Such a beautiful day today here in WNY! I hope, Ladies, it is just as gorgeous where you live!
Guess what? Today the Twinmen had their first morning at daycare. The protocol was that we would bring them and set them down at the baby center. We would then sit in the corner where they could see us and take them home if they got restless. The Twinettes were so proud of them and brought all of their friends over to meet Joe and Dai. After about 10 minutes Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey told us to just go and come back in an hour!
Bernie is having a very good morning and wanted to handle Coffee Hour and the trip to Starbucks by herself. Good for her! I heard she had all of our seniors laughing hysterically with her throwing up stories. RV bathrooms are notoriously tiny and she mimicked contortions on how to puke in one of them. I will be driving her to radiation after lunch.
Let's begin studying a new section, "Bodhisattvas Voluntarily Appear in the Most Challenging Places" in Ikeda Sensei's lecture on The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings.
Sensei summarizes:

The drama of the “Encouraging Devotion” chapter begins with a declaration by Bodhisattva Medicine King and other bodhisattvas who have sensed the Buddha’s wish. They realize that living beings in the age after Shakyamuni’s death will have accumulated few good causes, be extremely arrogant and therefore difficult to teach.

What, people these days extremely arrogant? Who would ever know that?

Nevertheless, the bodhisattvas vow to courageously summon great patience and spread the Lotus Sutra, never begrudging their bodies or lives (see LSOC, 229).

That's what we are doing, Ladies! You mean to say that every person we hand a NMRK card to doesn't just hop on the conga line? It takes patience?
Sensei continues:

At that time, the voice-hearers also make a vow. They declare that in the evil latter age after the Buddha’s passing, they will preach the Lotus Sutra in other lands, because the minds of people in this saha world are confused and deluded. The sutra describes the saha world as filled with beings who have few good roots, are arrogant, muddled, wrathful, fawning and devious (see LSOC, 229–30).

"Confused, deluded, arrogant, muddled, wrathful, fawning and devious"? A description of SGIWhistleblowers? No, actually it's a description of the new Netflix show Inside the Mind of Julie Songwriter. We are still streaming Season Three of The Good Doctor but I heard that tonight is the series finale. Did you know that the opening clip is a cutout of my mind (on a day that I am wearing my mustache)?

In this way, it depicts how difficult it is to realize kosen-rufu in that evil age. The sutra’s conclusion—revealed later—is that the protagonists who take on the task of spreading the correct teaching in the Latter Day are none other than the Bodhisattvas of the Earth.

You mean to say that the Lotus Sutra acknowledges how difficult it is to realize kosen-rufu in this evil age? It's right there? And yet some of our friends on Whistleblowers, who never seriously studied Buddhism when they were in the organization, now smugly scorn us for not having yet accomplished it in this evil age. Shame on us for setting our sights on something so difficult to attain!

Put another way, only with a grassroots network of people awakened to their mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, people ready to dive into this defiled world in accord with their original vow, will we realize worldwide kosen-rufu, which the Buddha calls for in the Lotus Sutra (see LSOC, 330).

You know what, Ladies? If I woke up and found myself as the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven ("DK6"), I would adopt exactly the same strategies of Blanche, her sock puppets, and friends on Whistleblowers. If kosen-rufu could only be accomplished by "a grassroots network of people awakened to their mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth," I would find any means I could to attack it. False allegations like FH00 7 is documenting, really old and outdated stuff, rumors, isolated reports made by someone/somewhere/sometime? Sure, why not? Maintain that every single report on Whistleblowers is accurate and every single poster is a paragon of truth--while everything and everyone on MITA and in SGI Publications is foul! Why not? Belch/fart loud enough and you may be able to cause a low flying fruit to fall.
Have a great day, Ladies! Bernie and I are off to see the Wonderful Radiation Wizard of Oz.

hey guys
so im a junior in high school (class of 2025). everytime i make posts like this or “chance me” posts people tell me im really competitive for top bsdo programs but just not there for bsmds. The thing is though that I want an MD not a DO. (No hate whatsoever to osteopathy, I just personally want to be respected for my medical degree. Imagine working 12+ years for a degree and people don’t even believe you’re a real doctor???)
So here’s my stats
Profile: - biracial girl born and raised in New Jersey - low income family - attend a very small and not rlly heard of private Islamic school like 60 or so kids in my junior class - bilingual in Arabic
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Ecs: - student intern at an obgyn clinic. Gained hands on experience in the lab and engaged in direct patient contact. Took vitals and filled out charts. Worked directly with the doctor and medical assistants - shadowed an orthopedic surgeon for about 2 months - volunteered at a school for children with disabilities. Was later higherd at this as a teacher - founder and president of my schools first ever stem club - calligraphy club co pres - key club secretary - Rutgers NJ mini med school program during fall 2023 - conducted an independent research study on the link between tibial torsion and rheumatoid arthritis. Published this paper in a non prestigious medical journal - was the only one in my school to place in science Olympiad (x2) - published a poetry book available at Barnes and nobles and Amazon (not med related I just rlly like poetry tbh didn’t even do it for college apps I just did it cuz I wanted to) - academic director at a global non profit to help high school students get virtual shadowing opportunities, hosted a few shadowing sessions myself - nj high school poets topical winner - medica zone poetry contests winner - future healthcare professionals club - writing club - book club - school awards like student of the month and principals list like nine times

