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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When your faith, or your lack of one, shapes how you vote, how do you keep it from becoming a wall between you and neighbors who believe differently?”
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The Open Question Jun 24: What makes humans unique & valuable?
Hey y'all! This week Oracle said in its official SEC filing it replaced 21,000 jobs with AI. And last month Pope Leo XIV delivered his first encyclical arguing that the real danger of is that we start treating people, including ourselves, as products to be optimized and... - Gypsy Fulton...
Modern test
What if the modern test of faith isn’t how fiercely we defend what we believe, but how gently we treat those who see the world differently? In an era that rewards constant division, choosing empathy might just be the most sacred act left..what say you ?... Read the full post knives out wake up dead man good spiritual film
Recently, I saw knives out wake up dead man on Netflix and was surprised at how poignant and special some of the scenes with the earnest priest were. In many ways, it kind of reminds me of how this Uptrusting platform is trying to be.... I had a similar journey with Christianity. Some of you know I was in a cult from 23-26 and fell out because…it was a cult. I think it was a bit better than an average cult though because as we were starting they made sure to tell everyone, "Don’t trust us, trust your experience."... rencently i've been playing with referencing Quakers in my mind whenever someone says "Christian"
A lot of people I hang around with seem to think "Christianity" is a single thing, rather than 45,000 different denominations with wildly different beliefs.... Hmm, this translation IMHO misses a key point of the last line which is, the only thing you can stand on is karma aka your intentions and actions. As my teacher put it, "what you do matters".... SlutCon- Inspiration to bravely step forward
I come from a long line of deeply christian people. Literally some of the first Puritans to come to America were my ancestors. Just yesterday, I was trying to get a sense of how I come across and a person asked me if I was religious due to my general demeanor- golden hair, near... - onWe need to recover the idea of the Soul from its destruction at the hands of modern metaphysics and its distortion in traditional Christianity.bymporch...
In my Christian upbringing, I was taught that I AM a soul, not that I possess one. In this scheme, my Soul is fatally marked with Sin, incapable of pleasing God, and must be redeemed.... Greetings, everyone! My name is Jeremiah, and I just got here. I hope that I'll find good folks who want to strengthen a life in Jesus Christ, or if that's not their thing, engage in conversations through mutual respect and appreciation for basic human dignity.... - nat...
creators I used to follow on Twitter often talked about taking sabbaticals. My next-door neighbor gets a month-long sabbatical every year. His company offers it. I've never thought much about the religious implications of the word, though.... Read the full post - tmack1957...
What keeps me sane? The Serenity Prayer is a good starting point. I also try to get out of myself and help others. Performing acts of kindness is good too. I also mute President Trump whenever possible.... Read the full post - Sara Schultz...
So interesting - Jeff and I have been reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck and there's this passage that discusses the story of Cain and Abel in the context of sort of coming right after the story of original sin and puts forward this interpretation that Cain feels rejected by... - josefine...
I'm similarly to Jordan very curios how to include more of what many churches has into the personal growth movements. The grounded, wholesome, "we know and care about each other and live our lives together" sort of thing like caring for children/elders together or organizing... - nat...
I have a friend that uses a string of words when referring to God in her spiritual work… "God, tree, Universe, Bob" It’s always funny to me when she says that. I’ve started using God more often too. But I too share other labels and invite people to choose what label they prefer.... Read the full post I don't know how to! Well, there are some simple regressive ways: your mental pathologies are actually symptoms of demonic possesion, or consequences of your fundamentally sinful nature, or the result of bad actions in a previous lifetime, or failure to properly honor your... I get the sense when most people say they're not religious, it's the same way they say they're unaffiliated voters. Or how in the workplace, we've gone from working for one corporation for a lifetime to jumping employers every 1-3 years....