Introducing someone to your religion when they are at the darkest and lowest point in their life is inherently coercive and I’m never going to change my mind on that. It is a cult tactic to find people who are struggling and try to convert them, and the Christian church doing it instead of Scientology or something does not make that practice any less fucked up. Christianity can be a normal and healthy part of someone’s life, but if you have to introduce it to them in a coercive and predatory way, it’s probably not going to be that.

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

A CLEAR EYED CHRISTIAN

What happens when the world’s most renowned Muslim apostate and leading New Atheist confesses she has become a Christian? Rejoicing and praise to God? Yes, but tempered by a cold shower of scepticism. Ayaan Hirsi Ali The Background Born in Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali lived in Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia before settling as a teenager in Kenya. Radicalised by a charismatic Saudi-funded teacher she…

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Witchcraft and Her History

See helpful terms and definitions below The definition of witchcraft varies widely among historians, practitioners, and throughout history. Google states that Witchcraft is “the practice of magic, especially for evil purposes”; Google goes on to state that, in a modern context, Witchcraft is “a religious practice involving magic and an affinity with nature, usually within a pagan…

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if you get your dick stuck in a saw trap call that another cock in the murder machine

You know, it's a tragedy that there are no (or very little) Vampire x Christian stories out there, not for angst or theology or forbidden seductiveness or whatnot but for the sheer comedy of it all. I mean, the Christian would technically be immune to all of the vampire's shenanigans, like for example...

Vampire: Fool, I am the most powerful vampire in the West. Nothing but the force of an entire holy temple could even deign to scratch me Christian: Idiot, I AM a holy temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19, fear me and the Spirit inside that can burn you to ashes

Christians, start talking about why homosexuality is a sin. Stop avoiding the topic. If we can’t talk about it with people who disagree with us, it only says something untrue. It’s just a sin, like all the other sins. It’s just a twisted desire, just like all the other twisted desires. “Such were some of us.” It put Christ in the cross, it condemns the person who sells their soul to it to eternity without Him. Don’t make it any less or any more than that by avoiding the topic. The Bible doesn’t treat it like a taboo topic.

Honestly so many people are deconstructing or dropping away from the faith because they don’t know how to be loving and talk about how the Bible is right when it says homosexuality is a sin. So they don’t talk about it, but everyone who disagrees with the Bible does—so no truth is coming in, just lies, and no wonder that one thread unravels the silent “Christian’s” whole faith.

Because listen, listen, marriage is a picture of the Gospel, and love is Christ. So when they twist those two things, and you decide they’re right, everything else falls apart because they’re all connected.

So yes, it’s too not-special-at-all, just another twisted desire, for you to be afraid to talk about it. But it’s also too important to know the truth about it, and replace the lies about it, for you to be silent about it.

Just tell ‘em it’s like every other sin. Your desires are twisted and you can either choose to identify with them, or you can submit them to Christ and identify with Him while he untangles the desires. You can be god of your own life until it’s time to spend eternity without Him, or you can admit He’s God. That’s it. By making it “special” you’re feeding into the lie that homosexuality is some special, unique, sacred part of a person’s psyche that has to be treated as such. Even if you’re against it. No, it doesn’t. The Gospel conversation is the same, whether the sin they embrace is homosexuality or not.

You want to be with someone of the same gender romantically, sexually? Well, I want to turn my car wheel into oncoming traffic. The difference between me and you is, I agreed with reality—my life isn’t mine, so my desire to end it isn’t right, and I won’t live by it. I’ll give it to the God who made me. You, on the other hand, aren’t there—yet. You’re still living out the lie that you were made for you, and every passing twisted desire that doesn’t line up with reality is your governing authority.

But the answer is the same. Jesus took the punishment for me, and you, committing cosmic treason against the loving God who made us to be god, ourselves, and twist up the love He invented us for. He took the punishment for all that, and He can straighten out the scoliosis of your soul. The answer’s the same. So why’s the conversation taboo? Because Barnes & Noble put a whole celebratory bookshelf out? Because Instagram shows you reels of people wailing when it’s brought up? Get over it. Stop treating people who celebrate their sin like their sin is more powerful than whatever sin Christ saved you from.

