Richard LittlerJun 25
How an autie feels when...
...approached by sales assistants in a shop.
...unexpectedly meeting neighbours in the street.
...juggling the 9432k outdoor sounds everyone else filters out.
...wearing socks with the wrong texture.
...molested by demons & gargoyles.
#asd #autism
Show threadKevin DavyJun 25
@Richard_Littler
Definitely not an RE teacher, that's the splitting image of my art teacher. Also, exactly how it feels.
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Jun 28
@pathfinder @Richard_Littler What's an RE teacher?
Show threadKevin Davy
@Cassandra @Richard_Littler
Religious education. Supposedly about all religions not just Christian, but the balance was never really right. It was a compulsory class in Britain. That I still managed to get myself expelled from.
Jun 28 at 7:15pmWeb
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Jun 28
@pathfinder Ah, thanks. Also, how? :D
Show threadKevin DavyJun 28
@Cassandra
Asking the wrong sorts of questions. 😜
Show threadMicahJun 28

@pathfinder
@Cassandra At least yours pretended to be unbiased.

Growing up in Utah my parents made me go to seminary (as did most Mormon parents). The Mormons have buildings next to every school in Utah and the schools allow taking "release time" where you can go off school campus for a class not run by the school.

The Mormon seminary is of course the only such class offered. But, they claim anyone can... Except if they try they fail.

Show threadLukewarm Flystalker 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇲🇽🇬🇱Jun 28

@minego @pathfinder @Cassandra

I remember when I was a kid being raised in the Presbyterian church, my parents actually signed me up for a comparative religions class which they also attended. The teacher did a pretty good overview of each religion, followed by a section of, "and this is why they are wrong." Considering half of his reasons would make 80% of the Christian religions wrong, I didn't consider him very unbiased.

Show threadMicahJun 28

@bardmoss
@pathfinder @Cassandra Wow. I mean, I'm not surprised but also, wow.

The Mormons never tried to even appear to be unbiased.

Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@minego @bardmoss @Cassandra
I believe the intent of the RE class was essentially to compare and introduce us to the various religions. All fine and dandy for a multicultural country. But, this was the seventies and the fact that the teacher was also a lay minister, meant that his prejudices, shall I say, were somewhat apparent. I also have an extremely low tolerance for the logical and rational inconsistencies within religion, something that also got me expelled from Sunday school, the one and only time my mother ever made the mistake of trying to get me interested into going to church.
Show threadMicahJun 29

@pathfinder
@bardmoss @Cassandra I always had a very difficult time accepting the logical and rational inconsistencies as well.

I am all for spirituality, and many of the stated goals of religion such as peace and helping others but in my experience the majority of organized religions exist entirely to try to profit off of people who support those goals.

Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@minego @bardmoss @Cassandra
That and maintaining a power base, is what defines most religions. Spiritualism is about personal growth and development, not wealth and power.
Show threadDziadekJun 29

@pathfinder @minego @bardmoss @Cassandra

There is a well used phrase in AA: Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell; Spirituality is for those who’ve been there.

Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@DziadekMick @minego @bardmoss @Cassandra
That pretty much sums it up 😊
Show threadToddJun 29
@minego @pathfinder @bardmoss @Cassandra Any religion that owns a shopping mall is not a religion.
Show threadMicahJun 29
@ToddPM
@pathfinder @bardmoss @Cassandra I couldn't agree more
Show threadFKA Farah Jun 29
@ToddPM @minego @pathfinder @bardmoss @Cassandra Umm wut?
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Jun 29
@farah @ToddPM @minego @pathfinder @bardmoss Yeah, this thread has been eye-opening.
Show threadMicahJun 29
@Cassandra
@farah @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss Yeah, the Mormon church owns a massive mall in Salt Lake City.
Show threadMicahJun 29

@Cassandra
@farah @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss https://ldsnews.org/lds-leaders-say-tithing-money-well-spent-on-city-creek-shopping-mall/

"LDS leaders reassured members that the $1.5 billion City Creek Shopping Center was, in fact, a spiritual investment all along."

