“Ma’am, there’s only one God, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t dress like that.”
Thank you to whoever made this graphic, it’s lovely. :)
Ok please allow me to pull up a podium for a few seconds because this reminded me of the twisted panties I’ve seen over this line.
Let me just say one thing. This line. Is. Comedy. It’s funny. It’s not trying to force ideals on you, it’s not trying to convert you, it’s trying to make you laugh. So I don’t understand why feathers get ruffled over it.
I will leave out talking about how it makes sense for Steve’s character to believe in God, since he’s from the 40’s when Christianity was widely accepted and practiced, at least on the surface. I’ve seen lots of great arguments about that.
What I want to touch on is… Hi. I’m a superhero nerd, a movie buff, and I’ve been a practicing Christian my entire life (minus freshman year in college when I didn’t have a church yet). I’ve never tried to force anyone into my faith, because you know what? What’s right for me is not necessarily right for everyone, and I respect that.
Superheroes are meant to represent us, to be perfected ideals of ourselves, and to inspire hope that we can be that strong, too. So why does a group of people get offended when I have someone who represents me and my beliefs? I know there are terrible people who are Christian- there are terrible people from every walk of life, because humans are humans, and humans mess up. But can we stop blaming the religion so much that it becomes a crime to even mention it? Because it makes me feel like a second-class citizen.
I just don’t get why people are so upset that a character can blatantly state his beliefs, which I and quite a few other, pleasant people happen to share, even in a way that isn’t trying to be “mightier than thou”, because really, it’s Steve. He’s not trying to prove anyone wrong, he’s the most humble superhero ever. He just stands firm in his beliefs and isn’t afraid to state them. THAT should be what is gleaned from this quote, and I think that’s something really admirable for everyone to look up to.
tl;dr No we don’t have to believe the same thing, but that doesn’t make my beliefs less legitimate than yours. Please respect me as I respect you.
And also it’s a bloody comedy line. :T
Ok, I’m done, no more pedestals for Becca for a while. Thank you for letting me blow this steam off. I totally won’t be offended if you delete this because you just want to reblog the picture. XD