/christian/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship

>>731246

how the winnie the pooh do i become even half as articulate as him?

>>731252

The guy is an actor, his part is cut in. So he time to write his lines.

>>731264

Is it "Notice me, senpai" guy?

>Remember. It's not sinningI if you don’t tell credit card numbers.

Any time you see the words "massive security breach," that's what folks are up to.

I never had any account on any porn sites. Feels good

>>731246

> ashley madison

> the site full of fake accounts that also "got breached" and revealed nothing because anyone could have been falsely added to the site

The site was designed for that day and was to be used as a hit piece on semi-famous people who were getting out of line with their handlers. Literally who in their right mind would sign up for a website like this unironically?

>>731272

*canaanite as canine.

>>731272

Burn furs did nothing wrong

>>731275

CHRISTFURBOL GANG ARISE

>>731267

I know him as the Arby's guy.

>>731272

>>731276

I feel bad for the furries back in the 90s that tried to stop the fandom from becoming a LGBT propaganda factory full of sexual degenerates. It’s so uncanny how the anti-burn furs were all using proto-SJW language and cried anti-alternative life styles.

>>731272

Anthropomorphic animals and furryism isn't the same thing, the first is just in good humor the latter is sexual fetishism and hatred against God

Is there a relationship between furryism and "spirit animals" that is present in many cultures? Is there a biblical answer to this aside from idolatry?

>>731270

A girl I knew from college, apparently.

>>731325

That’s true. Still, the idea of having a fursona or spirit animal is a demonic corruption of something Jesus and Solomon and even Pagans like Aesop and Buddha used as a teaching aid: seeking traits we desire from animals and imitating that trait (the toiling ant, the carefree bird, the clever snake, and the peaceful dove to name a few).

>>731321

This happens with everything. In fact, that’s why we have martyrs: people who warned the world about what is sinful, only for their words to go unheeded until it’s too late.

>>731246

>furries == "Animal sex fans"

that headline alone was worth giving putin my clicks

>>731267

>>731246

>>731308

>satanist

>furry

>works at Arbys

Makes sense

>>731389

A little too much sense.

>>731397

What is his end game?

eh, I am sorry for the furries who are away from God…

>>731414

>>731321

Yeah, the problem, IMHO, was the approach…I am a furry and I am very vocal about my issues in the community; but since I do not go around acting like a sort of puritan, but engage in talks and try to make people understand why I oppose all that, at least there's no vitriolic reaction towards my opinion and some of the less crazed furries even agree with me. Sturngeon's law, my fren…we ought to work with those who are not completely deaf to those issues and problems.

>>731325

>>731328

I am a furry, I do not worship nor have a fetish towards any fursona or character; the fandom is infected deeply, but isn't that the case with pretty much all fandoms? I am and always will be part of it, since it saved me when I was a teen; I am a Christian first and foremost, of course, so indeed I know the dangers of that place.

Some furries have "spiritual animals", others don't; the furry community is very "thin" when it comes to what makes or breaks your belonging to it.

>>732097

suicide is a sin

>>732115

I totally agree…that is why I do not consider myself really a "Christian furry" but rather a Christian who also enjoys some aspects of the furry fandom. And you nailed with the "cult" part; hence why so many anime enthusiasts are also part of the furry world.

As for the "coming split", I do believe we are already starting to see it…the 2016 election showed that there were right wing furries, and more are coming out accepting the fact that they agree with the right (be it the secularized version of it or the one grounded in Christian values). I do believe we could work in the future more openly in the community, and that there could be a re-evaluation of "adult content" in a more mature way (by which I mean: topics like sexuality, death, our fears, etc…could be explored in a way that does not forces it to be pornographic, where explicit things can be used to pose questions and answers or provoke real emotions and characters: eroticism is a double edged sword, and if used in the right way is even a tool which can serve a person who wants to send positive messages); however, the road is long and alas, like many pointed out, sadly the fandom was infected from pretty much the beginning with a sense of fetishism, and since it wasn't rebuked but tolerated, this made it only a gaping wound into which all that filth flew without anything to stop or counteract it.

But it's not impossible to renovate a small portion of this community and turn it into something healthier, even if it's not going to be an easy feat..but I still hope that, with the help of God, some of us will be able to create this small pocket where the hobby is not a fetish nor a cult nor a source of idolatry, but a meeting place for creative people to create something unique and with some meaning too (I'd call it a furry distributist approach, in which the individuals are both the creators and the consumers…)

What is the furry fandom you two are speaking of? Anthropomorphic animals? Anthropomorphic animals are not a piece of art or something like that which can be rallied around, it is not cogent enough. Is it dressing up in costumes? Again the same problem. The problem with the furry fandom is that it is inherently sinful because it is inherently lewd; without the lewdness there is no furry fandom, because it has no distinctives left.

