#respect my beliefs

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#respect my beliefs #religious respect #respect #religion #criticism of religion #religion is a mental illness

[queerprayers]

i want to say first of all that i fully respect a community's/denomination's/culture's right to have closed practices. i am not entitled to other people's traditions, and when i am a guest in a space i understand that everything is not automatically for me. and i know i do not have to understand to respect.

and also! when i go to a catholic church and can't receive communion i want to fall on the floor weeping. what do you mean i can't have him he's right there. sorry my baptism was the wrong kind of baptism. i'm hungry and you want me to become someone else before being fed.

#lutheran alert but will NEVER understand closed communion. i respect it. but i do not get it #none of us will ever be holy enough to hold jesus within us but we do every day anyway. and so we are #communion is what brings me to god. to put a barrier of entry on that. to say you have to believe certain things or be in a certain state? #idk it doesn't sit right with me. #again i respect it i have catholic family ik the beliefs/history/good intentions. #but i need to come out as an open communion fan #roman catholicism didn't exist yet at the last supper. jesus said do this in remembrance of me. #everyone who does this has already fulfilled the requirements to be present at the table #i think that was the only hard part of my grandfather's conversion. that he could break bread for me at the altar but couldn't give it to m #i would give anything to watch him preach one more time (he's retired/sick now) #but more than that i would give anything to be fed by him again. to eat with him as our lord commanded #just once. #i will have to be satisfied with the foretastes of the feasts to come that i have received from/with him. we'll have that again

[myfairkatiecat]

not my friends being 400x less supportive about me being Christian than I am about them being atheist

#losing my mind right now #we were literally all just talking about a trip the senior class goes on #I said I didn’t want to go #cause I kinda hate the camp #and this girl responds to my message about hating camp #and goes HAHA I HATE CHURCHES #haha get it cause that’s how I feel about churches #and I’m like??? you knew what you were doing when you randomly changed the topic to that directly off of one of my messages #this is a pretty minor example too #it’s just the one that’s sending me over the edge right now #I’m so fed up with it #I’m over here treading on eggshells and trying to not mention religion too much so I can show my respect for your beliefs #and all you want to do is constantly change the topic to how much you hate my religion #but if I say I can’t be friends with someone because of that #then IM the intolerant one! #there’s no way to win. #I wish people were just not like that

[cryptiduni]

i love it when sad middle aged men are shaped like a wet sad puppy

#…queer divorced dilfs they should grab a drink & talk about their totally platonic heterosexual life partners (who are both sharpshooters) #like they are both efficient and deadly at what they do but they do falter in the beliefs for their respective organizations(?) #but they’ll continue doing it because that is all they’ve done and all they’ve known. #they are doing this endless task for themselves and good of the people and their dying world #idk i just wanted to make nonsense correlations between my two favorite games pftt #also these two are so hot and aforable omg you can’t unnerstand #disco elsyium #harrier du bois #darkest dungeon #reynauld #rey willingly left his wife yeah but they both miss their wife #and harrier can be objectively more pathetic and an ass but have you seen rey’s meltdown barks

[rainsandrains]

I wish I new how to handle the wish for the gods for be real. I feel emotional connections to certain figures, but I also know rationally they're not real. I see other pagans talk about the comfort they get from their faith in god/s and I wish I had that. I've tried worshipping a specific pagan god in a sort of symbolic/archetypal sense and in a "I know this is make-believe but I'm doing it anyway" sense and it brought some comfort for a few days at a time and then bean to feel wrong and uncomfortable because I knew it wasn't real.

#naturalistic pagan #to be very clear this is about MY beliefs #and i completely respect that to many people the gods ARE real #i am not trying to change anyone's mind and I'd ask you not to try to change mine #thanks #naturalistic paganism #atheopaganism #mine

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

The audacity of straight people to demand that LGBTQ people respect and accept homophobic/transphobic religious beliefs and family members, as if those beliefs are merely harmless opinions and not the deeply bigoted and harmful ideas that they are.

