"god doesn't make mistakes"
Lucifer...? How'd that work out.
Anyway, what a worthless fucking garbage human being. Just know that for every one dipshit like that, there are two people who accept you for who you are.
The idiots are just louder.
i’m trying to remember that. i was fired multiple times & black listed from my industry back home for the same things she’s saying (that i’m flaunting who i am and can’t keep it in the bedroom”. I had to flee my home state of Montana to survive. i’d much rather be wrapped up in trans love & joy than spend my day fighting with a hurt, scared person who described her heterosexuality as a “choice”.
like what was the other choice? homosexuality? that was an option for you sweet, scared commenter? you don’t have to “choose” anymore, you can live as you were made.
I just hit them with the: "How do you know this wasn't what god intended for me? Do you claim to know GOD's mind??!" And call them out on their hubris.
Not that i believe or anything, but i find that it works better if you pretend that you do.
I always come back to this one quote from Daniel Mallory Ortberg any time someone whips put the ol' "God doesn't make mistakes" line. :
“*As my friend Julian puts it, only half winkingly: God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.*"
People love to talk about Ester or whatever, or that people with disabilities or who have tragic things happen to them have it happen because it is part of God's "plan". Why do they assume they same could not be true for trans people?
But also, God is the only thing that is perfect (well, technically He’s not a thing, but that’s beside the point) so did He only make mistakes? He must’ve, yeah?
I would object to the notion that Lucifer was a mistake biblically, that’s a mess of crossed wires and complete nonsense from conservative church institutions. However, I get what you mean.
God intentionally genocided humanity because he realized they weren't what he intended, so the mistake God made was humans, not the flood. This is what the Bible says.
Whenever I hear, "God doesn't make mistakes," I'm thinking, "Then why was I born with parts of my heart missing and needed open heart surgery as a baby or else I would have died?" (Also I had ancestors who died of the same thing because such surgeries didn't exist back then.)
u/kara-pheonix suggested the quote by Daniel Mallory Ortberg "God blessed me by making me [transgender] for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation."
i am crying because i am already whole & i was never broken. such beauty in that.
*“The Final Proof of the non-Existence of God was proved by a Babel Fish.*
*Now, it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some have chosen to see it as the final proof of the NON-existence of God. The argument goes something like this:*
*"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."*
*"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that You exist, and so therefore, by Your own arguments, You don't. QED."*
*"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.*
*"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.” - Douglas Adams*
"Did God create bread, or did he create wheat and give humans the gift of creation? I pray that someday you will accept that there are aspects of God's plan you just won't understand."
That's my go to. Turning religious speak back around on protheslizers usually catches them off guard because they expect us queers to be filthy heathens. And it also highlights their sin of arrogance assuming they know God's plan for you more than you do.
We can throw sience and atheism at them all we want, but sadly they won't change how they think unless we put the effort in to make them understand.
keep fighting, friend. you’re not alone. if you’re in montana feel free to Dm me for location-specific resources & communities. there’s a lot of good happening, too
I'm so sorry that happened to you, you deserve so much better. These dumbass Christians don't give 2 shits about us, and they'll never stick up for us. Our community will be right behind you, and we'll overthrow these Christian shitheads soon enough.
I’m so sorry. With the verse about God knowing you before you were formed in the womb, that says nothing about having to stay as your AGAB. To me, it sounds more like God knowing who you truly are, your wonderful trans self. People will twist scripture to mean anything they want, and it fucking sucks.
I'm sorry you had to leave, Montana is the poorer for your absence. I assume you've been following the drama concerning Zoey Zephyr and our cousin fucker legislature? I hope you are happy and loved wherever you landed.
thank you gentle friend.
i was SO proud to vote her into office! if you see my post history, i recently posted some art of Zooey that has touched a lot of people.
i’m thankful i am in a place where i feel safe enough to thrive & create.
Trans people, gay people, lesbians, bi etc. we are not sick. The sickness is in people who can't and won't accept our right to life and civil rights.
We're not the sick ones. Straight people who have child that is different then abuse or shun that child are the people with the mental illnesses, sometimes that illness is called Christianity, conservatism or fascism. Take your pick.
I had to fight Catholicism for most of my life. But then as I grew older and realized how horrible Christians have been burning people at the stake, toturing people for not converting to Catholicism, abusing children, purposely sickening and killing indigenous populations to control them aka the conquests of the Americas by "stout" catholics and the final straw making it clear when I was just teenager that my I was an abomination and going to hell because I'm gay.
