I love how controversial saints are in Protestant-majority Christian societies because here the idea of praying to a saint that can pray better on your behalf is absolutely banal.
I’m not particularly religious but the idea that there are different patron role models to pray to or take as an example for different aspects of life is pretty fun compared to the sterile, unrecognizable (to us) depictions of Christianity we see from other places.
Protestants hate saints because they hate the idea that the Bible and its derivatives hold value as allegory. Having a saint of making sure your bread isn't moldy so you don't infest the village with hallucinations is far too grounded for them. If it isn't so abstract that only an insane person would believe it then what's even the point of faith?
Different aspects and focuses just makes sense to me. I also feel like generic thanks or prayers for everything feels like a cope out and worthless. Focus
I'm going to end up not being able to play games eventually. My hands will fail me, my spine is cutting into my spinal cord. I hope when that happens I'll have someone to play games for me.
Sometimes, when it comes to survival horror games (which generally play a lot slower), even though I can play them, they’re much more approachable as a commentary-less playthrough on YouTube. That way, I can’t keep chickening out.
But fuuuuck, to know it’s coming, that’s particularly brutal. I hope somehow you’re given some crazy good sort of boon to compensate. You’re a good kid.
What is the point you are saying is controversial? Would a divine being not have a penis?
There are "multiple" denominations of divinity-rejectors, but I think they represent a rather small minority of Christianity. Jehovah's Witnesses and who else?
There's no sense to be made anywhere in the story of Jesus, but I was wondering if one unwritten tradition (or maybe written) would be the equipmentless angels from Dogma (Alan Rickman's Metatron).
Idk, the huge clit thing is kinda thematic. It would be cool if angels could be tempted by pleasure, even create life, but doing so would be super painful.
One of my favorite comments about Jesus is, “So basically Jesus has the morality of an average woman, but he's a man so that makes him special somehow?”
Seeee, my theory explains a lot of inconsistencies about Jesus. A moralistic man from ancient Mesopotamia is just too far fetched. I need to put together a slide show for the pope so we can retcon this.
There was an episode of the radio drama Adventures in Odessey about scientists/explorers finding the body of Jesus. Proving that he didn't raise form the dead. About how a discovery like that would completely change the world.
Was actually a religious show that started the dominion effect of me leaving the church.
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dumples@piefed.social · 35 pts · 62d
My favorite part of Catholicism is all the body parts of saints in shrines and reliquaries. Fascinating
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 62d
It's all so metal
dumples@piefed.social · 8 pts · 62d
I know!!! I went to an awesome ossuary in Italy that was just all skeletons everywhere. I wonder if I could get my skeleton added after I pass.
Modern Churches are so boring and bland.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 13 pts · 62d
No, we don't have other gods or images we pray to. Those are, uhm, saints that we, uh, honor.
dumples@piefed.social · 5 pts · 62d
They are just the god's buddies. They are just his advisors.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 62d
...That people pray to
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 62d
I love how controversial saints are in Protestant-majority Christian societies because here the idea of praying to a saint that can pray better on your behalf is absolutely banal.
I’m not particularly religious but the idea that there are different patron role models to pray to or take as an example for different aspects of life is pretty fun compared to the sterile, unrecognizable (to us) depictions of Christianity we see from other places.
socsa@piefed.social · 5 pts · 62d
Protestants hate saints because they hate the idea that the Bible and its derivatives hold value as allegory. Having a saint of making sure your bread isn't moldy so you don't infest the village with hallucinations is far too grounded for them. If it isn't so abstract that only an insane person would believe it then what's even the point of faith?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 61d
Control. The point is control.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 61d
I'm not a Christian, but I was raised protestant.
My understanding is that praying to anyone or anything besides God (or Jesus since they're one in the same) was blasphemous.