A good friend of mine from a fairly conservative evangelical background is considering becoming a pastor at his non-denominational church. As part of the evaluation process, they asked him to write a paper on these topics that he is not an expert on.
He asked for my opinion and I offered to share it online to solicit constructive criticism, notes of encouragement, and or reading recommendations on these topics.
I believe his goal is to be faithful to the scriptures, loving to those outside the church, and challenging to those inside the church, as most of us could do better.
What he wrote is in the quotation marks below.
“1: Scope of the Issue
Sexual immorality has become a besetting and ubiquitous issue in our culture and in our churches. While many aspects of it are not novel or unique to this time and have clear scriptural input, there are others that bring challenges to our church for which we don’t have obvious precedent. The main point of these comments is to try and answer three questions with some degree of specificity: (1) how do we make ourselves a place where people who do not know Christ will feel welcome to come and learn of Him regardless of where they come from, (2) how do we pastorally care for people who have come in to the church with pre-existing circumstances related to sexual immorality, and (3) how do we equip our members to represent Christ to those in their lives that are dealing with these issues. We want to do this in a way that does not “walk a tight rope” or compromise to appease, but honors Scripture in its commands to both show compassion and exhort and correct. We must recognize that every individual circumstance is unique, and many will require careful and prayerful consideration, but this is meant to give a framework for that consideration.
2: Scriptural Basis for Corporate Response
There are many references we can point to that discuss and define sexual immorality throughout Scripture and many of these will be used below as we consider specific examples and situations. Let us start, however, by looking at passages that deal with corporate response rather than individual sin. It is clear that the Corinthian church had significant issues in this area, and much of Paul’s first letter was devoted to it. In chapter 5, Paul states that when sexual immorality is discovered in the church we should “mourn” over it and “not to associate with immoral people.” Importantly, he also makes clear in vv. 9-13 that these comments only apply to those “who bears the name of brother.” He explicitly writes, “not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world…for what have I to do with judging outsiders?” This is key in informing our response to those who are not members of the church. If it is our desire to see sinners come through our doors and come to know our Savior through our ministry, then we must be welcoming, accepting them where they are. This is not to say we hide or compromise the biblical position, but it is not an issue on which we want to filter people at the door. There are three categories of people in sexual sin that we need to form a response for. First, those just coming to the church who have not committed to it – these should be treated the same as any we are reaching out to with Christ’s love. They need Jesus, not behavioral change. Next, those who have recently joined the church but have pre-existing sexual sin patterns. This can and should be addressed with patience, dignity, and love. There are often many sin areas in the life of a new believer, and it is prudent to discern how and when to address each of them. Lastly, those who have been members in the church for some amount of time and fall into sexual sin. This is the group that Paul is primarily addressing in 1 Corinthians. While sex within marriage is a private issue, sexual sin cannot be a taboo topic. It needs to be addressed regularly and clearly. We need close enough relationships within the church that such problems do not fester in the dark. We must avoid the typical church pattern to vilify the first group, never see the second group, and pretend the third group doesn’t exist until it all blows up in scandal. May it never be.
3: Consistency Issue
There is a tendency in our Christian culture to treat some sexual sins as worse than others. Like the Corinthians, some things we seem to have accepted as just ubiquitous parts of our culture. Knowing the prevalence of promiscuity and fornication among teens and single adults and usage of pornography even within the church, we tend to address these as issues of indwelling sin, similar to anger or fear of man, with offers of accountability and understanding when someone falls. By contrast, when it comes to homosexuality or adultery, it is often a church discipline issue. We view homosexual marriage as a major problem, but remarriage after a non-biblical divorce is rarely addressed. These inconsistencies lead to stigmatization and polarization and should have no place in the church. The criterion for escalation should be unrepentance, not the nature of the sexual sin. It is clear from 1 Corinthians that all should be taken seriously, but none should be vilified above others.
4: Culture and Identity
The major underlying problem with many of the sexual sin and gender issues is that they have come to be culturally bound up with people’s identities. This is not a new phenomenon and is not unique to this issue. As far back as Acts 19, you see people becoming “enraged” because Paul had threatened the Ephesians’ cultural identity as worshipers of Artemis. People continue to find their primary identities in their employment, hobbies, sports teams, or families rather than Christ. None of these should be accepted, but none should be reviled either. If a person does not know Jesus, they are dead. How they identify themselves is of no concern. Once they have been made alive, they can be taught that “whose” they are is more important than “who” they are. All identity outside of Christ is not sinful, but if it takes paramount importance, it may become so. A person who recognizes a tendency toward same sex attraction may label themselves as gay or lesbian. This should not be considered a sin issue unless it becomes, for them, their defining characteristic or leads to sinful actions. We should recognize the difficulty of this struggle and support such a person rather than get hung up on labels. There must be clear distinction between identifying same sex attraction and engaging in homosexual behavior. These should be the guiding principles underlying everything that follows are regards individual cases.
5: Public Facing Information, Guests, and New Attendees
Considering what we have discussed, and Paul’s assertion in 1 Corinthians 5 that we ought to reserve judgment on sexual immorality to those we call brother, I would submit that public facing information regarding the church (i.e. website, app, etc) should not publish a position on sexual immorality, marriage, and gender identity. Doing so effectively places the filter at the door so that people who do not know Christ may be turned away from it. This is not tantamount to tacit approval. In appropriate contexts within the church, these topics should still be discussed and addressed, but I do not believe it is consistent with a biblical treatment of unbelievers to place it in a public facing forum. If we have guests or new regular attendees who appear to be engaged in a cohabitating or fornicating relationship, a homosexual relationship, or other sexual sin, this should not be a priority to address unless we have discerned that they are believers and join the church. Even then, it is important to draw a distinction between someone who deals with same-sex attraction and someone who engages in homosexual behavior. The next seven points are meant to discuss, in broad terms, how we should address those who join the church with pre-existing relationships or identity issues:
6: Promiscuity, Cohabitation – Hebrews 13:4, 1 Cor 7:1-2, Ex 22:16
Much of the biblical discussion on promiscuity is by inference. Clearly, sex was meant to be inseparably linked to marriage and outside of that context should be considered immoral. For those who join the church already in a sexual relationship who are unmarried we should apply Exodus 22:16 and encourage them to marry as soon as possible. If they do not wish to marry, they should be encouraged to separate. Paul acknowledges in 1 Cor 7:2 that marriage is the best remedy for “temptation to sexual immorality.”
7: Adultery, Divorce and Remarriage – Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, 1 Cor 7:10-11
This issue is given much more explicit biblical instruction but is often glossed over in our Christian culture due to the messy landscape of divorces and remarriages. In cases where non-biblical divorce has occurred, if reconciliation is possible, this should be pursued. If reconciliation is impossible because one or more parties have remarried, it would not be sensible to divorce again in order to achieve reconciliation. The principle to apply here, I believe, is from 1 Cor 7:17-24 summarized in verse 20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” This is not an ideal circumstance, but it is the best way forward in an imperfect world. Of note, polygamy was common in the culture of the early church, and while not ideal, was accepted by the church, as evidenced by the qualifications for elder to be “a husband of but one wife.” We have polygamous cultures even within our local community and if they came to Christ, we should not counsel them to divorce all but one wife and thus disrupt their social structure. It is not ideal and would disqualify them from eldership, but they should remain as they are. Whether marriage after unbiblical divorce in the past disqualifies a man from eldership is a case-by case question for the eldership.
8: Pornography, Sensuality, and Lust – Lev 18:6-18, Matt 5:28
As mentioned above, use of pornography has reached a high saturation point within our culture and within our church. While once thought of as simply a male issue, there is a growing trend toward gender parity in pornography usage. It is an issue that should be discussed with some frequency within our church. For those that join the church and view pornography regularly, it needs to be made clear that while the world has largely destigmatized it, it is still sexual immorality. Furthermore, this isn’t just limited to nudity and pornography, but any sensuality that leads to looking at someone “with lustful intent” is the heart equivalent of adultery according to Matt 5:28. In our culture, it is not possible to avoid such things by just turning away. We need to address the heart issues of idolatry, selfishness, and satisfaction in Christ. Practically, how should we deal with those who have on-going struggles with pornography, sensuality and lust? Should this preclude them from eldership? From deaconship? Taken strictly, this would preclude nearly all men from eldership. These require individual evaluation from the elders, but a guiding principle should be, if the person is repentant and there is evidence of growth in their life, we should consider more responsibility and continued discipleship.
9: Homosexuality – Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13, 1 Cor 6:9, 1 Tim 1:8-11
From the above references and others, it is evident that homosexual behavior is sexual sin. We cannot equivocate on that point. As we have discussed above, if a person who is already a believer and in the church and struggles with same sex attraction, we should approach them as we would handle anyone who is sexually attracted to someone to whom they are not married. If such a person decides that homosexuality is not sinful and begins sexually immoral activity, we should deal with them in the same way as any member who falls into unrepentant sin and go through the processes of correction and, if necessary, of church discipline. It is important that we draw a distinction between same sex attraction and homosexual behavior. We can do tremendous harm by demonizing same sex attraction and creating a taboo around it. A person who is struggling to abstain from homosexual behavior should be supported and encouraged. I believe Paul’s strong statements about not associating with sexually immoral people applies to those who remain unrepentant. Much more nuanced is the issue of how we address those that join the church already in a homosexual relationship. What about the married homosexual couple who join the church with their adopted child? Should we break up their family? I believe, in this case, the same principle should apply as to those who have gone through an unbiblical divorce in the past. We should apply 1 Cor 7:20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” We can recognize that this is not ideal, but it is the best we can do in a fallen world just as we do with someone who is married after unbiblical divorce. Whether should apply to a homosexual couple in a long term committed relationship who are not legally married would be an individual discussion with the elders. Again, these are nuanced cases that will need individual prayer, discussion, and discernment. I believe a great deal more patience is called for when a new believer joins the church that has a history or present reality of homosexuality, even if they are unrepentant at first, believing that homosexuality is not sinful, than we would demonstrate to a person who has been in the church for a period of time and then decides to pursue a homosexual relationship.
10: Bisexuality – Heb 13:4
Bisexual attraction is no more or less of an issue than anyone who finds that they are sexually attracted to someone other than their spouse. This is not a rare or unique circumstance, even within the church. Someone who is practicing bisexuality is, by definition, not confining sex to the marriage bed, and this, therefore, qualifies as sexual immorality. The issue, here again, is one of identity and cultural acceptance. If a person “identifies as bisexual,” the real issue is not the bisexuality, but the fact that they identify themselves primarily by their sexual desires, and not by Christ. It would be equally a problem if they “identified as heterosexual” and that was seen as their defining characteristic. If such a person were to join the church, our priority should be in helping them see their identity in Christ rather than focusing on renouncing their sexual preference.
11: Transgenderism/Non-binarism – Psalm 139: 13-15
It should be noted that the next two points should not be considered in the category of sexual immorality, but as they are connected to the same cultural moment will be discussed here. It should further be remarked that transgenderism is a modern issue with no direct reference in Scripture. It is a challenging issue that often falls prey to oversimplification and scapegoating. It is not sufficient to simply state that a person should identify with their born gender. There are those born with ambiguous genitalia and those born with sex chromosome abnormalities such that “born gender” is not necessarily accurate. These occur with a frequency of 1 in 448 births on average which is not particularly rare. The majority of people who consider themselves to be transgender do not fall into these categories, but the fact remains that these categories exist. Unless we plan to embark on genetic testing, we must be careful how we assert someone’s gender assignment. Furthermore, we must acknowledge that much of the gender confusion in our culture is due to a distortion of biblically accurate masculinity and femininity in our culture of which the church has been widely supportive for generations. Many transgender and non-binary individuals consider themselves so because they do not fit into the traditional boxes our culture has created for the genders. The church can start by recognizing that these boxes are incorrect. We can also acknowledge that gender differences and roles are far less important than most human cultures perceive. Christ himself challenged many gender norms in his ministry and Paul maintains “…there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal 3:28b) It is much more difficult to recognize this issue as a sin issue than many of the above concerns. If someone wishes to be addressed by different pronouns than they once did or dress differently than they once did, this does not amount to immorality. Once again, this can be an idolatrous identity issue if the person sees it as the central characteristic of their lives. There is often an inherent pride in asserting that such a person does not feel they fit in the body created for them, but if they come to love Jesus and understand and believe that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” then this issue may become moot. Whether or not they revert to dressing differently or using pronouns they did when they were younger is largely immaterial. This also addresses the issue of people who may have undergone permanent physical changes. While we should not endorse such modification if it is being considered, there is no reason to reverse such a thing in order to return to a base state. We must recognize that this is a group that has a high propensity toward mental health concerns, instability, and suicidality. They need love, support and prayer, not scapegoating and extra-biblical expectations of conforming to a cultural norm. We must further note that this group as well as the homosexual group have often experienced psychological and even physical harm from others in our culture, sometimes in the name of Christ. We must foster an environment of champions physical and psychological safety for these people.
12: Asexuality – 1 Cor 7:25-38
Asexuality also should not be considered sexual immorality. There is, in fact, wide support in Paul’s letters such as in 1 Cor 7 for people, if they are able, to remain unmarried and be “anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.” We tend to champion the model of the nuclear family in our Christian culture, but Paul sees chaste singleness as a better way. There should be no pressure from the church to make sure that single people pair off and get married because it is expected of them. As this state has been culturally identified with the LGBTQIA movement, it is seen on the same spectrum as the sexual immorality and gender issues discussed above, but it is not. It can still fall prey to the same issue of an idolatrous identity as some of the above issues, but it need not be so.
13: Glass Ceiling
In the event that God sees fit to bring people from these subgroups into our church, there would inevitably be a glass ceiling. The question is at what point. The four logical points are: regular attender, member, deacon, and elder. Regardless of their background or position, all should be welcome to be a regular attender. It is also clear, from the biblical requirements for eldership, that on-going problems or engagement in any of the sexual sins would disqualify them from that post. The middle two are less clear. I would submit that the bar for membership should be very low. This step, in my opinion, is when they would “bear the name of brother” and not before. Even if they disagree about the sinful nature of homosexuality, this should not disallow them from becoming members as long as they agree to submit to the churches position and not cause division. Allowing them to become members gives us the pastoral authority to speak into their lives, and we would hope that over time the Spirit would work in their hearts to convince them of the truth. Putting such a person in a deacon role would probably not be wise but would need to be evaluated prayerfully on a case-by-case basis. The difficulty here is that, while a position on homosexuality is not a salvific issue and should not be considered a core doctrine in the same way as the deity of Christ, for example, it is a sin issue. There is a limit to how far we can “agree to disagree” and still uphold our duty to root out sin in our midst. Once again, we should also distinguish between a struggle with same sex attraction and engagement in homosexual behavior when we consider our response. There is also a glass ceiling when it comes to marriage. While I believe we should not break up existing homosexual marriages, we should not participate in creating them. The marriage covenant between a man and woman was created, in part, to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church (Eph 5). This should not be co-opted to excuse or normalize immorality.
14: Nuance and Edge Cases
The above outline is by no means meant to be exhaustive or definitive. It is meant to provide a lens, supported by scripture, through which we can view these issues and consider corporate and pastoral responses. It should inform how we view the people that walk through the door from a wide range of backgrounds and how we equip those in our church to be Christ’s ambassadors to those in our community. Every person and circumstance, history and baggage will be different, and any non-nuanced position would be inherently evil. I pray we have many opportunities to talk, think and pray through specific situations that God would bless us with the chance to be a part of. What an honor it would be to be used to reach into broken lives like these with the Gospel of Grace.
15: Action Steps
As we consider practical and philosophical ways of responding to the above, I believe we should start from a position of corporate repentance. If we wish to truly reach out and touch the lives of broken people in need of a Savior who live a life of same sex attraction or gender dysphoria, we need to begin by recognizing that a great deal of harm, emotional and physical, has been inflicted on this group by the Church for generations. There are homeless people living in our area who were kicked out of their homes by parents holding a Bible. There are those who have been subjected to horrific methods that amount to torture under the guise of “Conversion Therapy” from Christian organizations. The only “conversion” we should concern ourselves with is to a regenerate heart. Attempting to change someone’s sexual attraction is very much beside the point. We cannot hope to be a place where such people can hear about Jesus unless they feel safe to enter our doors. We must also fight the tendency to consider sin in this area as something worse than others, even in non-Christians. James 2 says “…For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it….So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” As we consider corporate and pastoral responses to the argument above, we must start by removing our own planks and repenting for the historical actions of the Church.
Practical steps that we could consider taking would include: removing the statements from the website about marriage and sexuality, especially directly under our Core Beliefs. Again, this is not meant to hide or equivocate on the truth, but not to set such a barrier before someone even walks through our door. Secondly, we should consider how to address these topics within the church. A Sunday morning sermon is not ideal as it is time limited and a unidirectional conversation. A small group course format would be a consideration. We need to equip parents and family members of adolescents, teens, and adults with language to talk about these things in loving, humble, God-honoring ways. In the longer term, we need to consider how we can make our church a place where people would feel comfortable inviting friends and family who look, think and act differently than we do. We need to find a way of projecting safety and inclusion even in our public facing information. This isn’t a balancing act where we must make it clear early and often that we “love the sinner but hate the sin” as the saying goes. We just need to love the sinner. Dealing with the sin can come later God-willing. A third application point is to be mindful of what we say and what we allow to be said without being checked. Certainly, joking at the expense of those who are dealing with these issues is unacceptable, but we also need to work to avoid getting dragged in to pseudo-political discussions on bathroom issues, sports issues or other divisive concerns that have no bearing on the church.
I recognize that these proposals have the potential to divide the church. There are some who may leave the body over these sorts of changes. I would argue that it is our responsibility to them as well as to the unreached in our community to have those discussions and risk some of them leaving over it. These are not all things we should change overnight but after ample opportunities for discussions and prayer.
16: Conclusion – Mark 2:15-17
At its core, these are not issues of who someone loves, sexual attraction, or even specific sex acts. The core is idolatry and identity. When acceptance by others, self-determination, or physical pleasure become the central force driving our lives then we have become idolators. Though our idols take on different shapes, the struggles in this space are shared by all. Whether you are identified by your profession, your family, or your gender identity, you are not being identified by your Master. Building fences around or within the church because someone sins in a different way than us cannot be allowed. Making the excuse that we are somehow “protecting our children” by shielding them from people in our community who desperately need a Savior will not show our children who Jesus is. Within the church, we cannot be afraid to “speak the truth in love.” We need not and cannot shy away from sin in the church, but we must recognize that the Spirit works in each of our lives. Often this happens over a period of time. We should be prepared to walk alongside our brothers and sisters in this journey for as long as they need.
There is a significant correlation between this community and their relationship with religious groups, and the “tax collectors and sinners” that Jesus sought out in His ministry and their relationship with the religious leaders of the day. Our heart should reflect His. Jesus responded: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17) If our church was filled with transgender people and gay families that loved Jesus, God would be glorified.”
Thank you in advance for any constructive criticism, notes of encouragement and or reading recommendations on these topics that I can pass along.