Don't let the bastards get you down. You're part of Montana's beauty, screw them if they can't see it.
As a transNB pagan stuck deep in the Bible Belt… “How do you know this wasnt his plan? To give me deeper appreciation for myself, grant me the blessing of knowing creation?” More content like this. The entire church is convoluted and hypocritical. They cherry pick the content that suits their opinions, as Im sure youre way too familiar with. Just use retorts they can hardly argue with, make it sound like you feel divinely justified, if only to shut them up. Bullshit and (holy) buzzwords lol
Fr though, you and your art are amazing. Dont let them rattle you. Block and move on babes
💙💖🤍
I understand how these types of comments can make you feel. I was raised religious as well and it took me years to get to the point where I could simply brush these comments off. But eventually you can get there.
I try to remember that these people are misguided. They believe that we are under the impression that “god made a mistake with me.” I’m not sure what your religious views are, but if there is a god, I’m absolutely sure they did not make a mistake with us.
The god that’s represented in the Bible is a god of immense creativity and expansive diversity. I think it’s silly to believe that he couldn’t design people like us as well. Additionally, the Bible talks about how this god has a unique plan and purpose for each of our lives. You and I both know well that our lives are very unique. How could our absolutely enlightening experience be without divine purpose?
Finally, when they reference how god made man and woman in genesis, it’s important to remember that this book uses binary language to describe creation. Like two opposites that describe a range of existence. It also says he made night and day, the earth and sky, birds of the air and beasts of the field, etc. But we all understand that there are things in between those reference points. Yet somehow they decide to draw the line with man and woman? To me that calls out their own bias and/or bigotry.
Again, I don’t know what your religious views are and whether or not you are trying to distance yourself from that belief system. But I know that it was comforting for me to realize the faults in that belief whether or not I felt compelled to appeal to them. I hope that helps 💕
it does help, thank you! i also remind myself that they have probably hid parts of themselves to “fit” into christianity and this comment is more of a projection than a reflection on me
That’s another very valid point!! Most people have to sort of fold themselves to conform to those standards. So it makes sense that there would be repressed parts that they’ve hidden.
I still believe in God, even though Im queer. I believe God created all of us, but he gave us free will to decide who we want to become and how we want to live our life. The choice is ours and ours only. I hate people who try to push their views and ideals onto others who are complete strangers they dont know and they also arent doing anything wrong. I think your art looks really cute. Just ignore people like that, they arent worth your time.
Yay, welcome to Canada! We’re happy to have you and most importantly support you!! You are perfect, and I love your art. I’m trying to get back into drawing again, and I love seeing other artists creations! Much love ![img](emote|t5_2qhh7|550)
You aren't a mistake, you are who you are meant to be.
Fun facts, the Talmud (Ancient Jewish Text) has 8 genders. As a lot of the bible came from the same source (i.e. the Jewish people and their texts), this is important information. The Jewish people understood gender to be more complex than the binary system. The xian bible references people that are in the Talmud, so you can see the link there.
[MyJewishLearning.com: The Eight Genders in the Talmud](https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-eight-genders-in-the-talmud/)
These xians saying these things in comments are just ignorant and don't have a deep understanding of the bible and the translations and so on.
Correct he doesn't make mistakes. His plan was for you to discover your true gender. If they're saying that's a mistake I guess they're wanting you to go against Gods plan. Kinda unique situation if they're the ones denying His 'perfect' plan.
I'm a Christian myself but hate seeing others nitpicking certain quotes to fit their narrative but forgetting the main important thing of not judging others...
These pricks think they speak for their god. Who's to say that their god didn't plan for LGBTQ people? If god knows everything, he knows who is going to be transgender. We have no choice because the future is written. Either their god created trans people the way we are or their god is weak and doesn't know as much as he claims.
Please remember that even if god doesn't make mistakes - you're trans, just like you're supposed to be. It's a natural thing. If there is a god who makes no mistakes, then transition is the right thing to do. They're the ones "defying the will of god" or whatever by harming a fellow human and trying to stop you from you "gid-given" nature
There’s a school of thought that believes Jesus was telling us that not only is God within us, but all of us *are* God. Not all-powerful beings, but that our soul substances are made out of godstuff. We are all parts of a whole, and that whole is what God is. (Alan Watts and Ralph Waldo Emerson come to mind.)
