• jwiggler@sh.itjust.works
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    51 minutes ago

    Unfortunately I’ve heard this exact refrain from at least one small town Christian couple up here in the northeast

    I get these vibes, too, from some of the increasingly trad-aestheticized Catholics I grew up with, which is actually antithetical to the actual stance of the Catholic church which is, y’know, science and God go hand in hand, evolution is real, big bang happened , etc, etc

    Edit: like suddenly those Catholics are ALL ABOUT demons and learning about demons. One was trying to tell me Labubus are based on Chinese demons and I blurted out “oh you believe in their demons too? Like not just Christian demons but ones from Eastern tradition as well” dude did not understand what I was asking so I dropped it to not be too much a dick

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      1 hour ago

      so I dropped it to not be too much a dick

      Stop doing that. These fuckwads need to be called out on their bullshit way more than they are.

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        7 minutes ago

        Respectfully, that’s not always the way to change peoples minds / hearts. Most certainly not in this situation, which involves family dynamics.

        I appreciate the frustration though. I get it.

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      2 hours ago

      To be fair you don’t need to believe a thing “demons” is real to believe someone based a product on it.