A good friend of mine from a fairly conservative evangelical background is considering becoming a pastor at his non-denominational church. As part of the evaluation process, they asked him to write a paper on these topics that he is not an expert on.
He asked for my opinion and I offered to share it online to solicit constructive criticism, notes of encouragement, and or reading recommendations on these topics.
I believe his goal is to be faithful to the scriptures, loving to those outside the church, and challenging to those inside the church, as most of us could do better.
What he wrote is in the quotation marks below.
“1: Scope of the Issue
Sexual immorality has become a besetting and ubiquitous issue in our culture and in our churches. While many aspects of it are not novel or unique to this time and have clear scriptural input, there are others that bring challenges to our church for which we don’t have obvious precedent. The main point of these comments is to try and answer three questions with some degree of specificity: (1) how do we make ourselves a place where people who do not know Christ will feel welcome to come and learn of Him regardless of where they come from, (2) how do we pastorally care for people who have come in to the church with pre-existing circumstances related to sexual immorality, and (3) how do we equip our members to represent Christ to those in their lives that are dealing with these issues. We want to do this in a way that does not “walk a tight rope” or compromise to appease, but honors Scripture in its commands to both show compassion and exhort and correct. We must recognize that every individual circumstance is unique, and many will require careful and prayerful consideration, but this is meant to give a framework for that consideration.
2: Scriptural Basis for Corporate Response
There are many references we can point to that discuss and define sexual immorality throughout Scripture and many of these will be used below as we consider specific examples and situations. Let us start, however, by looking at passages that deal with corporate response rather than individual sin. It is clear that the Corinthian church had significant issues in this area, and much of Paul’s first letter was devoted to it. In chapter 5, Paul states that when sexual immorality is discovered in the church we should “mourn” over it and “not to associate with immoral people.” Importantly, he also makes clear in vv. 9-13 that these comments only apply to those “who bears the name of brother.” He explicitly writes, “not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world…for what have I to do with judging outsiders?” This is key in informing our response to those who are not members of the church. If it is our desire to see sinners come through our doors and come to know our Savior through our ministry, then we must be welcoming, accepting them where they are. This is not to say we hide or compromise the biblical position, but it is not an issue on which we want to filter people at the door. There are three categories of people in sexual sin that we need to form a response for. First, those just coming to the church who have not committed to it – these should be treated the same as any we are reaching out to with Christ’s love. They need Jesus, not behavioral change. Next, those who have recently joined the church but have pre-existing sexual sin patterns. This can and should be addressed with patience, dignity, and love. There are often many sin areas in the life of a new believer, and it is prudent to discern how and when to address each of them. Lastly, those who have been members in the church for some amount of time and fall into sexual sin. This is the group that Paul is primarily addressing in 1 Corinthians. While sex within marriage is a private issue, sexual sin cannot be a taboo topic. It needs to be addressed regularly and clearly. We need close enough relationships within the church that such problems do not fester in the dark. We must avoid the typical church pattern to vilify the first group, never see the second group, and pretend the third group doesn’t exist until it all blows up in scandal. May it never be.
3: Consistency Issue
There is a tendency in our Christian culture to treat some sexual sins as worse than others. Like the Corinthians, some things we seem to have accepted as just ubiquitous parts of our culture. Knowing the prevalence of promiscuity and fornication among teens and single adults and usage of pornography even within the church, we tend to address these as issues of indwelling sin, similar to anger or fear of man, with offers of accountability and understanding when someone falls. By contrast, when it comes to homosexuality or adultery, it is often a church discipline issue. We view homosexual marriage as a major problem, but remarriage after a non-biblical divorce is rarely addressed. These inconsistencies lead to stigmatization and polarization and should have no place in the church. The criterion for escalation should be unrepentance, not the nature of the sexual sin. It is clear from 1 Corinthians that all should be taken seriously, but none should be vilified above others.
4: Culture and Identity
The major underlying problem with many of the sexual sin and gender issues is that they have come to be culturally bound up with people’s identities. This is not a new phenomenon and is not unique to this issue. As far back as Acts 19, you see people becoming “enraged” because Paul had threatened the Ephesians’ cultural identity as worshipers of Artemis. People continue to find their primary identities in their employment, hobbies, sports teams, or families rather than Christ. None of these should be accepted, but none should be reviled either. If a person does not know Jesus, they are dead. How they identify themselves is of no concern. Once they have been made alive, they can be taught that “whose” they are is more important than “who” they are. All identity outside of Christ is not sinful, but if it takes paramount importance, it may become so. A person who recognizes a tendency toward same sex attraction may label themselves as gay or lesbian. This should not be considered a sin issue unless it becomes, for them, their defining characteristic or leads to sinful actions. We should recognize the difficulty of this struggle and support such a person rather than get hung up on labels. There must be clear distinction between identifying same sex attraction and engaging in homosexual behavior. These should be the guiding principles underlying everything that follows are regards individual cases.
5: Public Facing Information, Guests, and New Attendees
Considering what we have discussed, and Paul’s assertion in 1 Corinthians 5 that we ought to reserve judgment on sexual immorality to those we call brother, I would submit that public facing information regarding the church (i.e. website, app, etc) should not publish a position on sexual immorality, marriage, and gender identity. Doing so effectively places the filter at the door so that people who do not know Christ may be turned away from it. This is not tantamount to tacit approval. In appropriate contexts within the church, these topics should still be discussed and addressed, but I do not believe it is consistent with a biblical treatment of unbelievers to place it in a public facing forum. If we have guests or new regular attendees who appear to be engaged in a cohabitating or fornicating relationship, a homosexual relationship, or other sexual sin, this should not be a priority to address unless we have discerned that they are believers and join the church. Even then, it is important to draw a distinction between someone who deals with same-sex attraction and someone who engages in homosexual behavior. The next seven points are meant to discuss, in broad terms, how we should address those who join the church with pre-existing relationships or identity issues:
6: Promiscuity, Cohabitation – Hebrews 13:4, 1 Cor 7:1-2, Ex 22:16
Much of the biblical discussion on promiscuity is by inference. Clearly, sex was meant to be inseparably linked to marriage and outside of that context should be considered immoral. For those who join the church already in a sexual relationship who are unmarried we should apply Exodus 22:16 and encourage them to marry as soon as possible. If they do not wish to marry, they should be encouraged to separate. Paul acknowledges in 1 Cor 7:2 that marriage is the best remedy for “temptation to sexual immorality.”
7: Adultery, Divorce and Remarriage – Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, 1 Cor 7:10-11
This issue is given much more explicit biblical instruction but is often glossed over in our Christian culture due to the messy landscape of divorces and remarriages. In cases where non-biblical divorce has occurred, if reconciliation is possible, this should be pursued. If reconciliation is impossible because one or more parties have remarried, it would not be sensible to divorce again in order to achieve reconciliation. The principle to apply here, I believe, is from 1 Cor 7:17-24 summarized in verse 20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” This is not an ideal circumstance, but it is the best way forward in an imperfect world. Of note, polygamy was common in the culture of the early church, and while not ideal, was accepted by the church, as evidenced by the qualifications for elder to be “a husband of but one wife.” We have polygamous cultures even within our local community and if they came to Christ, we should not counsel them to divorce all but one wife and thus disrupt their social structure. It is not ideal and would disqualify them from eldership, but they should remain as they are. Whether marriage after unbiblical divorce in the past disqualifies a man from eldership is a case-by case question for the eldership.
8: Pornography, Sensuality, and Lust – Lev 18:6-18, Matt 5:28
As mentioned above, use of pornography has reached a high saturation point within our culture and within our church. While once thought of as simply a male issue, there is a growing trend toward gender parity in pornography usage. It is an issue that should be discussed with some frequency within our church. For those that join the church and view pornography regularly, it needs to be made clear that while the world has largely destigmatized it, it is still sexual immorality. Furthermore, this isn’t just limited to nudity and pornography, but any sensuality that leads to looking at someone “with lustful intent” is the heart equivalent of adultery according to Matt 5:28. In our culture, it is not possible to avoid such things by just turning away. We need to address the heart issues of idolatry, selfishness, and satisfaction in Christ. Practically, how should we deal with those who have on-going struggles with pornography, sensuality and lust? Should this preclude them from eldership? From deaconship? Taken strictly, this would preclude nearly all men from eldership. These require individual evaluation from the elders, but a guiding principle should be, if the person is repentant and there is evidence of growth in their life, we should consider more responsibility and continued discipleship.
9: Homosexuality – Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13, 1 Cor 6:9, 1 Tim 1:8-11
From the above references and others, it is evident that homosexual behavior is sexual sin. We cannot equivocate on that point. As we have discussed above, if a person who is already a believer and in the church and struggles with same sex attraction, we should approach them as we would handle anyone who is sexually attracted to someone to whom they are not married. If such a person decides that homosexuality is not sinful and begins sexually immoral activity, we should deal with them in the same way as any member who falls into unrepentant sin and go through the processes of correction and, if necessary, of church discipline. It is important that we draw a distinction between same sex attraction and homosexual behavior. We can do tremendous harm by demonizing same sex attraction and creating a taboo around it. A person who is struggling to abstain from homosexual behavior should be supported and encouraged. I believe Paul’s strong statements about not associating with sexually immoral people applies to those who remain unrepentant. Much more nuanced is the issue of how we address those that join the church already in a homosexual relationship. What about the married homosexual couple who join the church with their adopted child? Should we break up their family? I believe, in this case, the same principle should apply as to those who have gone through an unbiblical divorce in the past. We should apply 1 Cor 7:20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” We can recognize that this is not ideal, but it is the best we can do in a fallen world just as we do with someone who is married after unbiblical divorce. Whether should apply to a homosexual couple in a long term committed relationship who are not legally married would be an individual discussion with the elders. Again, these are nuanced cases that will need individual prayer, discussion, and discernment. I believe a great deal more patience is called for when a new believer joins the church that has a history or present reality of homosexuality, even if they are unrepentant at first, believing that homosexuality is not sinful, than we would demonstrate to a person who has been in the church for a period of time and then decides to pursue a homosexual relationship.
10: Bisexuality – Heb 13:4
Bisexual attraction is no more or less of an issue than anyone who finds that they are sexually attracted to someone other than their spouse. This is not a rare or unique circumstance, even within the church. Someone who is practicing bisexuality is, by definition, not confining sex to the marriage bed, and this, therefore, qualifies as sexual immorality. The issue, here again, is one of identity and cultural acceptance. If a person “identifies as bisexual,” the real issue is not the bisexuality, but the fact that they identify themselves primarily by their sexual desires, and not by Christ. It would be equally a problem if they “identified as heterosexual” and that was seen as their defining characteristic. If such a person were to join the church, our priority should be in helping them see their identity in Christ rather than focusing on renouncing their sexual preference.
11: Transgenderism/Non-binarism – Psalm 139: 13-15
It should be noted that the next two points should not be considered in the category of sexual immorality, but as they are connected to the same cultural moment will be discussed here. It should further be remarked that transgenderism is a modern issue with no direct reference in Scripture. It is a challenging issue that often falls prey to oversimplification and scapegoating. It is not sufficient to simply state that a person should identify with their born gender. There are those born with ambiguous genitalia and those born with sex chromosome abnormalities such that “born gender” is not necessarily accurate. These occur with a frequency of 1 in 448 births on average which is not particularly rare. The majority of people who consider themselves to be transgender do not fall into these categories, but the fact remains that these categories exist. Unless we plan to embark on genetic testing, we must be careful how we assert someone’s gender assignment. Furthermore, we must acknowledge that much of the gender confusion in our culture is due to a distortion of biblically accurate masculinity and femininity in our culture of which the church has been widely supportive for generations. Many transgender and non-binary individuals consider themselves so because they do not fit into the traditional boxes our culture has created for the genders. The church can start by recognizing that these boxes are incorrect. We can also acknowledge that gender differences and roles are far less important than most human cultures perceive. Christ himself challenged many gender norms in his ministry and Paul maintains “…there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal 3:28b) It is much more difficult to recognize this issue as a sin issue than many of the above concerns. If someone wishes to be addressed by different pronouns than they once did or dress differently than they once did, this does not amount to immorality. Once again, this can be an idolatrous identity issue if the person sees it as the central characteristic of their lives. There is often an inherent pride in asserting that such a person does not feel they fit in the body created for them, but if they come to love Jesus and understand and believe that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” then this issue may become moot. Whether or not they revert to dressing differently or using pronouns they did when they were younger is largely immaterial. This also addresses the issue of people who may have undergone permanent physical changes. While we should not endorse such modification if it is being considered, there is no reason to reverse such a thing in order to return to a base state. We must recognize that this is a group that has a high propensity toward mental health concerns, instability, and suicidality. They need love, support and prayer, not scapegoating and extra-biblical expectations of conforming to a cultural norm. We must further note that this group as well as the homosexual group have often experienced psychological and even physical harm from others in our culture, sometimes in the name of Christ. We must foster an environment of champions physical and psychological safety for these people.
12: Asexuality – 1 Cor 7:25-38
Asexuality also should not be considered sexual immorality. There is, in fact, wide support in Paul’s letters such as in 1 Cor 7 for people, if they are able, to remain unmarried and be “anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.” We tend to champion the model of the nuclear family in our Christian culture, but Paul sees chaste singleness as a better way. There should be no pressure from the church to make sure that single people pair off and get married because it is expected of them. As this state has been culturally identified with the LGBTQIA movement, it is seen on the same spectrum as the sexual immorality and gender issues discussed above, but it is not. It can still fall prey to the same issue of an idolatrous identity as some of the above issues, but it need not be so.
13: Glass Ceiling
In the event that God sees fit to bring people from these subgroups into our church, there would inevitably be a glass ceiling. The question is at what point. The four logical points are: regular attender, member, deacon, and elder. Regardless of their background or position, all should be welcome to be a regular attender. It is also clear, from the biblical requirements for eldership, that on-going problems or engagement in any of the sexual sins would disqualify them from that post. The middle two are less clear. I would submit that the bar for membership should be very low. This step, in my opinion, is when they would “bear the name of brother” and not before. Even if they disagree about the sinful nature of homosexuality, this should not disallow them from becoming members as long as they agree to submit to the churches position and not cause division. Allowing them to become members gives us the pastoral authority to speak into their lives, and we would hope that over time the Spirit would work in their hearts to convince them of the truth. Putting such a person in a deacon role would probably not be wise but would need to be evaluated prayerfully on a case-by-case basis. The difficulty here is that, while a position on homosexuality is not a salvific issue and should not be considered a core doctrine in the same way as the deity of Christ, for example, it is a sin issue. There is a limit to how far we can “agree to disagree” and still uphold our duty to root out sin in our midst. Once again, we should also distinguish between a struggle with same sex attraction and engagement in homosexual behavior when we consider our response. There is also a glass ceiling when it comes to marriage. While I believe we should not break up existing homosexual marriages, we should not participate in creating them. The marriage covenant between a man and woman was created, in part, to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church (Eph 5). This should not be co-opted to excuse or normalize immorality.
14: Nuance and Edge Cases
The above outline is by no means meant to be exhaustive or definitive. It is meant to provide a lens, supported by scripture, through which we can view these issues and consider corporate and pastoral responses. It should inform how we view the people that walk through the door from a wide range of backgrounds and how we equip those in our church to be Christ’s ambassadors to those in our community. Every person and circumstance, history and baggage will be different, and any non-nuanced position would be inherently evil. I pray we have many opportunities to talk, think and pray through specific situations that God would bless us with the chance to be a part of. What an honor it would be to be used to reach into broken lives like these with the Gospel of Grace.
15: Action Steps
As we consider practical and philosophical ways of responding to the above, I believe we should start from a position of corporate repentance. If we wish to truly reach out and touch the lives of broken people in need of a Savior who live a life of same sex attraction or gender dysphoria, we need to begin by recognizing that a great deal of harm, emotional and physical, has been inflicted on this group by the Church for generations. There are homeless people living in our area who were kicked out of their homes by parents holding a Bible. There are those who have been subjected to horrific methods that amount to torture under the guise of “Conversion Therapy” from Christian organizations. The only “conversion” we should concern ourselves with is to a regenerate heart. Attempting to change someone’s sexual attraction is very much beside the point. We cannot hope to be a place where such people can hear about Jesus unless they feel safe to enter our doors. We must also fight the tendency to consider sin in this area as something worse than others, even in non-Christians. James 2 says “…For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it….So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” As we consider corporate and pastoral responses to the argument above, we must start by removing our own planks and repenting for the historical actions of the Church.
Practical steps that we could consider taking would include: removing the statements from the website about marriage and sexuality, especially directly under our Core Beliefs. Again, this is not meant to hide or equivocate on the truth, but not to set such a barrier before someone even walks through our door. Secondly, we should consider how to address these topics within the church. A Sunday morning sermon is not ideal as it is time limited and a unidirectional conversation. A small group course format would be a consideration. We need to equip parents and family members of adolescents, teens, and adults with language to talk about these things in loving, humble, God-honoring ways. In the longer term, we need to consider how we can make our church a place where people would feel comfortable inviting friends and family who look, think and act differently than we do. We need to find a way of projecting safety and inclusion even in our public facing information. This isn’t a balancing act where we must make it clear early and often that we “love the sinner but hate the sin” as the saying goes. We just need to love the sinner. Dealing with the sin can come later God-willing. A third application point is to be mindful of what we say and what we allow to be said without being checked. Certainly, joking at the expense of those who are dealing with these issues is unacceptable, but we also need to work to avoid getting dragged in to pseudo-political discussions on bathroom issues, sports issues or other divisive concerns that have no bearing on the church.
I recognize that these proposals have the potential to divide the church. There are some who may leave the body over these sorts of changes. I would argue that it is our responsibility to them as well as to the unreached in our community to have those discussions and risk some of them leaving over it. These are not all things we should change overnight but after ample opportunities for discussions and prayer.
16: Conclusion – Mark 2:15-17
At its core, these are not issues of who someone loves, sexual attraction, or even specific sex acts. The core is idolatry and identity. When acceptance by others, self-determination, or physical pleasure become the central force driving our lives then we have become idolators. Though our idols take on different shapes, the struggles in this space are shared by all. Whether you are identified by your profession, your family, or your gender identity, you are not being identified by your Master. Building fences around or within the church because someone sins in a different way than us cannot be allowed. Making the excuse that we are somehow “protecting our children” by shielding them from people in our community who desperately need a Savior will not show our children who Jesus is. Within the church, we cannot be afraid to “speak the truth in love.” We need not and cannot shy away from sin in the church, but we must recognize that the Spirit works in each of our lives. Often this happens over a period of time. We should be prepared to walk alongside our brothers and sisters in this journey for as long as they need.
There is a significant correlation between this community and their relationship with religious groups, and the “tax collectors and sinners” that Jesus sought out in His ministry and their relationship with the religious leaders of the day. Our heart should reflect His. Jesus responded: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17) If our church was filled with transgender people and gay families that loved Jesus, God would be glorified.”
Thank you in advance for any constructive criticism, notes of encouragement and or reading recommendations on these topics that I can pass along.

