A MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED.
2023.10.01.
Even if I was fully vaccinated, I would admire the unvaccinated for resisting the greatest pressure I have ever seen, including pressure from spouse, parents, children, friends, colleagues and doctors.
People who have been able to characterize such personality, courage and such critical abilities certainly embody the best characteristics of humanity.
They are everywhere, of all ages, education levels, countries and views.
They are a special kind; these are the warriors that any army of Light would like to have in their ranks.
These are the parents that every child wishes to have and the children that every parent dreams of having.
You are made of the greatest people to ever live, those heroes born among ordinary people and glow in the dark.
They are beings beyond the average of their societies;
They are the essence of nations that created all cultures and conquered horizons.
They did what others couldn't, they were the tree that withstood the storm of abuse, discrimination and social separation.
They did it because they thought they were lonely and believed they were the only ones.
They were banned from sitting at their family tables at Christmas, but they had never seen anything so cruel.
They lost their jobs, lost their careers, they were out of money...
but they didn't care.
They have experienced unmeasurable discrimination, condemnation, betrayal and humiliation... but they did not stop.
There has never been such a selection in Humanity - now we know who is the best on Planet Earth.
Women, men, old, young, rich, poor, people of various races and religions, the unvaccinated, the chosen ones of the invisible ark, the only ones who managed to stand when it all fell apart.
It is YOU, You passed an unimaginable test that many of the toughest Marines, commanders, green berets, astronauts and geniuses could not.
You are made of heroes who ever lived,
heroes born among ordinary people and shine in the dark.
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Despite years of pressure campaigns, discriminatory policies, social separation, loss of income, threats and death accusations, French General Christian Blanchon thanked the "unvaccinated" for their strength, courage and leadership.
The author is unknown. 2022.10.28.
@Jolz_Aust That’s just simply not what the image was trying to teach and convey. These statements can be valid in the right context where grounds for the claim are sensible. But this feels like reaching.
To be clear: the book he’s asking $20 for isn’t a cheap newsprint copy of the Gospels. It’s a gorgeously designed book that’s packed with rich theological commentary from Bishop Barron, the Popes, and the Church fathers from every age, as well tons of gorgeous high quality prints of the greatest art from the Church’s 2000 year tradition.
It’s an edition of the Gospels explicitly designed for evangelization through beauty and truth.
He’s not making money hand over fist on this thing.
I’ve been in a bathroom stall when a man walked in. Women’s feet don’t face the toilet, so I knew it was a man. A wall between me and him didn’t make me any less scared, nor did it change the fact that I was sitting there with my pants and underwear around my kneecaps. It didn’t make me any less vulnerable. The stall didn’t change the fact that we were still in the same room, him with his dick out and me damn near naked from the waist down.
I don’t think men quite understand that kind of vulnerability or fear. When women go to the bathroom, we don’t have the pleasure of whipping it out and putting it back in. Clothes come off. Dresses and skirts get pulled up. We’re exposed. When a woman tells you, “This makes me uncomfortable,” you need to listen and show some respect. Instead women are being asked by men to sacrifice their safety, privacy, and dignity so men can feel comfortable. I wasn’t just scared, I felt unsafe and I knew I wasn’t safe as soon as he walked into the bathroom. It was a gut feeling. That instinct is a woman’s greatest weapon and he’s asking us to lay our weapons down.
Consenting adults should do whatever makes them happy, provided it does not harm others, but a child is not capable of consent, which is why we have laws protecting minors.
It's been a wild 24 hours. It began with Twitter labeling our film hate speech and completely suppressing it, and ends with all suppression lifted and Elon Musk himself tweeting out the film and urging people to watch it. A huge win.
The Holy Spirit is the source of joy, born of our relationship with God, from knowing that we are not alone, lost or defeated even amid struggles and dark nights, because He is with us. We can overcome everything with God, even the abyss of pain and death.