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You see, I was demonstrating the new AI detection software to my class this morning and I thought hm, what better test than to use one of my good friend Barb’s email correspondences? And I was shocked, no, heartbroken to learn that it was 99% AI generated.
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The strange thing about growing up in conservative Christianity and then leaving it behind is that there are a lot of secular/progressive spaces that engage in similar thinking while sincerely believing their ideas are counter to conservative ones. So I thought I would just make a list of things I was taught within conservative Christianity, the stuff that was either the core of our beliefs, or the social dynamics that we created. Some of the language I use is specifically either scriptural, or Christian-speak.
This list isn’t to say “stop thinking this way.” This is actually intended to simply be informative because sometimes social justice spaces assume, “we are crafting our ideals in opposition to conservative ideals therefore whatever we think surely must be the opposite of whatever they think,” without ever seeming to know that their language and ideals look and sound the same.
So, let’s begin:
Sin-leveling: x is bad, and y is bad, and all bad things deserve an equal reaction
Sin-leveling part 2: because all things are equally bad, there’s nothing wrong with inverting the consequences. Hurting others becomes acceptable (because it’s no different than doing something distasteful), doing something distasteful is unforgivable (because it’s no different than doing something harmful)
Avoid all appearance of evil: if I assume that your behavior looks wrong, then you are wrong, even if further context would say otherwise. You should avoid doing anything that others would see as wrong because you are not allowed the benefit of the doubt or to defend yourself.
Sin by association: x company contracted with y company. Y company engages in something sinful, which means x company approves of said sinful thing which means if you purchase from x company, you are condoning, supporting, and have actually committed the sin.
Think only on what is good: or as the pastor of my old church liked to call it, “garbage in, garbage out.” Whatever ideas, thoughts, words, arguments, stories, pictures, books, movies, songs, friends, love you put in your head will create the desire to become that. If you want to be good, you must avoid any bad thought because you will “slip” into wanting it and then be unable to stop yourself from being it. (For example, type into google “is secular music” and click on the autocomplete of “a sin”)
Language as an in-group test: if you do not describe your life, experiences, and beliefs with the exact same vocabulary and in-group speak, you are either not really one of us, or you’re someone who hasn’t thought through their ideas as deeply as I have.
By any means necessary: Also known in the ex-Evangelical world as “lying for Jesus.” If my words create the necessary beliefs and actions in others, then it doesn’t matter if I am exaggerating, saying half-truths, or using manipulative language, because I’m saving others and helping them do what’s right.
Touch not God’s anointed: any critiques of those our community trusts, critiques of those we’ve deemed “the good ones,” are actually people trying to sow discord and disunity to destroy our community and their voice should be silenced because they must be lying.
Judge not lest ye be judged: A scripture that we throw at people when someone says our leadership is abusive, a scripture we cry is being taken out of context when we want to harshly critique someone ourselves.
There’s more, lots more, but this post is already fairly long. Once again, though, this isn’t intended to be combative. I just want people to know the actual social dynamics that a lot of us grew up with in conservative Christianity communities, so they know when sometimes they’re sharing those social dynamics, not countering them.
#i’m still trying to scrub the ‘careful little eyes what you see’ philosophy out of my head all these years later#we repeatedly told kids that they were constantly being watched by an all-knowing entity. that He saw whatever they did#and expected them to be in any way honest or genuine with us in return#when we had very clearly established that there was no room for mistakes or imperfections#and that those (understandable. normal. not even) mistakes were the difference between Good and Bad. Heaven and Hell. as children!!!!!!#and i still see that kind of b&w thinking even in secular spaces—often used as a form of control#and i personally know that it just leads to deep isolation and self-hatred. a lack of turning toward the people who care for you#and that’s without even touching on the ‘jesus wants me for a sunbeam’ of it all
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oh, to go back in time and tell the version of myself that was considering going to seminary that someday she would drive two hours to the closest barnes & noble just so she could buy a new bible as research for lesbian fanfiction <3
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Re your tag in: https://www.tumblr.com/lizmitches/747501955350429696
Does this refer to a specific fic? If so can you link it?
hi! yes, i’m talking about the first chapter in my kleptomaniac!barbara/work wives fic. it’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment but made me giggle nonetheless
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me looking in the mirror, gripping the sink: you’ll be okay eventually you silly little bitch
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"I was gone for a long time. But then Andrea brought me back."
Michonne Hawthorne and Andrea Harrison in
THE WALKING DEAD (2010 - 2022)
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Maura & Jane | Rizzoli & Isles 2x09
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i love how i looked at barbara howard and said “hm. how would she even go to therapy let alone realize she’s a lesbian and get a divorce?” and the answer was just. kleptomania.
#not only that but how do her views of the Taking inform her views of being gay#which is the greater sin#and how does she deconstruct her marriage without deconstructing her faith#i say this as if i don’t already know#but it’s all so—#anyway. thoughts i had while fixing a fence today
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okay now that i’m back i need to say something. barbara should have sung alabaster box
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EMMA SWAN & REGINA MILLS -> Once Upon a Time, 4.20
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barbara howard in every episode -> abbott elementary S01E07
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Abbott Elementary
03.08 | "Panel"
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🍎 ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
↪ S03E08: “PANEL”
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