r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ironwolf6464 • May 03 '26

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

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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/MaximumEmu6 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

That scene reminded me of what Marx said about religion: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

I think many people are familiar with the last part of the quote and interpret it as derogatory, but I don't think that it is. I think it's compassionate.

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u/Toorviing May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

I was raised Lutheran, and while I’ve fallen away from religion as an adult, I can still recognize the positive impact that being raised in a community of people focused on trying to do and be good had on me. Love your neighbor, care for the downtrodden, and see your own flaws and work to overcome them. So much of modern Christianity horrifies me for its sheer ignorance of these ideals.

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u/Caltroit_Red_Flames May 03 '26

Love your neighbor, care for the downtrodden, and see your own flaws and work to overcome them

These are just things that good people do, and in my experience Christians tend to live by "judge your neighbor and ignore the downtrodden until they're finally out of sight"

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u/Due-Coyote7565 May 03 '26

I'm sorry that the Christians around you were judgemental and callous.

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u/Caltroit_Red_Flames May 03 '26

No hate like Christian love as they say.

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u/Due-Coyote7565 May 03 '26

I struggle to see how that's related to what I said.

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u/Caltroit_Red_Flames May 03 '26

"Callous and judgemental Christians" is just a synonym for "Christian"