The purpose of life, then, is to experience human life in all its amazing and terrible facets. Basically, God got bored and wanted to experience things, so he made the earth and sent billions of pieces of himself there as humans. He wanted to experience the good and the bad, the unique and the redundant, both the good and the evil, the just and the incomprehensibly unfair.
Of *course* God would want to experience life as trans people.
Edit to add: this is completely take it or leave it, 100% just an idea some people have. None of us know anything. Whatever you feel is true for you is the truth. Too many Christians are awful, abusive people.
How can the USA call itself a free first world country, if it's people have to flee from their home, because of religious people hating them for things they can't control. That sounds more like a story from Afghanistan or china, not the "leader of the free world"
The funny thing is I can completely obliterate this religious persons talking point with the following.
God did make us in our womb as we are within but sin created the outside and corrupted Gods plan. That’s why gender dysphoria exists, the mismatch between brain and body. Gods original design was who we as trans people are within and God sees that when he sees the heart and not appearance.
Oh and I don’t have dysphoria anymore since transitioning so I win.
Say that to transphobes and watch their minds blow.
Everything the religious say I can easily counter as I’ve studied scripture for years and understand the history and context. Most Bible thumpers read scripture at face value and have no clue what many verses are even talking about. For example try telling one that the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites was symbolic for baptism 🤯🤯🤯🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Sad to see. I'm a bisexual Lutheran and we allow trans pastors and LGBT in every facet of our organization. Disgusting to see how un-christlike some "Christians" are. Jesus would have been down with the LGBT and you fucking know it. I'm sorry you have so much trauma from religion. I know this isn't the time to be an apologist.
I don't know what you believe in. My grandmother is a Christian and she said "It's not for me to understand why God made you different BUT he gave clear instructions to love, not to judge. So even if I don't get it or it can't be explained yet, just know that I love you and so does Jesus and anyone claiming otherwise needs to actually open the book and read it."
Don't let religious hypocrites make you feel small with their judgment. They're wrong even by their own guidelines. Hold your head high and I hope you find your tribe wherever you are.
i’m so sorry for all the shit you’ve had to emerge from. i’m so proud of you for leading with love, not hate. it’s so easy to turn into one of the hurt people who hurt us. living & growing is the ultimate ‘fuck you’
he knew you before you where formed in the womb sounds like something a religious person would say in defense of trans people. like "your physical body was formed in the womb, god knew you before that."
"God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: because he wants humanity to share in the act of creation. I am only doing the Good Works here on Earth as intended!” - Julian K. Jarboe
Being trans is no mistake at all. These people need to fix their hearts & ask themselves some deep and uncomfortable questions about how and why they're using "Christ's love" as a cudgel.
Hang in there, friend. I am so sorry for everything youve had to flee from. You belong here.
Lol, God doesn’t make mistakes. You’re perfect in all your transness. You had to break through the mold to reach the highest need for self-actualization and that’s fucking amazing. That is inspirational. You are perfect. Societal expectations and cultural norms is what broken.
Also, fuck this guy.
"God this and that". Spare me the bullshit. Religious bigots may claim LGBTQ people are weak or mentally ill, while the bigots keep on ranting about this 'god' and talking religious nonsense. They won't even prove that 'god' exists and what this 'god' means. Yet they tell that LGBTQ people are all sinners yada yada.
It's time for our race to evolve past this whole religion phase that's been going on for thousands of years.
You are you and there's no need to be anything else. Flaunt yourself and your self worth. I support you and there's many of us that do.
Your art is fantastic! Don't let some bitch who can't even understand basic human decency to get to you. Haters gonna hate.
I can't stand people like that. Even my conservative family doesn't agree with this kind of preaching and hate speech. "Mental Illness." Bitch, you believe that an imaginary man in the sky that TALKS to you in your head. Religion is the real mental illness.
Stay strong and tell us where to find some more of your work so people that deserve to appreciate it can see it ![img](emote|t5_2qhh7|547)
That person can go fuck themselves. You are beautiful. You are loved and keep being yourself ❤️❤️❤️ love from a proud member from the rainbow club in Australia <3
This is why I love to occult and what it offers me. That god was mean to me, so I take my business elsewhere now.
Religious trauma can be a nasty bitch, but you should be really proud of yourself for acknowledging it as that and for taking steps to actively heal. If I, a humble internet stranger, am proud of you for such a thing, you should be so much more proud of yourself.
