#WHY DID IT GIVE ME A FULL ON LESSON OF PROTESTANTISM AND SHIT AHFBSBFB | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

mbat · 7 months

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ok im gonna be a little critical of religion here so if you dont like that dont read. also im pulling this from the weirdest of places but

earlier i watched a video that was talking a lot about christianity, specifically protestantism and its influences on american culture, how theres this whole thing about how everything you do should only be for god, not your own pleasure or any of that (extreme simplification and paraphrasing), and so all of that was still on my mind basically.

and now im rewatching the steven universe movie. hear me out, we already know the diamonds hold deep authority, theyre practically gods of their kind, i dont think that i need to explain why. and they definitely let that get to their heads, they treated their subjects like things that only existed to serve them and their wants and needs, and their subjects needed to be loyal or else.

and im not going to get into all the ways that could reflect my point, but im just thinking about how spinels story reflects my point.

she was in love with pink diamond, not romantically, but in the way one worships, because she was made to. everything was for pink, about pink, she was excited when pink got what she wanted (her colony) even when pink clearly didnt want her to be a part of it, she would do everything pink wanted of her.

even standing in place unquestioningly for several thousand years, waiting, not moving even when she questioned because surely pink would come back for her?

(but when the rug was pulled out from under her it changed her irreparably.)

and i guess my point is how people will do anything that they think that their god wants, even if it causes them the utmost misery, even when it ruins their whole life, all for that approval, the possibility of a reward. the only difference is that spinel at least knew pink was real, had felt her touch, spoken to her.

theres a lot of reasons im not religious, but that one is a big one that i just cant get over. i cant imagine spending every day of my life wondering if im doing right by someone ive never met, who i have no proof exists, and whos rules arent even agreed upon and only told to me by other humans.

i cant imagine being the person who is told to stand in place for 6,000 years, and i dont move an inch because im hoping for a reward that isnt guaranteed to ever come.

#and yes by religion i mainly mean christianity because its the one i know the most about and its affected me more than other religions #i try not to be critical of religion too openly cause i know it upsets people and ive been a dick in the past about it #but i never changed how i feel about it. i just learned to be quiet #i know its personal to people even if i dont understand the feeling #but that doesnt mean i cant be critical of it #i could literally talk about it for hours idk i have a lot of thoughts. i could go on more about this subject but i wont for now #i mostly just wanted to get the thought out and continue the movie #ALSO THE VIDEO I WATCHED WAS MEANT TO JUST BE TALKING ABOUT HOW CHRISTIAN VIDEO GAMES ARE USUALLY BAD?#WHY DID IT GIVE ME A FULL ON LESSON OF PROTESTANTISM AND SHIT AHFBSBFB #my post #su #i probably shouldnt tag su much cause i dont need fans of it coming here like what the fuck is wrong with you sjfjsjd #atheism #religion critical #idk why i said fans of it as if im not a fan of it ajfjsjd i literally am its my favorite ever

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