#anti christian

[whereserpentswalk]

I'm not lgbt in the sense of "Jesus would have accepted gay people too." I'm queer in the sense of "if God hates faggots then I'm on the side of Satan."

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

I am glad Ian is being sidelined. Colonizers don't deserve to be treated well

[aerial-jace]

Coming from an ex-Catholic for whom the concept of Purgatory caused much stress and anxiety I wish people stopped seeing it as like. The middling afterlife for guys who are just sorta bad or the solution to the black and white thinking of Christian morality. The difference between Hell and Purgatory in Catholic theology is more akin to the difference between being sentenced to life in prison with maximum security and a shorter (yet still significant) sentence with an option for parole or bail. It's certainly better but not fundamentally all that different you catch me?

[manforsale]

christians and catholics will say “thank god he favors me unlike those people out there suffering. he deserves praise” and think there’s nothing wrong with that statement

[sleepycicada]

IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN THIS PAGE IS NOT FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU ALL DIE TERRIBLY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS YOUR FAULT. YOU ARE ALL SO LITERALLY DEMENTED PLEASE STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM MEEEEE. i dont know why tumblr has given christianity a space here, but not on my fucking blog. get the FUCK outta here, you evil brainwashed stupid ass fascist inbred worthless pieces of human trash

[haggishlyhagging]

Carol Ochs, in The Myth Behind the Sex of God, discusses the story of Abraham, Isaac and Sarah and finds that in order to prove that Abraham is not rooted in the older tradition, God demands that he renounce the most fundamental tenet of the matriarchal religion and kill his own child. Abraham's choice is between the matriarchal principle of protecting his child and the patriarchal principle of following an abstract ethic, obedience to God. Abraham passes the test and is pronounced fit to be the father of a new, patriarchal religion.

Naomi Goldenberg maintains that giving voice to biblical women cannot save Judaism or the Old Testament for, as she says, "The nature of the religion lies in interplay between a father-God and his Sons. In such a religion, women will always be on the periphery." Some women scholars advocate the complete abandonment of Judaism and Christianity. Others are working to reform these traditions by removing various sexist practices. Goldenberg sees the reformers as engaged in a hopeless effort. She feels that it is futile to defend patriarchal creeds.

-Shirley Ann Ranck, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven

[intoxicatinginsanity]

Y’all my cousin joined a fucking cult and I am so fucking worried 🙃! Anyone on here have any experiences with a Christianity group called “Young Life”? If so how did you get out? And what do I need to look out for further. She’s been with them for less than a month or so according to my grandmother and we just found out earlier last week that’s she’s already be baptized by this cult’s head “pastor”. My grandmother is a god fearing Christian and even she is concerned.

[demiaroacejadeharley]

I love how people are fighting with their whole lives trying to defend Christians

"But not all Christians..........🥺🥺"

If not all Christians, then why is Christianity the religion that caused the most deaths?

If not all Christians, then why are the people picketing outside of abortion clinics and Planned Parenthoods to "protest" abortion services are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who believe that Queer people are groomers and pedophiles are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who are telling women what they should or shouldn't do with their bodies are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the politicians who want to push laws to restrict a woman's right to her own body are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the politicians who want to push laws to criminalize being Queer by banning drag, banning gender affirming care, and banning Trans people from using the bathroom based on their gender identity are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people pushing misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the politicians who refuse to do anything about the rise of school shootings and refuse to prevent them from happening again in the future are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who are telling disabled people that they're "possessed" and need prayer to be "healed" from their disability are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the politicians who disagree with the idea of separating religion from politics are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are a large chunk of adults who sexually abuse children are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the majority of Zionists are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who get upset that there are other religious holidays besides Easter and Christmas are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who stole Pagan traditions and appropriate them are Christians?

If not all Christians, besides Antitheists, then why are the people who shit on other religions and try to convince others that there is one "true" religion are Christians?

If not all Christians, then why are the people who are blaming Jewish people for the murder of Jesus Christ (who was a Palestinian Jewish man who was killed by Roman Christians) are Christians?

I can go on and on with this, but I'm just gonna stop here. There are way too many instances where Christians have done shitty things to make me not believe that "not all Christians" bullshit. And the whole "not all Christians" shit has the same vibes as saying "not all men".