#lgbtq #i don't mean to get on my soap box but holy shit this crap gets me heated #fuck your religious beliefs #no one is obliged to respect them if they're rooted in bigotry #if you think homosexuality is a sin you're a filthy bigot #cry about it and actually try being fucking decent for once #tw homophobia

[ellionwrites]

Slutty-waist, sassy-posture Gojo is my religion.

#please respect my beliefs #(why did they animate him like that??) #gojo satoru #satoru gojo #jujutsu kaisen #jjk

[fleshhhteeth]

Habit bites you say? 👀👀

Could I get

some headcanons going more into detail about that?

I don’t think it’s any hot tea to say that the community thinks Habit would be big into biting, leaving scratches, knifeplay, etc he be that kinda demon <3 and the kinda sub masochist that might be down to try that? I be that kinda person

Also you’re a really good writer! c:

Yes, yes you can :} (also thank u!!! got me kickin my feet in the air n shit heehee)

Suggestive / nsfw under the cut! Minors dni

HABIT biting / knifeplay headcanons (tw for mentions of slight gore)

He'll bite you for a whole slew of reasons, not just horny shit. Piss him off and he's getting in your face? Gnashing teeth. He wants to piss *you* off? Biting you while you're in the middle of something. Just minding your own damn business? You're never safe bitch.

It only gets worse if he's turned on tbh, but I DO have a bit of a hot take. Of course he loves digging his teeth in, leaving frighteningly severe marks all over you, and the rush he gets in licking up the pooling blood- But its not a one way street.

I think, under the (rather unlikely) circumstances that he's genuinely into you? He'd want you to reciprocate in the whole "literally ripping each other apart in every way imaginable" thing.

You're clearly weaker than him, and couldn't make a dent in him if you tried? He'd get off on just watching you try. Its cute, to him. Bonus points if you REALLY get into it. He appreciates the effort and gusto.

You actually stand a chance in getting him to hurt? Go fucking nuts, he'll let you. Yank his hair, step on his throat, choke him out, rip chunks out of him with your teeth, its all on the table. Being practically invincible, and having everyone else cower in fear around you gets really boring when you've lived that way for your entire existence. If you can physically manage to overpower him? He'll let you. (good fucking luck though asdfhksdfg)

On the same note, knives. Hoo boy.

I don't think he'd have the patience to like, trace up your body with the tip of his knife, or carve words into your skin or anything, but he would definitely get creative with it nontheless. Y'know how some people will do the whole "count while I spank you" thing? That, but with knife wounds. Sitting on his lap and everything.

And of course, he'd love holding that shit up to your neck as he pounds into you- genuinely coming close to cutting into the skin, pressing dangerously harder with every breath you take in. Who needs choking when he can have you desperately holding your breath all on your own?

On the flip side, he would definitely be into you teasing him with one of his own knives. Run it feather light up his abdomen, his chest, up to his throat, all he wants is for you to drive it down into him, and give him that weirdly euphoric release of agony. The anticipation is nice, but he'll never admit that out loud.

He wants that shit to hurt- like blinding pain. It sort of registers in his head like an orgasm would, since he doesn't exactly experience that level of pain very often.

HUGE bonus points if you actually have him vulnerable during it. (tied up, overpowered, ect.)

Tldr: this man is obsessed with pain. In any way, any method, any form, all of it. Doesn't even matter who's on what end.

#If anyone is wondering #Yes I did think WAY too hard about the way habit acted around the god killer knife #so audacious and intimate wtf #sadomasochist habit stans rise up #I may not be a masochist myself but I respect y'all for being so brave. 🫡 #emh #everymanhybrid #Habit emh #emh habit #Habit x reader #I kinda went to0 hard with this but an opportunity to preach my sadomasochist habit beliefs was too good to pass up. #Nsft #suggestive

[rayalltheway]

“Not that any of YOU would care, but my father was kidnapped by that eight legged freak! So if you’ll excuse me, I’ll just steal this ship and be on my way!”

