A set of feasible rays @RecessionCone
A set extends infinitely outward in all directions given by its recession cone. Each of those directions is a feasible ray. Where do our thoughts go today? San Francisco, CA Joined November 2007-
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Unanswered questions are better than unquestioned answers.
Dad: did you brush your teeth? 9 year old: yes Dad: ok, let me inspect them. 9 year old: *runs off to brush teeth* 😆🤗🤦♂️
I believe current Mormon leadership is functionally atheist. They focus on manipulating people to do things and giving dire warnings that God’s work is about to fail due to disobedience. If they believed in an omnipotent God, they would know his work cannot fail.
I believe current Mormon leadership is functionally atheist. They focus on manipulating people to do things and giving dire warnings that God’s work is about to fail due to disobedience. If they believed in an omnipotent God, they would know his work cannot fail.
Mormonism gave me an adopted culture: Russian. Then Mormonism and Russia both betrayed me. It is a double estrangement and makes me feel quite alone. Good news is I have other cultures to adopt now. I joined the SFGMC and it has been incredible to feel adopted again.
“In the 32 years that I have been a prosecutor, I have never once seen a victim be spoken for by their bishop or church leader. Not once.”
“In the 32 years that I have been a prosecutor, I have never once seen a victim be spoken for by their bishop or church leader. Not once.” https://t.co/o8tjzWy0aF
This morning @_megconley, Donna Kelly & I were interviewed by NPR's @OnPointRadio about Mormonism, women & domestic violence. Heavy conversation. I'm still writing/processing.
This morning @_megconley, Donna Kelly & I were interviewed by NPR's @OnPointRadio about Mormonism, women & domestic violence. Heavy conversation. I'm still writing/processing.
This is the look I get after going for a run on my own without my doge. He is so resigned and is whining softly.
@WFKARS Yet Megyn has no problem referring g to Seb Gorka as Dr.
It will never stop being funny that the one and only tweet from Elder Kevin S. Hamilton links to a prophet's message that is no longer there. Sure, go ahead and substitute "the church" for "Jesus."
It will never stop being funny that the one and only tweet from Elder Kevin S. Hamilton links to a prophet's message that is no longer there. Sure, go ahead and substitute "the church" for "Jesus."
In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20
It just reminded me - again - of the actual cost of living authentically and the loss that we queer people have to learn to live with. Life on this side of the closet door is beautiful. And grief is real. Both are true.
Christ would have worn brown Band-Aids, “Christ follower”. Piss off.
@GovCox What is more important to you, alfalfa or the Great Salt Lake? What if you had to choose?
"The temples that are exclusive to only the most faithful members are decorated with $100,000 chandeliers, gold leafed angels Moroni, and marble floors imported from Europe. The general authorities have mahogany wood desks, six figure incomes, and $2,000… ift.tt/P9LZ4gX
This is what the church defending the indefensible looks like. THE CHURCH IS THE PEOPLE. This should be denounced by absolutely everyone. And the longer 50 E. North Temple keeps silence the more complicity they reveal.
You would think that during the week when TCOJCOLDS is dealing with a depraved killing of an entire family by their priesthood-holding father - because the mom stood up to his abuse - that they would keep a low profile. Instead they are rebranding. Actions reveal priorities.
You would think that during the week when TCOJCOLDS is dealing with a depraved killing of an entire family by their priesthood-holding father - because the mom stood up to his abuse - that they would keep a low profile. Instead they are rebranding. Actions reveal priorities.
The LDS Church MUST Excommunicate Michael Haight in death (as they have done before with baptisms for the dead). If not, they are continuing to create an environment that enables and encourages DV victims to stay with their abusers.
