#modern christian

[bedupolker]

I think you could have a very long and impassionated debate on whose legacy was bastardized worse: Jesus Christ or that poor little Japanese dog

[orthodoxsoul]

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldOkapiDay :

Hans Christian Scherfig (Danish, 1905-1979) 1. Okapi, 1976 Lithograph in colors, 46×62 cm 2. Jungle Scene with an Okapi, 1956 Tempera on board, 31 x 36 cm

[urproblematicfav-arsonk]

So pretending Viv didn't retcon her own fucking lore drop on twitter by being like "omg!! If it wasn't obvioussssss, he was lying. Silly guy. Isn't the sin of WRATH such a egoistical, self absorbed PRIDEFUL guy"—

I'm very into this idea that Satan, and the Imps and all the Hellborn are the indigenous people of Hell.

Which would mean, that Lucifer got banished to a foreign land, immediately claimed ownership of it, allowed/told his wife to manipulate everyone with her singing, and then proceeded to flood Hell with human Sinner's that he also made legally above all the Hellborn. And then got...bored?? And quit actively being king to go make ducks and emotionally abuse his daughter.

Like, holy shit is Lucifer being a metaphor for white colonialism fucking INSANE. The running assumption (and Viv's bullshit on twitter) has been that Lucifer and the other Sin's were together as a group. That the circus theme, and the rings, and the Goetia was just the world they built. But, if Satan and the Sin's were just the indigenous people who lived there, that sure as fuck makes the circus theme more creepy?

Circuses have historically been horrifying displays of human cruelty. Human trafficking, the buying and selling of people with dwarfism as toys or pets, physical torture and extreme conditions, racisim, rape, animal abuse, just like...bad stuff. There were probably some circuses that were fine, but the vast majority of the time it wasn't done humanely or with any dignity to the people performing.

Lucifer, showed up and just like, forced the Sin's into a Circus they didn't want to be apart of? The Circus isn't a thing anymore, because Lucifer isn't as into it, and all of the Sin's seem perfectly fine not doing it anymore.

Thing is, who the fuck was this Circus for?

The only thing I can think of is Lucifer wanting to feel in control again after being banished, and trying to establish the Sinner's as the deserving and dominate "race".

He would've forced Queen B to humiliate and abuse her hellhounds to do...tricks and dances on balls or whatever the fuck, to show how lowly and animalistic they are. Hellhounds aren't like Sinner's. Sinner's are just people with animal traits, they're REAL PEOPLE unlike these dogs.

He would've forced Ozzie to make his Hellborn and Imps to do dangerous and unnecessary acts. The big difference between Hellborn and Sinner's, is that the Hellborn can actually die. So when the Sinner's see a Imp fall from a trapeze act, or end up set on fire and hurt, they'll see that they're inherently better because they aren't that frail. And again, historically circuses had a lot of human trafficking, sex, labor or otherwise. Ozzie runs the sex industry, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was overlap there in the start.

Mamm and Levi seem to be on the infrastructure side, building and maintaining the society and rings everyone lives on. We KNOW that Imps and Hellborn are underprivileged and lack resources. Hellhounds are forced into shelters where they're thrown out the second the little social funding they have runs out. Imps are basically constantly struggling, and never seem to have stable lives. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the support and care that the Hellborn need are being used to "fix" the "overpopulation" issue that Lucifer caused.

And Satan. Holy shit is forcing Satan, the original king to Hell, and the creator of the main indigenous peoples of Hell, to be the fucking "Law" absolutely horrifying. The fact that Satan is in such a high position of power(supposedly) and he's here, making an "example" of a Imp to get the bureaucracy off his ass and move on with his life. Well, if the god of Imps says that they're all disgusting rapists who are after the poor, innocent white Goetia then that must be true!!!! HORRIFYING. WHAT THE FUCK.

Lucifer forced the original gods of Hell to debase, and humiliate their peoples for the entertainment of his Sinner's, and then got fucking bored and left the circus to hide away in his castle. No wonder Ozzie is a consent freak and B is so concerned about people self harming.

There's a world, where Hazbin Hotel actually takes RISKS, and tries to do something interesting. But Viv backtracks every time. And also would never allow her villian characters to be...ya know....villainous. But Luci can't do more then be kinda a little abusive to his daughter but only in a sad way, otherwise he's not a gooodddd guyyyyyy nooooooo.

Anyway, I'm very attached to this indigenous Satan au. Fuck Lucifer, give the Imps their fucking land back you colonizing bitch, and let Satan be the king of Pride again. And stop forcing them to fucking celebrate your dad's son by claiming it's actually just about celebrating youuuu and your sinnn. Shut the fuck up you goddamn weirdo.

[peaches2217]

We as a society need to lean into Mario and Peach’s noblewoman-and-knight dynamic way more than we presently are.

