do you guys think Saint Peter always having to stay just outside of heavens gates to greet new people is his eternal punishment for denying jesus.
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“none of these words are in the bible” you’d be surprised actually
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What they said: In the US there is freedom of religion and separation of church and state
What I heard: It is reasonable to expect to be able to exist in the US as an observer of any religion
What they meant: We couldn't let one kind of Christianity win
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I need polytheist characters. Like actual polytheist characters who's religion isn't diet monotheism and are treated with respect by the narrative. I'm craving it really
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trying to tell ppl im Catholic and trying to go back to church recently but also making sure im very clear im gay and nb bc everyone thinks im cishet bc i have long hair and wear skirts i guess so i have the clunkiest most awkward sentences ever where i mention my religion at any point and tack on ALSO IM GAY. like the worst written npc in the world
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still thinking about "decolonising" missionary work.
the way you decolonise missionary work is by not doing missionary work
the way you decolonise missionaries is like this:
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a concerning amount of witchblr will be like "um actually new years was stolen by europeans from the ancient god scroobus mcdoobus" and then you actually try to research scroobus mcdoobus and it turns out he was invented in the 1940s by a conspiracy theorist who powdered every meal with ketamine and thinks that queer people are reincarnated fish
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considering myself to be a new witch again for all intents and purposes
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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.
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