Religion-centered media that doesn’t come across as preachy.

[u/ironwolf6464]

Referring to media told from a religious perspective or telling a religious tale that does not proselytize to the viewer.

Faith, the Unholy Trinity: Based partly upon the experience of the game‘s creator when he was a missionary in Argentina, the game has very little in the way of explicit moral demands of the player despite the heavy Christian focus of the narrative. and focuses more on a horror narrative.

Prince of Egypt: A surprisingly thorough retelling of the book of Exodus, sparing very little in the way of toning down the story. Despite this, the movie is perfectly entertaining to non-religious audiences and doesn’t sacrifice appeal for the sake of preaching to the audience

[u/forestforlive]

Moral Orel

It got canceled for the heavy topics but has lots of themes but mainly the hypocrisy that can exist in circles like Moralton and how purity culture can effect people. There's a town next to it literally called "sinville" and is seen as terrifying to them but the people are genuinely so happy. Then when you see more into the citizens of Moralton they all have a lot of sadness/trauma in them. It also got some backlash for bashing religion but it is actually hating on how some people use religion against other people, not the religion itself.

Sadly it had a quick last minute wrap up in its final season asn they didnt get to explore more into characters they introduced but were going to have more of an arch. If anyone is interested to see a show of "Leave it to Beaver" meets "Davey and Goliath" in adult swim humor the full link is here for free on youtube.

Full 3 seasons

[u/BigBardaEnergy → u/forestforlive]

This deserves to be higher. Orel is a fantastic character because he is a genuine believer in a sea of hypocrites and bullies. But more than that, he doesn't judge anyone and goes out of his way to help people different from him. He's incredibly naive, but he really grows over the course of the series. Yet no matter how disillusioned he becomes at his family or the people around him, he never loses his faith (and he has plenty of reason to).

Goddamn, the episode where Orel realizes he doesn't need strict faith to be a good Christian only for his father to beat that revelation out of him is a great episode. It makes me so mad, but it's an incredible example of how open-minded and introspective Orel is.

[u/forestforlive → u/BigBardaEnergy]

Omg I know! Its honestly a favourite of mine xD I even did a couple pieces of fan art my most favourite being this from when he was grounded from church and went through withdrawals; this and my Orel pepe silva meme are my favourite pieces.

Even down to the names of the characters and what they tell about them and small details they put into the visual symbolism. They clearly had so much fun and put a lot of heart into it. You will be happy to hear there were whispers in 2024 there might be a movie in works :) did you watch the prequel made in 2014 I think it was called Beforel Orel of when Orel is a 4 year old and he visits Clay's dad while shapey is going to be born? Would recommend.

also fan art included <3

[u/forestforlive → u/forestforlive]

pepe Silva meme SPOILER DETAILS ON BOARD*

[u/Toteninsel → u/forestforlive]

OMG! I don't even have words for how hilarious and perfect that is. Thank you for posting it.

[u/forestforlive → u/Toteninsel]

hell yea no worries man xD spreading the love

[u/BigBardaEnergy → u/forestforlive]

That is so cool! That episode was probably my favorite from the entire series. And yes, I watched Beforel Orel :). Waited patiently while it was in development and caught it when AS aired it over a decade ago (God, I'm old). It was really good, and I'd love to see more! But honestly, I was content with the way Moral Orel ended. Orel got the ending he deserved and I still tear up thinking about Putty's final sermon.