OMG, @Bera, they're so perfect!

Oh, I also love the Madonna, @bera. I developed a relationship with her that when I don't cultivate, my life feels very dry and lonely. Catholics, and I think Orthodox too, see Mary as a refuge: a mother who cannot turn away those who suffer or even have really messed up. The miracles attributed to her are countless and many are astonishing. And…Read more

In Christianity we don’t have any feminine deity that embodies sensuality and I think this is a bit unhealthy.

Interesting take, @bera. To be fair, Christianity doesn't have a masculine deity like that either. 🙂 Don't forget; Jesus himself, the central figure of Christianity, like his mother, was a virgin. Sure, he was not also a parent, but i…Read more

Personally I find Cortez unimpressive, but I know many people don't agree with me. She strikes me as bland, nothing special and unoriginal, but I suppose she is a run-of-the-mill product of our time.

Of course everyone's definiton of hero is different. I'd consider a hero - or even a villain- someone with more timeless impact and lasting power.…Read more

Re: Se heroes & role-models…I’m pretty sure Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is SeFi (alt. NeFi), and she’s become quite a folk-hero lately.

And a folk villain, too, lol. Conservatives seem to me to be loosing their heads over this little girl.

I honestly resonate more with Mother Mary than with any other saint; I like her kindness. But I also think many religious people naturally tend to believe sex is a sin and women’s main role is that of mother and given the cultural context, no wonder. :))

I don’t really feel a need for a warrior goddess or for a goddess who is sexually bold. But…

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@elisaday

I had this issue too. I posted images and in some cases only half of the image posted could be seen.

It seems to work if you set the dimensions to 500 - 500.