The only good god is a non-existent god

Look at that fucking monster. It's like a big pointy pimple. And there's fucking three of them in this shot. Imagine living somewhere with three megachurches in eyeshot. Literal fucking hell.

And when you do bulldoze them, you get a warning message (Which for some reason I can't find anywhere) but it seems to do nothing if you just click it away. They don't even mention it in the randomly generated newspaper stories.

What gave it away? Was it the fact that I keep talking about my experiences in the Catholic Church and how astoundingly disappointing they all were, and that I now believe all religion is a plague on humanity that should be eradicated for our own sake?

Initially, it was just the fact that I was promised so much in Catholic school. There would be so much joy and happiness, they said. That "walking with Jesus" would be wonderful and enlightening. That there was a big guy in the sky who was everyone's dad and that he loved everyone and wanted what was best for us.

I didn't feel any of those things. When I was lonely and sad and full of undiagnosed mental disorders, I didn't feel the promised "God's hand" on my shoulder. The counselor just told me to "open up" which is a hard thing to do when you're socially anxious. So I just sort of stopped believing in the god I was told about. He clearly wasn't present in my life.

Then, one of my high school religion teachers (In Catholic school, "religion class" just means "Catholicism class") said that the Eucharist, the bread and wine they give out at mass, is literally the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ, their savior. This was somehow kept from me for nearly ten years. When I heard that, I decided to just not be Catholic anymore.

Well, no, not really. Christianity, in the US at least, is interwoven with capitalism, but if you look at the Catechism of the Catholic Church, you will see references to "Those with more giving to those with less". And the Bible says "the poor will always be with us." So Christianity sees wealth disparity as natural, and in no place is this more clear than in Christianity's eternal war with socialism and communism. They do not want the system to improve or change because by their own admission, if things get too good, people will not turn to them for help.

So they tiptoe around the issue. They'll never say "God will help you because your greedy boss fired you so he could buy another yacht." Instead, they'll make it seem like poverty is just "bad luck." Like no one's at fault. Like it's perfectly natural that a minor accident can bankrupt you. When you excuse the actions of a system or act like there's no other way things can be, you support that system. When you treat an artificial system as "natural", you are attempting to negate any criticism of it.

I've come up with a term, "charity target." It means something that a person sees only as a means to improve their own moral standing. Those in poverty are charity targets in Christianity. They're nothing more than an infinite source of good karma points, because Christian morality isn't any more advanced that Fallout 3's. Helping people get out of poverty would cut off that stream of validation, so Christians can't ever talk about even the mildest structural reforms. The goal of Christianity is getting to Heaven, after all. The world is evil and bad and going to be destroyed anyway, so what's the point of making anything better? Might as well milk everything and everyone for the points needed to buy that ticket to hang out with the sick fuck who designed all this shit for eternity.

250. How are the sacraments of the Church divided?

"The sacraments are divided into: the sacraments of Christian initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist); the sacraments of healing (Penance and Anointing of the Sick); and the sacraments at the service of communion and mission (Holy Orders and Matrimony). The sacraments touch all the important moments of Christian life. All of the sacraments are ordered to the Holy Eucharist "as to their end" (Saint Thomas Aquinas)."

I love how they quote shit in these. It's like "this" (Moby Dick). See how much more important that sentence becomes? No? Because that's stupid? How dare you. Those four words from a dead guy who hates women are the best four words ever written.

And here we have Magical Rituals That Don't Work, Magical Rituals That Do Nothing, and Fake Magic Rituals. Very important distinctions. They're all part of the circle of Things Christianity Does To Control You.

251. How is Christian initiation brought about? "Christian initiation is accomplished by means of the sacraments which establish the foundations of Christian life. The faithful born anew by Baptism are strengthened by Confirmation and are then nourished by the Eucharist."

The Jesus wafer is literally made of styrofoam. That's about as non-nutritious as possible. They say the wafer has to have gluten in it because they hate people with celiac disease, but there's no fucking way that thing has anything in it other than air and some petroleum by-products. Jesus is strangely unsubstantial. You'd think the one miracle that supposedly happens in front of people would have a flashier result, but nope. Crappy fake bread. And it has the worst texture. It's somehow fucking sharp until your spit turns it into a flavorless sludge.

