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[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 36 points 2 months ago

This is doing church right.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

There's so much good that some churches do. The Methodist near me has a permanent trans flag and a sign saying all are welcome. Do all sorts of good deeds. If you're looking for community and a place to put your charity, either your money or your labor, you could do much worse. It's an established functional thing, actually dedicated to good deeds and love.

Such churches do exist, and if your a product of western society, as I suspect anyone reading this is, it's the closest thing to heritage and a sort of tribal inclusion you're likely to get. A thing I think all humans crave on some level.

Then the Catholics, mega churches etc out there giving it all a bad name. Just hateful with a side of systematic sexual abuse. My point being maybe just don't turn your nose up at the mere thought of it. There's so much goodness about if you only reach out and grab it.

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 6 points 2 months ago

I had a priest as a kid who was always saying that god doesn’t hate & neither should you. I remember during one sermon he was talking about Harry Potter(during height of anti Harry Potter bullshit) & how love was a major theme in the book we should all pay attention too.

He was cool.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

how love was a major theme in the book

Well, unless you're gay. Or trans. Or not white.

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 4 points 2 months ago

yeah, jk became the voldemort of her own story. either way, ol' boy holyman was legit af.

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

That priest would be considered "woke" in 2025.

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[-] ccunix@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Sadly churches are filled with people and people are fallible. The larger the church the more likely problems occur visibly.

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[-] pneumatron@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 months ago

This is actually really cool. Cooler if maybe they can pay taxes next!

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[-] falynns@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Maybe start paying taxes, on that and all other land they've confiscated.

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[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

That's so awesome!:-)

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