• andrewta@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m not exactly the most religious person, but this seems to be step one in how to piss off a nice chunk of those watching.

    Not the route I would have gone.

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    The entire opening ceremony was riddled with elements that were exaggerated specifically to give the middle finger to people who can’t help but force their personal religious beliefs on others. And seeing how riled up they’ve been getting over it, I must say it worked.

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        3 months ago

        That’s because other religions are minorities in the West and get too much hate and vitriol as it is.

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          3 months ago

          Isnt the olympics about unity? If you have to single out a group to make fun of, maybe you shouldnt

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            3 months ago

            Really? They fully declared the performance was unquestionably for Christians? Not everything in the world is about Jesus.

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              3 months ago

              It was literally the Last Supper. I dont know how much more christian specific you can get

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        3 months ago

        And we aren’t the ones beheading teachers and shooting up art studios