Which makes sense to me given what I know about Yahweh and his petty jealousy.
dumples@piefed.social · 1 pts · 62d
Different aspects and focuses just makes sense to me. I also feel like generic thanks or prayers for everything feels like a cope out and worthless. Focus
dumples@piefed.social · 3 pts · 62d
Yeah of course. They are prayer multipliers.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 62d
Christianity was the original soulslike
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 62d
I mean, Blasphemous prolly didn’t exaggerate much.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 62d
Cool game! Have you played the 2nd one?
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
I’ve watched my wife play them both! I’ve got mobility issues in my hands that make anything more action-y than a JRPG not work out.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 62d
I'm going to end up not being able to play games eventually. My hands will fail me, my spine is cutting into my spinal cord. I hope when that happens I'll have someone to play games for me.
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 62d
Sometimes, when it comes to survival horror games (which generally play a lot slower), even though I can play them, they’re much more approachable as a commentary-less playthrough on YouTube. That way, I can’t keep chickening out.
But fuuuuck, to know it’s coming, that’s particularly brutal. I hope somehow you’re given some crazy good sort of boon to compensate. You’re a good kid.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 62d
Thanks man, i appreciate that.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
They do like souls
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 62d
it's enough to make a small wallet, but when you rub it, it becomes a suitcase.
Marthirial@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
You are thinking of Jesus not Jeezus.
58008@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 62d
Maybe it's like homemade ginger beer and will just keep growing and regenerating unless explicitly stopped.
FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 62d
Snip, miraculous heal, snip, miraculous heal, etc
dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 62d
It is also my understanding that Jewish tradition has the rabbis biting the foreskin off with their teeth.
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 62d
This comment was down voted, but it is a true, but uncommon practice.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 62d
Of course its true. Cant have a religion without wierd ass shit to go along with it.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 62d
oye vey.
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 62d
I didn't need breakfast anyway
schwim@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 62d
"Take this and eat, in remembrance of my foreskin."
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 62d
3.58 "Eat it bitch"
procrastitron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
Pedantically, it is controversial within Christianity because the doctrine of the trinity is controversial.
Multiple denominations of Christianity reject it so they would not agree with the statement that Jesus is God.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 62d
What is the point you are saying is controversial? Would a divine being not have a penis?
There are "multiple" denominations of divinity-rejectors, but I think they represent a rather small minority of Christianity. Jehovah's Witnesses and who else?
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 62d
I think it would make more sense if they had something more in-between . Maybe Jesus just had a huge clit, like a female hyena.
Dojan@pawb.social · 2 pts · 62d
Jesus gets pregnant through sounding and gives birth through his dick. 10/10 interpretation. Make this canon.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 62d
I have been trying to present my hypothesis to the pope, but the fucking swiss dudes won't let me near him with my presentation board.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 62d
There's no sense to be made anywhere in the story of Jesus, but I was wondering if one unwritten tradition (or maybe written) would be the equipmentless angels from Dogma (Alan Rickman's Metatron).
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 62d
Idk, the huge clit thing is kinda thematic. It would be cool if angels could be tempted by pleasure, even create life, but doing so would be super painful.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 62d
One of my favorite comments about Jesus is, “So basically Jesus has the morality of an average woman, but he's a man so that makes him special somehow?”
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 62d
Seeee, my theory explains a lot of inconsistencies about Jesus. A moralistic man from ancient Mesopotamia is just too far fetched. I need to put together a slide show for the pope so we can retcon this.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 62d
If Jesus was trans, wouldn't have leaned harder into stereotypical masculity? Maybe that's when he took up carpentry.
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 62d
In their defense, they were claiming to have Josh's foreskin. It was just mistranslated to Yeshua along the way, and there we are. 🤷🏽♂️
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
Theortically possible they all owned a piece of it - I mean the dude was hung like a Gorilla, if you believe Mary Magdalene.
TheGoldenV@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
Christ Largecock
Bumpi@piefed.social · 1 pts · 62d
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 62d
There was an episode of the radio drama Adventures in Odessey about scientists/explorers finding the body of Jesus. Proving that he didn't raise form the dead. About how a discovery like that would completely change the world.
Was actually a religious show that started the dominion effect of me leaving the church.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 62d
I Am ...jesus' foreskin