#church with a difference

[zephyrchama]

It was dinnertime in the House of Lamentation. Conversation petered out as everyone focused on the hot food in front of them, leaving a quiet lull interrupted only by clinking silverware.

“I’ve always wanted a traditional church wedding,” you said, entirely unprompted.

The clinking came to a stop as the seven brothers processed what you had just said. They turned their eyes towards you.

Beelzebub was the first to break the silence despite his mouth full of food. “Huh?”

“I just always thought it would be nice. A quaint wedding in a nice little church. Maybe a chapel.”

Leviathan briefly choked on what he was chewing.

“Oh I totally get it!” Asmodeus empathized. “Rows of pews with white flowers, those high arched ceilings, the evening light of the human world sun shining on us through a beautiful stained glass window as we kiss? Oh!” He clutched his shoulders, “it gives me chills just imagining it!”

“Asmo, we can’t enter churches,” Satan stated matter-of-factly. The knife handle gripped in his fist started to bend.

“Hah!? What? Lucifer, is that true?” Mammon slammed his fork down and just about jumped out of his chair as he shouted at the oldest.

“Sit down, Mammon.” Lucifer rubbed his temple and tried to perform damage control before the inevitable headache set in. “What brought this on suddenly?” he asked you.

Keeping a straight face was immensely difficult but you pulled it off. “I was just thinking about weddings and stuff, y’know. It’d be nice. Ever since I was little I thought a church wed-”

Belphegor interjected with “You’re not even that religious.”

A flood of complaints washed over the table as everyone started loudly protesting.

“You… You’re not allowed to get married anywhere without me!” Leviathan shouted.

“Does it have to be a church? What about a restaurant instead?” Beel suggested, looking worried. “I know a lot of pretty ones.”

“We could build a mock church in a studio and get married there,” Asmo fantasized. “The stained glass could be you and me as cherubs, we can ask Luke to be the flower boy. He’d be so cute in a little tux!”

“You wouldn’t even need a ceremony with me,” Belphegor said. “If you really want one, we can have it outdoors under the stars.”

Satan’s knife was bent at a 90-degree angle. “What a stupid thing to say. Libraries are just as quiet and nice as churches. Probably. They sure suit you better than a church.” 

“The restaurants also have in-house catering,” Beel continued.

“That ain’t gonna happen!” Mammon bounced his knee, shaking the entire table as he lamented, “I ain’t lettin’ my human get married in some church! We can go anywhere you want! Anywhere else!”

”There’s a church in my game!” Leviathan gasped. He thought an in-game wedding would be just as good as a real one. “I can show you! We can go now! Lets make you a character!”

Lucifer cleared his throat once. Then twice. The third time was a warning that got lost amid all of the whining. “Enough,” he finally growled. The room went silent for him. “You’re not getting married in a church. End of discussion.”

“Oh.” Weird of him to decide that on his own, but you were at your limit. A wide grin had already spread across your face. “Yeah, ok. By the way this roast you made is delicious.”

#bonus points for MCs who are absolutely not religious at all or who are a religion other than catholic/christian #MC causing mischief for no reason #I was raised in a different religion in an area with no churches so I have no idea what the difference is between a church and a chapel #one's smaller maybe? one's part of the other? #obey me #obey me! #omswd #obey me swd #obey me shall we date #obey me drabble #obey me scenario #obey me scenarios #obey me x mc #obey me headcanon #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me lucifer #obey me x reader #obey me satan #obey me beelzebub #obey me asmodeus #obey me belphegor #obey me fic #obey me brothers #obey me headcanons #obey me mc #obey me fanfic

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

holding hands platonically. reblog if you agree

#when I was like a freshman in high school I had one friend at church who was super tactile and extroverted #and she would come sit next to me and hold my hand at church sometimes #she eventually moved to a different church and we were never super close to begin with - just proximity friends #but I remember that bc it was really nice to hold someone's hand #sometimes I do it with my sister or my cousins or occasionally gurt #but I think we should normalize platonic hand holding yknow?? like everyone should know about this it's GREAT #Lu rambles #<3 #platonic posting

[manda-kat]

Friendly reminder that if you used to go to Church or a Christian school as a kid, but did not continue to study or grow your faith as you got older, than - no, you actually don't understand Christianity on the same level as a practicing adult believer.

I'm tired of hearing people dismiss the Christian faith and say 'well, I went to church as a kid, so I know what you believe'. That's the same as saying, 'my parents took my to the aquarium every week as a kid, so I know as much as your average marine biologist'.

If you're going to brag about how much knowledge you have about Christianity anyway, you should at least try not to say it on posts where you get things blatantly wrong about the Bible, the Church or- idk- the core message of the Gospel.

