I don't think it's a big secret that this comm isn't very active.
and maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing.
but I am interested in people's opinions on what they get out of this comm or would want to get out of this comm.

I'm going to leave this post stickied for awhile, feel free to leave your input.

  • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    I probably added the Oscar Romero stuff, but I am ok with working that into a megathread or a sticky post.

    LGBT parishes in general and not just Catholic so I can unpin the current list.

    Yes please, folks should be go to LGBTQ friendly churches first and foremost.

    Carcosa (I think) suggested we set the community to not show up in All, but I think this is a better compromise as that feature to me seems more for keeping minors out of nsfw stuff than anything else.

    I don't know how I feel about that, although I totally empathize given the amount of religious trauma people incurred on them by American evangelism; but I wanna be clear - we are comrades and if people need to vent

    Yeah, let's opt out of showing to /c/All. Nobody deserves to be triggered on this site, but I want to find a way to emphasize that this is an open and welcoming space for religious comrades, specially LGBTQ comrades.

    • REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      idk if I agree, there is already a feature that allows people to opt out, I don't think this comm should be opted out by everyone by default

      • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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        2 years ago

        I think people reacting really strongly at Christianity comes out of religious trauma and we honestly do not need folks being triggered more than they already are by news and politics. I want this place to be welcoming and not require the banning of users. Therefore you should see posts at your own volition.

          • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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            2 years ago

            And we have an option to go the extra mile.

            Look I’m saying it as a devout christian (who was once an atheist), this stuff shouldn’t be forced on anyone, specially at this moment.

            • REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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              2 years ago

              if people feel that strongly they can be the ones to take the initiative as far as I am concerned tbh.
              the comm is dead enough as is, and God knows most people don't use the subscribe feature and aren't going to know to if we are immediately sequestered off of all.
              you say you want to make known this is a welcoming community, but I don't think it will ever happen that way.

              My vote is no @MiraculousMM can be the tie breaker

              • MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M
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                2 years ago

                Hey comrade, I appreciate you asking for my input. I understand your stance of wanting the sub to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible, and keeping it on /c/all is the best way to go about that. Christ himself would want his authentic message to reach as many possible as possible.

                However, given the current utter oppression that christo-fascists have wrought in the West (which is where a huge majority of our users are from, particularly Amerikkka), I think excluding this sub from All for now is most in-line with the spirit of the site.

                But I'd also like to consult with the admins on this, as I think it's an important enough issue that the whole team should discuss it.