@TomZohar such a good summary of this movie! I didn't know what it was about when I went and was SO uncomfortable I almost walked out a few times. This stayed with me for ages and really made me think. It's an excellent film about an uncomfortable topics.
@_zaddytony My condolences to you. It's always hard to lose someone that we knew in our youth; the dead are a reminder of our own mortality. Sending you love and light.
Notice how it’s always “the Bible must dictate national laws,” until it says anything about caring for the poor, the immigrants, the hungry, the sick, debt relief, not charging interest, being good stewards of the earth, loving your enemies, and laying down our weapons.
The ppl who banned Black ppl from schools, jobs, military, & public spaces, lynched Latinos, banned Asian immigration, locked up Japanese ppl, broke hundreds of treaties with Native Americans—& are now banning teaching that history—want you to stop making everything about race.😐
@ramiontheroxxx From Vogue Magazine: The Met Gala is a charity event that is considered a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. It has traditionally been timed to mark the opening of its annual fashion exhibition. Year after year, the event raises eight-figure sums.
I believe homophobia and transphobia are two of the greatest evils facing American Christianity today.
But here's the thing... NONE of it is rooted in Jesus or the Bible. It’s rooted in societal change.
In other words, anti-LGBTQ+ people are caving to culture.
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@pinkgiantjay I've started saying "connection, passion and communication" - breaks the oversimplified and creates an opportunity for more information (or not...if they fall away, so be it)