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Religion

Major Nikon

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16. You just don't understand

Reply to edhopper (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:35 PM

Mar 2020

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with people encouraging religious fanatics to self-mutilate for the sake of religious tourism and profit so long as they are proving faith can motivate people to do batshit crazy things.

The reason you feel that way is because your hate of religion blinds you to the true purpose of all this.

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Filipino Catholics Won't Conduct Ritual Crucifixions Due to Coronavirus [View all] trotsky Mar 2020 OP

Do you understand why they are doing this? guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1

No, they literally get nailed to crosses. trotsky Mar 2020 #2

does this look symbolic to you? edhopper Mar 2020 #5

It is a reminder of how Jesus suffered. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #6

It's disgusting, brutal, and unnecessary. trotsky Mar 2020 #7

What makes you think I support it? eom guillaumeb Mar 2020 #10

"Just a joke, bro." trotsky Mar 2020 #14

It's also not very authentic Major Nikon Mar 2020 #12

Your response illustrates, as if it were needed, guillaumeb Mar 2020 #15

amazing you edhopper Mar 2020 #8

You just don't understand Major Nikon Mar 2020 #16

Now how will they remind everyone that they're such awful pieces of shit FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #3

"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." Patty Smith 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #11

My Grand Daughter Kaiserguy Mar 2020 #13

Good. I hate this practice janterry Mar 2020 #4

Religion Bobjustbob Mar 2020 #9