Confirmation is the biggest nothing ever to happen in my life. All that happens is some guy slathers some weird-smelling oil on your forehead (Which they call "chrism" because it sounds like something he'd prefer to smear on you) and he mumbles some words at you. Then you sit back down and wonder what the fuck you're doing with your life. You were promised a lot of "God's presence" and that he would be talking to you and you'd feel "joy" and shit but it's all just so empty. It feels emptier than the church you go to's vaulted ceilings.

In come the excuses. "Oh, he doesn't work on your timetable" and "God is faithful!" and "God works in mysterious ways." Still nothing comes. Then it turns into "Pray harder" or "You're asking with the wrong motivation." It's your fault this scam isn't working for you. Those at the top are laughing at you, still counting the money they stole from you.

See that flag, @staff? That's the Christian Nationalist Flag. One specifically designed to replace the US flag once they control everything. It is flown solely by bigots and dominionists. There's zero nuance in using it. It's practically the same as the "An Appeal to Heaven" flag. Why is this sign of planned domination allowed?

I haven't really seen "I was born this way" used a reason for people being LBGTQ+ recently. We've rightly moved on to "I don't need to fucking justify my existence to you, bigot". But Christians are stuck in the past, so here they are, fighting against an argument that stopped being used 10 years ago at least.

Yeah, this is just "I don't need to change, YOU need to change!" And none of their "I'm not perfect" or "I'm still learning in my walk with Christ" are anything other than posturing. Bigots don't change. Bigots don't learn. Bigots believe they are better than everyone else, and any change is seen as weakness.

247. Why is the one Mystery of Christ celebrated by the Church according to various liturgical traditions?

"The answer is that the unfathomable richness of the mystery of Christ cannot be exhausted by any single liturgical tradition. From the very beginning, therefore, this richness found expression among various peoples and cultures in ways that are characterized by a wonderful diversity and complementarily."

Yes, this totally happened naturally. No one went around demanding other people follow their religion or face consequences. It's like they're saying "You can't call us bigots! Look how many different people we subjugated!" You know they're not doing anything good if they bring up complementarianism.

248. What is the criterion that assures unity in the midst of plurality? "It is fidelity to the Apostolic Tradition, that is, the communion of the faith and in the sacraments received from the apostles, a communion that is both signified and guaranteed by apostolic succession. The Church is Catholic and therefore can integrate into her unity all the authentic riches of cultures."

The Catholic Church is a monster that devours culture and replaces it with uniformity or corpses.

249. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?"In the liturgy, particularly in that of the sacraments, there are unchangeable elements because they are of divine institution. The Church is the faithful guardian of them. There are also, however, elements subject to change which the Church has the power and on occasion also the duty to adapt to the cultures of diverse peoples."

244. Does the Church need places in order to celebrate the liturgy?

"The worship "in spirit and truth" (John 4:24) of the New Covenant is not tied exclusively to any place because Christ is the true temple of God. Through him Christians and the whole Church become temples of the living God by the action of the Holy Spirit. Nonetheless, the people of God in their earthly condition need places in which the community can gather to celebrate the liturgy."

Churches are places that are empty 99% of the time. Outside of church services and maybe one or two other things, churches have no people in them, but still take up space. Space which could be used for anything else. Like farming, or solar farming, or housing. At best, there's a pedophile in them that you can tell about all the bad* things you did. And they don't pay taxes and have zero accountability for any of their donations, so they just suck money out of their surroundings. Churches are a blight. They're a sign of decay that people freak out about if you try to resolve them.

*Bad according to the world's largest pedophile ring

245. What are sacred buildings? "They are the houses of God, a symbol of the Church that lives in that place as well as of the heavenly Jerusalem. Above all they are places of prayer in which the Church celebrates the Eucharist and worships Christ who is truly present in the tabernacle."

A truly good god would not desire worship. Dictators require worship. Also, the idea of a god that is omnipresent, but somehow more present in some places than others. They didn't really think that one through.

246. What are the privileged places inside sacred buildings?"They are: the altar, the tabernacle, the place where the sacred Chrism and other holy oils are kept, the chair of the bishop (cathedra) or the chair of the priest, the ambo, the baptismal font, and the confessional."

The good news: All of this is fake.

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Sure sounds like he promised easy there.

Another example of "God won't actually do anything to solve any of your problems, but he'll be there with you." Which is worthless. Like if you called the fire department because your house is on fire and instead of putting it out, they just stood behind you and watched it burn.