A good friend of mine from a fairly conservative evangelical background is considering becoming a pastor at his non-denominational church. As part of the evaluation process, they asked him to write a paper on these topics that he is not an expert on.
He asked for my opinion and I offered to share it online to solicit constructive criticism, notes of encouragement, and or reading recommendations on these topics.
I believe his goal is to be faithful to the scriptures, loving to those outside the church, and challenging to those inside the church, as most of us could do better.
What he wrote is in the quotation marks below.
“1: Scope of the Issue
Sexual immorality has become a besetting and ubiquitous issue in our culture and in our churches. While many aspects of it are not novel or unique to this time and have clear scriptural input, there are others that bring challenges to our church for which we don’t have obvious precedent. The main point of these comments is to try and answer three questions with some degree of specificity: (1) how do we make ourselves a place where people who do not know Christ will feel welcome to come and learn of Him regardless of where they come from, (2) how do we pastorally care for people who have come in to the church with pre-existing circumstances related to sexual immorality, and (3) how do we equip our members to represent Christ to those in their lives that are dealing with these issues. We want to do this in a way that does not “walk a tight rope” or compromise to appease, but honors Scripture in its commands to both show compassion and exhort and correct. We must recognize that every individual circumstance is unique, and many will require careful and prayerful consideration, but this is meant to give a framework for that consideration.
2: Scriptural Basis for Corporate Response
There are many references we can point to that discuss and define sexual immorality throughout Scripture and many of these will be used below as we consider specific examples and situations. Let us start, however, by looking at passages that deal with corporate response rather than individual sin. It is clear that the Corinthian church had significant issues in this area, and much of Paul’s first letter was devoted to it. In chapter 5, Paul states that when sexual immorality is discovered in the church we should “mourn” over it and “not to associate with immoral people.” Importantly, he also makes clear in vv. 9-13 that these comments only apply to those “who bears the name of brother.” He explicitly writes, “not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world…for what have I to do with judging outsiders?” This is key in informing our response to those who are not members of the church. If it is our desire to see sinners come through our doors and come to know our Savior through our ministry, then we must be welcoming, accepting them where they are. This is not to say we hide or compromise the biblical position, but it is not an issue on which we want to filter people at the door. There are three categories of people in sexual sin that we need to form a response for. First, those just coming to the church who have not committed to it – these should be treated the same as any we are reaching out to with Christ’s love. They need Jesus, not behavioral change. Next, those who have recently joined the church but have pre-existing sexual sin patterns. This can and should be addressed with patience, dignity, and love. There are often many sin areas in the life of a new believer, and it is prudent to discern how and when to address each of them. Lastly, those who have been members in the church for some amount of time and fall into sexual sin. This is the group that Paul is primarily addressing in 1 Corinthians. While sex within marriage is a private issue, sexual sin cannot be a taboo topic. It needs to be addressed regularly and clearly. We need close enough relationships within the church that such problems do not fester in the dark. We must avoid the typical church pattern to vilify the first group, never see the second group, and pretend the third group doesn’t exist until it all blows up in scandal. May it never be.
3: Consistency Issue
There is a tendency in our Christian culture to treat some sexual sins as worse than others. Like the Corinthians, some things we seem to have accepted as just ubiquitous parts of our culture. Knowing the prevalence of promiscuity and fornication among teens and single adults and usage of pornography even within the church, we tend to address these as issues of indwelling sin, similar to anger or fear of man, with offers of accountability and understanding when someone falls. By contrast, when it comes to homosexuality or adultery, it is often a church discipline issue. We view homosexual marriage as a major problem, but remarriage after a non-biblical divorce is rarely addressed. These inconsistencies lead to stigmatization and polarization and should have no place in the church. The criterion for escalation should be unrepentance, not the nature of the sexual sin. It is clear from 1 Corinthians that all should be taken seriously, but none should be vilified above others.
4: Culture and Identity
The major underlying problem with many of the sexual sin and gender issues is that they have come to be culturally bound up with people’s identities. This is not a new phenomenon and is not unique to this issue. As far back as Acts 19, you see people becoming “enraged” because Paul had threatened the Ephesians’ cultural identity as worshipers of Artemis. People continue to find their primary identities in their employment, hobbies, sports teams, or families rather than Christ. None of these should be accepted, but none should be reviled either. If a person does not know Jesus, they are dead. How they identify themselves is of no concern. Once they have been made alive, they can be taught that “whose” they are is more important than “who” they are. All identity outside of Christ is not sinful, but if it takes paramount importance, it may become so. A person who recognizes a tendency toward same sex attraction may label themselves as gay or lesbian. This should not be considered a sin issue unless it becomes, for them, their defining characteristic or leads to sinful actions. We should recognize the difficulty of this struggle and support such a person rather than get hung up on labels. There must be clear distinction between identifying same sex attraction and engaging in homosexual behavior. These should be the guiding principles underlying everything that follows are regards individual cases.
5: Public Facing Information, Guests, and New Attendees
Considering what we have discussed, and Paul’s assertion in 1 Corinthians 5 that we ought to reserve judgment on sexual immorality to those we call brother, I would submit that public facing information regarding the church (i.e. website, app, etc) should not publish a position on sexual immorality, marriage, and gender identity. Doing so effectively places the filter at the door so that people who do not know Christ may be turned away from it. This is not tantamount to tacit approval. In appropriate contexts within the church, these topics should still be discussed and addressed, but I do not believe it is consistent with a biblical treatment of unbelievers to place it in a public facing forum. If we have guests or new regular attendees who appear to be engaged in a cohabitating or fornicating relationship, a homosexual relationship, or other sexual sin, this should not be a priority to address unless we have discerned that they are believers and join the church. Even then, it is important to draw a distinction between someone who deals with same-sex attraction and someone who engages in homosexual behavior. The next seven points are meant to discuss, in broad terms, how we should address those who join the church with pre-existing relationships or identity issues:
6: Promiscuity, Cohabitation – Hebrews 13:4, 1 Cor 7:1-2, Ex 22:16
Much of the biblical discussion on promiscuity is by inference. Clearly, sex was meant to be inseparably linked to marriage and outside of that context should be considered immoral. For those who join the church already in a sexual relationship who are unmarried we should apply Exodus 22:16 and encourage them to marry as soon as possible. If they do not wish to marry, they should be encouraged to separate. Paul acknowledges in 1 Cor 7:2 that marriage is the best remedy for “temptation to sexual immorality.”
7: Adultery, Divorce and Remarriage – Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, 1 Cor 7:10-11
This issue is given much more explicit biblical instruction but is often glossed over in our Christian culture due to the messy landscape of divorces and remarriages. In cases where non-biblical divorce has occurred, if reconciliation is possible, this should be pursued. If reconciliation is impossible because one or more parties have remarried, it would not be sensible to divorce again in order to achieve reconciliation. The principle to apply here, I believe, is from 1 Cor 7:17-24 summarized in verse 20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” This is not an ideal circumstance, but it is the best way forward in an imperfect world. Of note, polygamy was common in the culture of the early church, and while not ideal, was accepted by the church, as evidenced by the qualifications for elder to be “a husband of but one wife.” We have polygamous cultures even within our local community and if they came to Christ, we should not counsel them to divorce all but one wife and thus disrupt their social structure. It is not ideal and would disqualify them from eldership, but they should remain as they are. Whether marriage after unbiblical divorce in the past disqualifies a man from eldership is a case-by case question for the eldership.
8: Pornography, Sensuality, and Lust – Lev 18:6-18, Matt 5:28
As mentioned above, use of pornography has reached a high saturation point within our culture and within our church. While once thought of as simply a male issue, there is a growing trend toward gender parity in pornography usage. It is an issue that should be discussed with some frequency within our church. For those that join the church and view pornography regularly, it needs to be made clear that while the world has largely destigmatized it, it is still sexual immorality. Furthermore, this isn’t just limited to nudity and pornography, but any sensuality that leads to looking at someone “with lustful intent” is the heart equivalent of adultery according to Matt 5:28. In our culture, it is not possible to avoid such things by just turning away. We need to address the heart issues of idolatry, selfishness, and satisfaction in Christ. Practically, how should we deal with those who have on-going struggles with pornography, sensuality and lust? Should this preclude them from eldership? From deaconship? Taken strictly, this would preclude nearly all men from eldership. These require individual evaluation from the elders, but a guiding principle should be, if the person is repentant and there is evidence of growth in their life, we should consider more responsibility and continued discipleship.
9: Homosexuality – Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13, 1 Cor 6:9, 1 Tim 1:8-11
From the above references and others, it is evident that homosexual behavior is sexual sin. We cannot equivocate on that point. As we have discussed above, if a person who is already a believer and in the church and struggles with same sex attraction, we should approach them as we would handle anyone who is sexually attracted to someone to whom they are not married. If such a person decides that homosexuality is not sinful and begins sexually immoral activity, we should deal with them in the same way as any member who falls into unrepentant sin and go through the processes of correction and, if necessary, of church discipline. It is important that we draw a distinction between same sex attraction and homosexual behavior. We can do tremendous harm by demonizing same sex attraction and creating a taboo around it. A person who is struggling to abstain from homosexual behavior should be supported and encouraged. I believe Paul’s strong statements about not associating with sexually immoral people applies to those who remain unrepentant. Much more nuanced is the issue of how we address those that join the church already in a homosexual relationship. What about the married homosexual couple who join the church with their adopted child? Should we break up their family? I believe, in this case, the same principle should apply as to those who have gone through an unbiblical divorce in the past. We should apply 1 Cor 7:20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” We can recognize that this is not ideal, but it is the best we can do in a fallen world just as we do with someone who is married after unbiblical divorce. Whether should apply to a homosexual couple in a long term committed relationship who are not legally married would be an individual discussion with the elders. Again, these are nuanced cases that will need individual prayer, discussion, and discernment. I believe a great deal more patience is called for when a new believer joins the church that has a history or present reality of homosexuality, even if they are unrepentant at first, believing that homosexuality is not sinful, than we would demonstrate to a person who has been in the church for a period of time and then decides to pursue a homosexual relationship.
10: Bisexuality – Heb 13:4
Bisexual attraction is no more or less of an issue than anyone who finds that they are sexually attracted to someone other than their spouse. This is not a rare or unique circumstance, even within the church. Someone who is practicing bisexuality is, by definition, not confining sex to the marriage bed, and this, therefore, qualifies as sexual immorality. The issue, here again, is one of identity and cultural acceptance. If a person “identifies as bisexual,” the real issue is not the bisexuality, but the fact that they identify themselves primarily by their sexual desires, and not by Christ. It would be equally a problem if they “identified as heterosexual” and that was seen as their defining characteristic. If such a person were to join the church, our priority should be in helping them see their identity in Christ rather than focusing on renouncing their sexual preference.
11: Transgenderism/Non-binarism – Psalm 139: 13-15
It should be noted that the next two points should not be considered in the category of sexual immorality, but as they are connected to the same cultural moment will be discussed here. It should further be remarked that transgenderism is a modern issue with no direct reference in Scripture. It is a challenging issue that often falls prey to oversimplification and scapegoating. It is not sufficient to simply state that a person should identify with their born gender. There are those born with ambiguous genitalia and those born with sex chromosome abnormalities such that “born gender” is not necessarily accurate. These occur with a frequency of 1 in 448 births on average which is not particularly rare. The majority of people who consider themselves to be transgender do not fall into these categories, but the fact remains that these categories exist. Unless we plan to embark on genetic testing, we must be careful how we assert someone’s gender assignment. Furthermore, we must acknowledge that much of the gender confusion in our culture is due to a distortion of biblically accurate masculinity and femininity in our culture of which the church has been widely supportive for generations. Many transgender and non-binary individuals consider themselves so because they do not fit into the traditional boxes our culture has created for the genders. The church can start by recognizing that these boxes are incorrect. We can also acknowledge that gender differences and roles are far less important than most human cultures perceive. Christ himself challenged many gender norms in his ministry and Paul maintains “…there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal 3:28b) It is much more difficult to recognize this issue as a sin issue than many of the above concerns. If someone wishes to be addressed by different pronouns than they once did or dress differently than they once did, this does not amount to immorality. Once again, this can be an idolatrous identity issue if the person sees it as the central characteristic of their lives. There is often an inherent pride in asserting that such a person does not feel they fit in the body created for them, but if they come to love Jesus and understand and believe that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” then this issue may become moot. Whether or not they revert to dressing differently or using pronouns they did when they were younger is largely immaterial. This also addresses the issue of people who may have undergone permanent physical changes. While we should not endorse such modification if it is being considered, there is no reason to reverse such a thing in order to return to a base state. We must recognize that this is a group that has a high propensity toward mental health concerns, instability, and suicidality. They need love, support and prayer, not scapegoating and extra-biblical expectations of conforming to a cultural norm. We must further note that this group as well as the homosexual group have often experienced psychological and even physical harm from others in our culture, sometimes in the name of Christ. We must foster an environment of champions physical and psychological safety for these people.
12: Asexuality – 1 Cor 7:25-38
Asexuality also should not be considered sexual immorality. There is, in fact, wide support in Paul’s letters such as in 1 Cor 7 for people, if they are able, to remain unmarried and be “anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.” We tend to champion the model of the nuclear family in our Christian culture, but Paul sees chaste singleness as a better way. There should be no pressure from the church to make sure that single people pair off and get married because it is expected of them. As this state has been culturally identified with the LGBTQIA movement, it is seen on the same spectrum as the sexual immorality and gender issues discussed above, but it is not. It can still fall prey to the same issue of an idolatrous identity as some of the above issues, but it need not be so.
13: Glass Ceiling
In the event that God sees fit to bring people from these subgroups into our church, there would inevitably be a glass ceiling. The question is at what point. The four logical points are: regular attender, member, deacon, and elder. Regardless of their background or position, all should be welcome to be a regular attender. It is also clear, from the biblical requirements for eldership, that on-going problems or engagement in any of the sexual sins would disqualify them from that post. The middle two are less clear. I would submit that the bar for membership should be very low. This step, in my opinion, is when they would “bear the name of brother” and not before. Even if they disagree about the sinful nature of homosexuality, this should not disallow them from becoming members as long as they agree to submit to the churches position and not cause division. Allowing them to become members gives us the pastoral authority to speak into their lives, and we would hope that over time the Spirit would work in their hearts to convince them of the truth. Putting such a person in a deacon role would probably not be wise but would need to be evaluated prayerfully on a case-by-case basis. The difficulty here is that, while a position on homosexuality is not a salvific issue and should not be considered a core doctrine in the same way as the deity of Christ, for example, it is a sin issue. There is a limit to how far we can “agree to disagree” and still uphold our duty to root out sin in our midst. Once again, we should also distinguish between a struggle with same sex attraction and engagement in homosexual behavior when we consider our response. There is also a glass ceiling when it comes to marriage. While I believe we should not break up existing homosexual marriages, we should not participate in creating them. The marriage covenant between a man and woman was created, in part, to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church (Eph 5). This should not be co-opted to excuse or normalize immorality.
14: Nuance and Edge Cases
The above outline is by no means meant to be exhaustive or definitive. It is meant to provide a lens, supported by scripture, through which we can view these issues and consider corporate and pastoral responses. It should inform how we view the people that walk through the door from a wide range of backgrounds and how we equip those in our church to be Christ’s ambassadors to those in our community. Every person and circumstance, history and baggage will be different, and any non-nuanced position would be inherently evil. I pray we have many opportunities to talk, think and pray through specific situations that God would bless us with the chance to be a part of. What an honor it would be to be used to reach into broken lives like these with the Gospel of Grace.
15: Action Steps
As we consider practical and philosophical ways of responding to the above, I believe we should start from a position of corporate repentance. If we wish to truly reach out and touch the lives of broken people in need of a Savior who live a life of same sex attraction or gender dysphoria, we need to begin by recognizing that a great deal of harm, emotional and physical, has been inflicted on this group by the Church for generations. There are homeless people living in our area who were kicked out of their homes by parents holding a Bible. There are those who have been subjected to horrific methods that amount to torture under the guise of “Conversion Therapy” from Christian organizations. The only “conversion” we should concern ourselves with is to a regenerate heart. Attempting to change someone’s sexual attraction is very much beside the point. We cannot hope to be a place where such people can hear about Jesus unless they feel safe to enter our doors. We must also fight the tendency to consider sin in this area as something worse than others, even in non-Christians. James 2 says “…For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it….So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” As we consider corporate and pastoral responses to the argument above, we must start by removing our own planks and repenting for the historical actions of the Church.
Practical steps that we could consider taking would include: removing the statements from the website about marriage and sexuality, especially directly under our Core Beliefs. Again, this is not meant to hide or equivocate on the truth, but not to set such a barrier before someone even walks through our door. Secondly, we should consider how to address these topics within the church. A Sunday morning sermon is not ideal as it is time limited and a unidirectional conversation. A small group course format would be a consideration. We need to equip parents and family members of adolescents, teens, and adults with language to talk about these things in loving, humble, God-honoring ways. In the longer term, we need to consider how we can make our church a place where people would feel comfortable inviting friends and family who look, think and act differently than we do. We need to find a way of projecting safety and inclusion even in our public facing information. This isn’t a balancing act where we must make it clear early and often that we “love the sinner but hate the sin” as the saying goes. We just need to love the sinner. Dealing with the sin can come later God-willing. A third application point is to be mindful of what we say and what we allow to be said without being checked. Certainly, joking at the expense of those who are dealing with these issues is unacceptable, but we also need to work to avoid getting dragged in to pseudo-political discussions on bathroom issues, sports issues or other divisive concerns that have no bearing on the church.
I recognize that these proposals have the potential to divide the church. There are some who may leave the body over these sorts of changes. I would argue that it is our responsibility to them as well as to the unreached in our community to have those discussions and risk some of them leaving over it. These are not all things we should change overnight but after ample opportunities for discussions and prayer.
16: Conclusion – Mark 2:15-17
At its core, these are not issues of who someone loves, sexual attraction, or even specific sex acts. The core is idolatry and identity. When acceptance by others, self-determination, or physical pleasure become the central force driving our lives then we have become idolators. Though our idols take on different shapes, the struggles in this space are shared by all. Whether you are identified by your profession, your family, or your gender identity, you are not being identified by your Master. Building fences around or within the church because someone sins in a different way than us cannot be allowed. Making the excuse that we are somehow “protecting our children” by shielding them from people in our community who desperately need a Savior will not show our children who Jesus is. Within the church, we cannot be afraid to “speak the truth in love.” We need not and cannot shy away from sin in the church, but we must recognize that the Spirit works in each of our lives. Often this happens over a period of time. We should be prepared to walk alongside our brothers and sisters in this journey for as long as they need.
There is a significant correlation between this community and their relationship with religious groups, and the “tax collectors and sinners” that Jesus sought out in His ministry and their relationship with the religious leaders of the day. Our heart should reflect His. Jesus responded: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17) If our church was filled with transgender people and gay families that loved Jesus, God would be glorified.”
Thank you in advance for any constructive criticism, notes of encouragement and or reading recommendations on these topics that I can pass along.

