Science And Religion Aren't Enemies Or "two Sides Of The Same Coin" They're Girlfriends Making Out With

"we live in an uncaring universe"

false. i care very deeply. am i not a part of this infinite universe?

Above all, serve God, love well, and commit to the Bit

"In a tight-knit community, such as the early Christian community was: a community where people called each other "brother" and "sister" -it would be expected that one would find more examples of informal communism than one would expect in the wider society. In a sense we could say that the early Christian community was formed as a fictive kin group; and generally speaking, communism is the natural relationship among people who consider each other to be kin."

Roman A. Montero | All Things in Common; Economic Practices of the Early Christians

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.”

— G.K. Chesterton 

medieval heart-shaped prayer book in a medieval painting and in real life

there's always a lot of talk about how being gay or trans is a "sin." and a lot of people have reclaimed this, have joked about their "sin," have held it up yourself so it can't be held against you.

but to all of the religious queers, the ones trying to find or create a home in themselves where their identity and their religion don't contradict... i see you. i've been you, i am you, i love you.

your orientation is not a sin.

your gender is not a sin.

you are not sinful or wrong or bad just for being who you are.

your identity does not contradict your religion.

you are beautifully and wonderfully made, just as you are.

you are loved by your creator, just as you are.

nobody can take any of that away from you.

[ please do not tag or censor my use of the word queer. do not derail this post by talking about how much religion sucks. ]

At the Last Judgment I shall not asked whether I was successful in my ascetic exercises, nor how many bows and prostrations I made. Instead I shall be asked did I feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and the prisoners. That is all I shall be asked.

St. Maria of Paris, quoted in Fr. Roberto Ubertino, To Give a Beautiful Witness: The Rule of St. John the Compassionate Mission

Merry Christmas sleepyheads !