The tenderness! The chivalry! The elegant nobility eased by comfortable familiarity! These two are the living embodiment of all those fancy paintings of 13th century knights and their lovers and I for one want more.

[lemonduckisnowawake]

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

[fervi-g]

Habemus Papam (2011) dir. Nanni Moretti

[srednod]

Christian Krohg Portrait of the Swedish Painter Karl Nordström 1882

[the-kirbe-anon]

Are christians against lgbt stuff just homophobes and transphobes by default?

Being against LGBT ideology and lifestyles, yes.

Being against LGBT *PEOPLE*, no.

The Bible makes it clear that homosexual relationships are a sin because it's outside of God's design for us, and that we are either male or female, and whatever gender we are born as, we are forever. (That doesn't equal personality btw, females are free to be tomboyish without rejecting their femininity and males are free to be more *stereotypically* feminine without rejecting their masculinity)

I'm not *phobic* of anyone in the sense that I'll discriminate against them for not believing what I believe.

Are there Christians (or people who say they are) that act in an unChristlike manner towards LGBT people? Yes.

Is that all Christians? No, and it shouldn't be any Christians.

Christians are called to love all people while still calling sin bad.

We are to speak against sin with gentleness and respect to LGBT people, not be rude or hateful towards them.

Also LGBT lifestyles are NOT bigger than any other sin btw. ANY sexual behavior outside of marriage is sin, including heterosexual. People don't get a pass because they're straight.

[atmospheral]

“I’ve been watching you for some time now. I saw the way you wielded that sword. It’s a good fit for you. Did you enjoy tearing up poor Kuma?” “Not especially.” Zoro says flatly. "Don’t act like you’re so above it all. I think that you feel excited when you see blood. You don't have to be ashamed of it.” Zoro glares at him, watching him pace back and forth. “Did you become a homicide investigator because you get a kick out of seeing shattered bone and mutilated corpses? It’s not something we in polite society discuss very often." —Ch. 10, Tiger by the Tail by Vandereer (@dandunn)

obsessed that they had their confrontation in a crumbling cathedral so i had to illustrate it (close-ups under the cut)

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

[catilinas]

hello, big fan of leg theory here. currently writing about gawain and the green knight (which admittedly is more. head theory?) and wondering if you might have pointers towards academic writing on the general area. too much of a coward to be typing “dismemberment symbolism” into jstor

hellooooo! uhh. the thing is. ‘head theory’ is so real and also ubiquitous esp in like. roman literature (what i am most familiar with) that i do not even know where to start, esp for later stuff like the green knight. i think you would have better luck searching terms like decapitation imagery/symbolism/metaphor or the body politic, and also searching on google scholar rather than only jstor because you will get more recent results. i just searched 'decapitation symbolism roman literature' and there was a Lot, and a lot of the first page was applicable to later texts also so try that. good luck :D

[arc-hus]

Lake House, Winterthur, Switzerland - Christiane Agreiter & Markus Schietsch

[boofindoopin]

In a way, it’s so FRUSTRATING to have to explain my religion every time I’m willing to tell someone.

Like, it’s not the actual explaining part. I love getting to tell people about one of the things that makes me so happy!

When I tell people about my religion, for some reason, they loose their common sense? The amount of times I’ve had people ask me if I’m going to sacrifice them (in a very serious voice) is wild.

So, this is going to sound like a side ramble but I swear it connects. Even though I live and the south and was a Christian when I was very, very, young, I know NOTHING about it. Nada. Zero. The extent of my knowledge is:

Jesus birthday is Christmas

Easter is when Jesus died

This guy named Noah had an ark and he had some animals in it. I think he had an ark because god flooded the earth (?)

Eve ate and apple that she wasn’t supposed to. Adam was kinda just there…?

There was this guy named Paul

Castiel (I wanted five seasons of supernatural. Didn’t know he was an actual Bible character until I was told that)

And you know what? Half of those are probably very wrong! I am very sorry if I offended anyone.

So, when people ask me about my religion, a usually ask about their religion. I live in NC, (for you Europeans, that’s part of the south and part of it where I live is in the Bible Belt) so most people are Christian, they get so baffled and almost angry!

I asked who Paul was once, and I got scoffed at! (I still don’t know who Paul is), I asked what the Romans did, I got told they weren’t into the Bible (pretty sure they are ?) I asked why Jesus even got killed in the first place, kid you not I got flipped off.

So, in short, it’s not the actual explaining my religion that makes me upset, it’s that people expect me to know EVERYTHING about their religion when they didn’t even know the name of mine.

[disease]

"LIVING MANNEQUIN" (COVER) THE SATURDAY EVENING POST J. C. LEYENDECKER | MAR 1932 [oil on canvas | 32 x 24 1/4"]

[j3rkr4bb1t]

fancy dress

y’all think he wears the mask to parties

[starling-illu]

happy brigid's day 🍀