I'm a developmental scientist who studies how children grow & learn across cultures. I'm also an American mom who feels the extreme pressure put on parents in the West. I'm here to offer you some parenting ANTI-advice — here are a few things you can worry less about: 1/🧵
Eli McCann @EliMcCann
46K Followers 2K Following Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for @sltrib. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: https://t.co/vo8yEGMbJB
🌈Dr. Frizzle @Swilua
27K Followers 6K Following “An inspiration to bog witches everywhere"—@jermsguy “Ms Frizzle IRL”—@ElleMaeGal “Cranky and Annoyed”—@washingtonpost She/Fae
white cat prophecy @whitecatprophcy
7K Followers 2K Following DARE graduate, former zone leader, 2x DQP
Mormon Satan @mormon_satan
5K Followers 4K Following If you can forgive God His Old Testament crimes, surely a latter-day Satan can have a chance. #humanist #exmo #atheist #utpol
BROTHER MIKE @BrotherMike17
5K Followers 4K Following “If you aren’t open to being wrong then you aren’t committed to knowing the truth.” Doug Sherrod
Jessie @jessiejensen
5K Followers 456 Following If I die in my sleep make sure my obituary says I died doing what I loved. She/her
Stacey Harkey @StaceyHarkey
18K Followers 969 Following My dad once asked me if letting me play the trombone made me gay and honestly I don’t know (He/Him)
Phil O’Sphere @phil0sphere
3K Followers 3K Following Everyone is a friend - DMs are open for anyone that needs someone to talk to. Pronouns: he/him/his
LDS Footnotes @ldsfootnotes
5K Followers 1K Following Exploring details buried in LDS footnotes and providing details that should be footnotes… and commentary. @Idsfn.bsky.social
James Bramble @BrambleJim
13K Followers 13K Following Father. Husband, Attorney. Human rights. Cyclist. Runner. Triathlon. Cancer survivor. Film Buff. Utes. Jazz. Do what is right let the consequence follow.
Jacob 🏳️🌈�.. @seagulljaap
3K Followers 3K Following Poodle Dad | Episcopalian | BYU alum (BA, MA) | I love blueberries, ประเทศไทย, and my husband | He/him/his | Views my own | 🏳️🌈 เกย์ดี!
Bradley Talbot @the_bradpad
4K Followers 2K Following "Mormon No More" on Hulu | Founder of @colorthecampus | Sunday School Lessons on my IG | (He/Him) #BlackLivesMatter
Average Joe @planetJoseph
4K Followers 5K Following Domestic Dad. Words and essays in @frednewspost, @roadtripsMD, and elsewhere. Fan of local newspapers and other endangered relics of material culture. #Maryland
Cultural Hall 🏳️.. @_Cultch
3K Followers 1K Following Multi-purpose space. Basketball. Wedding receptions. Overflow seating. LGBTQ ally
SALTLAKEison🧂🏊�.. @AddisonDJenkins
5K Followers 3K Following Frmr @usgabyu pres 🏳️🌈. Foodie. Urban Planning. Policy&Politics. Professional Instagram Stalker. Snark is my own. RTs are for fun. he/his. GAY.
Blair Hodges🎙🔥 @LifeOnaPlate
5K Followers 5K Following Host of @famprocs. Creator of @AntiRacistJazz. Lover of books, music, and the Utah Jazz.
Tyler @tmonson23
2K Followers 1K Following Account Executive @methodcom | All movies should be Muppet movies | he/him
The Tortured Steve De.. @IGoBySteve
2K Followers 1K Following Dad to 2 very different boys, architect, marathon runner, food enthusiast. Sarcasm is my love language. he/him
AdelaTomlinson @WUc2wA5qjwrXW0n
0 Followers 140 Following
2024’s Gonna Be My .. @Jared_VanL
3K Followers 4K Following You’re either getting tweets about Disney Channel or gay sex. Venmo: jared_vanl. BLM, he/him, 28, gay, polyamorous, Autistic, lover of pop music, Free Palestine
Smeslelea @smeslelea81837
23 Followers 2K Following
Black @lisatedasm76761
92 Followers 3K Following
Stacy Williams🚳�.. @StacyWi26560703
822 Followers 3K Following
Cougars Against Hate @CougarCoalition
186 Followers 495 Following Official Account for the LDS LGBT+ Coalition. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter. Rainbow Day March 4th 2021.
