Can't say I'm too familiar with church as a whole; religion's not really a big thing back in the complex. [ Besides the uh...obvious, anyway. ] And I'm guessing the one God I have heard about before here probably isn't the same one putting us on stage...but that does sound like a pretty loose criteria.
Not that I'm not guilty of quite a few sins myself...but this seems like a pretty ineffective way to judge people for them. [ He leans back, absentmindedly ticking off his fingers as he speaks. ] Is murdering another for your wish not a sin, or do they consider killing another sinner a way to cleanse yourself of the act itself? And so on.
From the sounds of what our dear Dramaturge was saying, I really think it's as simple as 'as long as you're doing it for and with genuine love for God in your heart of hearts, it's okay.' Or at least that's the intent.
[ So, you know, maybe the point is to make them let God into their hearts or something in hopes that it'll automatically absolve them of whatever they do. Or something.
Honestly she kind of wonders what certain saints and zealots might make of this place. Oh well. Not her circus. "Wholesome" and "positive" feelings about murder— what a joke. Even she knows that taking joy in the ending of life can only be considered evil, and he's not even talking about the thrill of the hunt, chasing down and toying with prey to boot. ]
Talk about an abusable escape clause. No wonder human society is such a mess.
I'm all for doing things for love, but I can't say I feel anything too strong for God. Demanding someone's love without really working for it is just tasteless...
[ Either way, he doesn't really care much about being absolved of sins. Sure, he doesn't like being accused as much as the next guy, but he's got no interest in offering up love and respect to someone who'd try to wipe his hands clean.
For those moments without love, without passionate intent, it's just mechanical. A job to do, a task to complete. He's not going to up and pretend he's an upstanding member of society just because God says he's faithful enough to have the slate wiped clean, or something.
...Really. It just leaves a bad taste in his mouth. ]
That type of half-assed excuse is really the worst.
Oh, I agree with you. That's the kind of God this is, though. Humans have killed so many of their own kind over the years, claiming that it was for God's sake, believing that it justifies them and their cause.
[ They try to dress it up to be anything other than slaughter, to deny that they're simply just bloodthirsty, and for what? ]
I suppose they must have been right, if this is how their God really is.
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Not that I'm not guilty of quite a few sins myself...but this seems like a pretty ineffective way to judge people for them. [ He leans back, absentmindedly ticking off his fingers as he speaks. ] Is murdering another for your wish not a sin, or do they consider killing another sinner a way to cleanse yourself of the act itself? And so on.
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[ So, you know, maybe the point is to make them let God into their hearts or something in hopes that it'll automatically absolve them of whatever they do. Or something.
Honestly she kind of wonders what certain saints and zealots might make of this place. Oh well. Not her circus. "Wholesome" and "positive" feelings about murder— what a joke. Even she knows that taking joy in the ending of life can only be considered evil, and he's not even talking about the thrill of the hunt, chasing down and toying with prey to boot. ]
Talk about an abusable escape clause. No wonder human society is such a mess.
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[ Either way, he doesn't really care much about being absolved of sins. Sure, he doesn't like being accused as much as the next guy, but he's got no interest in offering up love and respect to someone who'd try to wipe his hands clean.
For those moments without love, without passionate intent, it's just mechanical. A job to do, a task to complete. He's not going to up and pretend he's an upstanding member of society just because God says he's faithful enough to have the slate wiped clean, or something.
...Really. It just leaves a bad taste in his mouth. ]
That type of half-assed excuse is really the worst.
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[ They try to dress it up to be anything other than slaughter, to deny that they're simply just bloodthirsty, and for what? ]
I suppose they must have been right, if this is how their God really is.