LGBTQ+ rights are under attack across the world.
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With the rampant increase of Anti LGBTQ+ hate crimes, speech and laws internationally, the LGBTQ community globally no longer feels safe.
We refuse to stand by while injustice against our community reigns.
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fred rogers would be proud of ms rachel. nobody carries on his legacy more than her <3
That got me super curious, and I found this about the Mr. Rogers and Ms. Rachel connection.
That explains so much but also idk why it felt like a revalation. She's an American my age, a ton of us did, especially the ones of us who share his values.
I'm glad kids have an influencer like her. Mr Rogers did a lot of good for my early moral development.
A Christian following Christian teachings!?
No no, she's clear that this is because of Jesus, not Christian teachings.
Which makes sense, cause Christian teachings are typically what Paul says, not Jesus.
then why do people keep saying "Simon says"????
How DARE she Utter such UnChristlike Nonsense like TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT and STOP MURDERING CHILDREN! She's HORRIBLE!
Christianity is in a pretty sad state when you're absolutely shocked to see a Christian behaving like an actual Christian.
My first thought was: "Boy, are christians gonna be pissed when they see this christian acting like a christian."
Edit: No. Bad autocorrect, bad! That stays lowercase until they behave.
Ms Rachel; you are already on your way to be antisemite of the year; You don't want to be Christian persecutor of the year as well.
just to note - as part of their nomination StopAntiSemetism said:
Miss Rachel, no stranger to controversy, had previously dabbled in politics but, after facing backlash, quickly refocused on her brand and catering to children
what's the political controversy that caused backlash you ask? she made a video celebrating pride month... that's it..
and now this article shows she isn't just doing it to score brownie points but is actually what the genocide defenders fear most - an actually good person.
really makes me disgusted how Isntreal claims to be a safe haven for lgbtq+ people yet use us as both a weapon and a shield whenever convenient..
safe haven for LGBTQIA+ people unless you move there. my mom, back before she understood Israel to be what it truly is, was going to move there with her girlfriend. the military recruiter bringing her girlfriend over got in her ear about how the Jewish race is dying off and a lesbian couple won't make any new little perfectly Jewish children, so she broke up with my mom.
their position on LGBTQIA+ issues is purely virtue signaling. it's propaganda for fundraising. the point of a thing is what it does and Israel hurts, not helps, our rights (our here meaning queer, Jewish, and queer Jewish).
It's a lovely sentiment, and I appreciate what she's doing, but religion is entirely about exclusion.
exactly. I left my church because the priest said that my tattoo of a fucking BUTTERFLY was "inappropriate and unCristian." also because they were racist to my Korean friend, said I couldn't be pansexual, and tried to teach me to "submit to your faith and get a husband as Jesus intended."
100%. When will people start pointing out to “good Christians” that the things making them a good Christian have nothing to do with Christianity??
“Hurtful videos and comments, no matter how much attention they get, will not bring you want you want. Only love can do that.”
Well said, very well said.
Ms Rachel doesn't miss
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Oh look, a Christian who actually read their magic book.
Fuck that stupid book.
Jesus was an excellent dude with an excellent idea; if you're going to be aware forever then the time you spend here on earth is going to be a microscopic fraction of the time that the you that is you exists. Deciding that you're above others because of money or race becomes a permanent soul injury after passing on and discovering that souls come in one single value, color and race.
For example; camel in the eye of the needle parable guy would have difficulty in passing on to the next world not because he was rich, but because being rich defined who he was as a person. The parable attempted to explain that the person who needed to be above others as a core component of their identity would be endlessly miserable when put in a situation where they could never be placed above others again.
I’ve always found it ridiculous that a cult would be so hellbent on making its numbers smaller
Cults grow specifically because there's an out-group they exclude, so that by joining the cult, you can feel superior to the out-group. It's an incredibly effective tactic that's been working basically since the dawn of organized religion.
Religion is another form of tribalism.
Although I appreciate her and her sentiment, this changes nothing that the big Ambrahamic religions stand fundamentally opposed to the existence of LGBTQ+ people. To a point of justifying genocide against them.
The only realistic solution to ensure the equality and safety of LGBTQ+ people (and more) is the elimination of organized religion.
Religion is a cancer, and needs to be eradicated through education that specifically analyzes it and destroys it with logic and reasoning.
It seems the only ones fundamentally opposed to their very existence are the ones who see in only black and white terms. That either you're good or you're bad. This is mostly evangelists who gain power by tricking people into believing the opposite of deep-seated religious tradition.
This is a problem of con-men abusing established infrastructure, not necessarily organized religion itself. Getting rid of the religion does not get rid of the con-men, just forces them to make a new one (Scientology/Mormon anyone?) or use a different strategy.
Perhaps try and see things in a less black and white way and you might find an actual solution instead of a boogie man you can point to and say "They're causing all our problems! We should burn them at the stake!"
the big Ambrahamic religions stand fundamentally opposed to the existence of LGBTQ+ people
Setting aside the navel gazing "um actually if you translate the Greek properly..." nerd theology, the big religions only seem to care when reactionary secular leaders care.
Hostility to homosexuality isn't a product of religion, it's a product of socio-economic in-groups and out-groups. Same with misogyny, ethnic bigotry, and xenophobia. You'll find all the same reactionary tendencies among secular atheists as sectarian dogmatics. And the same progressive attitudes, as well.
Religion is downstream of politics. Always has been
i don't know if religion is bad so much as zealotry (aware of the irony of my name; but that's a play on critical role and jester) the place i felt most accepted growing up queer was my family church an summer camp. my childhood pastor was one of the first people to write me and both congratulate and comfort me while also apologising for the national church's recent stances (a few years ago). granted it was a new england methodist church so i realize my privilge but still