How come it was okay for Lisa to become a Buddhist without protest from the family but not okay for Bart and Home to become Catholics?
>>80834246
Because Lisa is a female in the Simpsons universe
>>80834246
weren't they only doing it originally as part of some scam?
and Lisa's family did protest; in fact they've made comments since then about how buddhism isn't a real religion and it's all just a phase
isn't the real question here why you're so obsessed with hating a fictional child? you make a lot of shitty lisa threads, anon
>>80834246
>>80834276
Because she's a creator's pet.
>>80834246
No one gives a shit about lisa. And bart is the favorite.
>>80834246
>without protest from the family
But they did. I recall that one scene when she's meditating under a small tree and Marge (or was it Homer?) placed a Christmas decoration on top of it, trying to tempt her back to Christianity.
>>80834246
Theres far more tension between Prodies and Catholics.
I mean here in the England you could be executed for following the wrong one, and which one was right or wrong could change from one monarch to the next.
Plus there's the whole misconception that Bhuddism is less a religion and more a self help lifestyle choice
>>80834246
But Marge did try to stop Lisa from becoming a Buddhist. The only difference is the writers forgot about Homer and Bart being Catholic.
>>80834362
You could be executed a couple of hundred years ago sorry.
Apologies, I'm high as fuck.
Why do you still care about the Simpsons in the year of our Lord 2016?
What were they before?
>>80834387
So would you say you're a BritBONG?
>>80834471
Protestants.
>>80834471
http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Presbylutheran
>>80834478
>>80834387
I think what this guy means is like a weed bong
>>80834508
And they still go to church every sunday?
>>80834471
Generically Protestant.
Officially however, they were members of "The Western Branch of American Reformed Presbylutheranism," which broke off from Rome because they weren't allowed to go to Church with wet hair, which is a practice they've since abolished.
>>80834574
Do they?
>>80834658I've been to Mass with wet hair before.
Lisa is too stubborn to ever give uo.
Bart and Homer are dumb enough that they could be swayed back.
Do you think Lisa wants to make Bart and/or the entire family be like her in terms of personality and beliefs?
Also because "three kids is enough, thank you".
>>80834246
Because Bart gets abused enough already as it is
>>80834691
No, because then she couldn't feel superior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGu3ZLh3lXM
Bart's a bad boy so it doesn't make sense for him to be part of a religion.
Homer's the right kind of idiot to fall in line with good old American Protestantism. He's too lazy to follow Catholic traditions.
Lisa wants to feel like a special snowflake but is too much of a goody-two shoes to go bad like Bart so she rebelled against her parents by becoming part of the least threatening religion possible.
>>80834679
I believe a lot of the shit Luther was protesting have since been abolished and/or reformed by the Catholic church since.
>the Buddhist episode
Why is there a Buddhist temple in Springfield? The town never felt that big.
>>80834777
>Buddhists
>non-threatening
Someone hasn't heard of Myanmar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Muslims_in_Myanmar
Don't get me wrong, Muzzies deserve it, but god DAMN do not fuck with Buddhists
>>80834848
Most of the really messed up stuff, yeah. But most lutheran and other Protestant churches took stuff to the extreme, and have had several reformations and religious movements of their own, so there are still massive theological differences between the Catholics and the majority of Protestant churches, especially American Protestants.
>>80834865
Even in the early seasons Krusty was made out to be this world famous celebrity that everyone in Hollywood has worked with at some point. Yet he lives and works in Springfield on what looks like public access television. Springfield never really made sense.
>>80834771
Maybe she could add a suggestion that they consider Lisa to be their leader.
>>80834884
>Muzzies
Yes that's French they're speaking, but these kids arent French. They're American!
>>80835172
JE SUIS LES UN FILS
>>80834573
Really mate? I wouldn't have got that
>>80834478
No bong for me today unfortunately. I've been on the beach around the corner and I didn't want to draw unnecessary attention to myself and my mates
>>80834988
Yeah but he was meant to be washed up, wasn't he? Like huge back in the day but now his career is deader than disco so it's all he's got
>>80834691
I think so. Maybe she gets tired of Bart's antics and decides to brainwash him into being another Lisa who is obedient to the original Lisa.
