#methodism

[apilgrimpassingby]

Roman Catholics and Orthodox have got to knock it off with "Protestants have brutalist corporate churches". A particular modern strain of Protestantism has hideous modern churches. It's a depressingly common strain, and arguably the dominant one in America, but it's either ignorant or dishonest to pretend as though all Protestants have ugly churches.

Behold:

Clockwise from top left:

St. Peter's Church, Geneva, canton of Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss Reformed)

Barnes Methodist Church, London, England, UK (Methodist)

Dutch Reformed Church, Newbury, New York state, USA (Dutch Reformed)

St. Jude's Church, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Presbyterian)

[historypaintings]

Portrait of John Wesley

Artist: George Romney (English, 1734–1802)

Date: 1788-1789

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

John Wesley

John Wesley (28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.

[asfaltics]

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[therealcodfather]

I need to rant. As a Christian, a LOT of other Christians make me SO mad. I hate how brainwashy they can be. I'm not a Christian out of fear ok. If I didn't wanna be I wouldn't. I'm already gay, religious guilt doesn't work on me, I'm unapologetically gay and if that's a sin boo fucking hoo. But my mom is a "Christian" and she's only one because she saw some bullshit on YouTube that said Jesus visited some girl and said if her best friend didn't become Christian he would die and she BELIEVES it.

I'm so convinced so many Christians are only Christians Because they're scared. Especially because so many of them embody hate (which is?? What the opposite of Christianity is meant to be about????) If they weren't scared/forced into it I'm sure like 90% of them wouldn't be. I'm looking DIRECTLY at you Catholics.

Of course I won't ever be rude to Catholics if they don't brainwash, I've got a lovely friend who's Catholic! It's just.. the majority.. they don't even attent a Catholic church because they say it's super toxic.

The thing that sparked this rant is a conversation I've just had with my Mom. And It makes me so genuinely pissed off when Christians contradict themself to try and brainwash you.

Me: I hope Elon musk dies.

Mom: You shouldn't say that! It's God's judgement.

Me: Well he cut $200 million in children's cancer Research. He's killing so many innocent children. If God doesn't kill him soon I'm no longer a Christian Because he must be an asshole.

Mom: Well God can't decide when people die!!!!

???? Then what the FUCK was that argument???? She got threatened by the fact I'm not as faithful as her and contradicted herself. I told her to let me believe in what I believe in and she shut up.

[butchdiarydays]

Guys I love being queer and religious. I love being a dyke who happily believes in a loving god. It’s genuinely so comforting to go to a place of worship surrounded by love and acceptance with other people who feel the same. POV what if I stopped my career path and just went into ministry for queer youth. I know that this is incredibly rare and privileged for me to say as I understand that being queer and being religious has terribly treacherous history, but I myself would love to be a small part of the cause for people to find comfort and love in their beliefs. Please DO NOT share your religious trauma or angers about this. This is truly just a personal experience for me but also tbh I don’t really care either. It is completely and entirely possible to have a loving relationship with religion and it being totally chill and cool. That’s my two cents for the night

[writerbuddha]

On George Lucas identifying as "Buddhist Methodist" and why that's perfectly fine

So, recently I encountered with someone on Tumblr who insisted on the idea that George Lucas identifying as "Buddhist Methodist" is a form of white-washing and that he is just picking up the things he likes from Buddhism and by doing so he is disrespectful to a more than two thousand year old spiritual tradition and if these claims are coming from an Asian then that means it's true. In general, I avoid participating in discussions like this, but I think these assertions should be addressed.

Buddhism is essentially a set of methods that helps us to develop our full human potential by understand the true nature of reality. It is a practical doctrine, addressing the problem of human suffering and it doesn't insist on a single solution - since human beings differ greatly in their needs, dispositions and abilities, Buddhism acknowledges that the paths to peace and happiness are many. Buddha showed us a path we can follow in order to free ourselves of life's problems and develop the good qualities of our minds, love, compassion, kindness, non-attachment, mindfulness, generosity and wisdom and more.

Although there are many different traditions within Buddhism, non-sectarianism is very much a characteristic of it: practitioners are encouraged to receive teachings and explanations not just from the tradition they follow but all the other traditions as well, and to put them in practice, so we will have a better understanding of different teachings. Giving exaggerated importance to one or another of the different schools and traditions within Buddhism can end up being harmful to the goal of the Buddhist path itself. 

The Buddhists teachings on how to develop good qualities of our minds are open to everyone – regardless of cultural background or religion. All spiritual and religious traditions are essentially teach the same practice: love, compassion and tolerance. For this shared core, it's all right to adopt some methods from Buddhism and keeping your original tradition, whether it to be Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Hindu - some Buddhist explanations, particularly those based on reason, can be very beneficial to practitioners of other traditions.

You're encouraged to "cherry-pick." For example, a Christian would likely find the Buddhist methods of non-attachment, mindfulness and meditation to be very beneficial, but in the same time, they would most likely be confused about the non-theistic absolute in Buddhism. Thus, it's best to study and use the methods that they deem to be useful to evolve as a follower of the Christian tradition.

