The boy is reading from the Torah at his Bar Mitzvah (someone correct me if I have that wrong), which is part of the ceremony of "becoming a man" for Jewish folks.
Now I want to see Kratos fighting Jesus hand to hand and killing him. Maybe have the holy ghost be a monstrous gigantic dove. Punch the Abrahamic god in the face. Or just kicking Muhammad in the groin. But have it all happen in the exact same fight. That would rile up a bunch of people.
Oh, good ol' Penny Arcade. Those were good days, with Penny Arcade TV, and PAX just starting up and whatnot.
Before Mike decided he loved the "stylized" work of another cartoonist and made the characters ridiculously exaggerated. And before Jerry found the Jesus.
While every religion has its crazies (GTFO, orthodox & hassids), I found judaism to be far more critical and questioning than other religions that I’ve been exposed to. Literally the opposite of black & white thinking, a bunch of the religious texts are actually just arguments of different scholars (contemporaries of christ) offering opposing viewpoints and interpretations of older doctrines. (I’ve got an unfounded theory that this is why so many jewish people go into the study of law.)
That being said, I am not a religious person and despite being raised jewish, I now consider myself an atheist. Technically a satanist if we’re talking about giving my money to some kind of church.
Still, chanting at a magical fairy when you are 12 doesn't make anyone a man. It's an outdated tribal rite of passage at best, and a superstition with potential for horrendous implications in general.
Definitely a tribal rite of passage in need of updating to remain relevant. I do take umbrage with the chanting at a magical fairy. That’s far more a chrisitian thing. But what are the horrendous implications?
My guy it's just a ritual to signify the progression of age and a child becoming old enough to take on more responsibility and exert more autonomy of their choices.
You're way overthinking and projecting way too much on this.
Yes, religion sucks and is unnecessary, but this particular ritual is little more than an acknowledgement of growing older. It's basically "Jewish sweet 16."
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