>>80834937
>especially American Protestants
And how. Unlike European Protestantism that at its best saw Catholicism as "what the neighboring kingdom that we aren't on speaking terms with believes so we don't like it," American Protestantism, thanks to American patriotism going overboard a lot of the time with them (like the Nativists), sees itself as part of this grand final puzzle piece in the world and that America is some new Israel and that the Catholic Church is a superpower even among the world's superpowers which is trying to destroy America, the new true Israel and God's new chosen people, with means that are so outlandinsh that you can only laugh at how rediculous it all is. Saying Catholics focus too much on Mary is one thing, saying she's repurposed from Tawaret, Roman goddess War and the Sky is a whole 'nother kettle of retarded fish.
>>80835240
He's supposed to be a sellout hack; what that entails depends on the episode.
>>80834988
I just figured it was the same deal as Bozo's most popular incarnation being a show based out of a Chicago TV station.
>>80835445
Bozo was his main inspiration, yes.
>>80834313
>>80834246
Because lisa is a shit
>>80834246
Marge wasn't okay with her becoming a Buddhist though and kept trying to change her mind.
>>80834338
That was Homer but Marge made him do it.
>>80835269
This
>>80834246
Because Catholics are evil duh
>>80835350
America as the new Israel comes directly from the European Protestants that settled here. It's also a metaphor, the shining city upon a hill, not the literal belief that America is Israel. The thing about Catholicism dates back to when the Catholic Church actually wielded a good deal of political power and religious affiliation was far more important, leading to the idea that Catholics would be more inclined to follow the wishes of the Pope rather than the country. That is also not an exclusively American idea. Anti-Catholicism in America was far less institutionalized and severe than anti-Catholicism in Europe and South America. The only people who still really buy into the whole Catholic Church is running the world shtick are conspiracy theorists and saying that Christian figures are just re-purposed pagan deities is more the domain of anti-Christian belief.
>>80835754
Lisa doesn't even know what is a Buddhist supposed to be, Apu just told her that Buddhists are vegan and that sold it to her. she can easily join a satanic cult as long as they are vegan...in fact I think she did once when she joined a bunch of wiccan girls who happened to be vegan or they read the same harry potter knock off book she likes, something like that.
>>80834848
Pretty much all of it.
>>80835828
fucking catholics! why wont they let me kill babies and marry my 5 underage cousins? it's like they hate human rights
>>80835828
>>80836245
>>80836295
>>80836344
>>80836361
>>80836452
>>80836361
>>80834246
Americans don't consider buhddism to be a real religion. Sad but true.
Lisa an absolute shit.
>>80836535
americans don't consider anyone no american to be real people, sad but true
>>80836515
hey thanks
time to r&i
>>80836538
I think if you get your third abortion because "I don't want this kid" you should have to get sterilized at the same time.
Though multiple abortions do have a chance of causing this anyway.
I also like that over half of abortions in the US are performed on black people. It's funny
>>80836602
>>80836557
Plus she's sucking Bob's dick on the reg.
>>80836295
>>80836344
>>80836361
>>80836452
>>80836361
>>80836635
>>80836602
>>80836587
>>80836571
>>80836538
GUYS
COMICS
AND
CARTOONS
>>80836690
take it to /pol/ you dummy
>>80836602
You would like this one book.
>>80836670
Doesn't that only further confirm her shittyness?
>>80836344
mmm babies
>>80836678
It is inevitable that any discussion of the Simpsons will devolve into this. What can we few non-shitposting folk do but fade into the shadows, never to be heard?
>>80836730
Yes, Yes it does.
>Simpsons thread
>people arguing about abortion
I just...I just can't with you guys sometimes.
>>80834313
what episode was lisa an atheist
>>80837200
>"mom you are stupid for believing in angels, I know because science and steve jobs!"
>>80836999
hello, it's your first day here? let me show you around
>>80837243
wh
how does that mean she's an atheist. She didn't explicitly say the's atheist did she?
>>80837243
Why didn't anyone object on the basis that angels are non-corporeal?
>>80837317
>>80837317
episode is called "Lisa the Skeptic"
here's some quotes
>Lisa: Ugh! Those morons make me so angry!
>Marge: Maybe so, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't call them morons.
>Lisa: But they are morons! What kind of grown person could believe in angels?
>Marge: Well, your mother for one.
>Lisa: You? But you're an intelligent person, Mom.
>Marge: There has to be more to life than just what we see, Lisa. If you can't take a leap of faith every once in a while, well, then I feel sorry for you.
>Lisa: Don't feel sorry for me mom, I feel sorry for you.
