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378 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Heavymetaladdict15
I (20M) want to go to church but Im afraid I'll be judged harshly because of my tattoo and my music preference (I like heavy metal) and Im also afraid that I'll be harshly treated by the church because I'm having a hard time believing in Jesus, I truly appreciate any and all sup…
216 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Dependent-Bill197
I'm genuinely curious and not trying to attack Christianity. I'm wondering how Christians understand the origins of the doctrine.
130 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Godslayer3099
So I am a fan of Gravity Falls, a cartoon. I know some people think it’s controversial, but that’s a whole other discussion. My mom doesn’t like the show at all, and especially doesn’t like this necklace I have. It has one of the shows main villains, Bill Cipher on it. I use to…
106 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC
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Aug 15, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/SmoothAlternative510
Thoughts? Do you think fundamentalists’ strict literal interpretation of the Bible pushes people away more than their message is able to bring people in? What will be the likely future of Christianity, given the state of the Christian churches in America. Will mainline Christian…
42 upvotes
Aug 16, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC
Posted by /u/ElegantAd2607
You are not supposed to want Hitler, Stalin, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Wade Watts or someone like Ian Watkins to go to hell. I've never once wished that someone would go to hell and at this point in time I find that idea to be very strange. As if them going to hell helps the vi…
35 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
Posted by /u/slagnanz
It feels like we should know more about this guy. I mean, depending on who you ask, he’s Jesus’ brother, or His step-brother, or maybe His cousin. But we don’t get a lot of details about how he goes from growing up alongside Jesus to being Bishop of Jerusalem. There’s a good cha…
27 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Key-Quarter-9686
whats one thing that helps you stay when you are on the brink of walking away from God?
27 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC
16 upvotes
Aug 16, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC
Posted by /u/TelephoneLivid9981
I know the evolution theory of how we came from apes or how it started with a fish evolving into a fish with legs to something else but I’m curious if there are any scientists that believe in Christianity instead or possibly believing both, I don’t mean to be disrespectful if it…
15 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC
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Aug 16, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Lonely-Move-8257
I (26F) have had a very complicated journey with Jesus. I was raised in a very traumatic church environment (highly legalistic, women were second class citizens and mental health struggles of any kind were a fault of your own). My parents split when I was young. I have a untreat…
13 upvotes
Aug 16, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Artistic-Recipe8266
Ten years ago, I was raped and became pregnant. I was angry with my rapist, and I knew immediately that I wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. My family sent me to another part of the country to stay with relatives. We did not tell my rapist or his family that I was pregnan…
11 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC
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Aug 16, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC
Posted by /u/tachibanakanade
Why is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka the Mormon Church seen as a separate religion from Christianity? Is it solely due to the rejection of the Nicene Creed? If so, why aren't other groups that reject the Nicene Creed seen in the same way? For example, the S…
10 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
Posted by /u/4etherant
ive read alot of different opinions about this. im not sure about my own but, someone i know insists that everything in the bible is real and happend exactly that way like this. but i sometimes wonder, if its more like in other books. which are written like a made up story, to a…
10 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC
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Aug 16, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC
Posted by /u/ARROW_404
I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this, but as I was doing my daily Bible reading, these verses jumped out at me. God says that He, Himself, will seek out His sheep, and will rescue them on a day of clouds and thick darkness. This is fulfilled in the crucifixion, where we, Go…
8 upvotes
Aug 16, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC
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Aug 16, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Hot_Friendship_3048
Hey, I saw a reply where someone was arguing about eternal punishment, and they explained that the punishment itself isn’t necessarily eternal, but that the fire is, meaning God could ultimately perish those who aren’t given eternal life. My question is, why is that viewed as sh…
8 upvotes
Aug 16, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC
Posted by /u/DrFuntastic
Please stay respectful
8 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC
Posted by /u/burner_account_60
Hi! I don’t know if this type of post is allowed, but I’m hoping I could get some of my answers regarding Christianity answered. I wanna preface this with I am not trying to disprove Christianity or say that you’re wrong. I love that people can have their own beliefs and hate th…
8 upvotes
Aug 15, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC
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Aug 15, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC
Posted by /u/ElectronicWorking416
My gf broke up with me and she said that it was due to a lack of effort I genuinely don’t know what to do because we never had a real conversation about effort until 2 weeks before she broke my heart. I never really realized that’s how she felt. She had brought it up before subt…