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140 upvotes
Jul 21, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Liinasepp
My brother, 20 y/o, has decided to join an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Europe and will leave in few weeks before summer ends. The decision came out of nowhere (for me, at least), and a few weeks back he told me about his plans for the future. Since he is just 20 years old, I w…
121 upvotes
Jul 23, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC
Posted by /u/man_vs_neckbeard
There is a popular political talking point that claims the American left wants to institute a "communist" system. But if we strip away the culture-war rhetoric and look at how capital is actually being allocated right now, this claim falls apart—and reveals a much more concernin…
93 upvotes
Jul 20, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC
Posted by /u/ZingaMadinga
I'm 15 and have been raised in a Christian family my entire life. I always believed in Jesus for sure, but I don't think I was ever taking it the most serious. That was proven to me last year. Shortly after escaping some bad habits in my life, I realized how little I had been re…