#satantic nuns

[cassandralie]

credit to @daily-crowley for the image

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

@oracleoutlook the thought process went something like this:

hmm another Catholic complaining about individualism > I sure see a lot of Catholics rail against individualism as though it is a self-evident evil > I suppose I usually see it attached to sexual ethics > I suppose the deeper principle is that individualism’s evil lies in its allowance for the individual to decide what is good and evil > and I suppose that this runs against the Church’s claim to being the final arbiter of that question > I guess following that logic Catholics must see in individualism the root of the fall not only of Adam and Eve given the logic of the temptation of Eve but even the Angels > the desire to discern good and evil being seen in essence as the desire to usurp the throne of God > whose authority they see as unambiguously embodied by the earthly Church > so I suppose it makes sense for them to see it as an existential threat > it must go back at least to the Reformation if not before

Catholics when someone suggests people are "individuals"

[miracl3-align3r]

It’s 3:30 and I’m trying to sleep, but my brain won’t stop screaming:

WHEN IT ALLLLL BURNSSS DOWNNNN

AND THE FLAMES DEVOUR EVERYTHING THAT WE AREEEEE

I WILL HOLD YOU FOR THE MINUTE

I WILL HOLD YOU FOR THE MINUTE IT TAKES

Like, how am I supposed to sleep when Tobias is out there writing absolute fucking bangers like this?

It’s 3:30 and I’m almost crying over a fictional Satantic Pope and nun.

[twelfth-dykector]

maybe maggie and/or nina are demons?

hiiii!

i've been rotating this in my mind for AGES and i need to talk about it, so welcome to my very unorganised ramblings :D

i've seen abit of stuff on this (there might be tons i just haven't noticed) but im rewatching good omens and it struck me as abit odd when aziraphale was reading the note from maggie about the rent and there was a specific bit where she spelt something wrong. i know that's very normal and i didn't think much of it until crowley said that demons can't spell; that just seems too specific to be a coincidence, especially as neil gaiman is an evil genius (lovingly).

another thing is how maggie reminds me abit of muriel's lack of knowledge about how humans talk, for example when she made the "stripperdeliveroogram" joke, (aswell as nina's "you must made that up" response). it just felt really forced, like maggie was testing the waters with making human-like jokes. however, i am autistic so these might actually be funny jokes im just not getting.

also, even though neil gaiman said the people who play maggie and nina being the same people who play the satantic nuns is just a coincidence, WRITERS LIE!!!! (at least i think it was him who said that, it might not be idk)

i am aware this is PAINFULLY surface level, i really wanna go on about how maggie and nina mirror aziraphale and crowley but im too tired to do that rn

thank you and well done if you got this far, i hope you have a lovely day :)

[bra1nwashed]

just a disclaimer -- this post is not supposed to spark controversy or offend/disrespect anyone in any way. i am simply curious and confused.

please keep in mind that despite my own beliefs, i still respect those of others.

cw: talk of religion under cut

first of all, are satanic nuns or "sisters of sin" actually real? i know these were brought to life in the ghost fandom; people have created characters and written stories and such, but is this real? are there actual satantic nuns or sisters of sin that are with the real church of satan or anything?

second, are "sisters of sin" offensive? i understand catholics and christians being offended by sexy nun costumes and pure parodies, but is it the same thing in terms of a sister of sin? i feel like if actual satanic nuns exist, maybe not as much, but regardless. would a sister of sin cosplay be considered as controversial and disrespectful as a sexy nun costume or another parody would?

[templepriest-motherfucker]

Ok the horror movie Eli is 10/10 would recommend. It has

Religious imagery where the Catholic images are evil

Proper use of St. Peter’s cross (aka they know an upside down cross isn’t the satantic cross)

Starring Kelly Reilly, one of my favorite actresses. Watching her in Black Box fueled my queer awakening ok

A happy ending! (light spoiler the kid doesn’t die)

I just love that we get to see the nuns and the dad doing bad shit while the Satan-related people are acting in self defense

[theflikchic]

Things I Love About “Good Omens” (From A Christian)

I read the book a year ago but only just watched the show because of a fluke that made us get Amazon Prime. And now that I’ve gotten to watch it and really absorb it (and not be on a ton of painkillers, since I was recovering from surgery when I read it), I realized there were SO many things I love about it, most of which come from the fact that I...am Christian. 

(So heads up: I’ll be referring to all this stuff as if it’s real since...it’s my belief system and I feel “Good Omens” is an awesome show so yaaay, celebrate that darn adorable angel and demon with me) (WARNING- LONG POST AHEAD)

- First and foremost: Jesus’ death. The way that was HANDLED so well just blew my mind. I have anxiety so I’ve tried to avoid all crucifixions scenes but I’m glad this was the one I saw because it was so respectful and heartbreaking (i was sobbing). 

- It was also cool to see Jesus’ death from the perspective of people who aren’t Christian and to see that although they don’t believe him to be the Son Of God, they still recognize it as a tragedy.

-  Frances McDormand as God. Okay, I was iffy on it at first but I was reminded that God is supposed to be the mix of masculine and feminine and He presents himself as Father to us so we can get a better idea of who He is. So although I refer to God as a man, He is supposed to be reflective of both so having a woman voice Him is a really interesting viewpoint........And I just like Frances McDormand.

- Newt’s casting. Just...so perfect. Exactly the way I pictured him.