I'm looking at the SWE course and hoping to transfer in as much as I can. I'm following this post for which classes from Sophia and Study.Com transfer in:
https://www.reddit.com/studydotcom/comments/11gsrn3/brief_guide_to_transferring_many_credits_to_the/
I also took AP Bio in high school and got a 4 which is supposed to be eligible to be used for college credit. I'm hoping to use it for the Natural Science Lab requirement. But with Sophia and Study I would be able to have only 17/36 classes left to do in the actual course.
I have experience with frontend dev (self-taught) and I'm already learning C# so I expect I should be able to get through some of the actual degree classes fairly easily. I also did the Google UX certificate, but evidently, that doesn't count for the UX/UI classes :(
I have my spreadsheet I made a copy of from a YouTube video on going to WGU:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mI02y_NRFr9EVH7gdZfZWgel58js453ZhJXKuIA9o7w/edit?usp=sharing
(^ it's view only)(Bold classes are for Sophia and italic for Study)
Has anyone else done this? Do y'all think it's a solid plan? I can be a little nervous so I need some positive reinforcement before I start things. I'd like to get the degree done in under a year.

my biggest mistake was putting didi bhaiyas over teachers just because some guy was iitian and got a rank associated by few numbers which they got probably by their hardwork and coincidences which i judged and fllowing their footpath fucked my jee i am not blaming them but its my responsibily and judgement that i fucked,want to elaborate a little was not knowing about jee till 11th last enrolledd in board coaching as i got my first personal space and device + a little bit of freedom to roam a little bit got s distracted that not even at end day was able to study with my full potential before my boards got 78% in 12 and if i tell you not to flex that i got 97% in 10th boards and won state level maths olmpiad in 9th say yes i was bright enough you could say i was in 1 percent of my class till 10th not involved with any fucking social media a perfect timer waking at 4 going for jogs playing football in morning and to tell i was selected for playoffs for state team untial comes the 2020 the year of my downfall involved i gaming and all and yess somewhere i feel my parents provided more than i deserve every thing i asked they got those things on my table the next day i was having a gaming pc in class 9 when things just started got my ipad in 11th and as i have a brother i got myself a gaming laptop for personal use whatever i haven't used it fully till date so there was plenty of resourses with me but i had only wrong ideas to use it till here life goes good to tell you my parents dont care about my grades till last year (yes i am a dropper aage suno) then thaught kar lega itna overachieverr hai they probably dindnt know much abot jee and all till last year vey much so last year i got 68 %percentile my father asked me to take a addmission anywhere and continue my studies now whre the real downfall starts my all friends were taking drop for jee that where your heros of youtube come in with all iitbombay edits i was so overjoyed by hypes of iits and thiers aluminies that i convinced my parents to take drop he asked me where you want to study yes another climax went to kota for drop year statring of months were good i was so into studies i tell you igot in good routine here gave my first test got a pretty decent marks to my hyping oof iits got more higher but now the teachers started changing and as it was everything new for me i saw students who were previsiosly in kota and then took a drop started to leave classes and doing it on youtube i also went there yes things saterted to worsen got best backlogs you could imagine so nothing futher chapter i was able to study now here comes entry of agent 247 he speaks notes faad do gaand faad do ye kardo woh kardo prepration apne haath me lo maa chudaye coaching wale and yes i did it now padh to leta tha ques bhi bana leta tha ekk test me 187 marks aaye the fir kyuki pure hafte padha tha part test me here comes october relible se koi banda suciide karliya to test were dismised the only motivation for me to study was gone jeendal ki sankalp ki kabhi ye stategy kabhi wo plus kota ka distraction december me test hota hai got 56 marks samjh nahi aa raha kya karu left studies as got preety much fucked by kota food got food poisning and jaundice for 2 weeks fir jee jan attempts me jo aata tha jitna padha tha attempt karke aaya and got 76 percentile machudgayi plus exam bhi pada to kab 27 ki first shift mai bola aage dekhte hai went to coaching for revision waha pe aur dimag kharab kar diye teacher advnace mains ye woh kya karu samjh nai aya wo bhi chud gaya na marks aaye na test accha jaye now next 1 month sankalp mahamanushya shristi ranchna ke pramukh ki guidence wali series leli use padha seriously fir bhi aaye kitne 87 percentile now i am fucked to doo anything kah adddmision ho nahi rah drp barbad ho raha ghar wale dhokebaaz bol rahe ki tum kuch kiye hi nahi
COCLUSION FROM MY STORY

1. ghar walo ki baat mano haar cheez acch nahi hoti jo tum sochte ho unhone jyada duniya dekhi hai tumse

2.apna dimag kholo chutiyo ko pehchano
3.till my experince koi coaching koi material koi book apka selection garentee nahi karti karti hai to consistency one source of knowlege aur preseverence (dhirdhta ) there is nothing called hardwork you are not pilling stones mai bhi yahi bachchodi karta tha chud gaya roj padho thoda padho but every day think it like a food you will never miss it
4.i repeat sirf teachers ko follow karo there is differece between a coach and a player and player cannot teach you how to play a coach can player can win the trophies but only coach can teach you how you win trophies pleaese choose your mentors wisely iitians knew how they can crack jee they cannot tell you how to crack jee there is differnce in state of mind and understanding for each sometimes problem may look same but solutions are totaly different you cannot eat paracetamol to cure cancer every problem have diffrent solution so always prefer only teacher even he is at school level

1. stop following every didi bhaiya you see on social media tum uki college ki fees aur personal aminities ke liye rakhe gaye passive income ho sab saale bussiness minded hai aur apne tag ka paisa wassol rahe i repeat there is differce between you and people like me we get average points rather than topper because he follows teachers only and even someone got good through them its barely passing the cutoffs and most of times the effort of the kids .koyle me kabhi heera bhi mil jata hai.

6.use your mind meri to puri journey mistake lagti hai meri padh lena ho sakata hai kuch uniques galti mill jaye jo tum na karna if want a slight of help do dm shayad kuch help kardo guide nahi karpaunga overachiver nahi hu baki har saal admission kam ka hi hona hai to let them misguide compitition kam hi hoga

1. phone se duri agar selection hai jaruri

idk if this is the right place to ask but currently ive already finished my AP tests tor human geography so that means we dont have any more required work from the school to do. but, my teacher is now making us watch movies in class and fill out study guides for points. i dont mind this but i would love to have the class period for my other classes so im not stuck doing 2-3 hours of homework every single night. so my question is: do i have to do the work that is assigned to me in that class from now on if it isnt apart of the curriculum or 'required' by law?

