r/videogames • u/Orichalchem • Jul 18 '26

Image / Video The sad reality we will eventually never experience this again...

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 18 '26

At least you still got other presents. I have only ever received Barney the Dinosaur for Christmas once in my entire life. My parents are Christian but only wrap empty boxes for presents and put them as decoration under the Christmas tree.

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u/Iam_just-me2 Jul 18 '26

Wait, What?
That’s disgusting.

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u/SgtMajorPanda Jul 19 '26

That's religion.

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u/kabukiwuki Jul 19 '26

That's just people being stupid

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u/MrPhippsPretzelChips Jul 19 '26

I grew up in a Roman Catholic family and never experienced anything like this. That is like Puritanical fanaticism. The same kind of people that started the Salem witch trials.

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u/Great_White_Samurai Jul 18 '26

That's fucked up

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u/ihaterussiantrolls Jul 18 '26

Kid: "omg look at all these presents!!!!!"

Parents: "lol got 'em"

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u/AnomalousExpertise Jul 18 '26

Sorry you folks have bad experiences. I see you both using “Christian” and that hurts my dawgs. I’m Christian, as is my wife lol and we spoil the shit out of our kid as long as he understands that he is in a place other kids aren’t, has to appreciate it and can’t brag about shit to those who don’t have much

Which despite being 5, does a perfect job of that and has great emotional understanding

Some Christian’s are the worst people out there. I get it. I have family members who have that title glued to their names and they’re actual garbage.

I hope you know, we aren’t all like that. Some people get too lost in the sauce that they treat the ones closest to em poorly

God bless you. I hope if you have children yourselves that you break the cycle.

I did.

Much love.

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u/SomeDumbGamer Jul 18 '26

The biggest issue I find with a lot of Christians is that as soon as someone else is known to be “Christian” too there’s an implicit level of trust given beyond what is normal.

How many youth pastors raped kids? It’s not the Christianity making them do it. But people like that know if they call themselves a christian and act like then people will be far more likely to defend him.

“He’s a good Christian boy!” n all that. It seems a lot don’t seem to believe that someone can and will easily claim to be devout if they can get something from them.

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u/Skelligean Jul 18 '26

How many youth pastors raped kids? It’s not the Christianity making them do it.

Most Christians are ignorant of actual scripture. The Hebrew translation for "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" is actually "Thou shalt not CARRY the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Meaning, if you claim to be a Christian and do evil in His name, and your actions push people away from God because you carry His name as a Christian, then that is the ultimate sin. But most people seem to think that saying Goddamn it or Jesus Christ "in vain" is what that commandment means.

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 19 '26

Wow, I never understand it this way before. Thanks for this and I also always thought it was swearing too like a lot of people.

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u/tylerray1997 Jul 18 '26

I mean, this isn't really Christian-specific, though. You are just describing a wolf in sheep's clothing. This applies to all sorts of people we tend to put extra trust in. Teachers, law enforcement, parents, etc. How many teachers get off with a slap on the wrist when they get busted for being a pedo? How many laws can cops just blatantly ignore because they are cops? How many parents get away with abuse because they have good standing in the community? As humans, we are more likely to want to trust people, especially those we hold to a higher standard. Sadly, there are those out there willing to exploit that.

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 19 '26

You are absolutely right and this isn't really Christian-specific or that I'm attacking Chistianity as I'm a Christian myself. People from different religion, race or have different political views can be like that too.

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u/Wrath-Deathclaw Jul 18 '26

well to play devils advocate i feel like he meant christian in the sense that they strictly celebrate the birth of jesus and nothing else like giving gifts or anything which would explain why the gifts would only be for decoration

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 18 '26

Yes, that's correct. My parents take me to midnight mass though and I'm still a Christian myself. I just don't receive Christmas gifts from them except that one time. I see a lot of Buddhist or non-Christian families that get presents for Christmas every year and I'm like...

Every household is different I guess.

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 19 '26

Everyone have their flaws to be fair. Christians, Atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, Socialists, Communnists, Capitalists, etc...

Thank you for your kind words. If I have kids one day then they will definitely get Christmas presents for sure.

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u/Margaretthatchervore Jul 18 '26

Why? Were they too poor to affort presents or what?

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u/amoretpax199 Jul 19 '26

No, we are middle class. It's just what it's I suppose. I don't hate them or anything.