• arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    13 days ago

    The cannibalistic symbolism in Christianity has always been incredibly bizarre to me. It’s even more bizarre that Christians don’t seem to think anything of it.

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      13 days ago

      Because Christians are world champions at taking the most bizarre desert apocalyptic cult ravings and “interpret” them into something which fits nicely with what they prefer to believe instead.

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        13 days ago

        The central idea is that human sacrifice is effective and symbolic cannibalism is a sacred thing… but LGBTQ people existing is a crime against nature.

        It makes sense if you just never think about it.