#CHRISTIANITY IS A RELIGION

[mountielle]

it's all "be yourself" or "don't let other people get in the way of your dreams" until the person is non-white, queer, disabled, (mostly the victims of this are low-functioning) neurodivergents, non-American/European, anything that's not Christian, non traditionalist or if someone's dream is """stupid"""

Then it's always "Why can't you be more like others?" "You'll repent eventually and realize the error of your ways." "You want to do ["weird" hobby] as a job? How stupid! Wouldn't you want something normal instead"

Kinda contradicts the moral, doesn't it?

#not transformers #tw christianity #ive come to hate it over time #because so many people abuse it so they can apply their whims to it #like #you cant tell other people or me what to do with my life #because we are not you #we will never be you #(this is about christians soo whoo boy) #and btw stop thinking that people are less worthy or wrong just because of your bullshit #stop harassing people for having different opinions than yours #and then claim to be oppressed when you wouldn't know the first thing ab it #stop using tradition or respect of elders as an excuse to pass on homophobic #transphobic or ableist laws #CHRISTIANITY IS A RELIGION #NOT AN EXCUSE #okay rant over

[prokopetz]

It's that time of year when Tumblr celebrates Easter by posting pictures of crucified anime characters, and inevitably somebody in the notes will pop up to helpfully explain that crucifixion imagery has no cultural significance in Japanese media because Japan is only about 1% Christian, which bugs me because it's completely wrong.

It's true that in the majority of cases, crucifixion in Japanese cartoons isn't meant to be conveying any specific theological message, but something Western audiences are likely to miss is that a large portion of those random crucifixion scenes are referencing Ultraman.

Ultraman's creator was a devout Roman Catholic who explicitly intended the titular hero to read as a Christ figure, and consequently, various Ultramen have been crucified on multiple unconnected occasions throughout the franchise's history. Crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons are often directly name-checking particular crucifixion incidents from Ultraman, right down to emulating the compositions and camera angles of specific shots. It's like an especially morbid version of the Akira slide.

The upshot is that, while it's true that the inclusion of gratuitous crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons typically has no (intentional) theological message, stating that they have no cultural significance is incorrect. A large chunk of the Japanese viewing audience are going to see them and immediately go "hey, that's an Ultraman reference".

Anyway, as an image tax, have a shot of four crucified Ultramen miraculously resurrecting a fifth Ultraman by shooting laser beams out of their hearts:

#media #television #cartoons #animation #anime #ultraman #religion #christianity #catholicism

[areyouscaredyet]

im not particularly religious but i think it’s very cute that Trans Day of Visibility and Easter are on the same day this year :)

its no question that something like this could be triggering or upsetting to a number of queer ppl given the current sociopolitical climate, so i want everyone to remember that u are loved! Regardless of what u or others believe, there are ppl who will love and support you always. Give yourself patience and treat yourself with care!!!

happy and peaceful TDOV everyone!! And Easter to those who celebrate :D

#sorry for treating Jesus like an anime character #trans day of visibility #tdov #easter #Jesus is actually very fun to draw #I have no idea how to tag this because what do I even say #lgbtqia #religion #Jesus #christianity #christian imagery #sorry for all the tags I just wanna make sure ppl can filter this if they don’t wanna see it lol #i drawd this

[charlesoberonn]

#tweet #religion #christianity #history #10k #20k

[tophats-tea]

sliding scale of posts about Jesus being a carpenter who was nailed to a cross

[alienbycomics]

Content Warning: religion and transphobia⚠️

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ I made a comic reflecting on my church upbringing as an eXvangelical trans person. The Jesus conservative Christians claim to represent looked lot more like many of the LGBTQ+ friends I know and love. Just some food for thought 💖

#cw religion #cw transphobes #trans artist #lgbtq comics #trans comic #transfem #queer comics #indie comics #trans comics #non binary artist #nonbinary #deconstructing christianity #deconstruction #deconversion #exvangelical #ex fundamentalist #trans day of visibility #easter

[awakefor48hours]

“We need to strive to be more accepting of POC” you guys can’t even handle religion.

#stop saying “religion” when you just mean Christianity and/or Catholicism challenge

[politijohn]

Source

This should never have been a thing

#religion #atheist #atheism #Christianity #prisons #abolish prisons #criminal justice #government #the left #news #current events

[wolfythewitch]

Happy pride :)

#passes him the pride flag like hozier getting the lesbian flag #art #sketch #jesus christ #religion #wolfy religious tedtalks #digital art #christianity

[stil-lindigo]

the fox god.

a comic about a trickster.

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#cw: emotional abuse #cw: gaslighting #cw: animal death #charity - a god whose name was only ever meant to be ironic #i love playing with the concept of religion like this #im not religious at all but i did go to a christian school for twelve years #and i remember learning about the story of abraham. who long story short gets told by god to kill his son to prove his love for god. #and at the veeeery last minute god goes sike! this was a test to see if you'd do it! here's a lamb to slaughter instead #but the whole concept of that exchange in and of itself is so #anyway #one thing i meant to include in the creative notes but i ran out of room for is that charity never calls cunning by his name. #it's just “fox”. which was a small touch to indicate that he never acknowledged cunning's identity outside of being something exploitable. #but for all charity's hidden disdain for cunning #he still stole all his strengths and coveted them. he became known as the fox god. #so maybe some part of cunning survived. despite everything. #“give me your heart.” #“my god. it had always been yours.” #comic art #hearteaters #stillindigo art #stillindigo comics #one more comic to go until im finished with this collection!!

[thefoilguy]

Pieta by Michelangelo - Aluminum Foil Sculpture

#pieta #michelangelo #renissance #traditional art #classic art #virgin mary #jesus of nazareth #jesus christ #religion #christianity #judaism #hebrew #roman catholic #catholic

[illustratus]

Full moon behind the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

#temple #church #sacred heart #moon #architecture #neo gothic #gothic #barcelona #catalonia #spain #art #europe #european #christian #christianity #history #religion #religious #churches #temples #full moon #jesus #jesus christ #christ

[prokopetz]

Tumblr is like "isn't it weird that Christians never think about this fairly obvious implication of their own theology?", then proceeds to independently re-invent an eight-hundred-year-old heresy that caused three separate wars.

#tumblr #blogging #social media #religion #christianity #catholicism #heresy

[cadaverkeys]

Henry Ossawa Tanner's depiction of the Annunciation will always be my absolute favourite but I really do think there is something so ethereal and endearing about his study before the official artwork was completed.

The way Mary sits with almost no visible features but you can still tell that her hands are clasped in prayer- the angel Gabriel manifesting as a single stroke of light as the paint and room seems to contort around him. Easily one of the all timers.

#rambles #i dont normally talk about stuff like this on main #but i mean. after the halo info post you guys are well aware that i study religious art for fun. #religion / #christianity /

[fuckyeahreligionpigeon]

#atheism #christianity #judaism #islam #catholicism #mormonism #baptist #jehovah witness #scientology #religion

[texaschainsawmascara]

Sinéad O’Connor / ‘96 Tori Amos tour merch

#now ethel cain needs recovering baptist to complete the holy trinity #sinéad o'connor #sinead o'connor #sinéad o’connor #sinead o’connor #tori amos #catholic #catholicism #christian #christianity #90s #music #religion