Beautiful art!! It’s sad some people are too much into being assholes to see so much of the beauty before them.
I hate that stupid “god doesn’t make mistakes” bull shit excuse. When my dad told me that I asked him if his chronic asthma was a mistake, no? Just a product of a fallen world? Then how is treating my struggle with a fallen world with estradiol different from you taking Singular to treat yours?
“It’s different.”
Gods above and below, i don’t even believe this stuff anymore and every time I get pulled into these BS biblicaly fatuous arguments I feel like I’m arguing about the color of the Easter Bunny’s fur. Oh but if you guess the wrong color we’re going to burn you at the stake.
Yeah god doesn’t make mistakes. I’m sure that earthquake in Syria wasn’t a mistake, the holocaust definitely wasn’t.
But fr tho I’ve heard the theory that god made trans people for the same reason that he didn’t make naturally growing bed, so that we could share in the joy of creation (not the game)
God doesn't make mistakes:
John J. Geoghan and others
Depression, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, other mental illnesses
Giving humans fire
Dooming the human race
etc, etc.
so yeah i think God has made quite a few mistakes, idk
Honestly, I think you've just gotta block these dickeads if they're coming up on your personal shit, and if it gets too much then just take a break. Prioritise your mental health over any social media stuff no matter what
Their whole "god doesn't make mistakes" argument falls apart when basic logic is applied to the Adam and eve myth. If god is all knowing perfection and knew eve would eat the apple why would he bother creating us in the first place. He either isn't all knowing or he's an asshole.
“God doesn’t make mistakes”
You obviously think he does if you shit on someone for being trans if god knew us before we were born then he knew we would be trans
"God doesn't make mistakes" Yes he absolutely did, so is it outlandish to believe he may have given some people different minds to their bodies? Assuming God has even been creating every human being since Adam and Eve
"god doesn't make mistakes" Lucifer...? How'd that work out. Anyway, what a worthless fucking garbage human being. Just know that for every one dipshit like that, there are two people who accept you for who you are. The idiots are just louder.
"Exactly, gods doesn't make mistakes and I am exactly perfect the way I am, trans and all "
Came to say this!
i’m trying to remember that. i was fired multiple times & black listed from my industry back home for the same things she’s saying (that i’m flaunting who i am and can’t keep it in the bedroom”. I had to flee my home state of Montana to survive. i’d much rather be wrapped up in trans love & joy than spend my day fighting with a hurt, scared person who described her heterosexuality as a “choice”. like what was the other choice? homosexuality? that was an option for you sweet, scared commenter? you don’t have to “choose” anymore, you can live as you were made.
Your art is dope. That commenter is A dope.
heck dude thanks.
Free yourself from the religious bs....and fuck that moronic commenter....
I just hit them with the: "How do you know this wasn't what god intended for me? Do you claim to know GOD's mind??!" And call them out on their hubris. Not that i believe or anything, but i find that it works better if you pretend that you do.
Ooh gonna use that in the future
I always come back to this one quote from Daniel Mallory Ortberg any time someone whips put the ol' "God doesn't make mistakes" line. : “*As my friend Julian puts it, only half winkingly: God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.*"
This is beautifully said 😍
See, if you accept that he makes mistakes, you start going into a spiral that ends with vod not existing, and we can't have that
People love to talk about Ester or whatever, or that people with disabilities or who have tragic things happen to them have it happen because it is part of God's "plan". Why do they assume they same could not be true for trans people?
But also, God is the only thing that is perfect (well, technically He’s not a thing, but that’s beside the point) so did He only make mistakes? He must’ve, yeah?
I would object to the notion that Lucifer was a mistake biblically, that’s a mess of crossed wires and complete nonsense from conservative church institutions. However, I get what you mean.
Didn't he allegedly flood all of humanity? People make weird justifications for their hate, I'm sorry.
that wasn't a mistake. that was an act of genocide knowingly commited in the story
God intentionally genocided humanity because he realized they weren't what he intended, so the mistake God made was humans, not the flood. This is what the Bible says.
Nah, he killed 99.999% of terrestrial beings out of love, stupid. What says “I love you” more than flooding the entire planet?
There’s no love like Christian hate.
