MorbidCuriosity

@Maria_rose_mary Sure thing! But if you do decide to attend service at a different church, you might want to still attend Mass at the Catholic parish on the same weekend, just so you're sure the Sunday obligation is fulfilled. It's good to stay on the side of caution.

@MorbidH8 不敬にならないなら正教会や聖公会が近くにあるから礼拝に参加してみようかな どうもありがとう！

司祭が花をばら撒きながらダッシュする正教会面白そう かなり見たい 通ってるカトリック教会の裏に正教会があって建築や山下りんのイコンが好きでよく見学に行くんだけど、礼拝に参加してみても良いのかわからず躊躇う カトリック教会にも正教会にも失礼になっちゃうかな…？

@RX_9999_2 If you live in any African country, looking different from them will just make you a target.

Twitterやってて分かったけど黒人層はかなり東アジア人の容姿を馬鹿にしてるよなって 韓国人差別するリプライがかなり散見されるし見てて気分のいい物ではないな これでよく俺らに対して同じ白人に差別される同胞とか言えたもんだわ、こいつらが実権握ったら絶対東アジア人の立場は悪くなる

@0xitsmeNio As a man with anger problems, I still need God's help to clean my mouth. It's too easy for me to swear when I'm irritated, especially at work. The only progress I've made is I no longer use his name in vein.

예수님과 가까워지기 시작한 이후로 더 이상 욕하지 않습니다 내 내부가 더 이상 욕을 하지 않는다고 생각해도 😳

And just so you're aware, there is a new 2D platforming game in the series that came out concurrently with Defiance Remastered. But it's trash. I'd avoid it at all costs. Have fun!

To my fellow gamers in Japan: If you're looking to try some good western games, and you like vampire stories, I'd recommend the Legacy of Kain series. Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered, and Defiance Remastered can be downloaded. Both have Japanese dubs and subtitle options.

Blood Omen 2 has not gotten a remaster. Physical copies for XBox and PS2 are rare, but you can probably download it on Steam. I'm not sure if there are Japanese language options though.

@zundamotisuki Help is best given to those who can't help themselves. She's exactly the kind of person who'd lounge a whole day in a buffet if she could.

黒人女性「国の食料支援が無くなると、飢えで死んでしまうかも」 あなたはこの黒人女性を助けたいと思いますか？ 皆様のご支援が必要です。

@Sierra_rak Yes. When I took Holy Communion about three years ago. It wasn't my first time, but it was the first time it felt genuine after I quit being an atheist. I said a prayer giving thanks to God, and that's when I felt his grace and wept.

Be honest… have you ever prayed and cried at the same time?

@FightofFaith For me, it's probably Come Sinners, Poor and Needy.

Christians only. What’s your favorite worship song or hymn?

@tac9999 @FzYlBpqOpO43426 @fussoo_moe The sayings were interchangeable when I was growing up. But now that you've mentioned it, my latest recollection of hearing someone say "Merry Christmas" was at one of my old jobs back in 2006. It's jarring.

@MorbidH8 @FzYlBpqOpO43426 @fussoo_moe ああ、だから最近のクリスマスを祝う言葉が「メリークリスマス」から「ハッピーホリデー」に変わっていっているのか。

