Something That's Really Been Bothering Me Lately Is How The Church I Was A Part Of Would Like... Repackage

something that's really been bothering me lately is how the church i was a part of would like... repackage doctrine to make it sound nicer and more acceptable. like, the belief that all humans are evil by nature and deserve eternal torture for the crime of existing is inherently violent and cruel. but my church didn't frame it like that. they framed it as "yes we're ALL evil and wicked and we ALL deserve hell to atone for our sin (being human) BUT god loves you despite you not deserving love or happiness or anything good at all and all you have to do to avoid the pits of hell is accept jesus as your savior isn't that so amazing????" and they framed the crucifixion as this beautiful, selfless act of god by taking our place on the cross instead of "this all-powerful being who created all the rules decided that he required torture, death, and human sacrifice to be able to tolerate us". and it's not "women will be viewed as lesser than men" it's "women must submit to their husbands the same way we all must submit to god it's not dehumanizing it's holy and yes women have different roles but that doesn't make them lesser than and sure we don't have any women in leadership positions in the church and we would never even consider it, come on now that's ridiculous, but that's just because men are supposed to lead because men and women are different and created for different purposes it's just biology". and there are plenty others! i know that the reframing of everything is part of how they can even get people to accept the doctrine in the first place, but being on the outside of it is kind of horrifying. when you get down to the actual beliefs that are held without the distortions and manipulation, so many are violent, cruel, dehumanizing, abusive. but they distort and manipulate these beliefs to make them seem acceptable, morally correct, and redefine what love is and should look like.

I already gave a fact in the comments of the OG post, but I'd like to add another few here for funsies!!

No, I did not glitch and stutter in every sentence that left me.

Me n the band all saw eachother as a musical family, more or less.

-Cass 🎭

hey fictionfolk, whats something you want others to know about you?

something fandom usually gets wrong. something fans dont think about. something source didnt get quite right. just a random fun fact. anything goes!!!

guys I found the fictionkin shirt of all time

Some canines in human bodies are happy that they can eat chocolate.

Some canines in human bodies are happy that they can drink coffee.

I'm also happy about these two things. but I realized today what I appreciate the most: and that is fresh, crunchy, sweet grapes. God that shts so good.

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It is somewhat disheartening that personal posts get much less traction than memes. I guess that’s just how social media is, but it makes me wanna write less and less essay-styled personal nonhumanity posts. If you see a post you like of someone’s experiences, reblog it (as long as it doesn’t say no rb’s)!