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Angry at God

What do people do when they're angry with God?

I have so many things I want to understand. I am having such a hard time believing in his benevolence when everyday I witness the suffering of his creations. Everyday I see so much senseless suffering. Beings (HIS beings) who live the life of pain, suffering, and torment from the moment they are born till the moment they die. How can my God be kind, forgiving, and just when he has seemingly created beings just to languish for all their days.

Why can I sit in this coffee shop, free of suffering? What have I done to deserve this? Moreover, what have those other beings done to deserve nothing but torture?

These are my questions. Obviously I'm not looking for answers from Tumblr, but I am looking for ways to cope.

What to people do when they're angry with God?

#christian faith #catholic #muslim #qur'an #jewish #torah study #god #questions for religious people #why does god allow suffering

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Still Here, Sill Thankful

I've gone a little absent for the last few months. God has been working a lot in my life and my relationship with him has been ever changing and growing. I wanted to take a moment to express how thankful I am for all of the wonderful changes in my life. My life has not always been smooth and peaceful, but right now it certainly is.

I thank God for my loving and supportive family. I thank Him for the relationship I have with such a caring, righteous, and driven man. I think Him for my companion animals and all the peace and joy He has brought to them.

When I use to hear religious people talk about how "unworthy" they are to receive Gods favor, I always thought it was so weird and cringey. But for the first time in my life, I understand that sentiment.

I am not worthy of this success.

I plan on elaborating on this in a later post, but I have an incredibly hard time reconciling with the fact that -despite the suffering I have endured in the past- I am on the tract to success that I have been dreaming of for sometime. However, every minute of every day, even as I type this now, there are animals being tortured in animal testing labs. There are mother cows being raped and beaten and exploited. There is a baby male chick who has just taken his first breath of life, on his way down a conveyer belt where he has no idea a macerator is waiting to grind him into mince. There is a rabbit in an angora farm who has just had her fur ripped out of her body and was thrown back in to her dirty wire cage red and raw, where she will suffer until her fragile body can no longer handle the pain.

Why have they not found YHWH's favor?

I will never know why God condemns some to lives of immeasurable suffering, and grants others lives of prosperity and grace. All I can do is thank God that I was not born a non-human animal in this carnist world.

#veganism #animalrights #aniamls #animal cruelty #god #christian faith #judiasm #muslim #thank god

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Really interesting perspective. As someone who grew up in that Catholic church, I always felt a coldness, a judgement, and a hatred. From my teachers, priests and other parishioners. As I look back at the kids I grew up with, I can remember seeing them learn to emulate this hatred. I remember being so much judgement coming from such little people. It is the main reason I denounced Christianity for virtually my entire life. Since regaining my faith, I now see that this coldness (judgement, hate, anger, pride ect) was a result of the flaws of man. This had absolutely nothing to do with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, or whatever (whoever?) else they blamed their actions on. God does not want us to hate and it is not our place to cast judgement.

Hate further divides and already fractured people.

Catholic Seder Meal

In my Catholic high school around Passover/Easter we had a symbolic (non-worshipful, without prayers) Seder meal to emulate what Jesus may have eaten at the last supper, and I really liked it. I loved learning about the bitter herbs symbolizing the tears of the Israelites, and seeing how each part prefigures Jesus. Now that I’m older I wanted to do some research to maybe do a Seder meal with my future family. 

What a hornets nest I kicked up.

I found this article which linked to another article where there were pages and pages of comments, and…

I guess I don’t understand and will never understand Jewish hate from Christians/Catholics. Jesus was a Jew and all of the prayers and worship and customs came from God and glorify God. Like, the same exact God. The God who came down and lived a Jewish life following (and yes, fulfilling) Jewish law and life. Learning and even practicing some Jewish customs is not showing that we don’t believe Christ fulfilled the law and instituted the new covenant, it can connect us to how our Lord lived and honored His Father. I’m not saying Catholics should or have to, but it’s not wrong!!! To try!!! To do what Jesus did!!! To feel closer to Him!!! In addition to and never replacing or trumping true Catholic mass and liturgy.

Anyway, happy Holy Thursday everyone?