#I don't know how to explain to people that there is a difference between studying the bible and praying and discussing history and faith #and just showing up to church because your mom made you and drawing on the offering envelopes instead of paying attention #if you studied Christianity for real and spoke with members of the church and were an earnest member of the congregation #and still came away not believing #that's a different thing #but you have to admit the earlier excuse is insulting

[churroflavoredwaffles]

doodles of my personal ctommy design

#Sorryyy the format is like so weird these are all on one huge canvas so. the cropping is hard #Ummm Context! this is a special outfit made for prayer/religious reasons #he does not wear this everyday that would be crazy. He still has the cardigan/khakis #cdream also wears a similiar garment yet slightly different <- Becausde they were in church together you get it #<- ​ok sorry for rambling this is just for anybody who cares #dsmp #c!tommy #ctommy #dream smp #dsmp fanart #doodlez

[ovenproofowl]

it was a really charming surprise to find out that the song ncuti and millie performed wasn't pre-recorded and that they literally just had to sing it on the fly while dancing around. most sequences like that would have just been lip-synced with the done up vocals being played in the background which always feels a bit inauthentic, but this just adds to the chaos of the scene and makes the stakes feel a bit more genuine, that ruby and the doctor are actually struggling to come up with this song to offer a proper distraction.

I know we talk a lot about how doctor who will always pick practical effects and costume over 'cgi-ed to a buggery', so I feel like this also deserved some acknowledgement

#doctor who #dw spoilers #dw bts #the church on ruby road #ncuti gatwa #millie gibson #ruby sunday #fourteen #doctor who unleashed #i also love that the goblin king was fully real and being controlled by like. five different people. #and that the goblins were all real and had just had cgi extentions for their expressions like the meep #just. prosthetics work and puppet work getting the recognitiion it deserves always warms my heart. #and yeah i'm sure they cleaned the singing in post a bit but the fact it was done in-scene is shockingly rare #also i was surprised ncuti said he had no background in singing because he killed it

[fictionadventurer]

Maybe the problem with Christian fiction is that it's non-denominational. People are just "Christian", with no effort put into showing what practicing that religion looks like for them specifically. No indication that there are other Christians who could have different beliefs. No wrestling with differing ideas and the struggle of how one should live out their Christian faith. And that makes it unrealistic and unrelatable.

#me reading any christian historical fiction set in england: why are none of these gentry anglican?? #they ARE all anglican and if they are not it is extremely plot and character relevant you can't just have them using evangelical buzzwords #but i'm also thinking of this because i started another charlotte yonge book #that is by far my favorite of the things of hers that i've read #because it has characters who have different upbringings and religious opinions #instead of just 'here's a bunch of high church anglicans judging people who don't live up to their victorian standard' #you have the very high church anglican rector whose wife is worldly but still a very good person #the girl raised in a very strict protestant family who is more scrupulous than the anglicans but is still recognized as a good person #you have people who are trying to work out the nuances of different issues #and that makes it so much more realistic and so much easier to integrate into the story #(the politics though are hilarious) #(most of the classics that survive are the ones that were 'ahead of their time' in politics) #(so it's equally fascinating and refreshing and a bit infuriating to see one that is very very of its time with regards to women's rights) #('why did this woman get up at the meeting and explain her very good ideas for rebuilding after the fire? she should have had a man do it') #(meanwhile i'm just screaming 'why on earth SHOULDN'T she???') #(it's almost enough to make a feminist of me)

[canisalbus]

Man now I'm thinking of like. You know that one lady who made a marble gravestone of her and her wife embracing because they couldn't get married legally at the time or something? Just that but your boys because I was thinking sbout how you draw fabric and characters interacting, how you mentioned there was supposed to be a bad ending or something for your plot, and then The Laws Of That Time

(I keep missing all the plot posts somehow lmao really gotta check it all out)

I find myself thinking of this a lot:

#I don't blame you for missing plot posts #I make it as inconvenient as possible for people to keep track of that stuff sorry #answered #gaylittlepackrat #but in the event of The Bad Ending they would be buried in different cities #Vasco might have some kind of family tomb situation arranged #and high ranking clergy were often buried inside churches either directly under the floor or in a crypt under the building #but you know that's just one possibility I'd like to think there's at least some alternate ending for them #that isn't quite as heavy in tragedy

[rorah]

Wholesome Eisner Family moments🥺💖. And I included Lizard family AU bc im weak for this things >__>

#fire emblem 3 houses #fire emblem warriors 3 hopes #church of serios #Byleth Eisner #jeralt reus eisner #seteth fe3h #flayn fe3h #lady rhea #Well we're back to post here. Sorry social media isnt my thing :'D #Just make the Twins AU real!! #im biased FByleth but Also luve Bylad so much #they both have different vibes and I am All about it

[fantomette22]

Pretty accurate Bloodborne fandom discourse experience on Tumblr lmao

#bloodborne #bloodborne memes #the doll #plain doll #gehrman the first hunter #lady maria of the astral clocktower #i have this ready since months help. better post it now or I will never do it. #like seriously it's always about my favs when people argue it's too funny #this is a joke too. Please be respectful thank you #People have differents opinions and that's ok just gotta respect everyone and think people can have very different views #and interpretations on it. that's the cool thing. And it's important. Still it get long after a while #fandom discourse #the only thing i will add is like. it’s always them when there’s literally healing church & executioners vs vilebloods right there xD

[samanthamulder]

THE X-FILES 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

DAY 4: favourite dynamic — Mulder & Scully You were my friend and you told me the truth. Even when the world was falling apart, you were my constant, my touchstone. -And you are mine.