How delusional do you have to be to think that the religion that has forcibly invaded and converted multiple countries throughout the centuries has preserved languages and cultures.

Old norse was only converted to the Latin alphabet because of Christianity, almost destroying the runic alphabet.

Christians forced indigenous children in North America and Canada to attend schools that stripped them of their culture and abuse them into Christianity. There are still Christian organisations who are dedicated to preaching to the native tribes on the North American continent.

How many mythological/folklore/fairytale figures have been diluted down to make it more christian friendly? How many have been demonised because they went against christian values?

How many historical artifacts or culturally significant items have been stolen or destroyed because of Christianity?

It genuinely breaks my heart to think of all the pain and suffering and death Christianity has caused to numerous countries, and the historical knowledge we might have lost in the process.

I’m yet to meet a convert to judaism who’s not transgender. There’s something so trans in the conversion soup. Does judaism not allow cis converts? Did I not know that?

Growing up jewish has made me really sensitive to Christian coercive conversion tactics. And it’s really useful for me because I’m also gay and trans. Like, I realized way before I came out that sometimes

I’ll pray for you = what you are doing is immoral and disgusting, I hope you change

Love the sinner hate the sin = I will only love you if you behave in the ways that my interpretation of Christianity allows.

You can still be saved = it’s not too late for you to force yourself to abandon your way of life and live in misery for the sake of my comfort.

God bless your heart = fuck you, you little shit

And if they say any of these things in response to you being rude or insulting to them (which is usually warranted) it means

Fuck you, also, I’m better than you.

So the other day, I was writing a short story about ex catholicism. So I sat in a church and immersed myself in the complicated vibes of it. I need to give everyone here the visual of me wearing a hillel sweatshirt with the hebrew alphabet and a magen david hunched over my computer in a corner as people keep on coming in to pray or look at the scenery.

They'd have this proud look on their face, like "awww, nice to see that college kids are still into religion!". ( I am but not in the way they think.)

Then came the confusion when they scanned me up and down, doing visible calculus in a process that looked like this passing through their faces -

I then quickly waved them off. "No, no! Don't worry! This is for a world religions class!" Instead of my actual explanation that I'm writing a Batman fanfiction and I must re-explore the vibes of Catholicism to be as accurate as possible in my snarkiness.

I'm side eyeing all culturally christian atheists that take Torah stories out of context and twist them as a gotcha to puritanial Christians.

One of the ways God speaks to you is by The Holy Spirit bringing your memories back to you. Everything you read, watch and hear can be used by God to speak to you. That includes memories of Bible verses you've read. The more you read the Bible, the more Bible verses you know, the more you can have conversations with God. When you speak to Him, He will often answer with a Bible passage. Try it for yourself. May you have many, many wonderful conversations with God. Amen!🙏🕊🙌

“But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.” —John 14:26 (AMPC)

i think goyim should just shut the fuck up about jewish people forever actually

Inquisition Pillar (Haatkatro Khamb)

Located in Old Goa, India. A lone standing pillar of Shiva Temple, Shree Saptakoteshwar that existed during the reign of the Kadamba dynasty, dating back to the 12th century, which was demolished by the Portuguese during their invasion in the 1500s.

Portuguese demolished several temples and used it's relics to decorate their own windows, door frames etc.

This Pillar is one of the many monuments that witnessed atrocities prevailed on Hindus during foreign invasions.

As the name, “Haatkatro” translated to “where hands were chopped”, this pillar was used to chop the hands of thousands (~80k) of Hindus who refused conversion to Christianity and fought against heinous oppression by the Portuguese. 50% of them were Goan Brahmins.

The person who ordered this was Francis Xavier. Hilariously, Hathkatro Khamb is the same place where Christians hold fairs for Xavier, who is regarded as a “Saint” by them. He is rewarded for his brutality and success in conversions.

Several hundreds of Goan Hindus fought against tyrant Portuguese regime with immense bravery, and hence should be remembered as such.