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Have you ever wondered what other religions think about veganism?

Or maybe how veganism and animal rights exist within your own religion?

What does God say about animal rights?

Was Jesus vegan?

This workshop has people of the Christian and Jewish faiths, as well as general spiritualists, discussing the topics of animal rights and veganism as they intersect.

#christian faith #judiasm #spirituality #jesus #god #almighty #religión #buddism #jumblr #animalrights #vegan #veganfortheanimals

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My First Passover

This past weekend, I attended a Passover Seder.

A very good friend of mine graciously invited me to attend Passover with he and his family. Friend teaches at a Jewish day school, so he is always looking for opportunities to educate gentiles about the Jewish faith. However, the Seder he hosted (and I participated in) was quite unconventional.

Over the last few years, friend has become increasingly more interested in praising God and celebrating Jewish holidays more in the customs of the ancient Israelites over current Jewish customs. At his Seder, I learned about the history of Passover, read from the book of Exodus and the Haggadah, as well as listened to discussions and perspectives on this history of the Jewish people and faith.

Another interesting difference between this Seder, and the ones celebrated in most Jewish homes, is that friend and his family are all vegan. Not only did this mean no lamb bone or chicken egg on the Seder plate, it also meant reading the exodus story (in particular the lamb-slaying-blood-smearing-part) with a different lenses. Of course, I was called on to read Ex. 12:1-13 (the lamb-slaying-blood-smearing-part).

After reading this not so vegan friendly chapter, friend made note that the main reason God commanded Israelites to do so, was not because he disregarded the lives of these lambs or viewed them as any less precious than his human creations. But more because the Egyptians worshiped lambs in a sense and recognized them as a symbol of their gods. After all, God did take the lives of all first born Egyptian children that night and that certainly doesn't mean he values the lives of Egyptians any less than other races. The entire point of Exodus is God showing the people of Israel, the Egyptians, and all the generations to come, that He is the Almighty. The one to be feared and revered over any other man-made idols. There were many other lovely and genuine components to this Seder as well as the sabbath which proceeded it, that I had experienced for the first time. Over this weekend I learned more about the Jewish faith than I had previously known. As well as how traditions -religious, cultural, or otherwise- morph and evolve as we as a people and society grow more compassionate to marginalized and vulnerable groups.

#passover #passover seder #veganism #vegan #animalrights #jumblr #jewish #bible #exodus

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I often look to the beginning of YHWH's creation story to get a glimpse of what he deemed as perfect. In the first moments of his creation of the world and human kind; in this idealist land of perfection and harmony, YHWH spoke, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you..."

“Vegetarian Sayings of Jesus: “Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’” (Gospel of Matthew 9:13, Good News translation) According to the Gospel of the Ebionites, Jesus also rejected the Passover meal: "Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover?“ To which he replied: "I have no desire to eat the flesh of this Paschal Lamb with you.” Epiphanius quotes their gospel, the Ebionite or Hebrew Gospel, as ascribing these words to Jesus: ‘I have come to destroy the sacrifices’ (Panarion 30.16.5), and as ascribing to Jesus’ rejection of the Passover meat (Panarion 30.22.4), and these are analogous to numerous passages found in the Recognitions and Homilies (e.g., Recognitions 1.36, 1.54 and Homilies 3.45, 7.4, 7.8). Stopping Animal Sacrifice in the Temple: "When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords and drove all from the Temple, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said: ‘Get out of here.’ (John 2:13-16) “Be on guard, so that your hearts do not become heavy with the eating of flesh and with the intoxication of wine and with the anxiety of the world, and that day come upon you suddenly; for as a snare it will come upon all who dwell upon the surface of the earth.” (Luke 21:34, Evangelion Da-Mepharreshe — Old Syriac-Aramaic Manuscript of the New Testament Gospels) “The consumption of animal flesh was unknown up until the great flood. But since the great flood, we have had animal flesh stuffed into our mouths. Jesus, the Christ, who appeared when the time was fulfilled, again joined the end to the beginning, so that we are now no longer allowed to eat animal flesh.” (pro-vegetarian early church father Hieronymus who apparently read the Gospel of the Hebrews and was influenced by Ebionite views)”

— Evidence That Jesus and The Original Aramaic Christians Were Vegetarians: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/evidence-that-jesus-and-the-original-aramaic-christians-were-vegetarians-b8784ac42506     And: Uncovering A Vegetarian Jesus at the Beginning of Christianity: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/uncovering-a-vegetarian-jesus-at-the-beginning-of-christianity-9279741be7c4

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I'm not Jewish but this is so nice <3 I would love to see similar support from Christians. Let's normalize being accepting and loving to ALL.

