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@celestiumart@darlingstrawbie You’ve also said Celestium that you are newly babyized and I watched that stream with Ava so it could be a way to better understand why they debate the way they do since they are also Orthodox
@celestiumart@darlingstrawbie I don’t know if you and Strawb have done a collab before Celestium, but maybe the two of you can try and set up a stream with Mrs. Andrew Wilson?
Israel destroyed the mausoleum of Simon Peter, apostle of Christ, in the village of Shama in southern Lebanon
1,925–1,995 years years old .
Christians of the world, Wake up!!
This girl is still alive, and there is still time to act... help bring attention to her case so we can save her life
I never ask for anything, but please RT and pray
@FrenzWuiMade@davidmWats@GnomeRad@WorldWarNow_ Iwo Jima is the closet operation we have to this scenario as a guide of how bad things might go. However things go I’m more interested in any Homefront backlash the American populace will do
@FrenzWuiMade@davidmWats@GnomeRad@WorldWarNow_ The strategists and tactical planners have had more years to plan defensive operations for this area and build hidden defenses to a greater strength and complexity than Japan did
My wife used to be a full-blown Daemon of Nurgle, I was a fresh-faced virgin Guardsman.
Then one day she got radically redeemed. Visiting the Ecclesiarchy every day, denounced heretics constantly, filled her hab with seals and aquilas, kept prayer journals smeared in holy oils, always making the sign of the aquila, wept buckets of pus over every planet she'd ever drowned in pestilence, etc.
We courted for a whole year, dated four months, engaged two and a half, never so much as let a tentacle brush against flak armor. Our first kiss was right there at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!).
Five years married now. She’s the most wonderful habmaker you could ask for, popped out three healthy (mostly) kiddos, keeps the hab consistent, free of unnecessary change. The regiment loves her cooking. She’s purer than most actual humans I know, because in the Emperor’s sight it’s all about current heart posture, not the necrotizing cankers.
Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of never having touched Chaos. And that certainly can be a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of the Emperor's forgiveness more than most Inquisitors, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for the Golden Throne.
A woman or man's daemonic past matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born-again in the Emperor's light, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for the Imperium, if they truly follow the Emperor and obey His commands.
And honestly, there's nothing wrong with any of it. She's perfect just the way she is now. Those extra tentacles are fine decoration. And the occasional nurglings in the laundry are just the kids' new playmates.
Emperor protects.
*cough*
From now on I will post this once a month, so it gets in the head of people:
YOU
As a CHRISTIAN
should not be ALLIED
with ANYONE
who DENIES
the DIVINITY
of CHRIST
this INCLUDES
JEWS
MUSLIMS
BUDDHISTS
ATHEISTS
ETC
In 945 AD, Olga of Kyiv endured one of the most brutal losses imaginable. Her husband, Igor of Kyiv, the ruler of Kievan Rus’, was murdered by the Drevlian tribe after he demanded a second tribute payment. The Drevlians, unhappy with the tribute, captured Igor, and in a horrific act, executed him by tying his legs to two bent trees and releasing them, tearing his body apart. Igor’s death left Olga widowed with their young son, Sviatoslav I, only three years old.
The Drevlians, believing that Igor’s death weakened Kievan Rus’, saw an opportunity to seize power. They sent envoys to propose that Olga marry their prince, Mal, a union that would place Kievan Rus’ under their control. Olga, appearing calm and cooperative, agreed to consider the offer. She requested that the envoys return the next day, dressed in honour, and carried in a boat as befitting important guests. When the envoys arrived, they were carried not to the palace, but to a deep pit. There, the boat with the envoys inside was dropped into the trench, and they were buried alive. Olga watched as they suffocated, but this was only the beginning.
Olga then sent word to the Drevlians that she had accepted the proposal but required a second delegation of their most important men to escort her. Unaware of the fate of the first group, the Drevlians sent another delegation. Olga welcomed them warmly and invited them to bathe after their long journey. Once they entered the bathhouse, Olga’s soldiers locked the doors and set the building on fire, killing all inside.
Next, Olga announced that she would visit the Drevlians’ land to hold a funeral feast for her late husband, Igor. The Drevlians prepared a lavish celebration, drinking heavily in anticipation of their victory. When they were fully intoxicated, Olga gave the signal. Hidden soldiers launched an attack and slaughtered the revelers. According to the Primary Chronicle, around 5,000 Drevlians were killed in a single night.
Still unsatisfied, Olga returned the following year with an army and laid siege to the Drevlian capital, Iskorosten. When the city refused to surrender, Olga demanded a small tribute: three sparrows and three pigeons from each household. Exhausted, the Drevlians agreed. Olga’s soldiers tied burning sulfur to the birds and released them. The birds flew back to their nests, setting the city on fire. Iskorosten was destroyed, and the Drevlian threat was finally vanquished.
After exacting her revenge, Olga ruled as regent for her young son for fifteen years. She proved to be a skilled ruler, reforming the tax system to prevent the abuses that had led to her husband’s death. She strengthened trade and kept the state stable. Later in life, Olga traveled to Constantinople and converted to Christianity, becoming one of the first Christian rulers in Eastern Europe. Though she tried to convert her son, Sviatoslav refused, but her influence would be felt through her grandson, Vladimir the Great, who later converted Kievan Rus’ to Christianity, building upon the foundation she laid.
Olga died in 969 at around eighty years old. The Orthodox Church later declared her a saint, calling her “Equal to the Apostles.” History remembers Olga as a complex figure—ruthless in her vengeance, a capable ruler, and a pioneering Christian. The woman the Drevlians underestimated not only destroyed them but also reshaped the future of Eastern Europe, leaving a lasting legacy.