Melissa Libby @MelissaLibby88
9 Followers 369 Following I want a beauty like no other in the world, for nostalgia for the past
Carmelina Pawlosky @CarmelinaP61046
79 Followers 5K Following
Meataez @meataez30291
39 Followers 340 Following
UNNNA @CEEPHO92
46 Followers 115 Following
Amelia Baker @Amelia107177221
48 Followers 283 Following This’s Amelia Baker highly believes @if you have no struggles,you’ll have no strength,
Kayleigh @Kayleig874
3 Followers 254 Following Don't let time steal your rising corners of the mouth.
(the New Religions in.. @CreateReligions
288 Followers 5K Following support the Global Secularism for the balance in future(Create New Religions against the future MONOPOLY of the 5 Biggest Religions📉). (the small religions🧡)
Cartoon Mormon Missio.. @cartoonmormon
46 Followers 78 Following Hello everybody! I'm Elder Flem, the cartoon Mormon Missionary. @ CartoonMissionary on TikTok & @ CartoonMissionary on Youtube.
Rita Jess @RitaJess76474
5 Followers 281 Following I'm a cool caring lady who is honest, faithful and loyal
@JoAnn Tyndall Larsen @LarsenTyndall2
23 Followers 134 Following UNC grad, 🐶lover, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙, BLM, Grandma, cynic, Dem, ex-Mo, ❤️path/heme, Beatles, Tim Minchin, aviation, genealogy, fibro & RA. DMs open, but be nice.
Kamel kochbati @kamel_kochbati
25 Followers 2K Following
Don't Visit Salt Lake @DontVisitSLC
91 Followers 477 Following Salt Lake City's Anti-tourism Board. Parody / Satire
Just keep going.. @Christi18845219
2K Followers 4K Following Humankind is but one thread within the web of life. What we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All are bound together & connected. Chief Seattle. No DM.
Apostate Abish @ApostateAbish
1K Followers 606 Following Mormon apostate calling out the hypocrisy and bearing my testimony of just how cuckoo bananas the LDS church really is.
SafetyNet.NV @SafetynetN
810 Followers 5K Following A new solution to the problem of homelessness & affordable housing issues in Reno/Sparks and Washoe County/ N. Nevada
Clive Norbury @clivenorbury
1K Followers 5K Following Director & Specialist Pedigree and Commercial Dairy Cattle Auctioneer and Valuer at Wright Marshall Ltd, Beeston Castle Auction, Tarporley, Cheshire
Caleb @calco23
965 Followers 917 Following 🦑 • queer • everything I say is meant to be incredibly offensive 💜
Gracie Lowell 🇺�.. @koolaidgirl13
494 Followers 1K Following Mom returning to work after 8-year hiatus. Writer, feminist, INFJ, postmormon. Currently writing narrative nonfiction about my Mormon mission.