- The fact that the angels mention how they’re celestial and not organic because HEEEELL yes,

- Adam and his friends ringing their bike bells just to tell everyone how they got into the airbase. Iconic.

- The fact that they toned down the Famine sequence. Reading that part made me feel so sick so I’m glad they toned it down for the screen.

- Michael Sheen’s terrifyingly accurate David Tennant impression.

- The angels, though seen as more aggressive than they probably are, are militant and that’s...kinda what they’re meant to be.

- The fact Heaven is filmed to be nauseating because (in my theory), we as humans find being good to be incredibly hard and stressful so we can’t imagine what it would be like to constantly be good.

- They defeated Satan with a MEME.

- Bonus: They defeated Satan and we got to SEE IT.

- Michael McKean. Bonus points because he’s one of my mom’s favourites and he made us all so happy.

- I’ve read Revelation TWICE and it wasn’t until I saw this that I learned 666 is an actual thing and not just a meme.

- The moment when Crowley prays. Biblically inaccurate but I sorta saw it as us in sin, as humans, praying to God because I have BEEN THERE. The amount of times I’ve asked God- “What do I do. I don’t know what to do,” is wild and I did it just earlier. And that moment hit me.

- “Oh.........FUCK,” *heavenly jingle intensifies*

-  THE FACT THAT REVELATION KINDA HAPPENED

- The fact that, besides Crowley, there are no redeeming qualities in the demons. That’s a hard thing to write and they nailed it.

- *to the Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc jingle* Demons are holding a buuuuckeet!

- Although Aziraphale is genuinely a bad angel, he’s a pretty good representation of what we should try to be as Christians: loving, trying to help everyone, not kill kids, etc.

- “Tickety-boo,”

- The fact that they literally got ALL OF THE HOLMES SIBLINGS TO BE IN THIS LIKE WHAT-

- “We are Satantic nuns,”

- BOOK ACCURATE DIALOGUE

- I will praise Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett on this forever but the fact that the kids talk like kids. Because kids talk like adults. Because kids are little adults. Love it.

- The moment when Aziraphale at the sword and said to Adam- “We’ll be right beside you,” was like a hardcore guardian angel moment and I was SHOOK.

- The casting of literally anyone to play the angels, demons, and supernatural beings because- as Neil Gaiman and the Bible say- they’re genderless. They’re angels and demons. 

- When Madame Tracy just screamed at that woman and she screamed back. That must’ve been so much fun to film, my goodness.

- The narrative creates a flawed way to try and talk to God and recognizes that it’s a flawed way, whereas the real way in the belief system isn’t because we as humans find it difficult to fathom that you can just...talk to the Big Boss.

- The little add-on that that one angel was from Sodom and Gomorrah. Which made me laugh but then made me sad.

- NOT ONE HUMAN BIBLICAL FIGURE WAS WHITE. NOT. ONE. AMEN.

- Those crappy camp chairs being in Hell because of COURSE they are

- The sea monsters. I just really like the sea monsters in Revelation so that was cool.

- Got to see Death ride that motorcycle because that’s the closest that we’re probably getting to a live-action “Soul Music”.

- War’s jacket.

- The fact that I had an existential moment when I realized Death being an actual...being is Biblical.

- Every “Doctor Who” reference.

- The hint that God planned everything because...just up.

- The repeated emphasis on how supernatural beings aren’t the reason behind every choice or event in history. Because they really aren’t. WWII happened because of humans. Supernatural beings can influence but they aren’t the REASON for everything.

- The pushing of the idea that the plan is “ineffable” but it constantly contradicts this idea because even in real life, God’s plan has never been ineffable.

- “He was waving,”

- God narrates so He/She knows everything which kinda gives Aziraphale and Crowley a Jonah-feel since they’re trying to outrun an almighty being. And obviously failing.

- Aziraphale’s gasp when he got betrayed. Legend.

- Agnes Nutter’s prophecies being insanely specific like the actual prophecies in the Bible. (I read a verse and Jesus said- “Remember me when there’s anger in the streets” and I was like WAIT)

- The emphasis that most- if not all- witch killings were rooted in sexism and superstitions. Also, that whole scene gave me “Holy Grail” vibes which is always a win.

- And most importantly: “Good Omens” has fun with the creatures and supernatural beings in the Christian belief system but never ONCE makes fun of the religion itself or the people who believe in it. The book takes an extra step and mocks organized religion (which, YES, do that, please) but it’s never mean-spirited. While flawed and inaccurate in some Biblical aspects (like the basic plot), it’s so funny and witty while remaining accurate in other aspects to the source material of the Bible such as the supernatural beings being genderless. It’s basically like- “Woah...it says in Revelation that there are giant sea monsters! We get to write giant sea monsters, awesome! What can we make the sea monsters do? OOooh, what if they took down a whaling ship?” It also gets the message of Christianity down: love others, forgive others, give second chances. And I feel that’s why it’s so effective, because it’s fun and cool but still hits those perfect emotional beats that resonate with everyone because they’re true. Love each other. 

And go read more Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. They deserve all the love.

[thebarissolow-blog]

shit mman im a fuckinn eight year old but i cant hold hands with my girlfriend because id be exploiting myself fuck man im a god damn sinner you have shown me the light i will devote my satantic ass to god now ill be a good nun i wont sell myself to anyone ever

not attacking the relationship. Just the teenagers/adults that should know better than to ship elementary children. Practice what you preach.