>>80837382
So thats a 'no'.
Okay.
>>80837370
so they're beings made of pure energy?
>Spock pls
>>80837396
being skeptical=/=atheist
>>80837396
My mom believes she saw an angel.
I have never seen one.
Only ordinary people leading depressing, ordinary lives.
>>80837421
well, I don't believe in god but that doesn't make me an atheist, right? I mean I believe in thor, and being an atheist means not believing in deities.
>>80837409
Not really, energy is substantailly part of the universe. Angels exist as transcendent beings on a higher plane independent of the material universe.
>>80837421
>fence-sitter reporting
>>80837317
Buddism is an atheist dogma as Xhristianity is a theist dogma.
What you call Atheist is actually Fedorism, an atheist dogma.
But only theist dogmas are called: Religions
>>80834246
>>80834276
>>80834313
>How come it was okay for Lisa to become a Buddhist without protest from the family
So, you didn't actually seethe episode.
They all made a far bigger deal about it than what they did about Bart and homer becoming Catholics.
>>80837500
>Fedorism
what kind of /pol/ shit is this? Did typing this shit out hurt you head?
>>80837500
you mean when I go take my license photo I can wear a fedora and claim is part of my religion?
>>80837572
Well, your atheist people are just posers.
Also
>Stop Shitposting, Sir
>>80837488
yeah clearly the only option is "Angles could/couldn't be real. You don't know!"
No wait, then that would make you a fence sitter.
>>80837593
>Religion
Not, you can't. But you can say that your silly hat is part of your believes
>>80837200
>>80837243
to be fair she was one of the only people willing to question it.
then again it's an episode where everybody did wrong.
>>80837625
>namefag calling others shitposters
HAAH Wow. How's /pol/ treating you pa
>>80836678
>That's what we want you to think...hahaha!
>>80837657
Then discuss.
What is your opinion about "atheists"?
>>80837679
>having real life opinions that go against what you believe makes you /pol/
is this the new meme I've heard about?
>>80837644
The fence is the only thing that doesn't exist.
>>80837717
we should offer them as sacrifices to the japanese harvest gods
>>80837706
I just want to see if lisa ever called herself atheist like >>80834313 shows
>>80837717
talking about abortionshit is a /pol/ thing yes
>>80837746
great meme'd my internet friend
>>80837743
yes, she does.
source: me
now you have to believe it.
>>80837792
I WANT TO HABEEB
>>80837706
You ironically said "fedorism" so whatever shit you say or will say is moot.Fun fact: memes are not a good way to broadcast arguments
>>80837766
>I can't refute your claim so I'll call you a memer
that was so uninspired dude
>>80837743
Let's do this in another way:
If she called herself an atheist: She and the writers are full of shit.
I mean, I am a Doctor, right?
>>80837792
¬¬
>>80837818
>calls everything /pol/
>gets mad when people calls everything meme
you asked for it
>This fucking thread.
>>80837833
what the fuck are you talking about. Why does the word 'atheist' make you so mad. Are you actually autistic or something?
>>80837817
>Fun fact: memes are not a good way to broadcast arguments
Consider the following:
>Memes are viruses
Also,
>Implying I can't lie
>>80837862
at least you are having fun! :^)
>>80837861
>>calls everything /pol/
nope, never did that
but when you have people talking about black and azn babies getting aborted and that kind of shit, do you really think that that out of context shit is related to the thread?
honest question my highly dubious friend
>>80837876
Not, no words can make me mad but misuses can upset me sweet.
>>80837876
same reason why they get mad when people call their trilby a fedora
>>80837469
>thor
Define "Thor." We are on /co/ after all, Thor means something different here.
>>80837926
I dunno, big guy, pretty nordic, big hammer, son of Odin...how in the blazes will Thor mean something different here?
>>80837766
It's honestly embarrassing how you can't defend yourself
>>80838028
Marvel Thor manages to be nice sometimes. Nordic mythology thor doesn't seem to stop being a massive asshole for even a second.
>>80838130
have you ever read actual nordic mythology or you just read the first things you find in wikipedia?
>>80838240
this could make a good short story
the anon who could communicate only in memes
>>80838278
I'd read it
>>80838202
Yes, He never seemed very nice. I would not like to hang around with him.
>>80838278
100%
>>80834246
Because
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrIB35sCg4I
>>80838346
statement
>>80838379
go back to /pol/ you statementfag!
