• ggppjj@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        I have fond opinions of Veggietales. From my recollection, it seems to be a genuine attempt at Christlike programming instead of Christian programming, if that makes sense.

        The creator has a reasonable head and has some public opinions that I vehemently agree with. I’m not currently aware of any reason that Veggietales should be considered weird Christian propaganda, even if it is Christian propaganda.

        To give context to my saying that, I grew up with friends that made me hide my harry potter book so that it wouldn’t get me banned from their house as a literal spawn of satan. Veggietales was absolutely the best programming they watched, hands down, from every aspect.

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          3 months ago

          I always thought veggie tales was Jewish? All the episodes I remember were just old testament.

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        3 months ago

        love the quote for how creepy it is. this should be the top reply to every single one of Elon’s dumbass tweets

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            Eat the rich and obey the Lord (who speaks through the church of course, so obey the church, you’ll just have to trust us on that one. Also give us money or you’re going to hell).

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              Not sure about only trusting the church or giving them your money. A ton of church practices like forced conversion go against what he preached. He wanted people to choose God, while one should give their wealth to the cause of building a better world rather than the church. The good Samaritan nonbelievers were better than people who only followed in word alone.

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                3 months ago

                It was forbidden for laypeople to own or translate the bible for hundreds of years because the church wanted to control the message.

                The bribes were indulgences you paid to the church to forgive your sins.

                A huge part of the bible is about being submissive, obedient, and turning the other cheek. The whole point of organized religion is to keep the masses under the yoke of the powerful.