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Good Morning! Greetings from Washington DC, and the White House!

I sent this to the hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses I was hiding from.

Good Morning!

It has been so long since I have talked to any of you, and to be honest, I was shocked that so many reached out to me to invite me to the memorial. Perhaps that was an indication of your love. This message is an expression of my love; for justice, ethics, and standing for the correct thing.

One of the things that woke me up and motivated me to leave was how in-depth the elders focused, obsessed, and oppressed those who were experiencing an LGBTQ+ crisis. I felt this personally, and I wish I had not been afraid to displease them.

Do not be on the wrong side of history. Do not allow someone who has no stake in the fight for authenticity to establish your feelings towards a world that you do not know, as they do not have the credentials to do so. And if you know these worlds and the hell that they can be, choose to be kind and show beauty and love. And even if you cannot do that, then just remain silent and do not add to the problem.

If you are facing an LGBTQ+ crisis yourself, know you are whole, beautiful, and loved. Attached are some pictures and links to my new family.

https://mattdobbins.com/2024/06/26/we-are-what-we-are/

I won’t bore you with what I have been doing in life, but know this: I have been building something beautiful and bigger since I left, and I don’t sit idle. I hope you have grown and improved since we parted ways. Your sons and daughters and loved ones will remember how you behaved, how you loved, and how your love is conditional. It won’t be forgotten by anyone.

Oh, and if any of you choose to invite me again to the memorial, it isn’t appreciated. Never do that again. I never even considered sharing my values back until you all reached out to invite me to the memorial. I realized I had just as much right as you do to communicate my truth. We can both proselytize and express our ideals, and that’s exactly what I have dedicated my life to now, in part because of my experiences with you. So thank you for empowering me even if you never intended to.

Goodbye, and please reevaluate your life. Perhaps in time, you will find that your ‘best life ever’ will change to ‘I thought that was my best life? Whatever!’

https://mattdobbins.com/2024/06/26/poetry-pride-united/

#Acceptance #activism #ArchiveWasPublic_ #authenticity #buildingANewLife #challengingNorms #communicationRights #communityImpact #communitySupport #diversity #EmotionalHealing #Empowerment #equality #ethicalChoices #Ethics #evolvingBeliefs #ExJehovahSWitness #expressingIdeals #FamilyDynamics #findingVoice #historicalPerspective #humanRights #inclusion #justice #leavingACommunity #LGBTQCrisis #LGBTQRights #LifeTransformation #loveWithoutConditions #PersonalEmpowerment #personalEvolution #PersonalGrowth #PersonalJourney #personalLiberation #personalReflection #proselytizing #reclaimingIdentity #reevaluatingBeliefs #ReligiousUpbringing #SelfDiscovery #selfExpression #sharingValues #SocialJustice #speakingTruth #SpiritualAwakening #standingUpForBeliefs #supportiveNetworks #unconditionalLove

haha. Facebook reminded me of this post from two years ago. I was in a #TerryPratchett group that was being overrun with Evangelical Christian spam. I took a couple of the spam posts and photoshopped them into something more appropriate for the group.

#gnuterry #discworld #proselytizing #evangelicals #christians

Screenshot of a text-in-graphics post from Facebook. There is an image of Jesus holding out his hand, but his head has been replaced by a crocodile head. The text in the image reads: "Is Offler important in your life? Do you want $150,000 for a post office? Do you experience moral flexibility regarding patricanicide?

The text next to the "like/follow" button reads "such an important message--unfortunately, no one brought any sausages." The text on the "like/follow" button reads "Intestines."

The text of the post attached to the message reads:
Only 1 in 100 will like ☕️ and share 🍉 this post! Do other gods want your 💲money💲? The great 🐊🐊Offler🐊🐊 loves you for who you are! And for your sausages! Possibly in buns 🌭! Come to His holy temple if you have the 🍒 (we know followers of Om don't!). Play a hymn in the ritual 🪘 circle! Dance around the fragrant 🔥braziers🔥! Ask your question! Healthier crops🌿? Luck 🍀 in business? Success in love 🥰👉👌🍑🍆🍆🍑🌶😍? Roll the 🎲🎲! See what Offler has in store for you! Potentially dependent on number and quality of 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭 you bring! See C.M.O.T. Dibler for an installment plan on temple offerings! Don't sell yourself short!
#Offler #CrocodileGod #Sausages #CutMeOwnThroat