J Bird @thejaybirder
452 Followers 4K Following
CorkyisQuirky @CorkyisQ
400 Followers 3K Following lvl 31 BIPOC Human She/Her/Dude Pansexual/GenderFluid Mediocre gamer alright crafter pretty good humor
Sammy Gomez @SamwiseG6714
377 Followers 1K Following Latino 🇲🇽 Chicago-born, Denver-raised.“Be ruthless with systems, be kind to people.” - Michael Brooks. Viva Palestina 🇵🇸
jem @juleselisem
421 Followers 2K Following history science fitness business literature non-fiction rock/alt/ambient music travel nature politics technology spirituality foreign affairs
west_of_canopy @west_of_canopy
61 Followers 305 Following Musician, Project Manager, and Software Engineer. Happy, now inactive Mormon with a transgender child. she/her 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
Kathy Thomas @kathythomas
491 Followers 4K Following co-owner of the modern quilt shop Suppose, carrier of the shy gene, she/her
Marty Wiesehahn @WiesehahnMarty
13 Followers 19 Following
Lili Von Schtupp (I'm.. @HootieMcB00b
1K Followers 3K Following Discord: torchytoo Scorpio ♏ Big nerd. Bourbon, neat. Married. Mom. Bi. 🔞
JennNextDoor @Jenn_NextDoor
2K Followers 813 Following LDS sexual abuse coverup survivor. Writer. Fan of empathy, common sense, deep/ridiculous conversations. Hold churches accountable 4 abuse. #ExMormon #churchtoo
Mike @utcanady
32 Followers 322 Following
Piercehh0767 @Pierceh98141511
69 Followers 222 Following
Inspectah Al, in Detr.. @Detroit_Al
883 Followers 1K Following CE Inspector - Fmr. Detroit Board of Review; Fmr. Inspector - DPW: City Engineering; Opinions are my own, have some, will travel. https://t.co/AiO3fVxs4E
King22 @kingbuc122
1K Followers 3K Following
Steven Kapp Perry @tweetSKP
552 Followers 397 Following Writer and Radio Producer. Host of @InGoodFaithPod. (Speak only for myself.) 🏳️🌈
Antonio Mávil @antoniomavil_
96 Followers 615 Following
Nate Henderson @N8Henderson
120 Followers 577 Following
Eric Wahl @ziplamak
11K Followers 4K Following KC born-n-raised. If hope is all you've got left, bet it all on hope. Sorun çıkarmak için yeterli Türkçe. Attitude of gratitude. #COYG. He/him.🌹🏳️🌈⚽🤔✊🏾🌎
Andrea Wortham @wortham_andrea
23 Followers 562 Following
Heber C. Kimball(er) @HeberKimballer
158 Followers 217 Following The ghost of Heber C. Kimball, but more of a baller and less of a bigot.
Eli McCann @EliMcCann
46K Followers 2K Following Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for @sltrib. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: https://t.co/vo8yEGMbJB
🌈Dr. Frizzle @Swilua
27K Followers 6K Following “An inspiration to bog witches everywhere"—@jermsguy “Ms Frizzle IRL”—@ElleMaeGal “Cranky and Annoyed”—@washingtonpost She/Fae
Mormon Satan @mormon_satan
5K Followers 4K Following If you can forgive God His Old Testament crimes, surely a latter-day Satan can have a chance. #humanist #exmo #atheist #utpol
BROTHER MIKE @BrotherMike17
5K Followers 4K Following “If you aren’t open to being wrong then you aren’t committed to knowing the truth.” Doug Sherrod
Jessie @jessiejensen
5K Followers 456 Following If I die in my sleep make sure my obituary says I died doing what I loved. She/her
Stacey Harkey @StaceyHarkey
18K Followers 969 Following My dad once asked me if letting me play the trombone made me gay and honestly I don’t know (He/Him)
Phil O’Sphere @phil0sphere
3K Followers 3K Following Everyone is a friend - DMs are open for anyone that needs someone to talk to. Pronouns: he/him/his
LDS Footnotes @ldsfootnotes
5K Followers 1K Following Exploring details buried in LDS footnotes and providing details that should be footnotes… and commentary. @Idsfn.bsky.social
James Bramble @BrambleJim
13K Followers 13K Following Father. Husband, Attorney. Human rights. Cyclist. Runner. Triathlon. Cancer survivor. Film Buff. Utes. Jazz. Do what is right let the consequence follow.
Jacob 🏳️🌈�.. @seagulljaap
3K Followers 3K Following Poodle Dad | Episcopalian | BYU alum (BA, MA) | I love blueberries, ประเทศไทย, and my husband | He/him/his | Views my own | 🏳️🌈 เกย์ดี!