I also want to point out that I grew up Catholic up until sometime during middle school when I began to question my religion and became an Atheist. During that time, when I was still identifying as an Atheist, I learned about the atrocities that have been done by Christians from centuries ago up until modern times. That revalation made me realize how satisfied and relieved I was with my decision to leave the church and to no longer associate myself with Catholism.

I want to add to this that I don't give a fuck if there are Christians that aren't bigots. Those people are on thin ice, and they need to be held accountable the same way as bigoted Christians due to the fact that there are more instances of hateful Christians than good ones. If you say that you don't "claim" the bigots within your religion, then you have to prove yourself by continuously holding Christians accountable for their treatment of marginalized people.

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[whereserpentswalk]

This isn't a classical mythology class is it. This is fucking chrsitan demonology.

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

"looking at the reactions of a fictional character through the lens of sociology can reflect the real life biases some may hold. instead of clutching ur pearls anytime someone criticizes amen and/or christian, maybe listen and ull learn something"

[asterias-corner]

imma need yall to excuse my language and choice of words for a moment, this will not be very ‘legend of Zelda hyperfixated’ of me. TW swearing, violence

WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH TOXIC CHRISTIANS/MORMONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SPECIFICALLY TIKTOK/INSTAGRAM, AND SHOVING THEIR RELIGION DOWN MY FUCKING THROAT AND UP MY ASS. THEY ARE LITERALLY THE MOST ANNOYING BEINGS EVER IM GOING TO COMMIT A VERY NOT NICE CRIME NEXT TIME A DUMBASS BITCHASS FUCKER THATS CHRISTIAN OR MORMON TRIES TO YANK ME INTO THAT SHIT HOLE OF A RELIGION.

“god is good🙏”

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOOD?! MY OWN BELEIF SYSTEM!!!!! FUCK YALL AND YOUR GOD, HE DON’T DO SHIT. FUCK YALL AND FUCK YOUR BIBLE TOO. IVE TRIED- SO FUCKING HARD TO BE NICE AND RESPECTFUL, BUT YALL FUCKING BITCH ASS RELIGIOUS PEOPLE KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD GOD IS, BUT USING HIM AS A FUCKING SHEILD TO BE SMALL MINDED AND DISRESPECTFUL. NO, PAGANS/WITCHES DO NOT NEED TO “repent” AND NO, MUSLIMS AND EVERY OTHER RELIGION DO NOT NEED TO CONVERT TO YOUR RELIGION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO BE POPULAR, DID YOU PEOPLE WAY BACK TWISTED DIFFERENT BELIFS TO BE ‘EVIL’ CAUSE THEY WANTED IT DESTROYED SO THEIR RELIGION WOULD THRIVE. CHRISTIANS WANTED PAGANISM ERASED, THE START OF THAT STUPID FUCKING RELIGION IS DUMB AS SHIT AND I AM GOING TO FUCKING RUN YOU OVER WITH A TRUCK AND TWO PIPE BOMBS NEXT TIME YOU DARE FUCKING OPEN YOUR MOITH TI DISRESPECT A RELIGION OTHER THAN YOURS. IM GOING TO GO FUCKING APE SHIT ON YOU IM THAT FUCKING ANGRY.

[thevelvetpriestess]

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓽𝓮𝔁𝓽𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼.

𝓘𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼:

𝓑𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼, 𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓽𝓮𝔁𝓽𝓼, 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓼, 𝓛𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻, 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓪 𝓦𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓜𝓲𝓬𝓪 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓭𝓮𝓻, 𝓖𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻

[grymoria]

Rant/Vent: Can Christians just not?

I'm an anxious wreck right now... I just got of my Lyft rider's car so I should be fine. But the man was a talkative Christian, he literally assumed that I was Christian and I lied saying that I was just so I can get to my destination safely. He gave me a card to his church because he didn't like the fact that my mom gave me a boy name. Around the end of the ride he was pressuring me to text the number on his card too but thankfully I didn't get the chance to because he was at my destination.

