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Hey y'all. I'm in a precarious situation right now. Yes, I am falling in love with someone and I want to approach this in a faithful way. My previous relationships included me putting the other person above everything basically, but I want to put God in the first place this time. It's probably healthier this way. Any Christian books about phenomenology of love or falling in love that you know of?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I really don't understand why Lemmy is so hostile.

I want to put God in the first place this time.

Maybe putting the boogey man ahead of your relationship?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This feels a bit rude, what are you trying to say?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think they're trying to say that god isn't real and is just a boogey man to scare people into behaving in certain ways.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So, God not being real is the reason he's being a dick to religious people for no reason? I'll stick to God then so I don't do the same

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's more nuanced than that. Religionists are pushing their beliefs on other people on many fronts. (Not you, per se.) It's been happening for thousands of years, and non-believers are tired of it.

Stumbling into a true believer in an otherwise very secular online forum (Lemmy) is a painful reminder that true believers exist and support the machine.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@CrayonRosary @LucidBoi I mean clearly if the non-believers were tired of people pushing their beliefs on other people, they wouldn't be brigading a Catholic community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Brigading. Funny. It was a post I found while browsing "Everything", and I simply answered their questions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where am I being a dick to religious people? I was posing a possible answer to your question. I did not even downvote your post.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Then in good faith I believe that no, it's not because of the boogeyman.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you assuming that OP's focus is on avoiding punishment?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The only thing I am assuming is why op was being downvoted.