“My parents have succumbed to the Lady Bone Demon’s power, like countless others. You, and the Noodle Boy, would stop at nothing to free them. That’s how I know you won’t lose control. You can’t. Because you’re the only hope I — the only hope this world has left.”

I’m so proud of him guys

#I WANNA TALK ABOUT HIS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SO BAD #Imagine s2 red son showing this much respect and belief in lxj and qxt that’s right you can’t #they helped him once in the past and that has CHANGED him #yeah in part this is to save his parents but that is a perfectly heroic motivation to have ahbayabauahhs #and in my opinion he has the right to want the samadhi fire back since it used to be his but - he DOESN’T. at ALL #IT OVERCAME HIM ONCE NOW HE’S HELPING LXJ CONTROL IT AND MAKE IT HER OWN #this is my son #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #red son #long xiaojiao #qi xiaotian #rambles

[arthursfuckinghat]

After chapter six, I swore off killing any deer because I was afraid it could be Arthur.

That's what this game does to you and it's fascinating, or maybe I'm just superstitious :')

#much of my culture involves a lot of belief in animals and how we are all connected #especially in nature #so perhaps I have too much respect to honour a game #but the animal ties and such are so strong in the game that it's inevitable I guess #you feel it deep in your heart #your core #is it a game mechanic for deer to cross John's path so often? because I find it happens so much more after arthur died #oh man #mick squeaks #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #red dead redemption 2 spoilers #arthur morgan

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"Where did this idea come from that all beliefs deserve respect? If your beliefs are ridiculous, they deserve to be ridiculed, as would mine." -- MissaMHx

#criticism of ideas #criticism of religion #religion #respect my beliefs #ridicule #mockery of religion

[screambirdscreaming]

At the bus stop one time there was a gaggle of preschoolers waiting to catch the bus for a field trip day, and someone walked past with a couple of friendly little dogs, to great general delight.

But after a little bit, the dogs were getting overwhelmed, and the preschoolers were gently coaxed to back off so the person with the dogs could continue on. Specifically, one of the preschool teachers said, "Sometimes, when you're small, being surrounded by big people can be a bit scary and overwhelming. Even if they are friendly."

This was recieved as great wisdom: after all, the preschoolers were also small, and understood how scary and overwhelming big people could be! And the dogs were indeed even smaller than the preschoolers, so it made sense.

What was funny and charming was that, upon absorbing and reflecting on this wisdom, they all felt the need to tell it to one another. In tones of great insight, they turned to one another and said, "Did you know? Sometimes when you are small, being surrounded by big people can be scary and overwhelming! Even if they are friendly!" Back and forth, without any particular concern that they were all saying the same thing. Have reached comprehension of an insight, it must be shared!

I must say that this behavior is less charming in tumblr users than in preschoolers. Not least because tumblr users, having gained a little analytical skill to misuse, insist on Summarizing and Generalizing and Unifying the insights they repeat, quickly turning any interesting new information into formulaic dogmatic mush.

#i made the mistake of looking in the notes of the beach sand post i reblogged to see if anyone else had interesting comments #And the rate at which it went from like #1) person states with moderate confidence an opinion based on their personal observations #2) multiple people reply with “wow thats so insightful!” (aka it aligns with my preconceived notions of how things work) #3) someone else adds additional personal observations which are not really relevant but which can be absorbed into the narrative #4) people start outright stating the underlying belief on which this bias is constructed as if it were a fresh insight #5) general derisive attitude towards people who haven't seen the Obviously Correct solution to this complex real world problem yet #It's very....... #It's not like it's a high stakes post but it's such a microcosm of the whole dogmatic phenomenon #Also this js a more specific gripe to My Field or w/e #But the degree to which people react to the problems caused by the whole “Control of Nature” era of engineering #with this equally reductive “Nature will Fix Everything” type of attitude #Is sooooo frustrating. #Yes a great many of our current problems could have been avoided if we had not made massive changes to ecosystem processes on the assumptio #That they were simple and we understood them. And that they would respond in predictable ways. #the simplicity in retrospect of “wow we Should Not have done that” does not mean that they are simple to undo! #You can't go back in time. You can't turn back the clock on chaotic processes #Which is. Almost every process ever. #Restoration is hard! Returning to previous regimes of sediment or flooding or fire is tricky and full of foibles! #Moving towards a future which doesn't suck as much even if the past cant be recreated is also uncertain and difficult! #It's frustrating to see people act all high and mighty about how they Respect Nature unlike whoever is making all these decisions #When their understanding of the natural processes in question is AS simplistic as the people who caused the whole mess back in 1910 or w/e #Like I'm not saying there's not bad interests standing in the way of functional restoration on all levels #That's very much a fight to be fought. #But looking at that fight-in-process and saying “wow none of you Respect Nature like me uwu let nature fix it” #Is. #Ugh.