>>732148

That’s debateable. While yes dressing up in fursuits in an almost paganistic ritual and drawing sexually provocative art of anthro animals is basically what the fandom itself is, using anthropomorphic animals to tell stories or even as a sort of representation of one’s self isn’t sinful, provided you don’t make this the entire focus of your life. Basically, while making a religon out of going to conventions and identifying oneself with their fursona is unsavory, we can christianize and create a small faction that works to produce art that is spiritually enriching, or at the very least does not contribute to the culture of Death.

>>732148

you already made up your mind on the topic; glad for you. I still believe with God's help that "non community" can be changed enough to the point where there are small groups of furries who also have values. Not all of the furry community is bad, even if I do know that the bad at the moment is overwhelming (hence why I posted Sturgeon's law in my first post). Same goes on a smaller scale in the political movements I am a follower of, and to an even smaller scale in Christianity. But guess what: we ought to work with the good parts and try to mend or rebuke the bad and unhealthy ones. If that "good" is only 1-2%, then we'll work with that 1 to 2%; if it's 5%, with 5%; and so on.

>>732139

>>732157

>>732156

>>732082

>>732082

But you're missing that dressing up as an animal or even projecting your psyche onto a "fursona" like that is inherently fetishistic behavior. It is a vice that harms you, there can therefore never be a functioning "community" of furries that doesn't spiritually damage the "members".

They can only become real "communities" insofar as they help their members to escape from the furry fetish. And that's even stretching the term community, because really, groups of people who communicate online aren't a community, even if they improve each other. Your community is where you live, the people you have a relationship with, and the place you have an investment in. Even /christian/ isn't a community, it's a time sink and occasional tool for self improvement.

>>732179

I disagree; surely escapism can be dangerous, and mixing it with the other issues still plaguing the furry community is an even more dangerous thing…but it's up to each individual person in it to make it a good or bad thing. I still hold hope for a small change and to keep it as a way to vent out a little when life stresses me, and only after making sure I did my prayers and fulfilled my duties.

>>732156

>using anthropomorphic animals to tell stories or even as a sort of representation of one’s self isn’t sinful

It also isn't "furry" in and of itself. >>732157

Again, what is the basis of this "community"? What are furries "fans" of? The "furry community" is basically the porn addict community, and you can't have a Christian community based on a fetish

>>732277

>What are furries "fans" of?

anthropomorphix characters in all kinds of medias; again, I do not deny the issues in the community (I was in that dark spot as well); I do not want a Christian community based on it, but I would like to have a spot for those who also happen to have as their foundation for how to live a Christian faith. Does this mean we are "Christian furries"? No, we are Christians who happen to be inside this community and who enjoy the parts of it which a Christian would be allowed to enjoy. I like movies, does that mean I watch heretical movies and agree with them? I sometimes play videogames; but I know that's an escapism which should never take too much time away from my life or replace the time I should spend praying, reading or doing something constructive. Etc…

Everything in moderation, even moderation. Let not put down our guard, but let's not be puritans either.

>>732309

Honestly, if there were even church booths or even a church service with free food to intice people at cons, I could see that as being a good compromise. The spirit will lead people to wherever God wills, but we could make it easier.

>>732323

I knew a young guy who entered seminary and who wants to help furries find God…he is sure there are many who are already close to Him, but are "wounded" and afraid to accept Him. I was in that place as well…especially after I had someone abuse me physically and the furry community was the only place where I could find some help at the time; later I returned to the faith, but it was a long journey home, and that part of me, even if it's a secondary and very small part, will always stick with me.

I remember that as a child I was really into the Redwall books and I eventually found a weird social game where you made an animal character and just interacted with people. I don't have any bad memories from it but in retrospect I think it was some kind of fursona thing and I shudder to think of some of the creeps I was probably talking to.

>>731246

Robot Chicken did it.

>favorite cartoons always starred animals that acted human

>now humans want to act like animals

It'd be hypocritical of me to be too angry, as I'm writing a fantasy story involving monster girl-ish characters, but I actually justify it. These people just want to be something they aren't.

Also, here: https://web.archive.org/web/20181110200540/https://www.cnn.com/ampstories/us/what-you-dont-get-about-furry-fursonas

>>732115

>>732139

Christ have mercy upon us

>>737633

Lol I actually agree now. Like you can like cartoon animals without making a whole community around it. Identifying as a furry is basically like saying you like shoes to everyone you meet and going to shoe lover conventions: people are going to assume you “like” it a little too much

that being said, Disney’s Robin Hood depicts the one religious figure in a good light and King Richard is implied to be the God Ordained king

> a thread about furries

I BID YOU ALL STOP THIS MADNESS

>>731269

But you still visited porn sites. You shouldn't feel good about that.

As someone who was sexually rekt by Disney cartoons as a kid and faps to the art, I think there are subgroups that are definitely possessed by demons. Like therians and the people in that metokur video.

As for myself I am probably disappointing God immensely by fapping to what might be stylized depiction of demons. There are probably plenty of demons that are just half human half animal hybrids. B*ph*m*t and the goetia comes to mind. I can't help myself. Jesus pls cleanse my mind.