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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 48 points 10 months ago (2 children)

jesus only approves of devices that can kill more than 100 humans per minute. praise the lord

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"Praise the lord and pass the ammunition"

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

In fairness, I've always heard that quote in the context of negotiating with Nazis.

So this church seems a lot creepier than that quote, even.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 10 months ago
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

While I love all of Dan Romer's contributions to that game, as someone who's studied cults, Ubisoft did such a disservice getting cults so wrong while Christian nationalism was taking over our Federal government.

It's a recurring rant of mine.

[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ubisoft may have not portrayed cults appropriately, but the soundtrack remained me of my childhood so much that it sold me. I still listen to it unironically, and probably unhealthy.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Naw, Romer nailed the rural gospel sound so hard. I put some of the FC5 soundtrack on my playlist as well.

[–] peto@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Sword-mouth Jesus is going to look a bit out of place.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

American ammosexuals are deeply fucked up

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ooh, ammosexuals is good. I'm gonna steal that one.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

Share and enjoy; I stole it from someone else

[–] Halasham@dormi.zone 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nice thing about not being tied to the Cult of Capital. Free sharing of things... at least the things it hasn't figured out how to enforce monetization of, yet.

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean... At least a black guy got it, so he can defend himself from, you know, the rest of the church

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

He doesn't have to worry about them, "he's one of the good ones."

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

European here. Could some kind spirit explain? Did that guy get a gun gifted for visiting church? Or did he visit church with a gun and it got somehow automagically blessed cos it was there with him? Sry, scratching my head over these rituals.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It was some sort of Father's Day contest or raffle and the winner got an AR-15. This isn't even all that unusual.

If you search for AR-15 church, you'll see a bunch of stories.

America is a very fucked-up place.

[–] Thrashy@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

This one isn't all that far, geographically speaking from the megachurch down in Springfield that brings in tanks and armored vehicles for their conferences on "christian manhood" (pardon the reddit link...)

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

In some real rural areas, you'll have Sherrifs going up for election throwing raffles to buy votes, newer ideas are guns, but most of the time it'll be meat (like a quarter of a cow, or maybe a full half if they have $ to throw around)

[–] peto@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Here was me thinking it would be +1 Vs Vampires or something.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only if you used wooden bullets.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I thought it was werewolf season! I only packed silver!

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you. Indeed it is.

[–] Halasham@dormi.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I've taken to replacing 'United States' with 'American Dystopia' in my vocabulary. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Brave New World would offer a more pleasant life.

[–] cmoney@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Our religion is of love and peace and we'll kill anyone who thinks otherwise -sincerely straight, white, American, Jesus.

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always like saying "no love like Christian love"

[–] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

Its " there aint no hate like Christian love."

[–] Granite@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I brought my AR-15 with bump stock so I can protect my abortion rights. Am I pastoring correctly?

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No because a bump stock makes it harder to shoot someone. They do nothing but make noise. It's almost impossible to stay on target while bump firing.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

This church's slogan is "Spray'n'Pray"

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

You fuckin win. Lmao

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Am I pastoring correctly?

Fucked any children today?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

That's preists, pastors beat their wives.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Not a comment on the story, but that dude is wide.