@Lady_Broski I think by the end of the first week, it's a lot more manageable. Just gotta power through it until then. You can do et (rob schneider voice)
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan I like history, but I'm admittedly largely ignorant, as I haven't studied much outside of specific niches. I know I'm a descendant of Gwenwynwyn, which is cool at least. And I'm not weak, just out of practice. Need to start lifting again so I can retry the 500lb deadlift I failed
@Lady_Broski I fervently used the special mouthwash they gave me. Now I'm wondering if warm compresses would've been better than cold, but yeah it's brutal for the first while. Wanted someone to just put me to sleep a few times.
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan My jurisdiction is OCA, so technically neither, but its roots are in the Russian tradition. Also, would you care to move this conversion to DMs? Just for the sake of keeping track of it more easily
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan I have to say, I'm enjoying our conversation. You have strong conviction, which is commendable, and you hold yourself to a higher standard than just flinging insults and ignoring what's actually being said. You have my appreciation, however much that means to you.
@Kaosreincarnate@EveKeneinan@vfm6974 Nations that allow evil bring judgment upon themselves at the hands of their enemies. It is a pattern that's been repeated countless times precisely because men (mankind) are weak. We allow ourselves to be slaves to our passions and vices. It is truly sorrowful amd shameful.
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan It's not a nebulous distinction. They were not in communion with the true Church and chose to schism for their own gain. They did not live like the many Saints we have examples of. There is a clear boundary and they are outside of it. Simple as.
@Kaosreincarnate@EveKeneinan@vfm6974 What care do i have for the lies of demons? Empty boasts to lead men astray. Meanwhile your ancestors actually sacrificed their children to these gods.
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan God's children forsake Him and He allows our chastisement, lest we forget that we are not home yet. I cant take accusations of not understanding my own religion seriously coming from one whose understanding is bound by the logic of flesh and blood. I wish you well, brother.
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan There is allowance for war as a lesser evil to protect innocents. A man who does not protect others fails his duty to love. But you miss the point. Were they not permitted for the sake of God's judgement, the mohammedan armies would fall to the blade of even a single warrior.
@MotherGrundy "But it's not hurting anyone" she said, silently filing away last night's fling in her heart as yet another man she'd drunkenly chosen to replace her absent father's love lazily shambled out the door. For just a moment, her heart groans, a tree in the winds of a long-dried oasis.
@EarthBrah Hey, I carry a vp9(k). My pen, knife, and wallet are cheap to balance it out. What makes my kit special is the lockpick set and a single shekel (in case I grt kidnapped by an ADL hit squad)
@Kaosreincarnate@EveKeneinan@vfm6974 Even in the myth of his own creation, your god is powerless to fate. My God weaves fate itself. If you truly value strength, why serve one so weak?
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan "but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness" your gods had no victory in this life. Christ's victory transcends all. My God has already won. I will do His work and fear no man or demon. You do not comprehend, but one day you might.
@Kaosreincarnate@vfm6974@EveKeneinan What have I denied? Those things did happen, but carrying a banner of Christ does not make one's actions Christian. A forced conversion is no true conversion. The blood of the martyrs conquered Rome; there is no losing condition in Christ except to fail to truly love.