(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it's lib)

In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was "Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone". The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the "Publick Universal Friend", describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as "a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named".

From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 ("thou sayest it").  Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F.", and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am", saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend's manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, "there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals").

editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We've been around forever and we've been doing variations of this forever. It's really beautiful


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  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    You wore skinny jeans outside? Do you know you're committing fashion crimes according to reddit marketers? erm-this-you

    They look so good nobody will ever take them from me.

    • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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      2 months ago

      lol come arrest me, reddit police best part is that these wore through and i darned the shit out of them to repair them, so it's double crime because i saved them from the landfill

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        scared You didn't contribute to the endless amount of fabric waste year over year??? Monstrous!!

        I have some jeans with knee holes, how fix? :3

        • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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          2 months ago

          so if you don't care about the look you can buy denim patches that hopefully match and some closely matching thread, sew the patch on the inside, and you're done. but in a highly visible area it's tough to find the right colour. these ones wore through in the inner thigh so the spot is barely visible, and they're black.

          I patched, but then I darned the shit out of them to reinforce them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darning

          Partner doesn't care about the repaired look, he thinks it's cool (i love him...) so he didn't mind the colour difference, and when i repaired the pocket on his jorts

          • ashinadash [she/her]
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            2 months ago

            waow-based and you tolerate his jorts...

            I might do this Idk. My stupid zipper pocketed high rise jeans with their lil knee hole...

            • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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              2 months ago

              damn zipper pockets! i usually find them scratching my hands up, but they are pretty cool. and yes I tolerate his jorts