>>80838424
response
>>80838439
It's honestly embarrassing how you can't defend yourself
>>80838478
response
>>80838379
>>80838424
>>80838439
>>80838478
>>80838478
>>80838491
Someone get these hotheads out of here
>>80834276
Fuck, the pig is already dead. Do not dishonor it by wasting its life without a purpose
>>80838510
just reporto and ignoro
>>80838540
Pigs don't have a concept of honor, they probably wouldn't want to be killed though.
>>80834884
>defending your nation from Mudslime aggression
Actually we should be giving Burma kudos for that.
>>80834246
there is a recognized and quite justified phenomenon that anything which is SIMILAR to you but just a bit different is more of a threat to you than something that's totally different.
catholics for example make themselves the 'face' of christianity, which makes it harder for the rest of us. constantly having to explain that they dont represent us.
Everyone talks about Lisa Goes Gaga, Andy Dick, and Mapple, but few people seem to remember this "gem" of an episode from Season 22 which was literally just a plug for Yeardley's microfinancing venture.
>>80836538
Abortion is acceptable under the following conditions, and not past 3 months:
*Incest
*The baby would have obvious congenital defects
*The mother is under 16 or over 38
*Pregnancy and/or childbirth would endanger the mother's life
There isn't any justification for healthy women in their prime to do it because it might interfere with their social life.
Remember that one feminazi who said that (paraphrasing) "The fetus so violently invades and hijacks a woman's body that force is justified in removing it if necessary."
>>80839372
I don't but that sounds funny. So amazing how Misanthrope people are becoming. The rise of robots is ripe for the taking. Or crows.
Crows are smart.
>>80838994
I don't remember this even though I should.
>>80839493
Makes me want to march and chant "Napalm sticks to kids" all night long.
>>80838028
Actual deity Thor or the transdimensional alien who's hammer can let you assume his appearance and abilities while disguising itself as a cane or not doing that and just being a mantle one could inherit.
Because non-comic Thor never fought monsters in the underworld alongside a guy from a country that the God of Thunder's worshippers never heard of as it didn't exist yet.
>>80839162
>There isn't any justification for healthy women in their prime to do it because it might interfere with their social life.
Yet most are under that circumstance.
>>80834848
Not abolished so much as the Church cracked down hard on corruption and people abusing shit like plenary indulgences for grafts and favors.
>>80837766
disgraceful
>>80834246
Buddhism allows for the practice of other religions while doing so. Not so for Cathlocism.
>>80837243
You don't have to be an atheist to be skeptical of a fucking angel skeleton
>>80834988
He lived in a common house during the free trampoline episode.
>>80839162
Abortion is acceptable under the following conditions:
*The mother doesn't want the baby
I don't give a fuck about shaming the slut or forcing her to live with her decisions or whatever, because she's not going to. If she's stupid enough to get pregnant and she doesn't want the baby then the baby's going to grow up neglected and shitty. I'd really rather not get stabbed in the throat by some street urchan who's been living out in the gutters since the age of three because mommy wasn't allowed to have an abortion, so she got rid of him another way. And I don't want to pay for the social support for the thirty year old depressed cumsleeve who has no self esteem, no aspirations, and no hope of gainful employment because mommy told him he was the worst part of her life for fifteen years until he dropped out of school and moved out on his mcdonalds cash and has no plans on moving on from it.
You can't just force someone to be a loving, caring parent. Honestly, we have too many shitty parents as it is, we don't need to add more by locking people into parenthood as a fucking punishment for being a slut.
>>80834777
Homer has always been shown as largely indifferent to religion. Like, he believes in God... kinda, but only goes to church out of force of habit and/or because of his wife's prompting.
>>80838478
mimicry is the highest form of flattery
>>80837396
>>80837243
This whole episode is terribly written. I guess the joke at the end is decent but... meh.
>>80842332
Smells like...Tumblr.
>>80842694
"sincerest form" you dolt
>>80842980
Yes, there's nothing more radical left SJW then not wanting to pay into social support or not wanting to deal with little neglected niglets running around on the streets ganking me, you've really pinned me down. Please 'donate' all of your money to my jewish overlords and give up your guns so that I can sissify your children with my liberal media without resistance.
>>80843049
potato potatoe
no need to get your autism in a bunch
>>80845613
Thread's already been ruined. Don't bother.
>>80834658
Wait, who abolish it? Rome or the Presbylutheranists?