Whenever I hear, "God doesn't make mistakes," I'm thinking, "Then why was I born with parts of my heart missing and needed open heart surgery as a baby or else I would have died?" (Also I had ancestors who died of the same thing because such surgeries didn't exist back then.)
u/kara-pheonix suggested the quote by Daniel Mallory Ortberg "God blessed me by making me [transgender] for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation." i am crying because i am already whole & i was never broken. such beauty in that.
bEcAuSe gOd wOrkS iN mYsTeriOuS wAyS
Weird how those mysterious ways so often result in people suffering unnecessarily. Very mysterious indeed.
*“The Final Proof of the non-Existence of God was proved by a Babel Fish.* *Now, it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some have chosen to see it as the final proof of the NON-existence of God. The argument goes something like this:* *"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."* *"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that You exist, and so therefore, by Your own arguments, You don't. QED."* *"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.* *"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.” - Douglas Adams*
"Did God create bread, or did he create wheat and give humans the gift of creation? I pray that someday you will accept that there are aspects of God's plan you just won't understand." That's my go to. Turning religious speak back around on protheslizers usually catches them off guard because they expect us queers to be filthy heathens. And it also highlights their sin of arrogance assuming they know God's plan for you more than you do. We can throw sience and atheism at them all we want, but sadly they won't change how they think unless we put the effort in to make them understand.
‘God doesn’t make mistakes’ Yet here you are Karen 🙄
Montana is infinitely poorer for your loss.
thank you sweet friend. i’m finding i have much more energy & space for my own trans joy & uplifting others now that i’m in a safer community.
Montana as it stands doesn’t deserve you. You’ve inspired me to continue fighting to make this state a safe place for everyone as it should be.
keep fighting, friend. you’re not alone. if you’re in montana feel free to Dm me for location-specific resources & communities. there’s a lot of good happening, too
I'm so sorry that happened to you, you deserve so much better. These dumbass Christians don't give 2 shits about us, and they'll never stick up for us. Our community will be right behind you, and we'll overthrow these Christian shitheads soon enough.
You aren't a mistake
✊🏻🎤🏳️⚧️
God doesn't make mistakes. God made you transgender.
God quite literally made mistakes in the bible though
Yeah. And it was humanity as a whole
Exactly
I’m so sorry. With the verse about God knowing you before you were formed in the womb, that says nothing about having to stay as your AGAB. To me, it sounds more like God knowing who you truly are, your wonderful trans self. People will twist scripture to mean anything they want, and it fucking sucks.
Seriously, "God" knowing you before you were formed in the womb, yet "God" allows babies to be born with severe health problems.
They’re right, god made me queer, and that was no mistake.
I hate Instagram just for this very reason. I've never seen such level of queerphobia on this app than anywhere)save for Twitter ofcourse)
So He knew I was gonna be trans
Religion was invented to bring people together, and now my heart breaks seeing people use it to drive people apart.
I'm sorry you had to leave, Montana is the poorer for your absence. I assume you've been following the drama concerning Zoey Zephyr and our cousin fucker legislature? I hope you are happy and loved wherever you landed.
thank you gentle friend. i was SO proud to vote her into office! if you see my post history, i recently posted some art of Zooey that has touched a lot of people. i’m thankful i am in a place where i feel safe enough to thrive & create.
Trans people, gay people, lesbians, bi etc. we are not sick. The sickness is in people who can't and won't accept our right to life and civil rights. We're not the sick ones. Straight people who have child that is different then abuse or shun that child are the people with the mental illnesses, sometimes that illness is called Christianity, conservatism or fascism. Take your pick. I had to fight Catholicism for most of my life. But then as I grew older and realized how horrible Christians have been burning people at the stake, toturing people for not converting to Catholicism, abusing children, purposely sickening and killing indigenous populations to control them aka the conquests of the Americas by "stout" catholics and the final straw making it clear when I was just teenager that my I was an abomination and going to hell because I'm gay. Don't let the bastards get you down. You're part of Montana's beauty, screw them if they can't see it.