Just wanted to make sure to underscore how much transgender and non-binary people are loved in the  Jewish Community.   You are holy and make our Jewish Community even more beautiful by you just being a part of it.

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Addressing "On Easter and Passover..."

I am sure a lot of you remember the post I made about a week ago titled "On Easter and Passover..."

A lot of great advise and information was thrown my way which I am grateful for. I am always thankful for an opportunity to address my shortcomings and grow as a person. Since the post, I've visited some of the links and resources about antisemitism, as was requested. I've learned a lot about how living in a predominantly Christian society has shaped my religious and social world view, something I wasn't really conscious of before.

Moreover, since the post, a very good friend of mine has graciously invited me to attend their entirely vegan Passover Seder (not "sedar"). I've checked out some resources from Jews and non-Jews to hear what they have to say about a non-Jew attending a Seder. I honestly could not be more excited about attending this special celebration, learning more about the Jewish faith, and being able to honor our Lord in a way that does not include feasting on the dead bodies of his beautiful creatures.

I wont be responding to any relogs or comments made on the original post from here on because honestly I cannot keep up with them all. I know some of the things said in the post caused offence, for that I am sorry. My intent was never to cause outrage or to offend. My intention was, always has been, and always will be, to learn and grow as a person.

#jumblr #passover #jewish #easter #addressing-on-easter-and-passover

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God is Merciful

Just a reminder that the God doesn't want you to kill animals, Jesus doesn't either. This holiday season, try changing up the tradition of eating the flesh of a defenseless baby lamb, in exchange a new tradition that honors and respects His most innocent creations.

#God #godismystrength #religion #easter #jesus

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Thou Shalt Not Kill

There is no * by this commandment that says "only if they're human."

God does not want us to kill his creations.

God does not want us to eat his children.

God does not want us to wear the ones he loves.

God wants us to love each other and to treat his children with compassion, kindness, and justice. God is just and God is good to all that he has made.

#god #jesus #christianposts #jewish #muslim #godisreal

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Just read this beautiful poem this morning <3

Psalms 18:2

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"It's in Gods hands" is just the spiritual version of "it is what it is."

-me

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On Easter and Passover...

Pref: ASKING FOR ADVISE. I am new to Christianity, Judaism and just generally coming to know God and/or Jesus. Everything I ask here comes from a place of genuine curiosity, interest and ultimate ignorance of faith.

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As I read more of the bible and also think more about upcoming Easter, I am increasingly disinterested in celebrating. I understand that Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Obviously this is something worth celebrating, if you recognize Jesus as your savior and the messiah...the jury is still out for me on this one. However, I also recognize that the current way "Christians" celebrate Easter has nothing to do with the resurrection. Dyeing chicken eggs (something I am opposed to on a moral level) and including a giant bunny in the celebration?? What does this have to do with the resurrection? If anything, I am more interested in celebrating Passover this year. Reading the story in the bible filled me with so much joy and brought me to tears! Celebrating the liberation of Jewish people by God and Moses is much more interesting and joyous to me than participating in modern celebration of what we call "Easter."

----------------------------------------------------------------- I would love some advise from Jews, Christians, and believers in general on their takes on the situation.

How do you feel about those who are new to coming to know God celebrating Easter or Passover?

How do YOU celebrate this time to honor YHWH and/or Yeshua?

Have you modified celebrations to honor in your own way as you feel called to do?

Don't hold back....I would love to hear all points of view :)

Thank you!!

#christianliving #easter #passover #judiasm #jumblr #jesusislord #holy bible #bible #torah study #God #yhwh #christian