Actually, the conversation would go like this.
Kid: Dad, someone on the internet said Jesus dies for our sins.
Dad: What do you think of that?
Kid: I’m not sure but it’s weird. How can someone dying have anything to do with the bad things that other people do?
Dad: It only makes sense if you understand that back then, they used to kill animals as a sacrifice to God. They believed that God will show them more favor, the larger the sacrifice. If you do something God doesn’t like, killing something will make God happy with you again.
Kid: This is getting more bizarre, and creapy.
Dad: So, Christians believe that Jesus was sacrificed to forgive all humans for all the bad things they do so God will be happy with them again.
Kid: O…K… So, we’re all forgiven for everything we do.
Dad: Not exactly. You have to feel bad about it and ask Jesus to forgive you. If you’re Catholic, you have to go through a priest.
Kid: David cries when he has to go talk to the his priest.
Dad: Yeah, that’s a different topic, but that’s what they believe.
Kid: Why does God want them to kill things?
Dad: It seems that he changed his mind. Somehow, since killing his “son” was such a big deal, that he’s happy with us without further killing.
Kid: Is God supposed to be smart?
Dad: They believe that he knows everything and makes everything happen.
Kid: Isn’t he suppose to help good people and punish bad people?
Dad: We’ll get there later, your question was about sacrifice. Have you heard of communion?
Kid: Isn’t that when they drink juice and eat a cookie.
Dad: That’s right. The cookie is supposed to be the body of Jesus, and the juice is supposed to be his blood.
Kid: Seriously?!
Dad: Yes. It’s symbolic cannibalism. According to the bible, Jesus told them to do it.
Kid: Like half the kids as school and all of their families do that!
Dad: Yup. Pretty weird.
Right… I don’t know if this comic is supposed to be satire but most atheist parents don’t raise their children like that.
Edit: my original comment said “comment” when I meant “comic,” dramatically changing the meaning. Oops.
What is the meaning of this comic? I have no idea. It is very obtuse.
I worked hard for those sins! Give them back!
Yeah, do you think it was easy to organize that office bukkake gang-bang? I worked HARD to make it happen. I want my sin points for that.
Cringe and bait, this is Christian ego fiction.
I see it as making fun of the religious people who do this when their kids question God from something they read in the Internet. Like a uno reversal on crazy parent responses.
Yeah exactly it’s projection. This is how they would react, so they assume the same of aethiests. The reality is we would talk to our kids. Inconceivable to them.
ik this is a shitpost but that’s like the worst possible way to handle that situation
i’m like a third-generation none, my parents were both raised secular and their marriage was officiated by a guy from the a.h.a., but i had some christian classmates in like kindergarten or first grade (public school in california) and i sorta half remember asking my mom some question about something i’d heard them say at some point or another, and what she did was she explained to me (in 5yo detail, anyway) what christianity even was, which i didn’t really understand at that point, and that was enough to make it clear to me how silly it all was.
one of the easiest ways to figure out who to trust, imo, is looking for who can most accurately and fairly describe what their opponents’ argument is. trying to hide it away from a kid who’s looking for answers is just going to make it more intriguing. going over it in detail makes it clear what the problems are.
e: damn, who’d i piss off
I was raised Christian and took all the stories at face value and true. I think I was about 7 or so when I watch a movie I think was called The Bible. For some reason, seeing the stuff on video allowed me to see how ridiculous it was. After that, I still went to church, but I was looking at it from the outside.
Yeah, I’m not a fan of this. Sorry, I’m not a well spoken person so I’ll keep it short. This is the kind of stuff my aunts or uncles would send me to this day due to my cringey teen atheist days (my family is catholic) . I just tell people I’m agnostic or a pragmatic agnostic depending on the audience now.
Really, this is not how any of us should treat our children. It’s the same story we grew up with only reversed. As parents or family figures we should support their beliefs assuming it’s not something scary, and try to get to know how they think and feel as they grow. As they get older, it becomes okay to share your opinion, but not at an early age unless they ask. It’s not fair to them just like it wasn’t fair to many of us.
It almost feels like bait honestly.
