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Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

SheltieLover

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7. Good for you!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 10:51 PM

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I challenged the sociopolitical control mechanism referred to as Catholocism every step of the way from age 6 on. Yup, my ass was always in hot water, but I never waivered.

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The original Lord's Prayer translated from Aramaic [View all] SheltieLover Thursday OP

I think I like this better than the version I was taught as a child. 3catwoman3 Thursday #1

Yup. Astounding how patriarchy has usurped it. SheltieLover Thursday #2

I must have been an early feminist. One of my mother's favorite stories about me... 3catwoman3 Thursday #5

Good for you! SheltieLover Thursday #7

I had no idea. surfered Thursday #3

Constantine ordered all self-empowering elements of the bible removed at the Council of Nicea SheltieLover Thursday #4

Explainer dweller Thursday #6

Bless you for posting this -- it gave me an "ah-ha!" as to why I've felt so creatively stuck in fierywoman Thursday #8

Funny you should mention being creatively stuck... SheltieLover Friday #10

Bwah- ha-ha -- as I read this, my (very old: 10? 15? 20? years) copy of it is a few inches from an fierywoman Friday #14

Lol SheltieLover Friday #16

Thank you from my heart for posting this ! fierywoman Thursday #9

Yw! SheltieLover Friday #11

Astounding PJMcK Friday #12

I agree! SheltieLover Friday #17

Thank you, SL. Love you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Friday #13

Yw, Pants. Love you, too! 💞 SheltieLover Friday #18

From the first line... Chemical Bill Friday #15

Oh indeed the Bible does say that mntleo2 Saturday #23

Read? Omg that would make them "elitists!" SheltieLover Friday #19

This is excellent JT99 Friday #20

Thx. Feel free if you want to xpost. SheltieLover Friday #21

TY so much! mntleo2 Saturday #24

Pls feel free to cross post if you wish. SheltieLover Saturday #26

I sometimes get in silent trouble mntleo2 Saturday #22

Good for you, Cat! SheltieLover Saturday #25

Thanks, great post. Much better than what I learned as a child. c-rational Saturday #27

Same here! Whole diffefent context. SheltieLover Saturday #28

Wow. What would the world be like if people regularly recited this rather than what we grew up with? Scrivener7 Monday #29

Yes, I'm sure! SheltieLover Monday #30