And this is why I can't stand some Christians. Not everyone's a Christian and even if they are not everyone should go to your church like seriously. May his God forbid that he saw my keychain that says "Heathen" on my coffin shaped fanny pack, my pride pins on my coffin shaped backpack, and my wallpaper of Goku Black as a demon.

To make things worse is that I was actually hiding the pins I have on my backpack and I actually wanted to wear a choker and chain necklace with black lipstick and eyeshadow to work today but if I did that, the ride wouldn't have been so safe because some Christians automatically assume that we goths are Satanists. Now I'm sitting here thinking that I have to hide my expression of style just to be safe and it's fucking sad.

[potentially-a-poser]

Did you have a biblical figure you were/are really into? What denomination did you grow up in (if any)? What are your thoughts on the idea that the Old Testament prophecies the christ? (These are all generic, but I’m trying to gauge what framework you accommodated to ask more freaky questions later)

Hey sorry if this took forever to answer I’m stupid.

I was OBSESSED with Jael. I desperately wanted to be as valuable as the boys around me and I tried so hard to use the stories of women to prove I could be just as valuable. It didn’t work but god I tried

I grew up Pentecostal. I fully believed everything but one time I had a meltdown because I thought I was faking being able to speak in tongues (I guess I was, but everyone else was too) because I could control when it happened and never knew what I was saying.

When I was in it, I believed that everything in the Old Testament pointed towards the eventual birth of the Christ. Now that I’m out of it and looking back ( and am also much more educated ) I understand that words are very easy to twist and make fit. There are dozens of verses that are supposedly prophecies of Jesus, but are in all likelihood about something entirely different and parallels being drawn between two things that aren’t connected. I think it’s an interesting historical document, and there are some beautiful poems and such in there, but we also don’t have the full manuscript of the original text. I believe a lot of stuff was added in retrospect. I’m not quite sure if this answers the question, but I hope so.

I eagerly await your freakier questions lol, I promise I’ll respond faster next time

[haggishlyhagging]

The worship of animals is also indigenous to nature-based religious systems. Early people existed among animals, scarcely distinct from them. Through religious ritual, people differentiated themselves from animals and gave honor to them—they were food, sustenance. There was a respect for the natural world—people were hunter and hunted simultaneously. Their perspective was acute. They worshiped the spirit and power they saw manifest in the carnivore world of which they were an integral part. When man began to be "civilized," to separate himself out of nature, to place himself over and above woman (he became Mind, she became Carnality) and other animals, he began to seek power over nature, magical control. The witch cults still had a strong sense of people as part of nature, and animals maintained a prime place in both ritual and consciousness for the witches. The Christians, who had a profound and compulsive hatred for the natural world, thought that the witches, through malice and a lust for power (pure projection, no doubt), had mobilized nature/animals into a robotlike anti-Christian army. The witch hunters were convinced that toads, rats, dogs, cats, mice, etc., took orders from witches, carried curses from one farm to another, caused death, hysteria, and disease. They thought that nature was one massive, crawling conspiracy against them, and that the conspiracy was organized and controlled by the wicked women. They can in fact be credited with pioneering the politics of total paranoia—they developed the classic model for that particular pathology which has, as its logical consequence, genocide. Their methods of dealing with the witch menace were developed empirically—they had a great respect for what worked. For instance, when they suspected a woman of witchcraft, they would lock her in an empty room for several days or weeks and if any living creature, any insect or spider, entered that room, that creature was identified as the woman's familiar, and she was proved guilty of witchcraft. Naturally, given the fact that bugs are everywhere, particularly in the woodwork, this test of guilt always worked.

Cats were particularly associated with witches. That association is based on the ancient totemic significance of the cat:

It is well known that to the Egyptians cats were sacred. They were regarded as incarnations of Isis and there was also a cat deity. . . . Through Osiris (Ra) they were associated with the sun; the rays of the "solar cat," who was portrayed as killing the "serpent of darkness" at each dawn, were believed to produce fecundity in Nature, and thus cats were figures of fertility. . . . Cats were also associated with Hathor, a cow-headed goddess, and hence with crops and rain. . . .

Still stronger, however, was the association of the cat with the moon, and thus she was a virgin goddess—a virgin-mother incarnation. In her character as moon-goddess she was inviolate and self-renewing . . . the circle she forms in a curled-up position [is seen as] the symbol for eternity, an unending recreation.

