#not the big religion

[junotter]

Part 2 of my modern avatar au, The Gaang (part 1)

#avatar aang #atla katara #atla toph #atla sokka #atla suki #atla #avatar the last airbender #modern avatar #atla modern au #my art #atla fanart #kataang #CAUSE THEY ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS AU #lots of inner debates on how to deal with aang's tattoos and if to make him say an actual buddhist #decided that he and monk gyatso (plus a handful of others) are/were part of a largely dying religion of a nomadic group #from the himalayan/tibetan plateau region that's a mix of buddhism hinduism and other religions (plus air nomad culture) #due to the politics of region aang and gyatso traveled around the world which is how he met katara and sokka #who were on a fieldtrip in the south (of canada) #they live in the Qikiqtaaluk Region originally in a smaller northern town but to continue their schooling they moved to iqaluit #Toph is from China and she met the gaang during the first big trip sokka katara and aang took together (at aangs begging) #meet her the summer before katara's first semester of college (so she was 18 aang 16 sokka 19 toph 16) #also by 16 aang is his own guardian cause of gyatso's death so he just does whatever p much #suki from okinawa and they meet briefly another summer of college when traveling to a bunch of islands in the pacific #suki specializes in and teaches ryukyuan martial arts (she's ryukyuan) #all reunite after sokka and katara's graduation (katara graduates a year early) during aang sokka and kataras celebration world tour #where they come into full actual contact with the fire nation crew #they are all in their twenties in these expect for monk aang who is a teen #hehe i cant wait to make more for this auuuu

[bloodfreak-boyking]

hello yes i'm insane about this shot

#kneeling at the altar of big brother worship #standing in the spotlight of little brother's devotion #i think about this shot constantly #it feels like religion to me #emma rewatches spn #2x13 houses of the holy #spn #wincest #samdean

[awetistic-things]

jesus would be absolutely horrified at what’s happening in gaza right now

#and anyone who says otherwise needs to take a big step back #palestine #israel #hamas #gaza #west bank #free gaza #free palestine #free west bank #israel hamas war #christianity #religion #god

[shiftythrifting]

Giant spectral truck Jesus done with oil pastels, found in the Salvation Army store in Whitehall, PA.

#'be sure and tell em... BIG JAY SENT YA!' #religion #vehicles #art #in frames #pa

[autogyne-redacted]

Really annoying how many ppl's framework for religion is (white) Christianity = bad // other religions = good.

Like, we have historical examples of ~The Big Five~ all being used to put together genocidal ideologies let's not push for a framework that suggests that's impossible.

#religions are big and trying to judge one like its a unified entity is a terrible idea

[a2zillustration]

Holding hands will make things better, surely

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#Croissant's a big hand holder #this part of the game is so HEAVY we're not done with the sad comics yet #I had to save scum this part bc when Shadowheart was being fussy about giving up her life's religion I was like “ok fine catch these hands” #bc I was like “it's fine we'll tussle and then I'll get her to come around” #forgetting that I'm in a video game and I don't have QUITE that much freedom #and Astarion approved when we started to fight #the little drama queen #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #act II spoilers #gauntlet of shar #nightsong #croissant adventures #tav #shadowheart #comics

[canisalbus]

Imagine if Machete was Muslim instead of Catholic. His name would be something like Saif سيف, and Vasco would probably be something like Dhahabi ذَهَبِيّ

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#I don't know Arabic so I can't weigh in that much but if you say so! #it seems like these mean “sword” and “golden” respectively that's neat #Machete wouldn't be able to cling to his Catholic guilt in that case #I don't think Islam has the same concept of original sin that Christianity does #I'm simplifying but it's a belief that humans are born with an innate tendency for evil sinning is part of our nature #and staying on the positive and in God's good graces requires a lot of repentance which can lead to excess guilt and shame #I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that this idea of a manufacturing error is a very Christian thing #sorry I know you didn't sign up to hear me try to talk about big theology things and I don't want to make it weird #but I find this stuff really interesting I unironically like to read and think about how religions work #and how they shape things they come in contact with #in Machete's case in particular his troubled relationship with God and his career choice are big parts of his character #and why he turned the way he did and thinks the way he does you know #answered #kachavashka #Dhahabi is such a regal sounding name #I'd steal that in a heartbeat if I didn't already have one extremely gold-coded character

[scltbvrns]

homogenising something that has always been inherently diverse will kill us all one day.

