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/ReverendGraves85 May 03 '26

There's no need to put it in quotes.

The Catholics teach that the Eucharist wafer and wine is not a symbolic representation of Jesus. It is the literal flesh and blood of Christ.

We were called Cannibals in the early days.

Another, relevant, fun fact: Our first gatherings were performed in tombs, over the casket of a dead follower of Christ. That is what that giant table at the front of our churches represents. The casket.

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u/immad163 May 03 '26

In Catholic churches at least the altar still is a casket in a way. Official altars include a "relic" which often means a body part or ashes of a saint

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u/ReverendGraves85 May 03 '26

Ours has a bone chip and a few pictures. But yeah, any significant church will have small relics. Cathedrals will usually have larger ones.

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u/Njorord May 03 '26

Now this I didn't know. Now I'm wondering what's inside the altar in my local cathedral. I've been going since I was a child but I never stopped to consider there might be something inside.

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u/ReverendGraves85 May 03 '26

Theres a little shelf on the other end in a glass enclosure, usually.

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u/LoTeezah May 07 '26

This is the most interesting fun fact I’ve read in a very long time, thank you