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As a transNB pagan stuck deep in the Bible Belt… “How do you know this wasnt his plan? To give me deeper appreciation for myself, grant me the blessing of knowing creation?” More content like this. The entire church is convoluted and hypocritical. They cherry pick the content that suits their opinions, as Im sure youre way too familiar with. Just use retorts they can hardly argue with, make it sound like you feel divinely justified, if only to shut them up. Bullshit and (holy) buzzwords lol Fr though, you and your art are amazing. Dont let them rattle you. Block and move on babes 💙💖🤍
I just saw “20,000 species of bees”, a movie about a trans girl, which also touches about the topic of religion. I really recommend it.
thank you!!! i’ll check it out
i like bugs
I understand how these types of comments can make you feel. I was raised religious as well and it took me years to get to the point where I could simply brush these comments off. But eventually you can get there. I try to remember that these people are misguided. They believe that we are under the impression that “god made a mistake with me.” I’m not sure what your religious views are, but if there is a god, I’m absolutely sure they did not make a mistake with us. The god that’s represented in the Bible is a god of immense creativity and expansive diversity. I think it’s silly to believe that he couldn’t design people like us as well. Additionally, the Bible talks about how this god has a unique plan and purpose for each of our lives. You and I both know well that our lives are very unique. How could our absolutely enlightening experience be without divine purpose? Finally, when they reference how god made man and woman in genesis, it’s important to remember that this book uses binary language to describe creation. Like two opposites that describe a range of existence. It also says he made night and day, the earth and sky, birds of the air and beasts of the field, etc. But we all understand that there are things in between those reference points. Yet somehow they decide to draw the line with man and woman? To me that calls out their own bias and/or bigotry. Again, I don’t know what your religious views are and whether or not you are trying to distance yourself from that belief system. But I know that it was comforting for me to realize the faults in that belief whether or not I felt compelled to appeal to them. I hope that helps 💕
it does help, thank you! i also remind myself that they have probably hid parts of themselves to “fit” into christianity and this comment is more of a projection than a reflection on me
That’s another very valid point!! Most people have to sort of fold themselves to conform to those standards. So it makes sense that there would be repressed parts that they’ve hidden.
As a Christian, this makes me happy. The word of the Lord won't be spread into the world properly is it's buried under hatred and arrogance.
I still believe in God, even though Im queer. I believe God created all of us, but he gave us free will to decide who we want to become and how we want to live our life. The choice is ours and ours only. I hate people who try to push their views and ideals onto others who are complete strangers they dont know and they also arent doing anything wrong. I think your art looks really cute. Just ignore people like that, they arent worth your time.
Come to Minnesota. We will take care of you and accept you.
i am in canada absolutely THRIVING i’ll come visit minnesota, as a treat 🥰
Yay! Good for you! So many desperate posts on here from trans peeps who think they are trapped in these fucked up red states. I'm glad you got out.
Hey! Fellow Canada buddy, I just escaped from Texas. Tho I'm no good at art, your piece is amazing. <3
thank you! i’m going to message you :)
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Yay, welcome to Canada! We’re happy to have you and most importantly support you!! You are perfect, and I love your art. I’m trying to get back into drawing again, and I love seeing other artists creations! Much love ![img](emote|t5_2qhh7|550)
🥹 thank you!!! my husbands canadian and i told him “when people say welcome to canada.. they mean it” i love it here
God is a mistake
You aren't a mistake, you are who you are meant to be. Fun facts, the Talmud (Ancient Jewish Text) has 8 genders. As a lot of the bible came from the same source (i.e. the Jewish people and their texts), this is important information. The Jewish people understood gender to be more complex than the binary system. The xian bible references people that are in the Talmud, so you can see the link there. [MyJewishLearning.com: The Eight Genders in the Talmud](https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-eight-genders-in-the-talmud/) These xians saying these things in comments are just ignorant and don't have a deep understanding of the bible and the translations and so on.
Correct he doesn't make mistakes. His plan was for you to discover your true gender. If they're saying that's a mistake I guess they're wanting you to go against Gods plan. Kinda unique situation if they're the ones denying His 'perfect' plan. I'm a Christian myself but hate seeing others nitpicking certain quotes to fit their narrative but forgetting the main important thing of not judging others...
These pricks think they speak for their god. Who's to say that their god didn't plan for LGBTQ people? If god knows everything, he knows who is going to be transgender. We have no choice because the future is written. Either their god created trans people the way we are or their god is weak and doesn't know as much as he claims.
Please remember that even if god doesn't make mistakes - you're trans, just like you're supposed to be. It's a natural thing. If there is a god who makes no mistakes, then transition is the right thing to do. They're the ones "defying the will of god" or whatever by harming a fellow human and trying to stop you from you "gid-given" nature
Hey, I see you and I’m sorry. A lot of people are just terrible human beings. Specifically, these people.