#-> myra text #political critique #that is why hindutva should have not been popularised. hindutva is not decolonisation or reclamation. #it is homogenising and exclusionist. it takes away the diverse history of this country. #but this statement will reach deaf ears. rather than critiquing nobility they will go and bark casteist and islamphobic bs. #did invaders did what invaders do? yes. but this whole property destruction and lives being at risk has been going on for years. #biggest example who are quite popular: ajatshatru (son of bimbisara) & ashoka the great (the massacre at kaling) #i'm all in for criticising nobility i have no respect for any kings despite their religion and community and whatever. #they're all shits who benefited and left the common people to rot. #these people will say that tipu sultan is the devil reborn but will go on praising the marathas #as if the marathas did not cause a bloodshed in bengal karnataka and the punjab regions. not saying tipu is good but i rather #wanted to point out the hypocrisy of people in certain spaces. its a good thing to appreciate history and even better thing to learn from #the mistakes made in past but some of you guys did not understand the whole point. #absolute shit head cunts some of you guys are. come at me brand me whatever slurs you fuckers use i don't give a shit #calling people sex slaves just because they don't subscribe to your viewpoint is not the big own you think it is. #sanghi bs #india #hindutva

[tategaminu]

Their size difference kills me like look at his hands compared to her waist!!!!!

#hes so big compared to her now #and his hands!! #his hands are like half her waist width #so precious #I love what they did with his new design. strong boy #“its just a size difference” no bro its a religion #rayllum #tdp #the dragon prince #rayla #callum

[wvexyz]

i love hc10 grian so much . absolutely obsessed with him. man goes into psychosis from fishing so much that he forms a religious connection & builds a manifestation temple for a book. a book. converts all of his friends to become fishermen & even comes up with games related to fishing.... he's in a descent to madness and i am here for it !!!!!

#love it when a block man converts to a cryptic made up minecraft religion #(moon big...) #grian #grianmc #hermitcraft #grian hermitcraft #hermitcraft 10 #hermitcraft x #but not x himself . sorry #hermitcraft season 10 #hermitcraft season x #hermitcraft season ten

[adaginy]

The Big Guide to Humans: Religion

Like many sapient species, humans have religion: beliefs in how their species first came to be, how they should behave, and what, if anything, to expect after death.

However, like languages, humans have thousands of these, some of which are very different from each other and some of which are nearly indistinguishable.

Broadly speaking, Terran religions can be divided 2 ways: - Number of deities: Zero, one, or several. (Most Terran religions have insisted that their god/s are not just the correct ones to worship, but also the only gods that exist. This is shifting somewhat.) - What happens at death: Nothingness, an eternal reward (or punishment) for the actions of one's soul (an animating essence of sapients), or the re-birth of the soul into another body (with difficult lives serving as punishments). Some combine these last two, with rebirth occurring until the soul is ready for its eternal reward.

"Zero deities" includes atheism, that is, believing only in what can be determined by science, with no belief in a soul. It also includes religions that don't focus on the creation of the world but rather on the purpose of one's actions.

"One deity" includes the most common and culturally powerful religions (this is including several minutely different sects of a few different religions). These have a single, all-powerful god that created the entire universe with humans as his master work. Since the discovery of life beyond Terra, sects have divided further over how to fit non-human sapients into their beliefs. Some sects actually insist their religious teachings do not allow for non-human sapients, at all, and we must be the disguised evil forces of their god's opponent. Luckily, and unsurprisingly, you will not encounter these sects' adherents outside of their home planet. Because these religions have been so widespread for so long, many people who no longer follow the beliefs, or perhaps never did, may still set their calendar by the religious holidays and possibly hold celebrations anyway. There are other, unrelated one-deity religions as well, though none remotely as widespread.

Religions featuring multiple gods have fewer practitioners (though some are still among the largest of Terran religions), but more variety. Some have powerful gods of large domains (e.g. of life or death, of oceans), some have very small gods or spirits of protecting single homes and occupying individual plant specimens, and everything in between. Some also worship deceased ancestors, either specifically by name or in a general sense.