Furthermore, if calling yourself a "Christian Buddhist" or a "Muslim Buddhist" or a "Hindu Buddhist", or a "Taoist Buddhist", or a "Wiccan Buddhist", or anything, really, benefits to your spiritual practice and helps you to evolve, you're perfectly free to do so.

The Buddha gave many instructions. If some of them help you live to better, to solve your problems and become kinder, then you are free to practice them. You do not have to be a Buddhist to be able to practice what the Buddha taught and there is no need accept the Buddha as your guide or to become an actual Buddhist or to call yourself Buddhist. The purpose of the Buddha's teachings is to benefit us, and if putting some of them into practice helps us live more peacefully with ourselves and others, that is what's important.

When it comes to Buddhism, the notions of race and ethnicity must be reconsidered. Probably the best example of this is the fact that Tibetan Buddhists are recognizing a number of Western children as the reincarnations of highly elevated Tibetan Buddhist teachers (for example, Tenzin Ösel Hita). There is the example of Alan Watts, who was influenced by all kinds of religious and spiritual traditions and interpreted many of them to Westerners, including Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism, and who was called "a great bodhisattva" by one of the greatest Zen masters, Shunryu Suzuki.

There are some who may be very opinionated, may have very strong feelings about what disrespects Buddhism and what the fact that it originates from Asia means. In the same time, they don't practice Buddhism, don't have any idea about what Buddhism is and why the Buddha gave his teachings. They might go as far to assert, it belongs to a particular group of humans or to a particular location on Earth, that's it's somehow intellectual property which is copyrighted or whatnot. They can actually end up undermining, if not assaulting Buddhism itself. So, if you have questions about what is and isn't compatible with Buddhism, you should look to those - Asians like the Dalai, Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shunryu Suzuki or Western Buddhists like Tenzin Palmo or Thubten Chödrön - who dedicate their lives to practice, study, preserve and teach the Buddhist path, to bring the Great Healer to as many beings as possible. And not to those who - regardless to cultural, racial, ethnic, religious etc. background - latest hot take is "gate-keeping Buddhism is woke."

[squirrelstone]

it’s so funny how many people are like “isn’t Methodist the liberal version of Christianity” but their main tenet is just “read the Bible and come to your own conclusions”

[conquester]

if i was a straight and cis man i would sooooo be catholic. devout as freak too. in my dreams i am an alter boy. in my dreams i attend daily mass and happily awake at 5:30 in the morning to make 6:30 mass and stay for 8 am as well. i would be sooooo good at being a catholic too. the priest would love me and i would be so fulfilled by the holy spirit.

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

something something Entire Sanctification something something Theosis something something God is Love something something Perfect Love

Be complete, as my Father is complete.

Be wholly Love, as my Father is wholly Love.

[autistic-muaddib]

The Wrong Jesus

The following is adapted from a sermon I gave at a revival Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Hickory Flat, Mississippi. I recommend reading 1 Samuel 8:4-22 and Luke 23:13-25 before reading this. Copyright (c) 1996 Zedcor Inc. All Rights Reserved.Keywords: 19th century religious art color Jesus brought before crowd Pilate columns Behold The Man by Antonio Ciseri, color As a kid, I went to a…

[arachnidflame]

[fuzzysparrow]

The Hymns of Charles Wesley

Whilst John Wesley is famous as the founder of the Methodist movement, his brother Charles was equally important. During his life, Charles Wesley wrote around 6,500 hymns, many of which are familiar today.  Charles Wesley was the eighteenth child of Susanna and Samuel Wesley, born on 18th December 1707 in Epworth, Lincolnshire. Wesley followed in his father’s footsteps to become a rector and was…

[bethetiesthatbind]

(Image from Christianity Today Vol. 40, Iss. 13,  (Nov 11, 1996), essay: "Revelation & homosexual experience: What would John Wesley have said about this debate in the church?" -- for anyone who follows up on this essay, love how Don Thorsen was structuring it, hate the overall execution and misuse of Wesley's "theology of love", but who knows, maybe almost 20 years later Thorsen doesn't like what he wrote either. Image is dope tho.)

ANYWAY. Happy 320th Birthday, John Wesley!!!! At my core being I am and always will be Wesleyan in what I believe you were aiming for in your theology of love or hermeneutic of love even when you, as one of my all time favorite weird lil guys, let your bigoted snootiness show instead. None of us are perfect, and I love what you've done for the tradition anyway.

You exemplified devotion to God; dedication to social justice and staunch belief that to be Christian means you are absolutely compelled to community justice and social service; insistence in the accessibility of education and literacy and healthcare for all persons; awareness of the evils of money but how to best live in community to understand what is enough and the rest is to be shared; celebration of an OPEN TABLE where all are welcome no matter where they are on a faith journey; and so much more.

Happy birthday, Johnny Wes, and happy Pride.

[goodjohnjr]

My Google Pixel 9a Arrives & Seeking Help At A Methodist Church Building

File:Google Pixel 9a (Iris) rear.svg This dream took place during the day. My Google Pixel 9a mobile phone finally arrived by mail. Meet Google Pixel 9a With Gemini | Magic, Made Simple Then I drove somewhere to get help with it. It seemed like and / or I assumed and / or I knew that it was a Methodist church building. Various assumed church members were there. I assume that one of their…

[thejournallo]

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