Hello everyone! I wanted to create a post here to share some of my ideas on how to improve some aspects of the adventure, which I believe are lacking in detail and attention. I especially want to improve these things because my players are going to spot some of the weaknesses of the adventure early on, otherwise.
Sorry for the long text ahead! BTW - I am a somewhat newbie DM, with this being my first big campaign. Any comments and suggestions are more than welcome!
There are four main topics I want to either add or improve to the story:

Vecna’s Link

I do quite like the idea of having the PCs linked with Vecna, so much so that I instructed my PCs to create their character's backstory with something that could link them to Vecna. Two players already choose to be the descendants of previous heroes that defeated Vecna early in time (in Die, Vecna, Die! for example) while another chooses to be a former cultist.
I want to explore this further by bringing this to the attention of Vecna himself - at the fight at the end of the quest in Neverwinter (before the story goes to Evernight), the breaking of the ritual will be noticed by him (in some telepathic form, or by having him take control of the leader of the cult in this section). He will be intrigued by how so many individuals that had some relation to him are together in the same plot, and use some of his power to eliminate this minor issue, and turning this into something more interesting for him - by attempting to turn the players into his undead servants.
But this attempt will get the attention of another powerful being: the Raven Queen. Since Vecna is playing so very close to her domain, the Shadowfell, and attempting something she detests, which is raising undead, she uses her power to intercept and stop this - while hiding the truth from Vecna (he will believe he has additional undead in his cult, but bear them no mind - every servant of his is irrelevant).
She guides the player’s souls and bodies back to Shadowfell and tells them she feels Vecna becomes stronger, and will try to attempt something horrid (the ritual hasn’t yet started here, but with the rituals happening with the Cult of Vecna, preparations are being set in place). She also says that her role in this will be limited to saving the players' life - she must see to the protection of her domain and take care of the souls and memories of the damned, and hasn’t clarity on what Vecna is up to, nor where. She gives final advise to players that they must be on their guard, for she managed to keep the PCs alive, but not prevent Vecna’s influence on their lives, forever changed by his attempt (hence - the link).
Again - Ideas on how to improve this whole part are welcome: I feel some pieces are missing to make this a better fulfilling story.
Then, I also want to create different effects to Vecna’s link, either something each of my players has or have them roll a d6 to gain new powers/abilities. I will work on this this week also.
During the adventure, I intend to have the players have visions and dreams of past atrocities Vecna has performed, like his actions in Vecna Lives! (with the gruesome death of the Circle of Eight), the hardships of the people of Citadel Cavitus, the horrid ritual he once tried to be reborn into (both from Vecna Reborn) and his power during the battle in Sigil, once he tried to take over the multiverse (as described in Die, Vecna, Die!).
But wouldn't Vecna feel this link with the players, you may ask? Well, not in this case. I want to link to be something trivial for Vecna, something he gives to his undead servants so they can travel across the multiverse, past his influence. I am adding this now, due to the second topic I want to improve:

Why the Wizards Three are kept in Sigil waiting? Or, how the multiverse has a problem - interplanar travels are blocked by Vecna.

I felt that the Wizards Three giving the players a fetch quest of such importance, after being the “answer to their prayers”, and just standing there waiting for their return, felt… A bit weird.
We are talking about three of the greatest magical casters of the universe of DnD, one of them (Mordenkainen - if he was the real one) HAD suffered losses of close friends to Vecna. I find it strange that they would just… wait for the calamity to happen while simple adventurers take the burden of saving the multiverse.
So, a fix to this: Vecna’s ritual is disturbing the ability of any individual to travel between planes - unless they have Vecna’s link.
So the Wish made by the Wizard’s work! It gives them the answer of the only possible party of people that Vecna can’t control, and that can go after him and any other magical artefact to stop his ritual.
But really, is the Rod of Seven Parts the only thing that can stop him? Would Tasha and Alustriel really believe in this plan given by Kasdenkainen?
This question made me think of the next topic…

How to use the artefacts of Vecna and Kas, alongside the Rod

I want the Rod to be the key that unlocks the Sword of Kas. Where exactly, I’m not sure. Maybe the Sword is with Miska, somehow? (Would appreciate ideas here :) )
For me, Kas wants to take over Vecna’s ritual and defeat him once and for all. In his twisted mind, he did this once - with his sword. He NEEDS IT BACK. It’s his sole objective, and the closest the PCs could be to achieving this, the more manic Kas could become and the more broken would his disguise appear.
Tasha would agree to this plan, I believe - she could be the one to mention that theories appeared over the years that the Sword contains part of Vecna’s soul - therefore, could be the only thing to eliminate him once and for all.
She and Alustriel could also hint that some cultists seem very keen on finding other artefacts linked to the Whispered God - the Hand, the Eye and the Book of Vile Darkness. If Vecna acquires his artefacts, he would be much more powerful, and hardly anyone would be a challenge.
This would create a race against time - the Rod would be important as both a magical artifact against Vecna, as well as a key to part of his demise. The PCs would have to find clues about where the other artefacts are - which would become clear with the presence of the Cult in several places they would visit.
I want the Eye and/or the Book to be with Acererak and the hand to be in Avernus.
I don’t know how I would work with my players who want to use the artefacts themselves - Ideas here are also very welcome!
Mentioning Avernus brings me to my last topic…

Mordenkainen and Kas - would the famous wizard here be out there “doing his thing” with the multiverse in danger?

Yeah, I don’t think so. Mordenkainen might have been quite self-centered in some past stories, but he always wanted to find balance in the universe.
So much so that, one of his last appearances in 5e, is during the Curse of Strahd - he becomes a Mad Mage after not being able to stop the vampire lord’s reign. The players in this particular adventure can aid him in restoring his sanity, and he will move on travelling the multiverse and stopping by Avernus, in his Tower of Urm, to study the effects of the Nine Hells in the schools of magic and (again) to ensure the balance of the universe.
I want to try to bring his tower to Avernus as well. I want the players to find him there, bring this confusion between them - Mordenkainen knows he is unable to travel, doesn’t know for sure why, but has seen a bigger activity of Vecna’s cultists even in the Hells and the players believe he is in Sigil, with the other two wizards.
I intend this to be the revelation that Kasdenkainen is a fraud - but he is ready for this.
I want the confrontation back in Sigil to happen with either the defeat or escape of Kas - If the players would still want his sword, they would have to face Miska, or something similar later on - and the rest of the story proceed as suggested.
I still need to read the book in much more detail to add all these things. Will get to it right after here, as I should have already received access.
Thank you very much for reading all of this! Feel free to add new ideas and use my own in your table. I am also at the Discord server under the same username.

Does anyone have a study guide that hits the most important points for the RXPREP book chapter by chapter they would be willing to share (keys and underlined)? Or any other study materials or tips. Thank you in advance!!

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SOCA just announced their new Dean of Academics and his name is Benjamin Phillips from Athens, Ohio.
From his bio online, “My secondary field is Early Modern British History with a special focus on English Puritanism. As a practicing Christian I am also very interested in Reformed Theology and Biblical Studies.”
He is an avid reader with an extensive public Good Reads account. The books he’s read include;
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier
“Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition” by Roger Scruton
“When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment” by Ryan Anderson
“How to be a Conservative” by Roger Scruton
“Same Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life” by Ed Shaw
“The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men” by Richard Phillips
“Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp (a popular Christians guide to parenting with emphasis on spanking)
“Walking with God in the Classroom: Christian Approaches to Learning and Teaching” by Harro Brummelen
And a reminder that most of their school board (if not all) attend Brookfield Church.
But don’t worry. The school “has no religious affiliation” and will gladly take tax dollars. Their brand new gymnasium looks great.

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In the world of Black Satta King, success doesn't come easy. It's a game of strategy, wit, and perseverance. To rise above the competition and claim your throne, you need more than just luck on your side. You need a comprehensive understanding of the game and a set of winning strategies to guide your every move. In this guide, we delve deep into the essential strategies that every Black Satta King player must know to conquer the game.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, mastering Black Satta King requires a combination of skill, strategy, and discipline. By understanding the fundamentals of the game, mastering risk management, analyzing patterns and trends, leveraging technology, and staying disciplined, players can increase their chances of success and come out on top. While luck will always play a role, it's the strategic decisions you make that will ultimately determine your fate in the game.

