She's a Fancy Duck

winterinthetardis:

nextyearsgirl:

This is an enormous chain and I’m sorry, but I need to say this:

The laws in the Old Testament were set forth by god as the rules the Hebrews needed to follow in order to be righteous, to atone for the sin of Adam and Eve and to be able to get into Heaven. That is also why they were required to make sacrifices, because it was part of the appeasement for Original Sin.

According to Christian theology, when Jesus came from Heaven, it was for the express purpose of sacrificing himself on the cross so that our sins may be forgiven. His sacrifice was supposed to be the ultimate act that would free us from the former laws and regulations and allow us to enter Heaven by acting in his image. That is why he said “it is finished” when he died on the cross. That is why Christians don’t have to circumcise their sons (god’s covenant with Jacob), that is why they don’t have to perform animal sacrifice, or grow out their forelocks, or follow any of the other laws of Leviticus.

When you quote Leviticus as god’s law and say they are rules we must follow because they are what god or Jesus wants us to do, what you are really saying, as a Christian, is that Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was invalid. He died in vain because you believe we are still beholden to the old laws. That is what you, a self-professed good Christian, are saying to your god and his son, that their plan for your salvation wasn’t good enough for you.

So maybe actually read the thing before you start quoting it, because the implications of your actions go a lot deeper than you think.

/An atheist who understands Christian theology better than Bible-thumpers do.

(Source: drunkonstephen, via cjgthebeast)

azuresquirrel:

keyofnik:

Also adorable? The ways in which Chibi-Usa is NOT like Usagi.

Usagi doesn’t worry that she’s being a nuisance. I think Usagi firmly believes it is IMPOSSIBLE for her to be a nuisance. (She and Rei have had extended “debates” about this.) But Usagi never doubts herself and never doubts her friendships.

For Chibi-Usa, this is all new territory. Hotaru means SO MUCH to her, and it’s happened so quickly. She finally has that friendship she’s been looking for her entire life, but she’s so keenly aware of all of her faults. She certainly hears about them often enough.

She’s had reassurance throughout this episode that things are going well, that Hotaru wants her around. Girl nearly exploded her heart chasing her down, after all. But still, there’s nothing like hearing it, directly, confirmed by the person herself.

I love that Chibi-Usa is just as unsure as Hotaru. Needs this just as badly.

FRIENDS just happens for Usagi. It’s as natural as breathing. It’s good to be reminded that it’s something Chibi-Usa has to really work at and consequently, in her own way, needs that much more.

THIS COMMENTARY THANK YOUUUUU.

Everyone immediately picks up on how important Chibi Usa’s friendship is to Hotaru - the poor girl has lived an isolated life with THOSE PEOPLE where she’s being prepared to essentially be sacrificed to an apocalyptic alien entity, and that’s on top of her illness and “weird” powers and being unable to connect with anyone her own age. That is all quite obvious.

But it’s not a one-way thing. It’s not all about Chibi-Usa being PERFECT SAVIOR existing only to save Hotaru from her pathetic existence. CHIBI-USA ALSO NEEDS HOTARU AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT!!!

Chibi-Usa is also very, very lonely. Yes the girl has amazing parents and the best set of aunts in the world, but when it comes to being a child who is the essentially the heir to the world throne, she doesn’t know how to make those kind of connections on her own. Yes her family is great, but so much of her self-esteem and identity issues come from feeling like she can’t live up to her mother, and I think not having “her own” friends falls into that.

That’s why I do have a soft spot for Chibi-Usa for all that she can be bratty and really terrible to Usagi a lot (especially in the anime, she’s one of the very few characters who I feel gets a far better deal in the manga aside from the weird age issue that I’m glad the anime got rid of). Because I remember what it was like being an only child with a lot of adults around but always feeling out of step with kids my own age, trying and failing to engage with them, not really understanding them, and then feeling like a failure when I couldn’t make friends on my own (not to turn this into a self-pity party, I had a few friends as a child, VERY FEW, and I didn’t really learn how to make meaningful, lasting friendships until I was a teenager basically).

So I love this observation of why Hotaru is important to Chibi-Usa. Making friends isn’t natural (yet) for Chibi-Usa the way that it always has been for her mother (THE R MOVIE, SHE’S GOT TO BE LIKE 4 AND SHE COMFORTS MAMORU, USAGI WAS A SUPERHERO FROM BIRTH). It’s obvious what Chibi-Usa has to offer Hotaru but really they both give each other something very deep and meaningful.

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satanic2chainz:

strugglingtobeheard:

the90sfreak:

blufus:

mprequius:

rataliekendall:

mosshut:

just a friendly reminder that for over a hundred years, pit bulls used to be referred to as “the nanny dog” and their main job was as babysitters.

• in temperance tests (the equivalent of how many times your kid can poke your dog in the eye before it bites him) of all breeds the most tolerant was the golden retriever. the second most tolerant was the pit bull. temperament evaluations by the american temperament test society give american pit bull terriers a very high passing rate of 82.6%, while the average passing rate for the other 121 dog breeds tested was only 77%.
• pit bulls are not naturally human aggressive. in fact pit bull puppies prefer human company to their mother’s two weeks before all other dogs.
• no spayed/neutered, indoor pit bull has ever killed a person.
• contrary to the popular myth, pit bulls DO NOT have locking jaws.
• approximately 6000 pit bulls are put to death every day, by far the highest number of any breed euthanized.

This message is so important.

also another fact is pitbulls are big cutie muffins

i believe the temperance part. when my nephew was 6, my sister had a pitbull named hennessy and he used to a lot of stupid shit to her and i’d have to stop him, but she never once bit him.  

Info. Can I just also say I am loving so much the first picture of the little black baby and the baby is chillin with the pit and being pulled by two bad ass goats yo. Lol, sweet. I never knew that about the nanny dogs!

reblogging for the first picture

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ed-pool:

Sailor Moon Avengers Assemble by Ann Marcellino

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garwalk:

Good Eats S13E07

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verminbob:

zikau:

DAMMIT JAMES.

Never not reblog

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