Abrahamism

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The primary problem of the Israelites is that the keep looking to obedience as the answer.  But obedience is the fruit, not the tree.  The tree is love.

If you ask a trad Christian the one bible verse that sums up their religion it comes right out:  John 3.16.

Got loves us and wants us to love him.  Obedience to God is what happens when we love him.  The Israelites always tried to put the obedience first and it's never worked.

In the West, that "love" is the transcendental tradition. It must be de-simplisticized in order to make sense.

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"In the very conservative Christian circles that we were raised in there was ... the belief that homosexuality is a choice and that it can be changed and it can be healed," O'Brien explained. "And she wanted to help heal him."

Eventually settling in the two houses separated by gender, they called themselves "The Community." They lived together and ate together. They had odd jobs and pooled their money. Bethany went back to school and became a nurse.

Herrington says Deaton told members what to wear, when to eat and even controlled the romantic relationships among their group. If you didn't abide by the rules, there was trouble.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-mysterious-death-of-bethany-deaton/