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[–] PositiveControl@feddit.it 85 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, if I had to pick a fictional character to represent the joy of faith and devotion to god... Let's just say Kratos is not the one I'd choose

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Now I want to see Kratos fighting Jesus hand to hand and killing him. Maybe have the holy ghost be a monstrous gigantic dove. Punch the Abrahamic god in the face. Or just kicking Muhammad in the groin. But have it all happen in the exact same fight. That would rile up a bunch of people.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Holy cow, I looked up Penny Arcade because of this and it's still going! I think the last time I read it was next to an xkcd comic in Google Reader.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, good ol' Penny Arcade. Those were good days, with Penny Arcade TV, and PAX just starting up and whatnot.

Before Mike decided he loved the "stylized" work of another cartoonist and made the characters ridiculously exaggerated. And before Jerry found the Jesus.

It's still good, just not...what it used to be.

I'm glad it's still going though!

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Don't spoil the plot of third reboot

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Make it a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure version of Jesus, so that Kratos has an appropriate challenge

a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure version of Jesus

A? Is there more than one?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does religion turn boys into men???

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a Bar Mitzvah, the "you are now a man" ritual in Judaism.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Welcome to fundamentalist black and white thinking.

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While every religion has its crazies (GTFO, orthodox & hassids), I found judaism to be far more critical and questioning than other religions that I’ve been exposed to. Literally the opposite of black & white thinking, a bunch of the religious texts are actually just arguments of different scholars (contemporaries of christ) offering opposing viewpoints and interpretations of older doctrines. (I’ve got an unfounded theory that this is why so many jewish people go into the study of law.)

That being said, I am not a religious person and despite being raised jewish, I now consider myself an atheist. Technically a satanist if we’re talking about giving my money to some kind of church.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Still, chanting at a magical fairy when you are 12 doesn't make anyone a man. It's an outdated tribal rite of passage at best, and a superstition with potential for horrendous implications in general.

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Definitely a tribal rite of passage in need of updating to remain relevant. I do take umbrage with the chanting at a magical fairy. That’s far more a chrisitian thing. But what are the horrendous implications?

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My guy it's just a ritual to signify the progression of age and a child becoming old enough to take on more responsibility and exert more autonomy of their choices.

You're way overthinking and projecting way too much on this.

Yes, religion sucks and is unnecessary, but this particular ritual is little more than an acknowledgement of growing older. It's basically "Jewish sweet 16."

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit I meant my other comment as a reply to the commenter one up the chain, not to you. Sorry for my error

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The content made it seem that way. No worries.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah like what the fuck are people on about in this day and age? Get your fairy tales outta here.

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

is the distinction between "boy" and "man" also a fairy tale?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the context of religion playing any part in it? Yes.

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what is the acceptable boundary?

The acceptable boundary for involvment of religion in child raising is zero.

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Spooky scary

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

GOOOOYYYYY!!!

[–] burgers@toast.ooo 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what's going on in panel 3?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The boy is reading from the Torah at his Bar Mitzvah (someone correct me if I have that wrong), which is part of the ceremony of "becoming a man" for Jewish folks.

[–] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

I thought those were dumbbells.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Something about oversized thumbtacks?

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

…God …Shit

[–] some_guy 1 points 1 year ago