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Culture War Roundup for the week of May 5, 2025

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Mocking the church is my god given right.

I’ve stopped being an annoying atheist because I’m no longer aged 12-23, but, come on, this stuff is still funny.

Or it’s extremely sad and pathetic.

I choose the funny route.

The mistake people always make is telling ((us)) that we don’t understand the history, the theology, the nuance, the glory, the what have you.

I understand why it bothers you, I do, but that doesn’t take into account how much bother religion has been to ((us)) in our own lifetimes.

You try to rule our life, and we mock you, that’s a fair exchange at this point imo. You’re no longer chopping off our heads, and we mock you a bit. What’s the issue, seriously?

I hope you persevere until the threat of Islam is pacified, and the threat of communism, and I hope you never ordain trans non binary furies as Cardinals.

But you will - and it’ll be kinda funny.

People who do have a notion of the history and theology are not the problem. People who pull the equivalent of "You know, whales are not fish, checkmate Christians!" are the problem (for a start, thinking this works on Catholics who just go "well yeah, and?" "but you guys believe the Bible is inerrant and divinely inscribed, don't you? but here it is being wrong on a scientific fact!" "let me put your straight on that")

That's where OP with the "this last pope changed a rule the pope before the pope before him set, guess that means the whole belief in God thing is a fraud" is the latter type. The new guy could make it a rule that "you know, you can wear navy to a funeral here, we don't mind" but he can't change "and for those of you who like to nibble on something sweet, the Communion wafer may be replaced by a chocolate chip cookie". There's a difference in degree and kind between the two.

That’s fair

Finding contradictions in religion is said 12-23 year old atheist phase imo

And like you wrote, made worse when it’s not even correct

By your wording trans non binary furies, is your conjecture that the Church is changing over time?

Everyone wants a Coke

I feel like the line is between the West and China about how to get there and if I had to pick which way to lean, it’s on the trans non binary future side

Yea - the church will succumb one day

((us))

Care to clarify that?

My probably annoying way of talking about myself and a group of people I tangentially relate to

Like, I’m with the OP making light of religion - but it doesn’t mean I find him funny or correct

The second one being a colloquial of people who grew up in the 90’s

He's asking you because multiple parentheses are a dogwhistle for antisemitism (although that's actually three, not two).

Thanks for the heads up!

Had no idea.

How has the church hurt you? There seems to be a personal animus in what you're saying.

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