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“Some of the earliest depictions of Jesus at the Dura-Europos church are firmly dated to before 256.[549] Thereafter, despite the lack of biblical references or historical records, a wide range of depictions of Jesus appeared during the last two millennia, often influenced by cultural settings, political circumstances and theological contexts.[411][412][429] As in other Early Christian art, the earliest depictions date to the late 2nd or early 3rd century, and surviving images are found especially in the Catacombs of Rome.[550]

The depiction of Christ in pictorial form was highly controversial in the early Church.[551][u][552] From the 5th century onward, flat painted icons became popular in the Eastern Church.[553] The Byzantine Iconoclasm acted as a barrier to developments in the East, but by the 9th century, art was permitted again.[411] The Protestant Reformation brought renewed resistance to imagery, but total prohibition was atypical, and Protestant objections to images have tended to reduce since the 16th century. Although large images are generally avoided, few Protestants now object to book illustrations depicting Jesus.[554][555] The use of depictions of Jesus is advocated by the leaders of denominations such as Anglicans and Catholics[556][557][558] and is a key element of the Eastern Orthodox tradition.[559][560]

In Eastern Christian art, the Transfiguration was a major theme, and every Eastern Orthodox monk who had trained in icon painting had to prove his craft by painting an icon depicting it.[561] Icons receive the external marks of veneration, such as kisses and prostration, and they are thought to be powerful channels of divine grace.[553]

In Western Europe, the Renaissance brought forth a number of artists who focused on depictions of Jesus; Fra Angelico and others followed Giotto in the systematic development of uncluttered images.[411] Before the Protestant Reformation, the crucifix was common in Western Christianity. It is a model of the cross with Jesus crucified on it. The crucifix became the central ornament of the altar in the 13th century, a use that has been nearly universal in Roman Catholic churches since then.[562].”

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“Conservative Christianity, also known as conservative theology, theological conservatism, traditional Christianity,[1][2] or biblical orthodoxy[3] is a grouping of overlapping and denominationally diverse theological movements within Christianity that seeks to retain the orthodox and long-standing traditions and beliefs of Christianity, it is contrasted with Liberal Christianity and Progressive Christianity which are seen as heretical heterodoxies by theological conservatives.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][excessive citations] Conservative Christianity should not be mistaken as being synonymous with the political philosophy of conservatism nor the Christian right which is a political movement of Christians who support conservative political ideologies and policies within the realm of secular or non-sectarian politics.[15][16][17][2] The two major subdivisions of Conservative Christianity within Protestantism are Evangelical Christianity and Christian Fundamentalism while the Confessing Movement, Confessionalism, and to an extent Neo-orthodoxy make up the remaining within Protestantism. [7][6][18][19][20][21][22][23][excessive citations]” “By the way, the inability for anyone to find the original Biblical manuscripts also causes me to have religious skepticism.” -Antonio Myers.

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“The Christian right, or the religious right, are Christian political factions which are characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies.[1] Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with their interpretation of the teachings of Christianity.[2][3][4]

In the United States, the Christian right is an informal coalition which was formed around a core of predominantly White conservative Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics.[2][5][6][7] The Christian right draws additional support from politically conservative mainline Protestants and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5][8] The movement has its roots in American politics going back as far as the 1940s; it has been especially influential since the 1970s.[1][9][10][11][12] Its influence draws from grassroots activism as well as from focus on social issues and the ability to motivate the electorate around those issues.[13]

The Christian right is notable because it has advanced socially conservative positions on issues such as creationism in public education,[14] school prayer,[15] temperance,[16] Christian nationalism,[17] and Sunday Sabbatarianism,[18] as well as opposition to biological evolution,[14] embryonic stem cell research,[19] LGBT rights,[3][9][15][20] comprehensive sex education,[21][22] abortion,[15][23] and pornography.[24] Although the term Christian right is most commonly associated with politics in the United States, similar Christian conservative groups can be found in the political cultures of other Christian-majority countries.”