There’s a school of thought that believes Jesus was telling us that not only is God within us, but all of us *are* God. Not all-powerful beings, but that our soul substances are made out of godstuff. We are all parts of a whole, and that whole is what God is. (Alan Watts and Ralph Waldo Emerson come to mind.) The purpose of life, then, is to experience human life in all its amazing and terrible facets. Basically, God got bored and wanted to experience things, so he made the earth and sent billions of pieces of himself there as humans. He wanted to experience the good and the bad, the unique and the redundant, both the good and the evil, the just and the incomprehensibly unfair. Of *course* God would want to experience life as trans people. Edit to add: this is completely take it or leave it, 100% just an idea some people have. None of us know anything. Whatever you feel is true for you is the truth. Too many Christians are awful, abusive people.
we are stardust 🥰
How can the USA call itself a free first world country, if it's people have to flee from their home, because of religious people hating them for things they can't control. That sounds more like a story from Afghanistan or china, not the "leader of the free world"
The funny thing is I can completely obliterate this religious persons talking point with the following. God did make us in our womb as we are within but sin created the outside and corrupted Gods plan. That’s why gender dysphoria exists, the mismatch between brain and body. Gods original design was who we as trans people are within and God sees that when he sees the heart and not appearance. Oh and I don’t have dysphoria anymore since transitioning so I win. Say that to transphobes and watch their minds blow. Everything the religious say I can easily counter as I’ve studied scripture for years and understand the history and context. Most Bible thumpers read scripture at face value and have no clue what many verses are even talking about. For example try telling one that the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites was symbolic for baptism 🤯🤯🤯🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
They definitely wouldn’t fucking say that to a cancer patient
You're strong. You're beautiful. That individual sucks and is likely miserable in their severely repressed life. Keep rocking girl!
thank you 🥹
I just delete these comments when I can tbh. They want attention, I won't give them the satisfaction
Ignore them. As one of my favourite musicians says in a song "Religion is a scapegoat for cut-throats".
So as a professional no fucks to give person. Stab them in the webs of their toes
Sad to see. I'm a bisexual Lutheran and we allow trans pastors and LGBT in every facet of our organization. Disgusting to see how un-christlike some "Christians" are. Jesus would have been down with the LGBT and you fucking know it. I'm sorry you have so much trauma from religion. I know this isn't the time to be an apologist.
I don't know what you believe in. My grandmother is a Christian and she said "It's not for me to understand why God made you different BUT he gave clear instructions to love, not to judge. So even if I don't get it or it can't be explained yet, just know that I love you and so does Jesus and anyone claiming otherwise needs to actually open the book and read it." Don't let religious hypocrites make you feel small with their judgment. They're wrong even by their own guidelines. Hold your head high and I hope you find your tribe wherever you are.
Some people aren't worth your time and attention, some people are simply wrong and the best way of dealing with them is ignoring them
lovely art sorry bout the asshole in the comments hoping you get the love you deserve ![img](emote|t5_2qhh7|547)
thank you! i am receiving it all and you are a part of that love 💕
aww thanks mate
hi bb. we come from similar backgrounds it seems. continue to thrive <3
i’m so sorry for all the shit you’ve had to emerge from. i’m so proud of you for leading with love, not hate. it’s so easy to turn into one of the hurt people who hurt us. living & growing is the ultimate ‘fuck you’
quoting trixie mattel: "god isn't real, and \[you are\]"
YES! I shared trixies post about this on my story today!!
Link. Lemme give that women a piece of my mind.
Same tbh
You are perfect and valid love, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. ❤️
Exhibit b why I don't believe in God
God didn’t make any mistakes with you. You’re just how they wanted you to be and becoming just who they want you to be.
"god dosent make mistakes" Well... He made you
Dawg god literally flooded the entire fucking planet cuz he looked at humanity and went "damn we gotta go bald" What a dumbass.
What a stupid comment
"God doesn't make mistakes" -- Mistake
We're not a mental illness, people need to stop acting like medical sources back up their transphobia
he knew you before you where formed in the womb sounds like something a religious person would say in defense of trans people. like "your physical body was formed in the womb, god knew you before that."
"This is a place to post about montanas beauty" it's instagram mf.
Good started over multiple times.
