#jesus would laugh

[hooked-on-elvis]

[andy-clutterbuck]

6x11 | Knots Untie

[skrunksthatwunk]

actually i'm still thinking about the moral orel finale.

he has a cross on his wall. do you know how much i think about that bc it's a lot.

a lot of stories ((auto)biographical or fictional) centering escape from abusive/fundamentalist christianity result in the lead characters leaving behind christianity entirely. and that makes complete sense! people often grow disillusioned with the associated systems and beliefs, and when it was something used to hurt them or something so inseparable from their abuse that they can't engage with it without hurting, it makes total sense that they would disengage entirely. and sometimes they just figure out that they don't really believe in god/a christian god/etc. a healthy deconstruction process can sometimes look like becoming an atheist or converting to another religion. it's all case by case. (note: i'm sure this happens with other religions as well, i'm just most familiar with christian versions of this phenomenon).

but in orel's case, his faith was one of the few things that actually brought him comfort and joy. he loved god, y'know? genuinely. and he felt loved by god and supported by him when he had no one else. and the abuses he faced were in how the people in his life twisted religion to control others, to run away from themselves, to shield them from others, etc. and often, orel's conflicts with how they acted out christianity come as a direct result of his purer understanding of god/jesus/whatever ("aren't we supposed to be like this/do that?" met with an adult's excuse for their own behavior or the fastest way they could think of to get orel to leave them alone (i.e. orel saying i thought we weren't supposed to lie? and clay saying uhhh it doesn't count if you're lying to yourself)). the little guy played catch with god instead of his dad, like.. his faith was real, and his love was real. and i think it's a good choice to have orel maintain something that was so important to him and such a grounding, comforting force in the midst of. All That Stuff Moralton Was Up To/Put Him Through. being all about jesus was not the problem, in orel's case.

and i know i'm mostly assuming that orel ended up in a healthier, less rigid version of christianity, but i feel like that's something that was hinted at a lot through the series, that that's the direction he'd go. when he meditates during the prayer bee and accepts stephanie's different way to communicate, incorporating elements of buddhism into his faith; when he has his I AM A CHURCH breakdown (removing himself from the institution and realizing he can be like,, the center of his own faith? taking a more individualistic approach? but Truly Going Through It at the same time), his acceptance (...sometimes) of those who are different from him and condemned by the adults of moralton (stephanie (lesbian icon stephanie my beloved), christina (who's like. just a slightly different form of fundie protestant from him), dr chosenberg (the jewish doctor from otherton in holy visage)). his track record on this isn't perfect, but it gets better as orel starts maturing and picking up on what an absolute shitfest moralton is. it's all ways of questioning the things he's been taught, and it makes sense that it would lead to a bigger questioning as he puts those pieces together more. anyway i think part of his growth is weeding out all the lost commandments of his upbringing and focusing on what faith means to him, and what he thinks it should mean. how he wants to see the world and how he wants to treat people and what he thinks is okay and right, and looking to religion for guidance in that, not as like. a way to justify hurting those he's afraid or resentful of, as his role models did.

he's coming to his own conclusions rather than obediently, unquestioningly taking in what others say. but he's still listening to pick out the parts that make sense to him. (edit/note: and it's his compassion and his faith that are the primary motivations for this questioning and revisal process, both of individual cases and, eventually, the final boss that is christianity.) it makes perfect sense as the conclusion to his character arc and it fits the overall approach of the show far better. it's good is what i'm saying.

and i think it's important to show that kind of ending, because that's a pretty common and equally valid result of deconstruction. and i think it cements the show's treatment of christianity as something that's often (and maybe even easily) exploited, but not something inherently bad. something that can be very positive, even. guys he even has a dog he's not afraid of loving anymore. he's not afraid of loving anyone more than jesus and i don't think it's because he loves this dog less than bartholomew (though he was probably far more desperate for healthy affection and companionship when he was younger). i think it's because he figures god would want him to love that dog. he's choosing to believe that god would want him to love and to be happy and to be kind. he's not afraid of loving in the wrong way do you know how cool that is he's taking back control he's taking back something he loves from his abusers im so normal

[watzuu-lmk]

Based on a friend and I's convo

[katierosefun]

no because this messed me up a little bit

[unabashednightmarepizza]

I was just casually writing down some headcanons about Argenti while planning what to write for him and playing the game, hoarding some jades y'know? Didn't think something would happen as I complained how getting four stars felt hard when Natasha and/or Asta was in the banner... When all of a sudden, after getting E1 Natasha, this happened...

Fucker came home at 42 pity or something and with that, friends, I got Boothill, Firefly and Argenti on their banners for the third time in a row!

Thanks for coming home when I wanted you so desperately pookie :3

Now, will collect jades until Sunday release... While feeling empty because of finishing Penacony.

Anyoone wanna be friends/mutuals in hsr? Pretty please...

[todayisafridaynight]

reasons number A Million why not every rgg character needs to be +6ft he looks so fuckin stretched out. actually got put in the willy wonka taffy puller

[didsomeonesayventus]

It was the raging storm of a foreign war... and a face I’d seen before.

[bumblingbabooshka]

"Everything you went through was meaningless." [St Voyager S3 E7: 'Sacred Ground']

[blankcharti]

i am inhaling so much copium dreaming about tilin and juanaflippa's comeback even i know that it has a low low chance since theres a lot of character development happened since their death.

I miss them so much your honor

[fuck-your-chickenstrips-hoe]

Just had the most pointless conversations with one of my guardians ( he basically supported isreal with the bible, but was completely shocked and tried to talk this way around Jesus being Palestini.) And it really made me wonder how Jesus is going to act during the rapture ( did i spell that right?). I just know that man is sobbing for his people. And i truly hope he pull some sick shit like letting all of the zionist and zion-sympathizers hear the trumpet, let them wait in line, hell, even open the door for them himself; only to slam his foot down,letting tlthese nasty people free fall, and check them into hell himself. I hope he get to declare their punishment, too.

[bloodcoveredgf]

in my prophet era

[shalom-iamcominghome]

As much as I appreciate and admire my family's religion because it brings them comfort and strength, there really isn't anything else like being told to youtube search for videos about atheists going to hell and then coming back to life, and knowing that, functionally, you are the same as an atheist because you aren't xtian to them. Like!!! Being told inadvertently and in a roundabout way that I'm going to hell by my dad is very odd, and the only thing to say in his defense is I have never delved into my religious beliefs and practices at all once. I'm just in awe about the idea of hell frankly

[shit-sorry-fuck-mybad]

I imagine that every time anyone has to act with Tom Cruise they get called to a meeting before they start shooting the movie where they will discuss with them every single thing they have to do in order to make Tom Cruise appear taller than he actually is

Honestly I don’t know how anyone who has ever acted with Tom Cruise hasn’t given like an exclusive interview about the stupid things they’ve done to make Tom Cruise look taller, or the process of just staring as someone put a box in front of them so that Tom could stand on it and look taller than he is

[trickstarbrave]

i do not understand where the "suffering is holy" thing came from in christianity esp unnecessary suffering. if someone was sick and miserable and dying a slow and agonizing death and jesus could just like. stop it. jesus would not look at the man and tell him "dw man just keep suffering and you'll get into heaven" he would cure the man by any means necessary. jesus fed the poor even if it required miracles to do so. he took care of the sick. he loved those forgotten about in society. why would he invite ppl to suffer and say they deserve to suffer because god hates them and this is their penance. and christians are supposed to be like jesus. what fucking book did you guys read

[unicornosaur]

Sister Daniel’s casual wear