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“The science: Embryonic stem cells come from human embryos. (An "embryo" develops immediately after fertilization, and is considered as such up until the eighth week of gestation, when it is referred to as a "fetus.") These cells have the ability to morph into any type in the body, such as a red blood cell or a nerve cell. Because of this flexibility, researchers can use embryonic stem cells to investigate potential treatments and cures for a number of human diseases, especially those where a certain type of cell becomes damaged or no longer functions as it should. Some diseases that could be helped by embryonic stem cell research include diabetes, cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Although adults have stem cells, these cells are much more limited in their ability to morph into different cell types: For example, an adult neural stem cell can only morph into a nerve cell. In other words, embryonic stem cells have much greater potential for research.

In 2009, President Barack Obama reversed a ban on federal funding for research into embryonic stem cells. However, researchers whose projects are funded by the government still must use existing lines of embryonic cells, they are not allowed to create new cell lines because the rules forbid destroying embryos, from which the stem cells are extracted. Therefore, the initial extraction of stem cells from the embryos still would depend on private funding.

According to the National Institutes of Health, as long as stem cells are obtained from embryos that were produced by in-vitro fertilization but are no longer needed, and the donors give permission for the embryos to be used for research purposes, federal funds can be used for research on the resulting stem cell lines.” -https://www.livescience.com/55481-analysis-of-rnc-2016-platform.html

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“Internet manipulation refers to the co-optation of online digital technologies, including algorithms, social bots, and automated scripts, for commercial, social, military, or political purposes.[16] Internet and social media manipulation are the prime vehicles for spreading disinformation due to the importance of digital platforms for media consumption and everyday communication.[17] When employed for political purposes, internet manipulation may be used to steer public opinion,[18] polarise citizens,[19] circulate conspiracy theories,[20] and silence political dissidents. Internet manipulation can also be done for profit, for instance, to harm corporate or political adversaries and improve brand reputation.[21] Internet manipulation is sometimes also used to describe the selective enforcement of Internet censorship[22][23] or selective violations of net neutrality.[24]” -Wikipedia

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“Tips for navigating sexual relationships with autism

Autism doesn’t have to stop you from enjoying sexual intimacy or having positive sexual experiences.

Learning about your partner

Sickels recommends learning about your partner — neurodiverse or neurotypical. This can mean:

open communication

self-education

a partnership with medical experts

“Once a couple is able to see how the differences in brain wiring are impacting their relationship, they can begin to re-establish trust,” she says.

Approach things practically

Some hurdles in autism and sex may be related to physical ability.

Landry recommends discussing, as a couple, practical workarounds. “Consider any issues with motor coordination and whether any deliberate planning with these issues in mind would be helpful,” she says.

Understanding consent

Not everyone communicates in the same way. When you’re in a neurodiverse relationship, social cues may appear as one thing, but mean another.

Understanding your partner’s cues of consent can be important to maintaining trust and intimacy.

“Communicate explicitly with your partner to decrease miscommunication related to social cues; this is likely easier to do when it’s not in the heat of the moment,” suggests Landry.

The golden rules of sex — for everyone

Whether you’re autistic or not, Landry says everyone can benefit from the following guidelines:

know and accept that your sexuality is not the same as everyone else’s

embrace your desires and preferences

spend time getting to know your body and what you enjoy

understand consent

communicate with your partner before, during, and after sexual activity.” -https://psychcentral.com/autism/autism-and-sex#tips-for-sexual-relationships. “By the way, I won’t make it a habit of dating my friends’ moms. I’m only open to one ☝️.” Antonio Myers.

