After considerable prayer and meditation, I’ve changed my stance on unfollowing anyone who celebrates the murder of others. Instead, please befriend and follow me. I love you, and I don’t want to lose you to that hatred. Please let me show you there’s a better way.
I'm so relieved for you. Death is defeated in Christ. Now, please find a church that preaches only from God's Word every day. Find other believers who are true to every word of Christ's teaching. Find followers. Be discipled. Be transformed. Don't stop, even if the people in the church fail you. God never will.
@philomancer76 No, thank you. And if you're ever interested in discipleship, I'm here. I'm not perfect. I'm not holy. But I want you to succeed in your walk with Christ. Anything I can do to aid in that is a blessing.
I challenge you all, with every fiber of my being and every piece of my heart: please love one another. Whoever you are. Wherever you are. Whatever you believe. Whether you love me, like me, hate me, or are indifferent—I love you. No matter what.
Fair warning: if I see, or even get a whiff of, anyone celebrating or smugly justifying Charlie Kirk's murder, you will be immediately unfriended and blocked on all of my socials, and we will have to reevaluate the nature of our relationship. I try to stay out of political and culture war fighting. I just want to love people on both ends of the ideological spectrum, but I will not associate with anyone who revels in the murder of another human being. I don’t want to do this, so please don’t make me. I implore you to reconsider your perception of the value of life—even if the person whose life it is happens to be someone you hate. All human life is precious: every color, every nation, every gender. Celebrating murder is not love winning.
@YoDanno Elminster has Mystra’s Silver Fire, sure, but Raistlin is a schemer and fights dirty. He defeated Fistandantilus and an entire pantheon of gods by twisting time & fate itself to win.
Elminster may fight with power, but Raistlin fights with raw ambition and inevitability.
If you ever wonder why WotC doesn't design products to fit your generational sensibilities. According to a 2023 player survey:
- 60% of D&D players are male
- 39% are female
- 1% identify otherwise
- 19% are GenX
- 48% are Millennials
- 33% are GenZ
@SethFromMaine Haha! I suppose I'll have to settle for a life lived in calm, contemplative obscurity. Those who wish to chill with me in meditative bliss on the mountaintop are welcome to do so. Always lots of room at the foot of the mountains, but only so many seats are found at the peak.
Sigh… the eternal #DnD Edition Wars. The best edition is the one that works the best for you and your table. Hate one? Cool—keep playing your favorite. Others love what you hate? So what. Play yours, be happy, and stop letting what makes others happy live rent-free in your head.