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A quotation from Thoreau

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

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Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 "Economy" (1854) - Thoreau, Henry David | WIST Quotations

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 15, 2024

“#CulturalChristians” Are Taking Over the #Conservative #Movement.

It’s the #hot #new #thing on the #farright: #dressingup in the #trappings of #Christianity without being #burdened by all the #fussy #moralobligations of the #faith.

— and all the "Real Christians" are letting them. So you know what to do! #EmptyThePews

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://newrepublic.com/article/188337/cultural-christianity-taking-conservative-movement

The “Cultural Christians” Are Taking Over the Conservative Movement

It’s the hot new thing on the right: dressing up in the trappings of Christianity without being burdened by all the fussy moral obligations of the faith.

The New Republic
Show threadanna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Apr 9, 2024

Sign Lady Freethinker and Action for Primates’ petition urging the United States government to immediately end the import of #monkeys from #Indonesia, for research or any other purpose, to take a stance against this appalling #cruelty. Then please take a moment to reach out directly to Indonesian #authorities to express your concerns and to urge an end to these brutal #trappings:

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Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈May 22, 2023

#Anaheim #mayor invites #queer, #trans #nuns group to #Anaheim #Angels #PrideNight

“Our #ministry is real. We #promulgate #universal #joy, expiate #stigmatic #guilt and our use of #religious #trappings is a response to those #faiths whose members would #condemn us and seek to strip away the #rights of #marginalized #communities,” Sister #RosiePartridge, described as the “#abbess” of the group, said in a statement.

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/21/anaheim-mayor-invites-queer-trans-nuns-group-to-angels-pride-night/

Anaheim mayor invites queer, trans nuns group to Angels Pride Night

The group had been disinvited from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night. “Pride should be inclusive,” Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken tweeted.

Orange County Register