People Describe The Silliest Thing They've Ever Seen A Religious Person Call 'Demonic'
Religion is a funny thing. I get having faith, and Lord knows I need all the help and prayer y'all want to muster for me, but some people really just go overboard with what they believe God is going to be peeved at.
There are just some things people take issue with that make them sound like they should be medicated in order to be amongst the sane people.
I promise you cartoons are not evil. Let's discuss...
Redditor u/Yaoi_MakesMe wants to discuss religion and some of its guffaws, by asking:
What is the stupidest thing you've ever seen a religious person call "satanic/demonic"?
I am a lifelong Madonna fan. So I have been hearing about her Godlessness for decades. I mean you roll around on one VMAS floor with a crucifix and people get all hot and bothered. Geesh.
In Lubbock
Buddy Holly Crickets GIF by The Ed Sullivan ShowGiphy"Buddy Holly was said to make "the devil's music" by his own home church in Lubbock that he regularly tithed to still, even after making it big."
Wash Away
"An elderly woman I know was doing her laundry in her apartment building's shared laundry room when two other women who also lived there called her "demonic" and said she "had to have Satan in her" because she was doing her laundry on a Sunday."
Isn't there literally a parable in the Bible where Jesus yells at ppl for taking the whole "can't do anything on Sunday because it's the sabbath!" too literally and points out how archaic, and dumb ppl are for blowing it out of proportion. It's like these ppl don't even read the Bible."
Prince of Lies...
"Well when Pokemon first came out when I was a kid they were hating on it because evolution. Then it was Harry Potter because magic. Both equally idiotic."
"The funny thing is, Christians who studied theology would agree with you. Most churches hold (and in cases such as the Roman Catholic Church, have always held) that miracles can only come from God. Satan is the Prince of Lies explicitly because he holds no power; he can promise you the world but can never deliver. So those claiming that Harry Potter features "real spells" are in fact heretics for claiming that Satan can perform miracles and that God is not all-powerful."
- zoor90
Dragons... oh my!
"Adorable dragons that my Christian brother in law painted and sold at convention, called it devil worship and were concerned for his well being. My sister just pointed them three vendors down and said "by the way, there's an actual witch you can go talk to, please leave."
"Yet some of the best dragons and gargoyles are carved on cathedrals. St. John the Devine in New York City is one of the best."
It's a Bad World
Mickey Mouse Disney GIFGiphy"I knew a family who wouldn't let their kids watch Disney movies because they had magic in them, talking animals (witchcraft), etc."
Well, Disney I can see. They have some issues we could break into and chat with our therapists about for centuries. And I'll do my laundry whenever I wish.
Bloodletting
tom cruise crying GIFGiphy"Donating plasma, use to donate plasma in college for extra money and some of my friends did it as well but then two of them stopped because their mom said it was being used for satanic rituals."
- JP1426
Damn Frodo
"Lord of the Rings."
"My mom knew someone who claimed they were a "satanism expert" who "worked with the police" who saw me writing myself messages using the elf script in the back, and insisted they were runes and it was occult. For some reason she wanted to keep my message I wrote to myself."
Glorifying Evil
"My mom insisted Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a satanic show that would let demons in the house because it "glorified them" so I wasn't allowed to watch it. This wouldn't have been run-of-the-mill religious nonsense if The Witches of Eastwick wasn't one of her favorite movies. For those of you who haven't seen it, the plot of this movie is basically Jack Nicholson as the devil seducing some witches. We owned it on VHS and she's watched it every few months."
She Bad
"Dora the explorer."
"LOL this is like the most innocent thing of all and they STILL found a way to call it "witchcraft". I watched this show all the time as a kid, I wonder how obnoxiously afraid of everything these parents are that Dora getting magical princess powers and talking to animals is offensive to them XD."
I Agree
Drag Queen Love GIF by TeletubbiesGiphy"Teletubbies. Harry Potter. Like literally any scary movie. Monster Energy drinks. Starbucks. I have heard a lot!"
