@CarolineKautsi1 No, thanks. Think I'd rather go in my closet to scream. It's not nice scaring all the animals of the woods. They really don't like it when humans show up in the middle of *their* home screaming at the top of their lungs, lol!
@whataimeereads_ When I was wrapping up the last pages of an epic story that took years to write, & my uncle got on the computer during a thunderstorm, even tho I TOLD him NOT to, specifically because of the danger, & sure enough lightning hit close by & the power surge fried the pc/all was lost.
@eofallthings I was once mauled by a cat I was sure was rabid, limped home bleeding profusely down one leg. It could have had RABIES & I could have died, but parents refused to take me in to be checked out. I've never actually gotten over that.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey Left you a long message in DM explaining more about my thoughts, views, & feelings about "Church dogma", hope it helps clarify things a bit.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey It's not just the misogynist insults to women & their worth & their right to speak, but also because I truly believe he realized just how easily he could manipulate things politically, if he only pretended to convert to Christianity. I've read his epistles, they're rude/hateful.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey Not talking abt Bible, but dogma of orthodox Church. Spiritual teachings o'Bible, esp. Jesus' words, R sound. But take Saul (won't call him saint or Paul), his epistles don't belong. He was fascist/misogynist. His epiphany was that he could use Christianity 2 manipulate politics.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey Thx, same here. Often too judgemental myself, but only of actions, not the person, bcuz I dunno what they've lived that made'em who they are. I know my life/why it made me so angry, so I TRY 2B tolerant most o'the time. But confess, I can get forceful w/those who do/speak evil.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey Mark it up to being only a human, we all sin/backslide, as long as you repent & mean it & TRY to do right, God will forgive.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey I do too. Luckly haven't lost everything yet, but expect it'll happen all too soon, w'state o'the world. I was raised in church too, & even when I set myself apart from the orthodox Church & it's fascist dogmas, never once stopped loving God/Jesus/Divine Creator. God is WITH me.
@Nevyn05217348@ketravers1@aaronjmate@mtracey Yeah, it's all crazy the way things operate up there on the hill, can't trust any of it. And yes, closing the country was a colossal mistake, but I don't think keeping it open would have changed much, the powers that be would just find other ways to maneuver/manipulate things.