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#HardTruths
1. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, The Son Of God, The Way, The Truth, and The Life. There is only One God.
2. The Rainbow represents a promise, not a perversion. #TakingTheRainbowBack
3.Progressivism is the twisting of truth and an instrument of the devil.
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1. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, The Son Of God, The Way, The Truth, and The Life. There is only One God.
2. The Rainbow represents a promise, not a perversion. #TakingTheRainbowBack
3.Progressivism is the twisting of truth and an instrument of the devil.
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4. God created the Male and Female. Just because the concepts of multiple genders has existed in Ancient times doesn't make it true. Just like saying the Jews are a rejected people. It is simply not true. (2/6)
5. Homosexuality is a sin. Do not think that God does not love you. He loves you so much, but He loves you too much to let you keep sinning. I ask any who are homosexual, please repent and turn to Christ. He loves you and wants to be with you! (3/6)
As a follow-up to my article on the #WorldCup2022 for @PillarCatholic, a couple of notes on religious aspects of this tournament.
pillarcatholic.com/world-cup-feve…
pillarcatholic.com/world-cup-feve…
1. This is the first time the World Cup is being played in a Muslim country, and only the second outside of the traditionally Christian world. The first was South Korea & Japan in 2002.
2. 2002 also marked the furthest a traditionally Muslim country ever progressed in the World Cup, with #Turkey placing 3rd, after beating South Korea in a very exciting game.
Intriguing front cover: a shrine grove (鎮守の森) in the midst of a flood. Good visual metaphor: Shinto-derived aesthetic environmentalism doesn't help against climate change. The popular myth that Japanese traditional culture offers solutions for living sustainably is unfounded.
We all know what's needed: corporations must stop burning fossil fuels asap; national governments must stop subsidising them. #Japan is addicted to fossil fuels; its environmental track record is poor. #Shinto is aesthetically appealing, but useless in the face of climate change.
If you're interested in Shinto environmentalism and the significance (ecological/ideological) of sacred groves, please read my book. Spoiler alert: some interesting local initiatives, mostly of a symbolic nature; no meaningful action at the national level. bloomsbury.com/uk/shinto-natu…
Post #E32021, I'm reminded of how religion + video games studies privilege blockbuster PC/console names. As my mother recently taught me, "filthy casual" mobile games can make significant, even sophisticated, claims too.
A #SmartInPublic🧵on #Shinto in Clockmaker. @Sacred_Writes
A #SmartInPublic🧵on #Shinto in Clockmaker. @Sacred_Writes
At first, @Belka_Games's Clockmaker looks like a typical Match-3 puzzle game. But a feature that sets it apart & captured my mother's attention is the seasonal event storylines.
She suggested I check out the "Spirited East" spring event as a scholar of Japanese religion & media.
She suggested I check out the "Spirited East" spring event as a scholar of Japanese religion & media.
Ok, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. The Mr. Miyamori character is a dupe for #Ghibli animator #MiyazakiHayao. And the "Spirited East" title perpetuates a bananas orientalist binary of the 'modern, rational West' vs. the 'traditional, mystical East.' But let's dig in.
Ok folks, if you're itching to add a discussion of Marie Kondo/KonMari re: religion and #Japan (esp. #Shinto or #animism) to your syllabus, here's my recommendation on how to go about it per request 1/
#academicchatter #academictwitter #mariekondo #konmari #spirituality
#academicchatter #academictwitter #mariekondo #konmari #spirituality
First, raise the issues of race and gender in hot takes on Marie Kondo in Western popular media. These short articles pair well together.
theguardian.com/books/2019/jan…
huffpost.com/entry/marie-ko… 2/
theguardian.com/books/2019/jan…
huffpost.com/entry/marie-ko… 2/
Next (DO NOT SKIP this step!), listen to scholar of Japanese religion @jolyonbt re: Marie Kondo/KonMari being representative of Shinto or animism or not.
Podcast with @TristanGrunow from @JapanOTR: jotr.transistor.fm/episodes/konma…
marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org/domesticity-sp… 3/
Podcast with @TristanGrunow from @JapanOTR: jotr.transistor.fm/episodes/konma…
marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org/domesticity-sp… 3/
