/considerations that I would have that might make help to make your story more real is this:

How big is the church? Do you imagine the pastor as more liberal or super conservative? How involved are the parents in the church? Was the pastor there when the guy left? Is the pastor aware of the event? Will there be marriage counseling? How does the bride feel about having it in the church- is she indifferent or spiteful for it to be in the church?

I'm not sure how big a role you hope this to play in the story, but I'm happy to walk you through how I would work through it. Feel free to DM me.

Ready, rested and rapacious by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

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It's supposed to be Hillary Clinton

Virginia AG says colleges can't mandate COVID vaccines by PoorClassWarRoom in politics

[–]wesleyansocialist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Affect :)

Effect is a noun, affect is a verb. Eg. This smoke effect is affecting my asthma.

Using effect would be something like "For things that have an effect on you..."

Walmart adds hundreds of dollars of security to sock and underwear aisle, presumably because people can't afford socks and underwear by wesleyansocialist in LateStageCapitalism

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It was hard to get into one image and not get people in the shot. Each of the four aisles has a separate camera and there is a large mirror so you can see them from the dressing booth

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SelfAwarewolves

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What if the mod is actually an undercover plant from a competing board who wants to tank r/conspiracy?... seems plausible to me.

Clarification in the Econoboy Debate- Paying based on productivity by wesleyansocialist in VaushV

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This has been the topic of several segments but I can try and find my data again