Survivors often lose their place in the church for speaking the truth about their abuse. They lose any status they had. They lose honor and trust. All because of the things that were done TO them. Rather than accuse and disparage them, we must see them and embrace their courage.
Elephants are thought to be highly altruistic animals that aid other species, including humans, in distress. This is how a young one, believing Darrick Thompson (founder of Kham La sanctuary) was drowning, rushed to save him
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When our Christianity begins to look like vengeance, animosity, and hostility towards the world, rather than love, humility, and compassion, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus.
a conservative christian foundation paid $20 million for those jesus ads and i'm just thinking about all the things jesus would've preferred to spend $20 million on
Imagine taking a few Bible verses on human sexuality as literal divine commands from God for all society, but minimizing the +3,000 verses calling for the care of immigrants, the marginalized, the oppressed, and the poor to a personal choice.
God is not silent regarding systemic abuse. He sent Jesus, who lived amid corrupt systems.
Jesus stood against anything and everything that deformed, crushed, and destroyed humanity, including religious leaders.