You're "Right"
"Writing with your left hand. I naturally started writing with my left hand as a young child and my mom made me fix it. Whenever she saw me writing, she would put the pencil in my right hand until I could no longer use the left one. It wasn't until I was older that I realized she was doing it because she thought left-handedness was associated with the devil. Now I have sh*tty handwriting."
Teletubbies are minions of the Devil. End of story. The rest... some of you really need to get a grip. I promise you God probably enjoys a good game of D & D now and again.
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California Community Rallies Around LGBT+ Residents In Response To Church's Transphobic Sign About Caitlyn Jenner
Many residents in the city of Weed, California, are rallying together to protest a sign that was recently put up by a local presbyterian church. The sign dead names Caitlyn Jenner (referring to her as Bruce) before rejecting the LGBTQ+ community. Citizens of weed want to be sure LGBTQ+ individuals know this sign doesn't speak for the whole town, and so staged a protest of the hateful church sign.
The sign reads:
Bruce Jenner is still a man. Homosexuality is still sin. The culture may change the bible does not.
After going up on December 31st, activists have begun gathering outside the church in protest. One weed resident commented to KTVL:
"I'm here to support individuals of our community, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or other elements that make people unique. I think that we should show love, respect and tolerance to all individuals as part of our national identity."
A crowd is gathering in front of the Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church in Weed to protest this sign, reading “Bruce… https://t.co/rcLxQ4iiqq— Jennevieve Fong (@Jennevieve Fong) 1546795433
Over the weekend of January 7th, crowds gathered with signs of their own!
"Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out FINE."
Weed resident Robyn Vandiver is here to express her support of the LGBT community https://t.co/5KSo75Zkny— Jennevieve Fong (@Jennevieve Fong) 1546796314
Justin Hoke, pastor at Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church, has defended the sign, writing on Facebook:
"It is not possible to preach the gospel in short pithy statements. I have used this sign for 7 years now to provoke reflection or make a strong point about a single truth. Such as this one: the culture does not determine truth God does."
Organizers say the rally is not only to protest the sign, but to show the “local and national queer community an ou… https://t.co/QD6L8xM4Sp— Jennevieve Fong (@Jennevieve Fong) 1546796939
Hoke regularly posts anti-LGBTQ statuses on his Facebook. Alongside an article about a drag queen being asked to leave a Chicago church, he wrote:
"Yes we are to love all, but come on. A person comes dressed in drag to a church service and they are not there seeking to worship God. They're coming to rub their rebellion in God's face. I don't want my children subjected to such perversion at such a young age."
Imagine being an LGBTQ kid who has to ride past this sign every day. :( https://t.co/HPMCpVdZ6s— Zack Ford (@Zack Ford) 1546955412
Many people online had an important reminder for the church about the Bible:
@PinkNews Funny... how many times has the Bible being altered and edited now?— Stitch Pup (@Stitch Pup) 1546960414
Though many can't be there in person, Twitter users are rallying behind the Weed protests in spirit:
@PinkNews “God is good... all the time.” Parishioners, meh, not all the time. 🙄— ✌️🤦♂️🤔🖖🇺🇸 (@✌️🤦♂️🤔🖖🇺🇸) 1546955451
@PinkNews https://t.co/pahRkkG0q3— Simmy D 💫 (@Simmy D 💫) 1546951035
Acceptance and love shouldn't be conditional upon someone's gender identity.
@PinkNews If you're trans, you don't understand biology. Also, evolution is a lie. --These people, probably— Heather Lockdown 🏳️⚧️⚧️ (@Heather Lockdown 🏳️⚧️⚧️) 1546951243
@PinkNews Seeing churches parading bigotry around like this is atrocious. They are meant to be committed stalwarts… https://t.co/WvmtEf8XNr— Bella Witch (@Bella Witch) 1546948532
The residents of Weed want any members of the LGBTQ+ who pass by the sign to know—their town will not be defined by hate, but by love.
@PinkNews They're right you know- the bible is STILL a collection of short stories written by a bunch of homophobic, misogynistic men— SJR🌈🌊 (@SJR🌈🌊) 1546964149