#*jimmy mcgill voice* and I bet if we were in church right now I'd get a big Amen #in all seriousness tho I would have loved to do a different dynamic as well because there are a bunch that I love! but come on.... #xf30th #txf #tv #msr #the x files #txfedit #.gif #thexfilesnet #mulder x scully #*saul queued

[high-voltage-rat]

something I do appreciate about red vs blue is its particular brand of “came back wrong”. you were brought back, but you’re just a memory of the person you’re supposed to be. you’re just the expectations of them. you’re just the pieces everyone else saw and remembered. you’re tough like the original, but you’ll always fail no matter how tough you are, because the original failed, too. you’ve got a personality like the original, but it’s not quite right because you didn’t actually live the life they did. there’s this person you love- who you would kill or suffer or die for- but you don’t know why, you just know you’re supposed to be together because that’s what you were made for.

#thinkin abt tex and epsilon at 4am on a thursday #anyway thinkin about the fact that tex and church were never *actually* together outside of blood gulch #she tried to save alpha. she failed. he didn't know who she was and she was forced to leave him. #but realistically? he'd never met her before. because she wasn't allison and he wasn't leonard #they were both just copies that knew who they were supposed to be #and epsilon never met tex. he only had the copy based on alpha's muddled memories. #and then when he brought her back... she was just even more wrong because she was a memory of a memory #and even with all of alpha's memories #epsilon wasn't alpha. he was someone different because he'd been through different things #alpha didn't remember what was done to him. epsilon did. alpha didn't know what he'd lost. epsilon did. #alpha lived his life. had relationships with the reds and blues. epsilon just remembered it. #and with that in mind you have to wonder... #what did tex actually remember? who did she think she was? what did she think the director and alpha were to her? #because epsilon had alpha's memories but beta didn't even have that. #anyway yeah roommate agreed to experience rvb with me and we watched seasons 1-10 together and hooboy #I'm back on my bullshit #red vs blue #rvb #Agent Texas #tex rvb #Leonard Church #church rvb #epsilon rvb #alpha rvb #beta rvb

[thapunqueen]

aggie doo dads

#yeah im just gonna keep drawing their armor different until something sticks... #also caboose with a curly mullet ?? HELLO ! #church rvb #caboose rvb #tucker rvb #lavernius tucker #michael j caboose #leonard church #tex rvb #chex #texas rvb #rvb #red vs blue #red versus blue #rvb fanart #agent texas #agent tex

[protosstar]

having lyrics addressing how mental health is just completely dismissed coupled with all that religious imagery in the staging hits incredibly hard when the cultural mindset in serbia is one of "mental illness isnt real you just need to go to church"

#eurovision #in corpore sano #when i told one of my closest friends about my autism diagnosis her response was #'autism doesnt exist in serbia because we tell ppl to go to church and god helps fix their psyche' #and that 'in the west its different because they dont trust god' #if you have a problem that isnt physical it just means u arent believing in god hard enough #and with how few mental health resources are even available faith kinda does become the only solution #like i shit on england a lot but as an autistic person with adhd and anxiety im SO GLAD i only lived in belgrade for a few years #quasigh

[noughticalcrossings]

Black Shuck

Inktober day 31. Fire

You may know him at once, should you see him, by his fiery eye

#my art #inktober #black shuck #church grim #you have no idea how much I love our mythology of Black Dogs #some of them are very good boys #gurt dogs indeed #others will freeze your marrow and damn your souls #are these differences regional/colour coded/associated with specific periods? #nay you must simply be cautious and hope #Alexa play gurt dog by Faustus

[sickbromeo]

el not knowing that gay people are a thing is already really funny to me but that means she also has no clue that homophobia is a thing which is also a little funny cause like imagine Will tells her he likes boys and he’s all upset and shit cause yk it’s the 80s and he’s gay and she’s just like ok???? i like boys too why are u crying bbg???

#wills having his little take me to church moment and el just thinking about how her and will can gossip about boys together now #she’s so slay #and then she has a little moment of just ‘wait does this mean i can like girls???!!’ #stranger things s4 #byler #byler tumblr #will byers is gay #will byers #el hopper #jane hopper #eleven hopper #eleven byers #i love how i can do like 10 different tags all for el’s different name combinations #el byers #willel

[drabsyo]

Curious: What about Werewolf Hermione & Fleur? Wolves and Veela are both Soul Mate Creatures - how would the 2 react in each other's presence & when Hermione is transformed?

anon you absolute genius, you had me at hello the potential of this au is *chefs kiss*

#fleurmione #hermione granger #fleur delacour #hp fanart #hp wlw #fleurmione werewolf au #we need a name for this au #anon you are QUICK and i LOVE IT #idk if i did veela fleur right tho lol i need to practice more #ANYWAY CAN U IMAGINE ANON THESE TWO NERDS TALKING ABOUT THEIR MAGIC AND HOW SIMILAR AND HOW DIFFERENT IT IS AND HOW WELL THEY WORK TOGETHER #take me to church #i wasnt sure of werewolf aus but here we are #HERE WE ARE #drabstuff #veela #veela fleur