Yeah, $1.5 billion, with a b, paid for with member tithes.

LDS Leaders Say Tithing Money “Well Spent” on City Creek Shopping Mall - LDS Church News

Church leaders remember Hinckley's "widow's mite" as they reminisce about building the Lord's shopping mall.

LDS Church News - Coverage of The Lord's Favorite Hedge Fund
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Jun 29

@minego @farah @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss

“Every dollar of tithing is sacred,” said church spokesperson Elder Brent Harmon. “And what could be more sacred than a Tiffany & Co. store and a Nordstrom conveniently located across from Temple Square?”

That's... an actual thing a "holy" person said?

Edit: This has got to be satire.

Show threadMicahJun 29
@Cassandra
@farah @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss I wish it was, but it isn't.
Show threadMicahJun 29

@Cassandra
@farah @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss Okay, not sure about that specific article and site... I just found the first reference that seemed to have the basic facts right.

The mall, the $1.5 billion price tag, and the lawsuits are all absolutely true though.

Show threadFKA Farah Jun 29
@minego @Cassandra @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss WTAF
Show threadMicahJun 29
@farah
@Cassandra @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss Exactly.
Show threadMicahJun 29

@farah
@Cassandra @ToddPM @pathfinder @bardmoss This is probably a better article about it...

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/17/what-the-judge-did-in-fridays-federal-court-hearing-about-latter-day-saint-tithing/

This Desert News, which is a big news paper in Utah, and tends to be very favorable to the Mormon church.

What the judge did in Friday’s federal court hearing about Latter-day Saint tithing

Church autonomy doctrine gives churches the right to govern themselves.

Deseret News
Show threadToddJun 29
@minego @farah @Cassandra @pathfinder @bardmoss Well, it is owned by the church, so...
Show threadMicahJun 29
@ToddPM
@farah @Cassandra @pathfinder @bardmoss Yeah...
Show threadDziadekJun 29

@minego @pathfinder @bardmoss @Cassandra

I love the amazing inconsistency. Like Moses asking what the name of his “God of My Fathers” is.

And the Israelites wanting Pilate to free Barabbas, whose name in Aramaic translates to son of the Father.

Show threadAlien software, human hardwareJun 29
@pathfinder @Cassandra @Richard_Littler that's a badge i would wear with honor. We had a choice early in school of religion or ethics and i chose the later at first opportunity.
Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@mavu @Cassandra @Richard_Littler
I was fairly chuffed.
Show threadDziadekJun 29

@pathfinder @Cassandra @Richard_Littler

Now, there’s a coincidence. I got expelled from RE. And chemistry.

The former for asking if Jesus was a psycho-semitic healer. The later for appearing to be mixing nitric acid with glycerine in a bottle and shaking it.

Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@DziadekMick @Cassandra @Richard_Littler
My time in chemistry was spent sitting at the back of class with a text book and being kept deliberately as far away from the actual chemicals as the teacher could manage. I think he had trust issues, or clairvoyance 😂
I did however get chucked out of woodwork class. But then the stupid sod shouldn't have just told me to cut up wood, without also including the instruction, to what size. Apparently he didn't want matches. Who knew 😉
Show threadDziadekJun 29

@pathfinder

Glorious.

Show threadDziadekJun 29

@pathfinder @Cassandra @Richard_Littler

More euphoric recall. In sixth form we had an afternoon of physics experiments with no teacher. But Mr Trinder, the bio teacher was in the lab next door. I managed to engineer a conversation in the store area.

Mr T: What are you looking for, boy?
Me: I'm doing the Kundt's tube experiment. I'm looking for that powdery stuff.
Mr T: Lycopodium?
Me: Oh yes, sir. I'd love a podium.

Show threadKevin DavyJun 29
@DziadekMick @Cassandra @Richard_Littler
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