I believe that you understand a church only when you kneel in it.
- Reinhold Schneider (1903-1958)
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Whenever I’m home alone (like now), I sing the shit out of this song…
Anti-sentimental sentimal tumblr pictures with Werner Herzog, #1
To be honest, happiness has never been a goal of mine. Love and Truth are my primary concerns, and I just hope that by accident happiness flows from the seeking and finding of them.
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Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.
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Romans 12:9-16b (via lutheranreflections)
This is so beautiful and challenging. Rejoicing in hope is my weakest point, please pray for me. Peace
Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate drops by 36.9 per cent
Better access to contraception, higher quality sex education and shifting social norms have contributed to a 36.9 per cent decline in Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate between 1996 and 2006, according to a report released today by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.
America’s emphasis on abstinence-only sex ed “tends to result in a higher percentage of teens becoming pregnant,” as does the country’s lack of universal health care. Poverty is another factor.
Among the four countries compared for 2006, Canada boasted the lowest teen birth and abortion rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 (27.9), followed by Sweden (31.4), England/Wales (60.3), and the United States (61.2).
THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT DECREASE? Goddamn. How much more proof will people need before they realize how ineffective Abstinence-Only sex education is?
It doesn’t matter how much evidence we have. Zealots will cling to their beliefs.
This reminds me of the LA high school where they cut teen pregnancies by two-thirds after putting a Planned Parenthood on campus. Sex ed works, abstinence doesn’t.
Remind me, which side is truly more “pro-life” again?
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Some of them I trained to be altar servers when they were in fifth grade, then became their high school catechist, was there for their confirmation, oversaw them as they took on other ministries, and now they leave…