Bradley Talbot @the_bradpad
4K Followers 2K Following "Mormon No More" on Hulu | Founder of @colorthecampus | Sunday School Lessons on my IG | (He/Him) #BlackLivesMatter
Kristine A @_Kristine_A
6K Followers 1K Following Doubt-filled Believer. Mormon feminist. Raising heck in Rexburg. Living w lupus. Hopeful historian. Idahome-grown. IVF mama. Typos galore. me=/=employer
Average Joe @planetJoseph
4K Followers 5K Following Domestic Dad. Words and essays in @frednewspost, @roadtripsMD, and elsewhere. Fan of local newspapers and other endangered relics of material culture. #Maryland
Zelph on the Shelf @zelphontheshelf
8K Followers 253 Following ex-mormon bffs talking deconstruction. good hair. be here now core. queerness. cats. love you 🤍✌🏻🍃 | @tannerg_art & @thesamspo
Dan McClellan @maklelan
29K Followers 2K Following PhD in theology & religion (University of Exeter), honorary fellow, University of Birmingham's Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion (he/him)
Peggy Fletcher Stack @religiongal
11K Followers 1K Following Covers Mormonism & other faiths at The Salt Lake Tribune. Podcast Mormon Land; Exec dir, International Association of Religion Journalists https://t.co/xl0S6AvYr7
SALTLAKEison🧂🏊�.. @AddisonDJenkins
5K Followers 3K Following Frmr @usgabyu pres 🏳️🌈. Foodie. Urban Planning. Policy&Politics. Professional Instagram Stalker. Snark is my own. RTs are for fun. he/his. GAY.
Blair Hodges🎙🔥 @LifeOnaPlate
5K Followers 5K Following Host of @famprocs. Creator of @AntiRacistJazz. Lover of books, music, and the Utah Jazz.
Bryan Songy @MisterSongy
425 Followers 386 Following Very hairy theatremaker. ⚜️born, 🗽approved. Dorothy/Blanche hybrid. The “g” is soft🇫🇷.
Apostate Abish @ApostateAbish
1K Followers 606 Following Mormon apostate calling out the hypocrisy and bearing my testimony of just how cuckoo bananas the LDS church really is.
Joshua Bess @JoshBessPsychMD
571 Followers 2K Following Midwest-born left-coaster. Dad of 5, husband of 1. Psychiatrist, esp ECT & TMS. Tweets mine; mostly brains, mood disorders, healthcare... also politics.
Caleb @calco23
965 Followers 917 Following 🦑 • queer • everything I say is meant to be incredibly offensive 💜
Gracie Lowell 🇺�.. @koolaidgirl13
494 Followers 1K Following Mom returning to work after 8-year hiatus. Writer, feminist, INFJ, postmormon. Currently writing narrative nonfiction about my Mormon mission.
JennNextDoor @Jenn_NextDoor
2K Followers 813 Following LDS sexual abuse coverup survivor. Writer. Fan of empathy, common sense, deep/ridiculous conversations. Hold churches accountable 4 abuse. #ExMormon #churchtoo
Los Altos Hills @TownofLAH
1K Followers 242 Following Official Twitter for the Town of Los Altos Hills, California. Tweets not monitored 24/7. RTs are not endorsements.
Eric Wahl @ziplamak
11K Followers 4K Following KC born-n-raised. If hope is all you've got left, bet it all on hope. Sorun çıkarmak için yeterli Türkçe. Attitude of gratitude. #COYG. He/him.🌹🏳️🌈⚽🤔✊🏾🌎
stefan dyckerhoff @stefandyckerhof
994 Followers 341 Following Recovering nerd looking to help other nerds build great companies Stanford & Duke Grad
Para la Fortaleza de .. @me_pincho
639 Followers 1K Following Dr en pisar llagas con énfasis en no poner la otra mejilla, ex religioso adventista católimormón, Tastatarabuela abusada por Españoles. Canadiense arrepentido.
Carl Youngblood 🦇�.. @cayblood
2K Followers 3K Following Engineer, philosopher, musician. Co-Founder, @CrescendoTechHQ. President @transfigurism. Former blockchain specialist @awscloud. Blockchain speaker and advisor.
Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney
678K Followers 968 Following Proud rodeo mom, soccer mom, baseball mom, hockey mom, constitutional conservative.
Frances Arnold @francesarnold
66K Followers 779 Following Innovation by evolution, Linus Pauling Professor at Caltech, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (I am an engineer of the biological world)
Mormonr @themormonr
17K Followers 6 Following Constructing a great and spacious building right next to the iron rod. Now with 30% less blasphemy! We ❤️ @Ch_JesusChrist
Gay Mormon Mason 🏳.. @GayMormonMason
1K Followers 763 Following I am a temple-attending member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a gay man (homoromantic, gray/demisexual), & a Master Mason (KT, 32°).
Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom
690K Followers 2K Following Staff writer at @TheAtlantic. Curmudgeon. Cat guy. Democracy enthusiast, defender of experts. Legacy blue check who'd have paid more for a better Twitter.
Elohim @The_MormonGod
357 Followers 247 Following You can call me Daddy, Father, Elohim. I am the Mormon God of the universe and you will respect me. My love is conditional. I probably don’t love you.
Milford Man @Milford_Man_
343 Followers 335 Following Mom always taught us to curl up in a ball and remain motionless when confronted
Simon is Simoning �.. @PopeSimonX
1K Followers 711 Following queer trans man (he/him). likes flowers. just vibing.
Michael Rasmussen @mrossras
96 Followers 148 Following
Recovering Overachiev.. @im_forgettable
478 Followers 2K Following Disgusted that the passage of time results in aging.
Adam Jensen @adammjensen
116 Followers 315 Following Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love to play D&D, I love to dance. He/him.
Jon Bialecki @jonbialecki
1K Followers 1K Following Author of _Machines for Making Gods: Mormonism, Transhumanism, & Worlds without End_, out in Spring 2022 with Fordham University Press.
M.e. Slighte, Author @MaggieSlighte
4K Followers 4K Following Creator • Advocate ♿ • they/them •ASD • DID • ADHD • EDS • Author • Intergenerational Cooking: An autistic grandma shares family recipes •
Theo the Leo @TheodoreHCom
298 Followers 578 Following Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT, COS-C, CHHCM) Go Huskies
Emily Johnson @emiweelee
774 Followers 773 Following #BLM Lover of books, Mexican food, and crosswords. School librarian. Married to @cmykadam. Mom to Big Sis and the Triplets. Deconstructing Mormonism. she/her
TCastillo✊🏾✊�.. @lombcast
1K Followers 4K Following Latino ✊🏽 BLM ✊🏿He/Him Cancer Survivor 🎗️ Tattoo Enthusiast MSW loading LGBTQ+ Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Women's rights are Human rights
Rattle Von Riegan �.. @Rattle_Resists
1K Followers 4K Following 🔞45man Banner: @AlzzziMi pic: HAM TRIBUTE. In love with @Crypte_Byleth❤️ for 29 years. Physicist and teacher of physics. but more importantly, twice a daddy.
Ian Mackey @MoRepMackey
29K Followers 398 Following Serving a third term as #moleg rep. from district 99.
Kenny Akers @KeneAkers
126K Followers 30K Following I'm just an ordinary guy teaching excellence. Veteran, Public Speaker, Author, and Founder of the Academy for Anti-Racism & Social Change. Contact: link/BIO.
Exmos Posting Their W.. @ExmoVictory
530 Followers 585 Following An account dedicated to former Mormons posting their Ws online
Arza Erastus💎 @ArzaErastus
635 Followers 232 Following Refugee of an oppressive cult (exmo) and a failed political ideology (ex-republican). Ally 🏳🌈Black Lives Matter.
One more exmormon @K_Riggy
119 Followers 274 Following she/her Warning for my excessive use of ellipses ♥️
David M Haralson @LaughLax
1K Followers 2K Following Getting grid-scale batteries built. Trans rights are human rights! Born at ~357.8ppm. Dad. Organist. Dem. I rep only myself here. Same @ on Bluesky.