Halfway through this J.Lo sci fi romp, she discusses religion with a robot and the robot agrees there HAS to be a god. I switched to Youtube for the rest of the evening. Yuck. #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atlas #jlo #jenniferlopez #scifi #proselytizing

A quotation from Hoffer, Eric:

«
Proselytizing is more a passionate search for something not yet found than a desire to bestow upon the world something we already have. It is a search for a final and irrefutable demonstration that our absolute truth is indeed the one and only truth. The proselytizing fanatic strengthens his own faith by converting others.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/hoffer-eric/9403/

#quote #quotes #quotation #conversion #fanatic #proselytizing #truth #validation

How #Evangelicals Use #Digital #Surveillance to #Target the #Unconverted.

The hot new thing in #proselytizing is an #app that allows #Christian #conservatives to collect #data on whole #neighborhoods of potential #converts.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://newrepublic.com/article/179397/evangelical-app-targeting-immigrants-surveillance

@itsOasus

I'm going to extend this and say avoid all #religious "#charities". You can find a #secular equivalent that isn't going to #waste half your #donation #proselytizing and the other half #discriminating.

So I'm working on researching and writing about the common features between #high #demand social settings (ie: #cults) and #capitalism, and I've asked #runway to create images, prompts mostly focusing on #belief and #proselytizing and #community. Here are a few #renders

Texas Has Bullet-Proof School Shooting Plan: Replacing School Counselors With Jesus https://www.wonkette.com/texas-has-bullet-proof-school-shooting-plan-replacing-school-counselors-with-jesus

#Alito_court #Brad_buckley #Captive_audience #Cole_hefner #Counselor_certification #Criminal_background_check #Establishment_clause #First_amendment #History_and_traditions #National_school_chaplain_association #Proselytizing #Rocky_malloy #School_censorship #School_chaplains #School_counselors #School_p

Food for thought on what's really going on when someone proselytizes.

Original answer at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-get-angry-when-I-try-to-share-the-word-of-God-with-them-I-only-do-it-because-I-care-about-them-deeply-and-don-t-want-them-to-end-up-in-hell-I-feel-like-some-people-avoid-me-because-of-this-Is-there-any

#religion #christianity #proselytizing #psychology
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This makes sense - preacher post - Imgur https://imgur.com/gallery/xztRc8C

Why do people get angry when I try to share the word of God with them? | only do it because | care about them deeply and don’t want them to end up in hell. | feel like some people avoid me because of this. Is there any way to get through to them?

Answer by Doug Robertson:
The entire process is not what you think it is. It is specifically designed to be uncomfortable for the other person because it isn't about converting them to your religion. It is about manipulating you so you can't leave yours. If this tactic was about converting people it would be considered a horrible failure. It recruits almost no one who isn't already willing to join. Bake sales are more effective recruiting tools. On the other hand, it is extremely effective at creating a deep tribal feeling among its own members. The rejection they receive is actually more important than the few people they convert. It causes them to feel a level of discomfort around the people they attempt to talk to. These become the “others”. These uncomfortable feelings go away when they come back to their congregation, the “Tribe". If you take a good look at the process it becomes fairly clear. In most cases, the religious person starts out from their own group, who is encouraging and supportive. They are then sent out into the harsh world where people repeatedly reject them. ... the entire answer doesn't fit it in this field.

@jewterpretor these are both so context-dependant that it would be hard to say. Secular for what purposes? Depends on the #religion and the purpose, IMO.

Is a #Christian who doesn't go to church but still believes in #Jesus Secular when it comes to #proselytizing? No. Is a #Buddhist who prays daily Secular when it comes to interactions? Depends how they identify. Is a #Jew who goes to synagogue even just weekly but doesn't believe Secular when it comes to #HateCrimes? Definitely not.

@godpod atheists can be actively hating on religion too. Just sayin. But yes, in general, less #proselytizing

#school #children #teachers #education #family #respect #ideology #belief #indoctrination #proselytizing #missingthepoint #drawtheline

ON his #proselytizing tour of #Africa, Premier #Chou was nationalist before he was an ideological Communist missionary. USSR: materialist champion of the African underdog
CHINA : spiritual —to distinguish from ideological—champion.

#proselytizing

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