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blessed with a million world building ideas, cursed to struggle to write anything longer then 1k words

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Im glad I coexist on tumblr at the same time as you, dude

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you dont have to be useful to be loved btw

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John 14

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

"If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.

“Come now; let us leave.

footnotes

a. Or Believe in God

b. Some manuscripts If you really knew me, you would know

c. Some early manuscripts and is

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not to be a number nerd on main but 2025 (45^2) will be the only square year most of us ever experience. the last one was 1936 and the next one will be 2116

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thought about the character too hard

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Secular Pro-Life's commentary on Adriana Smith's case (tl;dr: it's not the heartbeat law keeping her alive, but a law that was **established 15 years prior**)

"Adriana Smith was 9 weeks pregnant when she sought medical treatment for severe headaches. Medical providers gave her medication but didn't realize Smith had multiple blood clots in her brain until it was too late. Smith was declared brain dead about 3 months ago. A Georgia hospital has been keeping her on life support since, and her son is now about 21 weeks. Doctors are hoping to get him to 32 weeks.

[EDIT: These situations are rare, but not entirely unprecedented. One systematic review (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33600780/) found that, in 35 cases of maternal brain death, 77% of neonates were born alive and 85% of those born alive had normal outcomes by 20 months of life. However, in this study the mothers experienced brain death on average closer to 20 weeks gestation and were on life support for an average of about 7 weeks. Smith was only 9 weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead, and she's already been on life support for over 12 weeks. It's certainly possible her son could be born alive and healthy, but the odds aren't clear.]

Smith's family said doctors told them they can't take Smith off life support due to Georgia's abortion law. Media coverage doesn't quote any doctors, attorneys, or any experts involved in either Smith's case or Georgia law generally.

Georgia law defines abortion as “the act of using, prescribing, or administering any instrument, substance, device, or other means with the purpose to terminate a pregnancy…” Removing life support would not involve “administering” anything. It's not clear Georgia's abortion law is actually the issue here.

It's more likely that Georgia's law regarding withdrawing life support for pregnant patients is the issue. GA Code § 31-32-9 states that doctors can't withdraw life support from pregnant patients unless both (1) the fetus isn't viable and (2) the patient had an advanced directive explicitly stating she wanted withdrawal of life-sustaining measures. (https://law.justia.com/.../chapter-32/section-31-32-9/)

Note this code isn't a result of Dobbs. It was enacted 15 years prior, in 2007. Most states have similar measures, including pro-choice states such as Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../PMC6.../figure/jld190010f1/)

So far I haven't seen media coverage--or abortion advocates--make any mention of what Smith herself would have wanted. (I find it's pretty common for abortion advocates to not seriously consider that some women would not want our unborn children to die, even if it costs us. https://x.com/secularprolife/status/1745870780447986054) If abortion advocacy were primarily about autonomy, you'd think Smith's likely perspective would be worth at least considering.

I also haven't so far seen any mention of the perspective of Smith's boyfriend, her son's father.

There is discussion of the perspective of Smith's mother, April Newkirk, who is upset that doctors said it's not ultimately up to Smith's family whether to take her off life support. Although even Newkirk says that, had it been the family's choice, they "might not have chosen to end the pregnancy."

It's a testament to how very little abortion advocates value unborn children, that even in a case where the woman (1) cannot be harmed by continuing the pregnancy and (2) may very well have wanted her child to live, the framing is outrage that her son's life is prioritized."

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i wish there was a way to put a private note next someone’s username so i could be like wait why did i follow this guy and then the note would be like “they told a really funny story about a cow once” or “they draw lots of geese.”

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Please pray for a terrible sinner that I know well (me).

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my blue mama

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HALLELUJAH GOD IS GOOD

HE DIED FOR OUR SINS AMD ROSE AGAIN TO DEFEAT DEATH HALLELUJAHHHHHH✝️♾️💗🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭💗💗💗🛐