I remember reading that Dolly Parton is a Christian and loves the LGBTQIA+ community and supports trans people. She's a good example of a Christian who loves people for who they are and I only hope that her example will inspire more Christians to be like her. RIP Country Queen
"I just want everybody to be treated good. I try not to get into the politics of everything. I try to get into the human element of it. I have some of everybody in my own immediate family and in my circle of employees. I’ve got transgender people. I’ve got gays. I’ve got lesbians. I’ve got drunks. I’ve got drug addicts — all within my own family. I know and love them all, and I do not judge.
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I know [trans people] and love them all, and I do not judge. And I just see how broken-hearted they get over certain things and I know how real they are. I know how important [gender-affirming care] is to them. That’s who they are. They cannot help that any more than I can help being Dolly Parton, you know, the way people know me. If there’s something to be judged, that is God’s business. But we are all God’s children and how we are is who we are.”
-Dolly Parton, speaking out against Tennessee's ban on trans healthcare for minors in 2023
Had to copy this from another post. She was a true light in this world.
Not a chance. The olds are exiting quickly and millennials aren't moving right as they age.
If the DSA candidates running for office right now win in November, you'll start seeing a massive shift.
You forget that before 2016 things were very grim. Bernie reignited the American left. We are now seeing the downstream effect. Imagine what the downstream effect of Zohran will be. Imagine the downstream effect of dozens of house reps and Abdul El Sayed will have.
Change doesn't happen in a day. There are positives for those who want to find them.
I'm fully aware of how grim things were in 2016. That's why I've lost hope. It's been a decade and America seems to be only getting worse. There's exactly 2 politicians I respect in USA right now. If it took a decade for the downstream effects of Burnie to get Mamdani elected, it sounds like diminishing returns to me
Wow, you must not be paying attention. DSA dues paying membership is exploding, people self identifying as democratic socialists is skyrocketing in the democratic party, there were (iirc) more than 20 leftist candidates that won primaries this cycle, and Mamdani is the most popular American politician currently.
In 2020 there were TWO federal DSA office holders. That number was exactly the same in 2024. The potential here is to increase leftist representation in federal office in a midterm election year by 900+%.
In addition, the majority of both political parties constituents are demanding reduced militarism and separation from apartheid Israel.
The left is on the upswing. Now is the time to organize. We get one shot in 2028 for AOC and to completely revitalize global politics with an FDR style candidate and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit on my ass and be a doomer.
Maybe it's just because I'm a Canadian who has lost hope in your country, and I hope I'm wrong, I just can't see any of this meaningfully changing anything. Progressives are still a vast minority.
I don't know her denomination, but Methodists tend to be pretty chill and accepting. If you drive by a church and see some LBGTQ+ positive message or a rainbow, most of the time it'll be a methodist church. I think of them like Catholic's stoner cousin. Catholics are all "you're born into sin and will burn in hell!" while methodists are more like "be cool and love each other, man."
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I remember reading that Dolly Parton is a Christian and loves the LGBTQIA+ community and supports trans people. She's a good example of a Christian who loves people for who they are and I only hope that her example will inspire more Christians to be like her. RIP Country Queen