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“A cautionary tale or moral tale[1] is a tale told in folklore to warn its listener of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. First, a taboo or prohibition is stated: some act, location, or thing is said to be dangerous. Then, the narrative itself is told: someone disregarded the warning and performed the forbidden act. Finally, the violator comes to an unpleasant fate, which is frequently related in expansive and grisly detail. Cautionary tales are ubiquitous in popular culture; many urban legends are framed as cautionary tales: from the lover's lane haunted by a hook-handed murderer to the tale of a man who shot a cactus for fun only to die when the plant toppled onto him. Like horror fiction, generally the cautionary tale exhibits an ambivalent attitude towards social taboos. The narrator of a cautionary tale is momentarily excused from the ordinary demands of etiquette that discourages the use of gruesome or disgusting imagery because the tale serves to reinforce some other social taboo.

Cautionary tales are also frequently utilized to spread awareness of moral issues. For this reason, they are often told to children to make them conform to rules that either protect them or are for their own safety. The cautionary tale has survived to the present day in another form, especially with the rise of modern mass media such as film and television; many public service announcements and public information films frame themselves as cautionary tales regarding both societal issues and common dangers in modern life, pushing conformity by warning viewers of the danger and directing them towards avoiding the causes, or simply not doing actions that result in such dangers.” -Wikipedia

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“A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way a social norm. These reactions are usually noisy and may be conflicting, and they often have negative effects on the status and credibility of the person(s) or organization(s) involved. Society is scandalized when it becomes aware of breaches of moral norms or legal requirements, often when these have remained undiscovered or been concealed for some time. Such breaches have typically erupted from greed, lust, or the abuse of power. Scandals may be regarded as political, sexual, moral, literary, or artistic, but often spread from one realm into another. The basis of a scandal may be factual or false, or a combination of both.[1] In contemporary times, exposure of a scandalous situation is often made by mass media.

Contemporary media has the capacity to spread knowledge of a scandal further than in previous centuries and public interest has encouraged many cases of confected scandals relating to well-known people as well as genuine scandals relating to politics and business. Some scandals are revealed by whistleblowers who discover wrongdoing within organizations or groups, such as Deep Throat (William Mark Felt) during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s in the United States. Whistleblowers may be protected by laws which are used to obtain information of misdeeds and acts detrimental to their establishments.[2] However, the possibility of scandal has always created a tension between society's efforts to reveal wrongdoing and its desire to cover them up, and the act of covering up (or indeed of revealing) a contentious situation may become a scandal.” -Wikipedia

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“Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person,[1] and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies states that "Romantic love, based on the model of mutual attraction and on a connection between two people that bonds them as a couple, creates the conditions for overturning the model of family and marriage that it engenders."[2] This indicates that romantic love can be the founding of attraction between two people. This term was primarily used by the "western countries after the 1800s were socialized into, love is the necessary prerequisite for starting an intimate relationship and represents the foundation on which to build the next steps in a family."

Alternatively, Collins Dictionary describes romantic love as "an intensity and idealization of a love relationship, in which the other is imbued with extraordinary virtue, beauty, etc., so that the relationship overrides all other considerations, including material ones."[3] -Wikipedia

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“What is self-compassion?

Self-compassion means that we treat ourselves just as gently as we would a friend. We recognize that we’re feeling down, and are mindful about alleviating that pain. That might mean easing our expectations, doing something nice for ourselves, or validating our own emotions.

When we’re self-compassionate, self-forgiveness comes much more easily. That’s because we’re able to put our failures into perspective. We recognize that while we may have disappointed ourselves in some way, it’s not because we are inherently bad or incapable people.

Parents are often taught to separate their children from their behavior. Kids need to know that they are loved unconditionally, no matter what they do. Mindful parenting experts encourage parents to say “I don’t necessarily love what you did, but I love you, and we can fix it.”

This attitude of self-parenting can help us begin to develop self-compassion. Self-forgiveness is an action that we take to release the pain of an embarrassing or distressing situation. But self-compassion is a way of being. We can be compassionate with ourselves every single day, and we may find that we have less and less to forgive.” -https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-forgive-yourself?hs_amp=true

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