[rexcaliburechoes]

silverash is exactly what edelgard wanted to be in a completely opposite yet frighteningly similar way with the only difference is that silverash is allowed to be an asshat because he's a male character while edelgard is chained by being a marketable waifu

#rex rambles #fire emblem #arknights #edelgard #silverash #rolling my dice here and putting this in the tags because I know I'm right #I actually like edelgard contrary to popular belief #I despise how she's written. I hate how she's written so much. it drives me so. insane #fire emblem's 33 y/o poor treatment of its female lords always drives me insane #the only ones that are more respected are mcs for the most part because they're written assuming a male audience #(there are a few hiccups; frobin's chrom support chain while funny is incredibly shallow and I wish we got the mrobin support instead) #(that's the first example that pops to mind at least. there are a handful of others that I know exist) #I wanted edelgard to be good dammit!!!! #(also is frobin technically a lord? eh.) #also this goes without saying: don't start shit on my blog. I don't have time or energy to deal with bullshit

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

uh oh I want to say something controversial

#it is not bad for me as a Christian to resonate with Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah in that way #just like it's not wrong for an islamic or jewish person to resonate with say catholic imagery wrt to their own beliefs #idek what the original context behind Hallelujah was bc Google isn't giving me anything relevant but I've seen people #criticizing how it's used at Christmas and made to mean something it wasn't intended to. but I think that it's possible #to respect a thing's original context while also being able to engage with it within our own #idk it's only relevant rn bc I'm thinking about hum hallelujah again and my Christian context for the WORD 'hallelujah' #is probably why I find the hope in it so easily #anyway. #delete later probably

[skateboardtotheheart]

underrated ghost files moment:

ryan asking shane to come upstairs in the whaley house because he didn't want to investigate by himself and shane immediately going "okay" and heading up there 🥺🥺🥺

#i fucking love their friendship #like shane can be an asshole but you cannot say that he doesn't love and support ryan #he mocks him sometimes but he's still so supportive if he knows ryan is genuinely freaked out #which is just so sweet #makes my heart happy #shane is genuinely respectful of ryan's beliefs and fears and of ghost hunting in general #even if he jokes and comes up with rational explanations #they're bffs and brothers #and i love that for them #there's such a level of trust between them #amazing #ghost files #shane madej #ryan begara #watcher entertainment

[forestofsprites]

that's the third department that's asked me to undertake their masters program 🧍🏼

#AND IT'S WONDERFUL #AND EACH OFFER HAS COME FROM SOMEONE VERY HIGH UP WHO I RESPECT BEYOND BELIEF #but i wasn't gonna come back next year #but they all want me to stay #i've had an offer from religious studies - 2 from history- and now 1 from anth #and the offer from anth is FOR the franklin expedition #by the dude leading research #HE'S ASKED ME TO A MASTERS UNDER HIM #AND IT'S BRILLIANT #BUT I WASN'T GONNA COME BACK NEXT YEAR #realizing that i'm smart and having professors go hey. you are smart and your research is not only valuable #but WANTED??? #oh man #i wasn't gonna come back... i was gnna go back to the uk.... do it there..... #but i know my profs here... id love to work w them.... ohhhaaj #i was gnna take a year off #bc i've been dying a lot #and i guess i don't know when this treatment will fail and i'll start dying again #so maybe i should just do it