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+If someone is talking about Christianity, they got it from the Bible or someone else who got it from the Bible. Or, but that's just my personal suspicion, nobody is actually so deranged as to read the whole thing, nobody ever actually read it and all they have are some random excerpts they will throw around at every opportunity. So, when I say "Christianity does" or "Christianity says" then I mean mostly "people who believe in Christianity and base it upon conclusions drawn from <del>random Bible excerpts they stumbled over and found themselves agreeing with</del>((Of course while rejecting the stuff they don't agree with.)) the Bible".
+Christianity is historic and has greatly shaped human [[history]]. Being history, like most things I wouldn't give Christianity the time of day if it wasn't for its way to affect the modern times. On this page I will focus largely on //Catholicism// in the modern day.
+^ Head of Faith ^ Text ^ Meaning          ^
+|Spiritual|The physical world and the spiritual world are not alike. We must ensure the spiritual world has it's own leader, to guide us and to protect our faith from being profaned by physical desires.|The head of faith is a medium to the spiritual. Their word is what god told them, so they have near-executive control over the religion. This is only constrained by how much the religion allows its believers to stray from official doctrine.|
+^ Category ^ Name ^ Text          ^
+|Theism|Monotheist|Only one god is worshipped. Other so-called 'gods' are at best empty idols, and at worst attempts by some malign deceiver to tempt the faithful away from proper worship of [High God].|
+|View on Gender|Male Dominated|Men are stronger and better equipped to lead us in this harsh and unforgiving world, so we shall entrust them with governing our society.|
+|Religious Attitude|Righteous|As mortals we cannot fully comprehend [High God]'s will, but our priests still have a pretty good idea of what is holy and what is profane.|
+|Pilgrimage Attitude|Encouraged|This faith encourages its members to visit earthly locations deemed to be of spiritual significance as a means of demonstrating reverence for [High God].|
+|Marriage|Monogamous|Marriage is a sacred bond between two individuals. Attempting to form such a bond with multiple people at once is sacrilege.|
+|Divorce|Must be Approved|While the bonds of marriage should not be taken lightly, extenuating circumstances can sometimes make divorce a necessity.|
+|Bastardry|Legitimization|Marriage is holy, so children born outside of it must be blessed in another way if they are to be considered legitimate.|
+|Funerary Tradition|Bewailing Funeral|The soul has begun its long journey to [afterlife name] and we will never see them again in the living world. It is imperative that all who knew the dead gather and offer their grief in a public show of bewailment. This both honors the dead and cleanses our souls of the grief felt by their departure.|
+^ Crime ^ Doctrine ^ Text          ^
+|Same-Sex Relations|Shunned|It is unnatural for two men to engage in sexual relations with one another, regardless of the circumstances.|
+|Adultery|Shunned|It is sinful for one to engage in intercourse outside of marriage, but like all sins it is the divine who must judge them for their failings.|
+|Deviancy|Shunned|There are some sexual practices which are simply abnormal and strange. It stands to reason that people with those desires are equally abnormal and strange.|
+|Witchcraft|Shunned|The divine have the rightful jurisdiction over supernatural forces in this world, so any attempt to coerce those forces into obeying a mortal's will is inherently misguided.|
+^ Clerical Doctrine ^ Doctrine ^ Text          ^
+|Clerical Function|Control|The priest derives its authority from the divine, and that still applies here on Earth.|
+|Clerical Gender|Only Men|Only men can shoulder the great responsibility of serving as priests of our faith.|
+|Clerical Marriage|Disallowed|Becoming a priest means devoting one's life to the divine. It is inherently unfaithful to consider taking a mortal spouse in addition to that.|
-Christianity is mostly based on its holey scripture, the [[Bible]], which, according to some, is the cause of, and to others, end of all problems. If someone is talking about Christianity, they got it from the Bible or someone else who got it from the Bible. Or, but that's just my personal suspicion, nobody is actually so deranged as to read the whole thing, nobody ever actually read it and all they have are some random excerpts they will throw around at every opportunity. So, when I say "Christianity does" or "Christianity says" then I mean mostly "people who believe in Christianity and base it upon conclusions drawn from <del>random Bible excerpts they stumbled over and found themselves agreeing with</del>((Of course while rejecting the stuff they don't agree with.)) the Bible".
+^ Tenet ^ Text          ^
+|Communion|Our rituals are not merely symbolic — they invoke the very presence of the divine itself. Those who cannot or do not join us in their practice cannot be true believers.|
+|Pacifism|Violence is an abhorrent act that only leads to suffering, pain and regret. By working to avoid it whenever possible we can build stronger, more secure societies for the faithful to live in.|
-Christianity is historic and has greatly (and badly) affected human [[history]]. Being history, like most things I wouldn't give Christianity the time of day if it wasn't for its way to affect the modern times. Unfortunately Christianity keeps making headlines for many negative, very negative things, scarring its general perception. This page doesn't seek to dump Christianity. I personally don't //really// have a strong opinion on Christianity either way - people can believe in what they want. I only have strong opinions on the people who do things //because// of it, be it good or bad. Christianity on its own is just a concept where labels like "good" or "bad" don't really apply. Like, the concept of "feelings" is just a concept - it's the context that matters: Feelings can make you be kind to others but it can also make you kill people. Saying "Christianity is bad because many Christians hate gay people" would be like calling feelings "bad" because some people commit murder because of their feelings.
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