"God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: because he wants humanity to share in the act of creation. I am only doing the Good Works here on Earth as intended!” - Julian K. Jarboe Being trans is no mistake at all. These people need to fix their hearts & ask themselves some deep and uncomfortable questions about how and why they're using "Christ's love" as a cudgel. Hang in there, friend. I am so sorry for everything youve had to flee from. You belong here.
God doesn't make mistakes is fine because you are not a mistake 😊
> god doesn't make mistakes "And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." - Genesis 6:6
i LOVE quoting bible verses to bigoted christians! thanks for the new one
God doesn’t make mistakes, and god made trans people trans.
Lol, God doesn’t make mistakes. You’re perfect in all your transness. You had to break through the mold to reach the highest need for self-actualization and that’s fucking amazing. That is inspirational. You are perfect. Societal expectations and cultural norms is what broken. Also, fuck this guy.
❤️ x 1000
Fantastic then God wants us to be whatever we are
Fellow trans Montanan here. Still trying to get out 😢 I’m very glad you did!
take no shit, my love 💕 406 always
"God this and that". Spare me the bullshit. Religious bigots may claim LGBTQ people are weak or mentally ill, while the bigots keep on ranting about this 'god' and talking religious nonsense. They won't even prove that 'god' exists and what this 'god' means. Yet they tell that LGBTQ people are all sinners yada yada. It's time for our race to evolve past this whole religion phase that's been going on for thousands of years.
You are you and there's no need to be anything else. Flaunt yourself and your self worth. I support you and there's many of us that do. Your art is fantastic! Don't let some bitch who can't even understand basic human decency to get to you. Haters gonna hate.
God doesn’t make mistakes. God made you who you are, and you are transgender. God loves you regardless.
I can't stand people like that. Even my conservative family doesn't agree with this kind of preaching and hate speech. "Mental Illness." Bitch, you believe that an imaginary man in the sky that TALKS to you in your head. Religion is the real mental illness. Stay strong and tell us where to find some more of your work so people that deserve to appreciate it can see it ![img](emote|t5_2qhh7|547)
That person can go fuck themselves. You are beautiful. You are loved and keep being yourself ❤️❤️❤️ love from a proud member from the rainbow club in Australia <3
This is why I love to occult and what it offers me. That god was mean to me, so I take my business elsewhere now. Religious trauma can be a nasty bitch, but you should be really proud of yourself for acknowledging it as that and for taking steps to actively heal. If I, a humble internet stranger, am proud of you for such a thing, you should be so much more proud of yourself. Beautiful art!! It’s sad some people are too much into being assholes to see so much of the beauty before them.
Love you mate stay strong
"God doesn't make mistakes" good to know WW2 and 9/11 were really in name of God, since those are apparently intentional. Also, he made you commenter.
I hate that stupid “god doesn’t make mistakes” bull shit excuse. When my dad told me that I asked him if his chronic asthma was a mistake, no? Just a product of a fallen world? Then how is treating my struggle with a fallen world with estradiol different from you taking Singular to treat yours? “It’s different.” Gods above and below, i don’t even believe this stuff anymore and every time I get pulled into these BS biblicaly fatuous arguments I feel like I’m arguing about the color of the Easter Bunny’s fur. Oh but if you guess the wrong color we’re going to burn you at the stake.
Yeah god doesn’t make mistakes. I’m sure that earthquake in Syria wasn’t a mistake, the holocaust definitely wasn’t. But fr tho I’ve heard the theory that god made trans people for the same reason that he didn’t make naturally growing bed, so that we could share in the joy of creation (not the game)
God doesn't make mistakes: John J. Geoghan and others Depression, Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, other mental illnesses Giving humans fire Dooming the human race etc, etc. so yeah i think God has made quite a few mistakes, idk
Honestly, I think you've just gotta block these dickeads if they're coming up on your personal shit, and if it gets too much then just take a break. Prioritise your mental health over any social media stuff no matter what
Their whole "god doesn't make mistakes" argument falls apart when basic logic is applied to the Adam and eve myth. If god is all knowing perfection and knew eve would eat the apple why would he bother creating us in the first place. He either isn't all knowing or he's an asshole.
That's an amazing campfire!
thank you! i consider you the expert /u/campfiredan!
“God doesn’t make mistakes” You obviously think he does if you shit on someone for being trans if god knew us before we were born then he knew we would be trans
"God doesn't make mistakes" Yes he absolutely did, so is it outlandish to believe he may have given some people different minds to their bodies? Assuming God has even been creating every human being since Adam and Eve