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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's kinda insane that the pentagram has been adopted to be a symbol for Satan (not that that would be anything bad) and be associated with all kinds of bad things. Its original use was to be a protective ward and stuff; not sure how its meaning could be tarnished so much.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

not sure how its meaning could be tarnished so much.

Christianity and labeling anything they deem "unchristian" as Satanic. That's how.

Same reason we got "Explicit Content" warning stickers on Compact Discs with cuss words and "clean" versions of the same albums with cuss words censored out.

It's pretty bog standard for controlling authoritarians who rely on Faith and not evidence. Destroy any evidence that contradicts the "faithfuls" narrative, which is why you get book burnings and such.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hateful people fear what they don't want to understand.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Because Christians turned it upside down and said “Oh wow… this star looks like a goat with horns”.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While MY kids live under MY roof hope for the future is FORBIDDEN!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Now go join the military!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gDOyQDRxM

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone who left an evangelical life, seeing people in a circle holding hands is a bit triggering to me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did Evangelicals also hold hands like that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have no idea whats going on, I was born gay 😋

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Who is the greatest god

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hope for the future? How can I learn this superpower?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Delete social media and stop watching the news.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh wow I touched Facebook and deleted grass and I literally forgot everything happening in the world man I feel so much bEtTeR!! 🤪

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am convinced some of you actually want to be miserable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude you're being stupid. Disconnecting from the Internet doesn't delete your memories and knowledge of shit happening. It's some damn default NPC response to shit like this. Might as well told me to lawyer up and hit the gym too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, but it helps not to think about it 24/7. And yes, it wouldn't kill you to lift the barbell once in a while instead of doomscrolling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Do something in the present to prepare for tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember when I wore my first pentacle the first day of high school in the 90s and people absolutely lost their minds... it's amazing how little people actually know about Wicca... and this was in Massachusetts, the one place where people should, you know, have a basic understand of it.

No, wait, scratch that. Even worse was the reaction when I brought home a Craft VHS... like the most basic movie ever. Just the sight of the pentacle was enough to send them spirling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If that's witchcraft, then I'm a necromancer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you turn this opposite, with death ceremonies and being a horrible person, you have the signs of your child becoming religious?