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2Soulmates - Follow Me (Instrumental) [Chocs Pro Sound] / Key Ebm, BPM 120, 3:02, MP3 7.40 Mb
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A$K & Radiant Child - Easy (Original mix) [Kassetnik] / Key Am, BPM 138, 3:57, MP3 9.78 Mb
Alex Atmiks - Love For The Stars [Yeiskomp Records] / Key Eb, BPM 140, 7:05, MP3 17.22 Mb
Amer Bros - Champions (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 125, 6:55, MP3 16.86 Mb
Amer Bros - Complex (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 125, 7:57, MP3 19.33 Mb
Amer Bros - Dub Berlin (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 125, 6:56, MP3 16.89 Mb
Amer Bros - House Spiraling (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 125, 6:48, MP3 16.57 Mb
Amer Bros - Insanity (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 120, 7:22, MP3 17.93 Mb
Amer Bros - Piano Deep (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Abm, BPM 128, 4:46, MP3 11.69 Mb
Amer Bros - Saxo (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 125, 4:26, MP3 10.89 Mb
Amer Bros - Up Drop (Original mix) [Sound Recording Studio] / Key Cm, BPM 120, 6:09, MP3 14.99 Mb
Amon Tobin - Keep Your Distance (Edit) [Ninja Tune] / Key Fm, BPM 94, 2:10, MP3 5.78 Mb
Anton Dolgushin - Minimalisto [Nature Is Pure Love] / Key B, BPM 120, 3:42, MP3 9.00 Mb
Axel Knox - Feel The Sun (feat. Conor McLoughlin) [Dim Mak Records] / Key Cm, BPM 135, 3:40, MP3 9.13 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Afro Dub Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key F#m, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Afro Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key F#m, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (House Dub Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key Gm, BPM 125, 6:13, MP3 15.02 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (House Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key Gm, BPM 125, 6:13, MP3 15.02 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Lel Dub Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key F#m, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Lel Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key F#m, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Oziriz Dub Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key Abm, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
Big Bunny - Came to the Underground (Oziriz Remix) [ROOM ID] / Key Abm, BPM 125, 6:09, MP3 14.87 Mb
BioKoi - Eastern Lasers (Entangled Mind Remix) [The Rust Music] / Key E, BPM 93, 4:55, MP3 12.41 Mb
Brittanni, Emanuele Caponetto - Cyclic Obsession [Music Department] / Key Am, BPM 119, 4:09, MP3 10.09 Mb
Brittanni, Emanuele Caponetto - Fatten [Music Department] / Key Bbm, BPM 120, 3:01, MP3 7.39 Mb
Brittanni, Emanuele Caponetto - Happy Man [Music Department] / Key Cm, BPM 116, 3:09, MP3 7.69 Mb
Brittanni, Emanuele Caponetto - Hey Little Girl [Music Department] / Key Dbm, BPM 120, 3:32, MP3 8.61 Mb
Brittanni, Emanuele Caponetto - Lift Boy [Music Department] / Key Em, BPM 119, 2:58, MP3 7.28 Mb
Brittanni, Kiara B, Emanuele Caponetto - Alavanca [Music Department] / Key Abm, BPM 119, 3:11, MP3 7.79 Mb
Brittanni, Kiara B, Emanuele Caponetto - Blu Box [Music Department] / Key B, BPM 109, 2:56, MP3 7.17 Mb
Brittanni, Kiara B, Emanuele Caponetto - One Day for Fly [Music Department] / Key Dm, BPM 115, 3:32, MP3 8.61 Mb
Brittanni, Kiara B, Emanuele Caponetto - The Promise of Summer [Music Department] / Key Bm, BPM 118, 3:19, MP3 8.11 Mb
Bruno Fernz - Brazilian Fest [House Lab Recordings] / Key Gm, BPM 127, 6:03, MP3 15.17 Mb
Bruno Fernz - Tim [House Lab Recordings] / Key Cm, BPM 129, 5:59, MP3 15.02 Mb
Burak Özan - Mindreader [EYRA Music] / Key Cm, BPM 100, 3:35, MP3 8.96 Mb
Cafe De Anatolia, M i c h e l M e z h e r - Oriented Dialogue [Cafe De Anatolia LAB] / Key Dm, BPM 110, 4:42, MP3 11.55 Mb
Cafe De Anatolia, M i c h e l M e z h e r - Sands of Serenity [Cafe De Anatolia LAB] / Key Cm, BPM 120, 3:16, MP3 8.12 Mb
Chisari - Jazz School [RawTech Nation Records] / Key Abm, BPM 142, 4:35, MP3 11.20 Mb
Chisari - Santa Fe At Night [RawTech Nation Records] / Key Cm, BPM 140, 4:59, MP3 12.16 Mb
Coster - Freestyle [IPUNKZ MUSIC] / Key Bm, BPM 127, 2:56, MP3 7.37 Mb
Countryman Jim - Mitt hjärta [Bee Music] / Key Am, BPM 163, 3:36, MP3 8.91 Mb
Cyber Zero - Detail [Cyber Zero] / Key Dbm, BPM 95, 3:48, MP3 9.75 Mb
CØRDINATE - Listen To Your Heart [Forever Young Recordings] / Key Dbm, BPM 124, 3:18, MP3 8.17 Mb
DARCOS LIFE - In My Area [DARCOSLIFE RECORDS] / Key Cm, BPM 130, 3:23, MP3 8.28 Mb
Danny L Harle, Shygirl - encore [Because Music] / Key Fm, BPM 127, 2:49, MP3 6.97 Mb
Deep Deviant - Music Makes... (Nu Ground Foundation Beatappella) [Rushmore] / Key Gm, BPM 125, 1:50, MP3 4.49 Mb
Deep Deviant - Music Makes... (Nu Ground Foundation Classic Instrumental) [Rushmore] / Key Bbm, BPM 125, 8:29, MP3 20.46 Mb
Deep Deviant - Music Makes... (Nu Ground Foundation Classic Mix) [Rushmore] / Key Bb, BPM 125, 8:29, MP3 20.46 Mb
Detroit 95 Project, Rowland Dowens - I Wish (Dub Mix) [Love Is the Only Way] / Key Bm, BPM 131, 4:12, MP3 10.25 Mb
Detroit 95 Project, Rowland Dowens - I Wish [Love Is the Only Way] / Key Bm, BPM 131, 4:42, MP3 11.44 Mb
Double Shot - Homeless [Keep Control Records] / Key Dm, BPM 126, 4:20, MP3 10.59 Mb
Dr. Suds - Fresh Stepper [D3tergent] / Key Bbm, BPM 123, 4:20, MP3 10.60 Mb
Entangled Mind - The Seventh Sister [The Rust Music] / Key Cm, BPM 112, 5:12, MP3 13.13 Mb
Entangled Mind, Amy Naylor, R!llo - Orbit [The Rust Music] / Key Dm, BPM 114, 5:13, MP3 13.14 Mb
Entangled Mind, Delgira, Eric Fraser - Creation [The Rust Music] / Key Dm, BPM 110, 5:47, MP3 14.49 Mb
Entangled Mind, Janeth Gonda - Breakthrough [The Rust Music] / Key Dm, BPM 130, 5:02, MP3 12.70 Mb
Entangled Mind, Matthew Rennick - Tree of Life [The Rust Music] / Key Am, BPM 94, 5:12, MP3 13.09 Mb
Entangled Mind, Mattie Rosi - Ossicle [The Rust Music] / Key Dm, BPM 170, 4:00, MP3 10.23 Mb
Entangled Mind, R!llo, Eric Fraser - A Sunny Spot [The Rust Music] / Key F, BPM 116, 4:58, MP3 12.53 Mb
EthnoLink - Lost in Space [EthnoLink] / Key Em, BPM 124, 3:33, MP3 8.84 Mb
GSSPP - A fuego [Varitune] / Key Ebm, BPM 128, 4:00, MP3 9.83 Mb
HYPER MOOD - Empty Promises - Techno Version [Tikraudona] / Key Bm, BPM 138, 2:05, MP3 5.30 Mb
HYPER MOOD - Empty Promises - Techno Version (Sped Up) [Tikraudona] / Key Gm, BPM 146, 1:58, MP3 5.02 Mb
Howen, Max Vermeulen - Meant To Be [Forever Young Recordings] / Key Bbm, BPM 104, 3:14, MP3 8.08 Mb
J-Break - Euphoria (Alexandria's Genesis remix) [Docka Records] / Key F#m, BPM 126, 3:37, MP3 8.77 Mb
J-Break - Euphoria (Lord Of Light remix) [Docka Records] / Key F#m, BPM 138, 7:36, MP3 18.31 Mb
J-Break - Euphoria [Docka Records] / Key F#m, BPM 128, 5:00, MP3 12.09 Mb
JC Brown - Dance Floor [Mar de Fóra Records] / Key Gm, BPM 126, 6:23, MP3 15.57 Mb
JakoJako - Modus [novamute] / Key Em, BPM 142, 4:14, MP3 10.47 Mb
Jarl Flamar - Ayahuasca [Flamar Records] / Key Am, BPM 126, 6:40, MP3 16.64 Mb
Jason Rivas, Future 3000, Glitch Vuu - Hi Everyone [Electronic Potatoes] / Key Gm, BPM 128, 4:13, MP3 10.30 Mb
John Murphy - Bland Land [Bulabeats Records] / Key Bm, BPM 135, 6:52, MP3 16.69 Mb
Johnnypluse - Big In Your Own Town [Bulabeats Records] / Key Fm, BPM 110, 3:41, MP3 9.04 Mb
Johnnypluse - How Ya Friday [Bulabeats Records] / Key Fm, BPM 120, 3:59, MP3 9.74 Mb
Johnnypluse - Loike Loike You Loike [Bulabeats Records] / Key Cm, BPM 110, 5:21, MP3 13.03 Mb
Johnnypluse - M8x3 [Bulabeats Records] / Key Dm, BPM 130, 3:46, MP3 9.22 Mb
Johnnypluse - No Rivers (DJ Mix) [Bulabeats Records] / Key Cm, BPM 130, 3:50, MP3 9.39 Mb
Johnnypluse - Sloppy Beats [Bulabeats Records] / Key Am, BPM 123, 4:56, MP3 12.01 Mb
Johnnypluse - Slow Rave In Your 40s [Bulabeats Records] / Key Am, BPM 120, 2:55, MP3 7.21 Mb
Johnnypluse - Take It To The Top (DJ Version) [Bulabeats Records] / Key Gm, BPM 125, 5:55, MP3 14.41 Mb
Johnnypluse - The Dreamscape [Bulabeats Records] / Key Fm, BPM 120, 3:06, MP3 7.64 Mb
Johnnypluse - The Warriors (Dub Mix) [Bulabeats Records] / Key Gm, BPM 130, 2:54, MP3 7.15 Mb
Johnnypluse - You Are Home (DJ Edit) [Bulabeats Records] / Key G, BPM 130, 5:22, MP3 13.09 Mb
Kapote, Sam Ruffillo - La La Tune (Extended Version) [Toy Tonics] / Key Cm, BPM 123, 8:32, MP3 20.64 Mb
Kevin Borges, Buker - Bytebeat [Sound Kleckse GROOVES] / Key Gm, BPM 126, 5:20, MP3 12.93 Mb
KinAhau - me encanta mi gitana [Pocket Change] / Key Fm, BPM 118, 4:51, MP3 12.07 Mb
Kingbastard - GLAZE [Odd John Records] / Key Gm, BPM 110, 4:26, MP3 10.81 Mb
Kingbastard - NO TRICKS [Odd John Records] / Key Em, BPM 81, 4:15, MP3 10.38 Mb
Kingbastard - NOT GONNA LIE [Odd John Records] / Key Dbm, BPM 176, 5:26, MP3 13.24 Mb
Kingbastard - VEIL [Odd John Records] / Key C, BPM 116, 6:26, MP3 15.64 Mb
Kingbastard - WELL WELL WELL [Odd John Records] / Key Dbm, BPM 132, 3:31, MP3 8.62 Mb
Kmru, Kevin Richard Martin - Ark [Phantom Limb] / Key Bm, BPM 100, 4:33, MP3 11.33 Mb
Kmru, Kevin Richard Martin - Differ [Phantom Limb] / Key Ebm, BPM 132, 4:56, MP3 12.28 Mb
Langston - My Universe [Tama's Little Music Shop] / Key E, BPM 80, 2:15, MP3 5.51 Mb
Levantine - Ecstasy and Desperation (David Garcet Remix) [Mélopée Records] / Key Cm, BPM 126, 6:08, MP3 15.09 Mb
Levantine - Ecstasy and Desperation [Mélopée Records] / Key Cm, BPM 127, 6:39, MP3 16.35 Mb
Levantine - Fever [Mélopée Records] / Key Dm, BPM 129, 7:05, MP3 17.37 Mb
Levantine - Interdimensional Love Triangle (My Secret Playground Remix) [Mélopée Records] / Key Bbm, BPM 128, 5:39, MP3 13.96 Mb
Levantine - Interdimensional Love Triangle [Mélopée Records] / Key Ebm, BPM 128, 6:36, MP3 16.23 Mb
Lewinsky - Make It [Alveda Subject] / Key Abm, BPM 125, 4:17, MP3 10.36 Mb
Lizzie Statham - Come Back [Sunbird House Music] / Key Dm, BPM 144, 2:47, MP3 6.96 Mb
Loyae - Kauai [Chillhop Music] / Key Dm, BPM 95, 2:11, MP3 5.51 Mb
Luke Gibson - Unique Freak [Digital Delight] / Key Abm, BPM 122, 8:07, MP3 19.64 Mb
Luke Gibson - Unleash the Funk [Digital Delight] / Key Dm, BPM 123, 7:28, MP3 18.05 Mb
Luke Gibson - Why [Digital Delight] / Key Am, BPM 125, 6:53, MP3 16.65 Mb
MENDA - Expensive [Mark Music] / Key Am, BPM 105, 3:43, MP3 9.13 Mb
Marcus Corcoran - As Within, so Without [Marcus Corcoran] / Key C, BPM 132, 4:00, MP3 9.88 Mb
Markus Eden - Breaking Free [Digital Delight] / Key Em, BPM 120, 6:10, MP3 14.94 Mb
Markus Eden - Dancehall [Digital Delight] / Key Cm, BPM 120, 7:10, MP3 17.34 Mb
Markus Eden - Go with the Flow [Digital Delight] / Key Dbm, BPM 123, 6:24, MP3 15.50 Mb
Markus Eden - Unity [Digital Delight] / Key Bbm, BPM 122, 7:50, MP3 18.94 Mb
Matt Williams, Kavoosi - Descend [High Vibe Records] / Key Gm, BPM 130, 1:39, MP3 4.07 Mb
MeloShade - Dusk's Delightful Dance [ArkaniC Records] / Key G, BPM 87, 2:10, MP3 5.49 Mb
MeloShade - Elysian Echoes [ArkaniC Records] / Key Dm, BPM 83, 2:13, MP3 5.58 Mb
MeloShade - Ember Glow Serenade [ArkaniC Records] / Key Gm, BPM 87, 3:32, MP3 8.76 Mb
MeloShade - Enigmatic Euphony [ArkaniC Records] / Key Fm, BPM 80, 2:36, MP3 6.52 Mb
MeloShade - Ethereal Veil of Silence [ArkaniC Records] / Key F#m, BPM 88, 2:32, MP3 6.35 Mb
MeloShade - Lunar Luminescence [ArkaniC Records] / Key G, BPM 87, 2:23, MP3 6.00 Mb
MeloShade - Nocturnal Nostalgia [ArkaniC Records] / Key F#m, BPM 86, 2:58, MP3 7.40 Mb
MeloShade - Seraphic Nightfall [ArkaniC Records] / Key D, BPM 75, 3:10, MP3 7.88 Mb
MeloShade - Stardust Staccato [ArkaniC Records] / Key C, BPM 87, 3:13, MP3 8.00 Mb
MeloShade - Tranquil Treetop Twilight [ArkaniC Records] / Key B, BPM 83, 2:33, MP3 6.41 Mb
MeloShade - Willow Waltz [ArkaniC Records] / Key F#, BPM 78, 3:04, MP3 7.65 Mb
Midnight Steak, Lazy Noodles - Flying Crickets [Lazy Noodles] / Key Em, BPM 140, 1:50, MP3 4.71 Mb
Mikas - Hardwill [Progressive Grooves Records] / Key Eb, BPM 132, 6:33, MP3 16.25 Mb
Myxzlplix - HYDDYN [Techniche] / Key Cm, BPM 140, 6:10, MP3 14.91 Mb
Myxzlplix - SYSTM [Techniche] / Key Fm, BPM 93, 5:46, MP3 13.95 Mb
NikNak - 12000RPM [Accidental] / Key Fm, BPM 150, 5:13, MP3 12.92 Mb
NikNak - Break My Bones [Accidental] / Key Cm, BPM 141, 3:28, MP3 8.75 Mb
NikNak - Burning Bright [Accidental] / Key Bm, BPM 120, 3:46, MP3 9.44 Mb
NikNak - LOAD OUT [Accidental] / Key Am, BPM 106, 2:55, MP3 7.41 Mb
NikNak - More Life [Accidental] / Key C, BPM 136, 2:21, MP3 6.06 Mb
NikNak - This Pile Of Rubble Is More Human [Accidental] / Key Em, BPM 137, 5:00, MP3 12.42 Mb
NikNak - Within Cells [Accidental] / Key G, BPM 123, 5:24, MP3 13.38 Mb
NikNak, AGAAMA - Pandora's Box (feat. Agaama) [Accidental] / Key Dm, BPM 130, 4:54, MP3 12.16 Mb
NikNak, Cassie Kinoshi, Grifton Forbes Amos - You Were Supposed To Be Good (feat. Grifton Forbes Amos & Cassie Kinoshi) [Accidental] / Key Abm, BPM 146, 3:47, MP3 9.48 Mb
NikNak, Cassie Kinoshi, Chisara Agor - You've Never Seen A Miracle (feat. Chisara Agor & Cassie Kinoshi) [Accidental] / Key Bm, BPM 141, 5:41, MP3 14.06 Mb
NikNak, SlowPitchSound - Mere Data (feat. SlowPitchSound) [Accidental] / Key Bbm, BPM 137, 4:38, MP3 11.54 Mb
Olga Kouklaki - Hard Heart [Little Doll Music] / Key Ebm, BPM 118, 4:00, MP3 9.86 Mb
Olga Kouklaki - Haze (I Will Fly Club Remix) [Little Doll Music] / Key Bbm, BPM 124, 4:41, MP3 11.49 Mb
Olga Kouklaki - Haze (I Will Fly Remix) [Little Doll Music] / Key Bbm, BPM 124, 4:56, MP3 12.11 Mb
Opio I.D. Project - I Feel Alive [Candy&Smile Records] / Key Am, BPM 155, 3:50, MP3 9.42 Mb
PACCI - Aurora [Nyx Records] / Key Gm, BPM 145, 8:50, MP3 21.52 Mb
PACCI - Dawn of Time [Nyx Records] / Key Dm, BPM 142, 7:43, MP3 18.85 Mb
Pattern 1 - Mirage (Nu Ground Foundation Classic Edit) [RSI] / Key Gm, BPM 129, 2:30, MP3 6.39 Mb
Pattern 1 - Mirage (Nu Ground Foundation Classic Mix) [RSI] / Key Gm, BPM 129, 6:14, MP3 15.35 Mb
Pete Callard, Entangled Mind, Janeth Gonda - Feral Noodle [The Rust Music] / Key C, BPM 110, 5:14, MP3 13.20 Mb
Ralo - 1985 [Digital Delight] / Key Gm, BPM 121, 6:21, MP3 15.38 Mb
Ralo - Where the Party At [Digital Delight] / Key Bbm, BPM 120, 5:38, MP3 13.67 Mb
Ralo, Trill - Rollin' It Up [Digital Delight] / Key Am, BPM 119, 5:08, MP3 12.46 Mb
Ralo, Trill - Who's Bad [Digital Delight] / Key Gm, BPM 122, 6:03, MP3 14.66 Mb
Recardo - Accelerator [Sifting Sands] / Key Em, BPM 136, 4:25, MP3 10.69 Mb
Recardo - Aerosol [Sifting Sands] / Key Gm, BPM 118, 4:10, MP3 10.06 Mb
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Recardo - Cut the Chord [Sifting Sands] / Key A, BPM 129, 7:00, MP3 16.87 Mb
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Recardo - Fat Cat Go Hungry [Sifting Sands] / Key C, BPM 127, 9:36, MP3 23.13 Mb
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Recardo - Force the Future [Sifting Sands] / Key Ab, BPM 132, 9:22, MP3 22.55 Mb
Recardo - Get Clear [Sifting Sands] / Key F, BPM 126, 7:38, MP3 18.37 Mb
Recardo - Inf 48 [Sifting Sands] / Key Am, BPM 100, 1:45, MP3 4.28 Mb
Recardo - Limit [Sifting Sands] / Key Db, BPM 135, 5:44, MP3 13.84 Mb
Recardo - Mainstream [Sifting Sands] / Key Bbm, BPM 132, 7:01, MP3 16.92 Mb
Recardo - Minor Tweaks [Sifting Sands] / Key C, BPM 127, 7:44, MP3 18.64 Mb
Recardo - Oort [Sifting Sands] / Key C, BPM 127, 8:03, MP3 19.41 Mb
Recardo - Overseer [Sifting Sands] / Key F#m, BPM 140, 3:20, MP3 8.06 Mb
Recardo - Return [Sifting Sands] / Key Dm, BPM 128, 4:36, MP3 11.09 Mb
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Recardo - Techno 365 [Sifting Sands] / Key Gm, BPM 125, 7:51, MP3 18.90 Mb
Recardo - Temple of Meh [Sifting Sands] / Key Gm, BPM 127, 1:56, MP3 4.71 Mb
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Ricky Chopra - Fly [Spectrum City] / Key Gm, BPM 122, 4:44, MP3 11.66 Mb
SG Lewis, Shygirl - mr useless (MK remix) [Because Music] / Key Em, BPM 132, 2:49, MP3 6.96 Mb
Saint Zurit, Matias Javier - AKU LIAR [08800 ROOM LABEL] / Key Dm, BPM 128, 6:30, MP3 15.82 Mb
Sinan Mercenk - Keep Movin [Strobe Records] / Key Bb, BPM 125, 6:59, MP3 16.90 Mb
Sinego - Mujer (Yulia Niko Remix (Extended)) [Higher Ground] / Key Am, BPM 126, 5:41, MP3 13.80 Mb
Soft Passage - Ascension [Friends of Friends Music] / Key F#, BPM 155, 3:34, MP3 8.76 Mb
Soft Passage - Gaia [Friends of Friends Music] / Key G, BPM 140, 3:19, MP3 8.16 Mb
Soft Passage - River Spirit [Friends of Friends Music] / Key F#, BPM 152, 3:34, MP3 8.76 Mb
Soft Passage - Tranquil Breath [Friends of Friends Music] / Key G, BPM 171, 3:29, MP3 8.54 Mb
TP One, D-Myo, DJ-Elven - Hypnotia [Ultima Audio] / Key Dm, BPM 140, 6:03, MP3 14.99 Mb
Taleesa, De La Cruz - My Love Is A DJ (Dance Mix Extended) [Previous Records] / Key Em, BPM 136, 6:30, MP3 15.79 Mb
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Thaguima - Dreamscape [MODULI] / Key C, BPM 126, 3:33, MP3 8.62 Mb
Tiam Wills, Kinishao - Dreams & Stars at Dawn feat. Kinishao (Mercury 82 Remix) [Rockwool Records] / Key Ebm, BPM 85, 3:42, MP3 9.35 Mb
VeNt0Karma - Despondency [Multiza Distribution] / Key Fm, BPM 110, 3:10, MP3 7.84 Mb
Vince Vega Manchester - Industrial Nation (Electro Juno Mix) [Redd Recordings] / Key C, BPM 125, 4:22, MP3 10.78 Mb
WLADIMIR TEGARID - Just Feeling [Voko Records] / Key Abm, BPM 128, 6:00, MP3 14.70 Mb
Wan Symphony - 21 Hungarian Dances (Piano), WoO 1: V. Allegro (F♯ minor) [Classential] / Key F#m, BPM 140, 1:55, MP3 4.80 Mb
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Wan Symphony - Rhapsody in Blue [Classential] / Key Abm, BPM 135, 15:50, MP3 38.21 Mb
Wan Symphony - Rondo a capriccio, Op. 129 [Classential] / Key D, BPM 90, 5:18, MP3 12.92 Mb
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Warren Leistung, Pua Jaiden - Full Support (Edit Mix) [Vullet Green Music] / Key Abm, BPM 124, 2:24, MP3 5.82 Mb
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Whilhelmi - Anaisha [Misu Misu Records] / Key Abm, BPM 127, 6:56, MP3 16.85 Mb
Xenolinguist, Entangled Mind - Ghost Pipe [The Rust Music] / Key Gm, BPM 140, 4:06, MP3 10.45 Mb
Yudzhin Tech - Horse [Music Destinations] / Key Bbm, BPM 124, 3:16, MP3 8.10 Mb
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Hi everyone!
Back again! This time with a new title (yes, another one haha). Took a look at all the feedback, had myself a good cry, stopped trying to do some fancy footwork and got on with this version. Ready for your feedback! And thank you, thank you
(other post available here) https://www.reddit.com/PubTips/comments/1cr24py/qcrit_adult_creative_nonfiction_rebirth_82k_words/
Dear Agent,
Because I know you’re on the lookout for XYZ, I’m writing to you for representation for my work of creative nonfiction, BEGINS AT BIRTH: A midwife’s meditation on burnout and healing in a broken world. It weaves in reportage about women’s health, past and present, as in Womb by Leah Hazard; tells a personal story of healing through various narrative formats such as Awakening Artemis by Vanessa Chakour; and is a fresh and feminist take on the hit This Might Hurt by Adam McKay. The manuscript is complete at 82,000 words and available upon request.
It is becoming increasingly unsafe to be a woman of childbearing-age in the US. We have the worst maternal health outcomes in all of the global north and over-half the country has little-to-no access to abortion services. Facing the reality of this crisis everyday as a Midwife was heartbreaking and exhausting. For over a decade I struggled with the thought: Birth work is my calling, but at what cost? In 2020 I finally discovered I couldn't overcome my burnout working within the healthcare system—the problems felt too huge, and I felt too small, too insignificant. So, I broke down and left midwifery, which proved to be the turning point of a journey of self-discovery and healing inspired by the divine feminine.
My struggle with burnout isn’t unique. About 45% of healthcare workers report experiencing it, and 48% of women between 18-44 are suffering from it at present. Existing at the intersection of both of these identities provides me with a unique perspective, and considering these alarmingly high rates, made me realize my story of healing was worth telling. BEGINS AT BIRTH consists of five sublunary sections and twelve chapters wherein I explore a wide range of topics—female archetypes and myth, shadow work, art, nature, the witch hunts, and much more–to offer the reader a collection of meditations on how I mended myself with the divine feminine as a guide. At once an interrogation of burnout and what it can teach us, a transformative journey of self-actualization, BEGINS AT BIRTH is ultimately a hymn of hope about the power of healing, starting from the very moment we begin.
Bio & sign-off

