demeterjaw.bsky.social
21 (she/her) | lesbian, theologian, philosopher, part-time classicist and urbexer | she/her | ♉︎ | ☿ | 💊 12/22/21 | eng/lat/deu
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yeah no, christianity is barely abrahamic in certain theological scopes.
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please spill i’m so lost 😭
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furthermore, the idea that you can just say “i believe jesus christ is the lord and forgiver of sins” isn’t accurate either. there’s a deeper psychological/spiritual aspect to it than that
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uhhhhh kinda? repentance kinda works, but committing murder (a capital sin) and rape (a venial sin, which should be capital imo, but i digress) are still sins nonetheless and still have weight against you on judgement day (im not religious, just a scholar/nerd for biblical studies).
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Even if we find pornography questionable, or even objectionable, we cannot allow for any further censorship, any further restrictions on our privacy. If not for the resulting individual harms, but for the ethical grounding of our right to privacy. 12/12
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ultimately, as the judicial continues to chip away at the 5th amendment, we can say goodbye many of the protections and freedoms we have now. american conservatism claims itself to be patriotic and for freedom, the left cannot allow for that kind of rhetoric to continue. 11/12
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This consequence sets the stage for further devolution of our right to privacy. then setting targets at 10m for the rifle of american conservatism to blast through transition-related healthcare (as we’ve already seen) in addition to the aforementioned issues. 10/12
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This same opinion sets precedent to overturn any decision wrt the 5th amendment as its defence, specifically through the due process clause. The slashing of the due process clause has dire consequences in judicial review precedence. 9/12
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In fact, Justice Thomas encouraged the SCOTUS to reconsider Lawrence (as well as Obergefell (gay marriage) and Griswold (contraception)). In the event of the court overturning Lawrence, sodomy immediately becomes illegal in the previously mentioned states. 8/12
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sodomy laws exist on the books in 12 states (KS, OK, TX, MS, LA, GA, FL, SC, NC, KY, MI, MA), only declared unconstitutional under Lawrence v Texas (2003) decision. much like the Dobbs decision (2022), the argument outline by justice Thomas against Roe (1973) applies. 7/12
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Legislatively, America and her states have a massive problem with vague language that places a lot of power in the hands of ruling parties and the judicial. to what extent can the state enforce laws that would criminalize the consumption of porn? what about sodomy? 6/12
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for pornography, the answer is clear: banning IPs, providing personal identification, etc. The frequently-used phrase “lewd and lascivious/salacious” to define what’s obscene sets a dangerous precedent; there are no objective truths to what lewdness *is,* and the same applies to the latter 5/12
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ultimately, obscenity laws hamper our human right to not only free speech and expression, but delves into deeper questions of privacy. like bills pertaining to biological sex and who can go into what bathrooms, how are these laws enforced? 4/12
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however, i cannot agree to the erasure or banning of pornography. obscenity laws still exist and weasel their way into contemporary legislation, which form a direct path to further censorship. transphobic legislation and sentiments come from these same justifications. 3/12
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for instance, pornography has a level of scrutiny from otherwise-liberal individuals (typically younger americans) as a net-negative for society and wish to see its erasure. to a degree, i agree with the sentiment that there is little benefit derived from the consumption of porn. 2/12
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we can criticise people without relying on ad hominem attacks on their appearance
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progesterone metabolizes into a benzodiazepine analogue 🤭
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not me ✊😔 no bitches no hoes
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literally have had so many moments in the last year since starting it where i’m having a conversation and have to ask the person i’m talking to what i said. it’s embarrassing at times, also really funny bc i will say outta pocket shit and completely forget it
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oh my god so the forgetting what i just said thing is normal for lamictal thank god
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as a fellow pwBPD, don’t do that to yourself shawty
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this is such a bad joke and i definitely didn’t land it
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not just judaism, of course, but smaller traditions like Zoroastrianism and the gnostics
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thank you so much for sharing this! i will definitely check this out.
faith is such a complex topic, and even more so in “closed” traditions. finding middle ground when tradition may be kept secret or obscured makes the conversation harder.
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we expect to find fellowship with all people.
this includes conversation that first builds rapport, undergirded by active listening and genuinely interacting with transphobic material to deconstruct arguments and build counter argument from the same foundation. contextualisation matters. 3/3
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1. promoting equal recognition in religious spaces,
2. redefining the false “natural order” concept, and
3. recontextualising and deconstructing gender roles within scripture
religion plays a massive role in societal foundations, especially in the US, we cannot ignore the faithful if 2/3
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i totally understand this sentiment. i’m lucky to have found a bit of community after a moved to a larger city. (200k->1M pop.) i could have been a lonely but safe man in south dakota, instead i chose to be demeter. by far the best decision ive made.
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For context www.vox.com/policy-and-p...