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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I grew up reading these. So fucked up. One of them was pulled from print for advocating that CSA victims stay at home with their abusers and forgive them (or else), so long as their abuser believes in Jesus.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fundies have a more two-class system in mind for Heaven: God-King and unquestionably loyal fans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I was hoping to see this here.

But also hoping to not see this here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All Trump's gotta do is blame the Dems. Already going that route

 
[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Personally, I'm excited there's a decentralized option that's super popular. Yes, relatively very few run their own PDS, but if the main bsky instance becomes a problem for anyone, people can easily migrate.

It's not just data ownership either; The AT protocol supports community-built algorithms, relays, and app views.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'm running my own PDS on the AT Protocol 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Two words: Nomadic identity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Trump could not have won without both working together.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The people who—for Gaza's sake—didn't vote for Harris are morons

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This. People have been given an alternate reality to live in, so complex and all-encompassing that—unless they've grown up to have an appreciation for critical thinking—all the thinking's been done for them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Longest running meme in history

 
 

What do y'all think about these books and authors?

I may be biased as an "exvangelical," because they helped me transition out of that fucked up worldview and rebuild another (along science-honoring lines) but I'm curious to hear other opinions.

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