• lunar17@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    So quick update: my friend who was homeschooled in a religious household but is now atheist thinks it is not satire. My take is that if this is satire, it’s going over a lot of people’s heads.

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      3 months ago

      Well, there’s this…

      …but honestly, I could see somebody sufficiently naive not recognizing that for what it is.

      This one, however, is a bit less covert:

      And then you recall reading this in the intro on the first page, and a pattern starts to develop:

      My OBJECTIVE is JUST 4 KIDZ! The “Z” is for “ZEALOUSNESS,” 'cause Jesus wants us to be hot for Him, not lukewarm.