Also common is for a human to have beliefs while not considering themselves a member of any particular codified religion. Or, they may consider themselves a member, while holding beliefs that run directly counter to those of their professed religion. For example: Some manner of belief in spirits or small gods seems common among humans*, even among those who would say they only believe in science or they believe in a single god of everything. While a person who acknowledges believing in multiple gods may make a ritualized offering to a river spirit to ask for safe water passage, for example, a person who insists they do not believe in spirits may still pour a heap of Fruity Pebbles (not fruit or rocks, a sort of breakfast candy, see diet) onto a malfunctioning machine to appease the spirit within.**

If a human's religion prevents or requires certain actions, they will tell you when it is relevant: that they need to wake up early for religious observances, that they can't join you for a meal because they are temporarily not-eating for religious reasons, etc. Some humans are very comfortable talking about their beliefs, others may consider them private. Some humans may be delighted to tell you about their religion because it encourages conversions; you are not required to convert if they ask you to and even other humans will find them rude to insist. Some humans may be curious about your beliefs, and some humans have even converted to religions of other species.

*These beliefs, mixed with human propensity toward empathy, are perhaps the source of "stabby the space roomba"-type incidents; see pets and human hive mind debate.

**This is an actual example experienced by one of our editors. The human was annoyed when the candy was removed and was further annoyed when asked why they were bothered if they did not believe the engine had a spirit.

#addie writes #big guide to humans #humans are space orcs #religion #Source for claim that some sects think aliens would be demons: 3 years of fundamentalist private school

[nams2]

#isat #isat spoilers #in stars and time #in stars and time spoilers #not vector art #isat siffrin #cw religion #i like big siff #“please siff just talk about your problems your friends are worried about you” #“NO.” *Turns into a giant starbeast pumped up on wish power and attempts to destroy the universe instead* #whole fucking mood tbh

[cimicherrychanga]

Complicated Relationship with God (As Seen Through Lyrics in the Character's Playlist)

#my art #wc #weirdos class #seth #hes SO weird abt religion it drives me insaaaane every time i listen to his playlist im like aughhhh #the complicated relationship is basically 'god never answered my prayers im done trying to believe. i shall take his place #and burn this whole place to the ground to create a new world' hes not okay if u were wonderin <3 #anyways. this collage is an epic rama vulnerable moment ( i am very reluctant to share what music i like beyond certain bands) #(its bc i got made fun of so much for my bad taste </3 so now im embarrassed abt every single thing i like) #showing someone music i enjoy is like. such a big thing for me its like. im entrusting u w rama secrets... #and if ur mean or dismissive i WILL be sads forever. that applies here btw <3 #if any1 is mean abt my lyric choices ill. delete my blog and disappear off the internet forever. okay? #HOWEVER on the same vein. ur invited to tell me if u know the songs...and if u know more than 5 of them we shall have a summer wedding

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

hey yall should keep drawing vaguely catholic renaissance style art of luz like yall did with hunter after hollow mind. girl gets belos's drip and all of yall pointed at her and said "religious trauma"

#toh #the owl house #luz noceda #hunter toh #hunter noceda #emperor belos #phillip wittebane #watching and dreaming #hollow mind #for someone whos never mentioned to have any religion luz sure has been depicted in a lot of religious style art in the past few days #hell yeah! #give her more halos! #draw her in that post where shes like slightly looking down on the audience all angellic like with a big cape flowing behind her #go nuts with the shadows! #if you pose luz like a caravaggio painting know that i am kissing you on the lips #shut up pandora

[river-of-wine]

If it’s meant to be, then it will be

#red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #molly o'shea #lyrics from sun bleached flies by ethel cain #more catholic imagery for this molly Monday #I started doing this as a bit but I cannot stop now I’ve been doing it for too long #I’ve drawn her over 100 times also #fanart #digital art #my art #molly’s religion is just very interesting to me #especially with how she references it in her monologue #when she asks Dutch who made him the lord God almighty #and the way that she and Swanson are often placed near each other #and how he recovers and she gets worse as the game goes along #I have a lot of thoughts about molly in general but her relationship with her faith is one of the big things #because it’s not really referenced but there’s plenty of way to interpret it #especially how it relates to her relationship and the way she views the people around her #she’s so interesting I love her so much

[omnist-angels]

It's ridiculous how many exceptions to "thou shall not kill" people can come up with.

#this was part of a big rant i had in my head this is the most breif if incomplete way of putting it #i want to tag christianity and judaism for organization but i dont want strangers on this post #quakerism #you guys get it #anti war #anti death penalty #negative #i need a tag for critique cause i mainly talk about things i do like in religion on here #pro peace #this is also about palestine but not about abortion #abortion is very personal never fun and basically the most everyday trolley problem #no ones gonna read these tags anyway #omnism #i just need to get this off my chest so i can sleep