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[–] 7 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Deacon essentially means servant, so to me, my name has more meaning now than what my young earth creationist parents intended when they gave it to me.

It’s all about people. Down here. I want to be a helper.

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    What if I told you that makes you more Christian than most nowadays

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago

    I would say I agree with you with some caveats.

    It makes my aspirations more christlike than those of many Christians, especially evangelical/christian nationalists. Those folks largely do not follow the actual teachings of Jesus as recorded in the bible.

    It also makes my failures to live up to those aspirations my failures, and I know I need all my forgiveness from the people I’ve hurt and none from a god that doesn’t exist.

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