Post #2302649

2026-04-09 11:19 UTC

This keeps happening - conservatives grasping at every piece of evidence, reliable or not, proving that the only way forward is back. How can we find meaning and enchantment and mystery and thrill together in a world that seems so alienating and disembodied? If it were church, we’d know.

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@adrianhon@mastodon.social 2026-04-09 11:19

It’s a desperate attempt to force a consensus that *this* is the place to find meaning, *this* is where you’ll find friends. And foundationally, a way to justify the unique privileges that institutions like churches retain and other, newer forms of embodied togetherness do not.

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@JHB17@mastodon.online 2026-04-09 13:54

@adrianhon@mastodon.social As an ex-member of a fundamental Christian group somewhere between the Pennsylvania Dutch and the Quakers, it has always amazed me how many Christians behave in an un-Christian manner. As a child I learned: Be kind to others. Give to others in need (the church was known for welcoming and supporting Cambodians and Vietnamese and oppressed seeking asylum.) Other people have other beliefs and that's okay. We don't preach to them or argue our religion vs. theirs.

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