Ive never so so scared, lonely, and insecure in my entire life. All i do all day is either be alone and have constant negative thoughts about myself swarming me to the point where i cant even stay still or think straight or I distract myself with pointless shit.
Im finishing up Junior year and before the start of the year my mother said "try your hardest this year, Junior year is really important for colleges, if you get all As I'll be happy". Like everything she said that was a lie. I finished with all As and twice the amount of classes i normal take and our relationship has never been more horrible
Rn im looking at my college application and im genuinely scared for the future. During my Freshman and Sophmore years i was really immature. I was loud, attention seeker, never shut up, and mostly importantly didnt take school seriously. Because of that, my College resume is dogshit for any college i want to attend. For one i got shit grades in both my science classes (bio and chem) during Freshman and Sophmroe year. Im going into college as a PRE MED student majoring in BIOLOGY.
Thats not the worst of it, i basically slacked off all year for extracurriculars and my application is dry AF. No leadership positions, hardly any volunteering hours, barely participation in clubs. I also quit soccer due to stress reasons. Im doing the same for archery too. Ive done archery up until this year but like soccer it stressed me tf out and put me in another depression so im yet again quitting another activity. Another knock for applications.
And again that's not even the fucking worst part about it all. My STUPID. FUCKING. LAZY. ass hardly studied for the ACT. I just blew off the ACT classes my mom gave me during Junior year because im lazy and now my ACT scores are shit. I got a 25 the first time, second time i was feeling confident but only got a 26. Both scores not even in the ranges of the colleges i am expected to go to.
"Actually taking school seriously this year", what a fucking joke. Im still the same pathetic mf i was during underclassmen. So now ACTs off the table since im so shit at it. I took an SAT however it was right in the middle of finals, midterms, and AP test for all my classes so i could barely study. I got a 1290 on it which is about 27 on the ACT. My mom was fucking furious at me. I have basically one more chance to not fuck it up. The only dates left for the SAT is Aug and Oct. Oct way too close to the application deadline so i really only have one more chance. One more chance to study my ass off after the worst year of my life to get at least a 1400 on the SAT, and it's all my fault. Because i was lazy like always.
I dont know, rn im lying in bed alone after making myself depressed again with my thoughts with tears on my face and i just dont know what to do. I got really emotional suddenly and typed this up. I was gonna type about a bunch more stuff but the college thing took me so long and now the emotions gone.
I just feel so shameful about my entire status rn. I feel like some lazy, pathetic, skinny, ugly bitch rn and not like a talented, hardworking, academically successful, attractive child like my mom clearly wants. We're Asian so im basically a tool. Her bare minimum college is University of Pittsburgh, Ohio State, and UIUC, all of which are clearly not 'match' colleges for me. Downsizing and going to anything lesser just feels like failing to me.
I look at other kids in my grade who got like 30s first try on the ACT, have better GPAs, do extracurriculars, have leadership roles, etc and they're hardworking, honest, have friends, better looking, etc, etc, etc. Theyre just good people and im literally NOT. Everytime im in class i sit alone while they are all in groups chatting, and just being better i feel like dying. That's why im not gonna get together with my crush, shes literally infinitely better than me.
Again i dont know, im just so lost in thought and emotion, I have so much shit rn. College, being alone, start powerlifting, new gym routine, i wanna start calisthenics, i need a new diet, i want a different haircut, i need a new skincare routine, day and night study for the SAT, i need to get a job, i need to start making money this year, i have to do college classes this summer, i have to fix my eyebrows, i need a new clothes style, my body dsymorphia is getting really bad, my instrusive thoughts are getting really bad, i CLEARLY have an inferiority complex i REALLY need to fix, learning about college resumes, planning out college applications, college essays, colleges letters of rec,......
Like im so fucking confused and angry all the time and NOBODY is helping me. EVERYONE in my life either tells me im useless and wrong or just doesnt talk to me at all. Its always something new. Before this archery stress put me in depression for like a month, before that it was loneliness, before that it was more body dysmorphia, and more, and more, and more.
Im so confused and angry and i dont know what to do. I didnt even scratch the surface. Im mad again and so i just wanna conclude this. All in all i guess ill just keep on going.

MALVERN, Pa., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Annovis Bio, Inc. (NYSE: ANVS) (“Annovis” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage drug platform company developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced the publication of a new article focused on the comparison of pharmacokinetic profiles of Posiphen (or buntanetap) across different species in a peer-reviewed journal Biomolecules as part of the Special Issue: Role of Amyloid Protein in Neurological Diseases.
“This publication is a testament to many years of research at Annovis. While we have conducted numerous studies to advance our Posiphen pipeline, this is the first systematic and comprehensive comparison in multiple animal and human samples," says Maria Maccecchini, Ph.D., Founder, President, and CEO of Annovis. "Consolidating all this data into one publication offers a more holistic view of Posiphen, enhancing our understanding of its mechanisms.”
Title: Comparative Analysis of Posiphen Pharmacokinetics across Different Species—Similar Absorption and Metabolism in Mouse, Rat, Dog and Human
Summary: This article synthesizes findings from various preclinical and clinical studies on Posiphen's absorption and metabolism from mice, rats, dogs, and humans. The aim was to better understand the differences in the drug’s pharmacokinetic behavior, identify which animal models most closely mimic human responses, and explore the potential clinical implications of these variations.
Key highlights:

• Posiphen quickly reaches peak concentration in plasma, followed by high absorption in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
• Posiphen metabolizes into two primary metabolites: N1-norposiphen and N8-norposiphen.
• Both Posiphen and its metabolites exhibit rapid clearance in animal models and human subjects; however, in the CSF or the brain, the drug stays longer.
• Posiphen's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion are similar in healthy volunteers and patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

The article can be found on the journal’s website via the link.
ARTICLE: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/5/582
FULL RELEASE: https://irpages2.eqs.com/websites/annovis/English/431010/us-press-release.html?airportNewsID=98e152c8-60ff-4d1c-9f55-8dbc9fbfa988

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