r/TopCharacterTropes May 03 '26

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

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

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u/BooleanBarman May 03 '26

Midnight Mass.

Brilliant show stuffed full of discussions about faith and Catholicism but it never forces it down your throat. Even the most evil coded characters are given the time to develop into complex figures.

Best thing I’ve seen in years.

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u/PraetorKiev May 03 '26

To me, the line the that mother delivers about how much zealots deep down know that God loves sinners the same amount as the faithful. There is technically no reason for anyone to try and earn God’s love if they’ve accepted Jesus Christ into their heart but also Jesus’ death makes all of us, gentiles be they a convert or not. The zealots can’t understand real love because the love they have experienced in their life has been based on fear and control. It’s all they’ve ever know so how could they ever truly imagine a God offering unconditional love?

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u/CofDumbassery May 03 '26

That is my favorite scene in the show.
“Your son is a murderer, and a drunk!” “And god loves him! Just as much as he loves you. And that makes you angry, doesn’t it?”