Height wise they are a child, sir

I must confirm how tall you are and that of any relations before I take your opinion into consideration

Is a 10 inch height difference lowkey noncey?

I feel like Boomers in general are just getting more unhinged.

My parents don’t have Trump derangement in either direction, they are barely political, but the politics they do have and express seems to have gotten more and more reactionary over the last decade or so.

Someone needs a taste of the Wolf Fang Fist

"The conflict between Israel and Palestine is 2,000 years old"

People who say this shit are so unserious

fair to say cw: for religion in all of these

::: spoiler Personal Religious History My relationship with the Church or religion hasn't always been steady, I had an atheist phase around high school, but after that I kind of developed an interest in myth, religion and philosophy.
That makes me sound a lot smarter than I was, my understanding of a lot of it was pretty shallow and partially motivated by a desire to seem cultured and intelligent.
Still, there was some kind of desire for spirituality behind it which eventually led me to looking into Unitarian Universalists as their whole vibe was kind of syncretic "every religion has something important to teach".

After awhile I felt drawn back to Christianity, but I wasn't really sure what to do about it.
I settled on the United Church of Christ because there was a decent amount of them where I lived, they were fairly liberal, and they seemed to have a ecumenical vibe.
Something about it though rubbed me the wrong way and it would continue to rub me the wrong way as I explored other options in the "theologically liberal mainline protestant sphere".
The Church had Calvanist roots which I didn't really vibe with, but it also felt like these roots almost didn't matter at all.
It felt like often the religion itself was not taken very seriously, that it was merely liberalism and liberals with ritual.
To them The Eucharist was a mere symbol, and it didn't feel like it would be out of place to hold the belief that the Resurrection didn't really happen, or that Jesus was just a human with nice teachings.

At this time I delved more into the differences between Protestantism and Catholicism and came away with a greater appreciation for certain aspects of Catholic theology.
I wanted something closer to my upbringing and more closely connected to the history and tradition of the Church, which lead me to Episcopalians and their Anglo-Catholic tradition.
I still struggled with the liberalism thing mentioned above though, the only thing really keeping me was their stance on LGBT people, but after finding Catholic Churches nearby that were LGBT-friendly and whose Priest was very kind and took his faith very seriously I kind of abandoned ship.
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::: spoiler Why Christianity? It really comes down to The Trinity, the Incarnation and the Resurrection I guess.

The idea of their being a God who loves us so much that He would become like us, to be closer to us and to bring us closer to Him is admittedly a nice thought.
The revelation of God through Christ turns the whole world upside down, he is a King, but he is born in a manger not a palace. He isn't served but serves. Christ's Kingship subverts our very ideas of Kingship.

He doesn't conquer through killing and death, but in dying conquers death. And in his Resurrection there is hope for the whole world. Hope that death and injustice and sorrow will not have the final say and in the end every tear will be wiped away.

The Trinity likewise is a concept many cannot wrap their head around, but to me it is one of the most meaningful aspects of Christian theology.
In the Trinity the very being of our universe and reality is shown to be relational and that relationship is one of love.
It sort of effects my whole outlook on life.

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::: spoiler Why Catholicism? I suppose the most obvious question would be why a trans person would be part of the Catholic Church?
Like I said above, I was lucky enough to find Churches that are welcoming and open to trans people. There is also a few Catholic organizations dedicated to ministering to and advocating for LGBT Catholics, a Dominican Priest involved in this has recently been named a Cardinal even.
Pope Francis's official statements and documents last year saying same-sex couples could be blessed and that trans people could be baptized and be Godparents has also made me feel more comfortable as a trans Catholic.

Really despite a lot of valid criticisms Francis's Papacy, the spirit of his Papacy and of the Synod on Synodality and really the spirit of Vatican ii he is trying to carry forward give me hope.
It really feels like the Church is trying to be a "universal church".
I have a shared connection with the Haitians and Latin Americans in my community and with other people throughout the world.
I mean there are protestants all over the world and they are connected through organizations, don't get me wrong, but my experience just left me feeling like I was in white people central.
idk if that makes sense.

As for more theological reasons: Mary
Purgatory and praying for the dead Transubstantiation

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As a trans Catholic it kind of hurts that the Pope saying something not completely venomous about people like me is enough to drive someone to drink.

But mostly it’s just kind of sad how wrapped in hatred their Christianity is.
I try not to put much stock in what these “online trad convert” types think tho.

Sometimes in a relationship you have to take a firm hand

this shit good af

that was a problem for me as well

I disagree Freddi Fish is very gender ambiguous

If he puts up with Harry, I think he'd put up with me.

on TikTok?

this reads like something from disco elysium

probably his funniest tweet

I mean I've switched to injections so they've just been kind of sitting around gathering dust

idk how