The Christians not only converted the horned god into Satan, but also the sacred cat into a demonic incarnation. The witches, in accepting familiars and particularly in their special feeling for cats, only participated in an ancient tradition which had as its substance love and respect for the natural world.

It was also believed that the witch could transform herself into a cat or other animal. This notion, called lycanthropy, is twofold:

. . . either the belief that a witch or devil-ridden person temporarily assumes an animal form, to ravage or destroy; or, that they create an animal "double" in which, leaving the lifeless human body at home, he or she can wander, terrorize, or batten on mankind.

The origins of the belief in lycanthropy can be traced to group rituals in which celebrants, costumed as animals, recreated animal movements, sounds, even hunting patterns. As group ritual, those celebrations would be prehistorical. The witches themselves, through the use of belladonna, aconite, and other drugs, felt that they did become animals. The effect of the belief in lycanthropy on the general population was electric: a stray dog, a wild cat, a rat, a toad—all were witches, agents of Satan, bringing with them drought, disease, death. Any animal in the environment was dangerous, demonic. The legend of the werewolf (popularized in the Red Riding Hood fable) caused terror. At Labout, two hundred people were burned as werewolves. There were endless stories of farmers shooting animals who were plaguing them in the night, only to discover the next morning that a respectable town matron had been wounded in precisely the same way.

Witches, of course, could also fly on broomsticks, and often did. Before going to the sabbat, they annointed their bodies with a mixture of belladonna and aconite, which caused delirium, hallucination, and gave the sensation of flying. The broomstick was an almost archetypal symbol of womanhood, as the pitchfork was of manhood. Levitation was considered a rare but genuine fact:

As for its history, it is one of the earliest convictions, common to almost all peoples, that not only do supernatural beings, angels or devils, fly or float in the air at will, but so can those humans who invoke their assistance. Levitation among the saints was, and by the devout is, accepted as an objective fact. The most famous instance is that of St. Joseph of Cupertino, whose ecstatic flights (and he perched in trees) caused embarrassment in the seventeenth century. Yet the appearance of flight, in celestial trance, has been claimed all through the history of the Church, and not only for such outstanding figures as St. Francis, St. Ignatius Loyola, or St. Teresa. . . . In the Middle Ages it was regarded as a marvel, but a firmly established one. . . . It is not, therefore, at all remarkable that witches were believed to fly . . . [though] the Church expressly forbade, during the reign of Charlemagne, any belief that witches flew.

With typical consistency then, the Church said that saints could fly but witches could not. As far as the witches were concerned, they trusted their experience, they knew that they flew. Here they aligned themselves with Christian saints, yogis, mystics from all traditions, in the realization of a phenomenon so ancient that it would seem to extend almost to the origins of the religious impulse in people.

We now know most of what can be known about the witches: who they were, what they believed, what they did, the Church's vision of them. We have seen the historical dimensions of a myth of feminine evil which resulted in the slaughter of 9 million persons, nearly all women, over 300 years. The actual evidence of that slaughter, the remembrance of it, has been suppressed for centuries so that the myth of woman as the Original Criminal, the gaping, insatiable womb, could endure. Annihilated with the 9 million was a whole culture, woman-centered, nature-centered —all of their knowledge is gone, all of their knowing is destroyed. Historians (white, male, and utterly without credibility for women, Indians, Blacks, and other oppressed peoples as they begin to search the ashes of their own pasts) found the massacre of the witches too unimportant to include in the chronicles of those centuries except as a footnote, too unimportant to be seen as the substance of those centuries—they did not recognize the centuries of gynocide, they did not register the anguish of those deaths.

Our study of pornography, our living of life, tells us that the myth of feminine evil lived out so resolutely by the Christians of the Dark Ages, is alive and well, here and now. Our study of pornography, our living of life, tells us that though the witches are dead, burned alive at the stake, the belief in female evil is not, the hatred of female carnality is not. The Church has not changed its premises; the culture has not refuted those premises. It is left to us, the inheritors of that myth, to destroy it and the institutions based on it.

-Andrea Dworkin, Woman Hating