Jacob @Overthougt
398 Followers 1K Following College instructor in philosophy and world religions in Utah prisons.
Tims @box_of_darkness
159 Followers 1K Following a sad lump who wants to be a cataloging librarian; retweets a lot of art and animal videos; don’t poke, might explode
Jason Holcomb @Jason_Holcomb1
153 Followers 759 Following OR• AZ • TX • ID • UT ☀️Be Kind & Be You! ✌🏻🏳️🌈
Mason 🌈 (he/him) @masondiab
616 Followers 2K Following Fresh and alive and gay and young • unfortunate Taylor Swift stan • Isaiah 43:19
@jessiejensen @Swilua kid'll be a local leader in no time giving talks like this
This week, I started using Midjourney to create custom bedtime stories with my son. He picks the story—usually revolving around him—and I generate custom images while he is in the shower before bed. Then we cuddle up and I tell him the bedtime story with the created images.
“Jesus did not pray that his followers would be diverse.”
I made the mistake of telling my Pacific NW husband that I think Burgerville is exactly as mediocre as every other regional burger place people unreasonably stan and now I need to hire a divorce lawyer.
The powerful see Christ in their image, and so want us all to be like them—who *must* be what Christ is. This self-idolatry feeds their rejection of diversity. We marginalized learn to see God in diversity, while the powerful seek justifications for hegemonization. 6/
This brings me back to Oaks. Though not in the same way as women, minorities are also erased. Our beautiful differences are seen as divergent rather than images of God. Oaks is a white male, and he has been socialized to view assimilation as virtuous rather than sinful. 5/
Valerie Saiving wrote the seminal piece in feminist theology. In it, she asks (this is my broad paraphrasing) "Woman, how can Christ save you if you have never developed yourself into a distinct individual?" 2/
Oaks is speaking from the fundamental misunderstanding at the heart of (among other things) colorblind racism. Diversity is unifying, but it isn't conformist. Assimilation and conformity erase individuals, while diversity allows individuals to thrive to then become one. 1/
Carlos’s response here is elegant and fitting. Here’s my lesser take: I am stunned to see Oaks misuse the “letter” of the law of unity in an attempt to completely obliterate its spirit (which is plain to all of us). A most gross wrenching of scripture.
Oaks is speaking from the fundamental misunderstanding at the heart of (among other things) colorblind racism. Diversity is unifying, but it isn't conformist. Assimilation and conformity erase individuals, while diversity allows individuals to thrive to then become one. 1/
I’m just over here shaking the dust off my shoe at this uninspired false prophet.
This is what an ignorant, snarky old man looks like. Notice the insufferable smirks. (Note: Diversity and “oneness” are not contradictory. For a “brilliant legal mind,” he certainly disappoints.)
Dear @UtahGov @SpencerJCox this is exactly what I meant. What you said was divisive and empowering to those looking to mistreat those they see as “outsiders”.
Single moms w kids are awesome and you don’t deserve one, let alone any woman. Run ladies.
Dude: Dating is so easy for women. Just pick one of hundreds of Nice Guys™ on the app. And what's on the app: Johnathan (entire personality hating)
i have no words. just anger.
@divinetrickr Most of us tend to forget that Missions are for men, and women are merely allowed to do them too on the caveat that we're supposed to feel strongly that we're "called" to do so. And the reason in the first place is that we should be finding husbands sooner rather than later.
@DLlorens40 @Ch_JesusChrist In what way am I trampling the first amendment?
@Ch_JesusChrist Thank you for showing your true, self-serving colors. All you care about is protecting your tax exempt status. The church will never be a safe place for LGBTQ people. I hope progressive members will stop pretending like it can be. You’re only hurting people when you do.
@JennMJacksonPhD I feel validated and somewhat vindicated. I wondered what am I missing that people keep telling me I’m wrong on this. Yes the gaslighting, and the denial of societal structures within that gaslighting was prevalent as well. Thank you for posting this. Love your thread too
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