もし日本人が宗教を信仰していないという世論調査やアンケートを見てそのようなイメージを抱いているなら大きな誤解です。日本人がそのような回答をする理由が三つあります。 一番目は、日本人は、宗教に人生を捧げる決断をした、牧師などの宗教家、あるいは熱心に自分の信じる宗教を布教する人たちと比べて、自分自身が深い信仰を持っていないと自覚しているためです。 またこれは、宗教的伝説を信じず、科学を基礎と置いていることとも関係があります。宗教的伝説（神が七日間で世界を作ったなど）を信じないので、信仰心があると言えないと考えているのです。 二番目は、日本人は自身が行っている宗教的行為をあまり宗教的行為だと自覚なく行っています。つまり文化風習として完全に社会に溶け込んでいるのです。 三番目は、日本人は自分たちが行っている宗教行為が、仏教と神道とそれ以外の土着の信仰が混ざり合っていることに自覚的なため、特定の宗教を信仰しているとは言えないと考えるためです。 多くの日本人は、その年の最初の日の出を特別なものだと感じ（初日の出）、その年で初めて神社へ参拝することを特別なことだと感じ（初詣）、八月に祖先の霊が帰ってくるための宗教的儀式を行い（お盆）、年の最後にお寺の鐘を鳴らして煩悩を振り払い（除夜の鐘）、新年を清浄な体で迎えようとします。 また、地域ごとの神社で"お祭り"をして、地域として神に祈りを捧げます。 大きな神社や寺で行われる宗教行事は、恒例行事としてNHKのニュースに取り上げられます。 あなたは日本人に本当に信仰心がないと信じられますか？ 多くの日本人が、年始に神社にお参りをし、少額のお布施をして"おみくじ"を引いてその年の自分の運命を占います。 現世利益があると信じ、少額のお布施で"お守り"を受け取り、運命を良好なものにしようと願います。 病気を治したい、勉強でいい成績が欲しい、スポーツで成果を出したい、商売がうまく行ってほしい。そういった願い事があれば、近所の神社に行きお布施をし、神への祈りを捧げます。 死者を前にすれば手を合わせ、仏教に基づく祈りを捧げます。 これらは特別なことではありません。多くの日本人が日常的に行っていることです。 しかし、日本人は宗教を信仰していないと回答します。 日本人は、科学を信じ、魂を信じ、運命を信じ、神々を信じ、自然を信じ、仏を信じ、祖先を信じ、物を信じ、日常的にそれらに祈りを捧げます。 しかし、宗教を信仰していないという自覚なのです。

@MAGALIBTARDS @Aku_700 Yes, nobody needs to die. We agree. We also think people shouldn't OD on fentanyl. That's exactly what happened to him.

@Aku_700 They’re not there because we think him a hero. They’re there because he didn’t need to die.

George Floyd went to jail 8 times. In 2007, he held a gun to a woman’s stomach during an aggravated robbery. George Floyd statues should be removed. Raise your hand 🤚 if you agree — I’ll follow back! 📷💯

@machi_niba @fussoo_moe Once I acquired that knowledge I'd been lacking, I went to Mass and received Holy Communion. It wasn't my first time, but it was the first time it felt genuine. I said a prayer giving thanks to God, and that's when he made his presence known to me. I wept, almost uncontrollably.

@MorbidH8 @fussoo_moe 話がとっちらかってしまいましたが、私が聞きたいのは日本の外では何をもって無宗教、もしくはその宗教を信じているとするのかということです。MorbidH8さんのいうクリスマスを消費する無宗教の方は、お墓は家族の宗教と同じだったりするのでしょうか。

@machi_niba @fussoo_moe I was actually raised in a Catholic family, but the church's school system failed to teach me anything to support scripture. Coupled with my mother being a huge fanatic and a diagnosed schizophrenic, I was pushed toward atheism. It took 25 years for me to come back.

@machi_niba @fussoo_moe I know because I'm a former atheist myself. I treated academia like a religion. I just didn't like to call it that. I can't speak for all converts, but for me, it took exposure to historic evidence, refutation of common misunderstandings, and general bible knowledge.

@machi_niba @fussoo_moe A non-religious person could either be agnostic (someone who's open to the possibility of gods or an afterlife), or an atheist who puts blind faith in science, discarding all other forms of knowledge that may contradict when they're taught by our secular education system.

@machi_niba @fussoo_moe Regarding graves, I don't think Americans in general put much thought into them. I've only been to a couple of cemeteries, and the graves I've seen were largely indistinguishable. Some may have a cross chiseled at the top of a gravestone, but that's probably done by request.

@Ammoascurrency @task_fortress Yeah, I made a separate post for that. Character limits are a pain.

@MorbidH8 @task_fortress The problem with images is they aren't translated so the person receiving them might be able to read what you wrote but have no idea what's written on the image

他宗教に敬意を払えない聖書原理主義なクリスチャンは本当に苦手だねぇ。😥

@task_fortress The text says: "I forgive the emperor and those responsible for my death. I have no hatred for the emperor; indeed, I wish that he and all the Japanese people would become Christians." - Saint Paul Miki Preached while crucified at Nagasaki in 1597 with 25 companions

@task_fortress Respect goes both ways.